Department profile

Volunteer

Modoc Volunteer Fire Department

Modoc, SC · Mccormick County. Modoc Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 19 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

19
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Modoc Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the South Carolina average.

19th pct.
national personnel size
-24%
vs. South Carolina average
1
station
$908,472
FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record

National percentile ranks this department's personnel headcount against every listable U.S. department with reported staffing; the state comparison uses the same personnel figure against its own state's average. Both feed the verdict sentence and the chips above.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
64/100
Modoc Volunteer Fire Department

A staffing, equipment, EMS-integration, and federal-grant-funding composite benchmarked against every other USFA-registered department nationally, not a safety rating, response-time measure, or comparison of fire risk. Dimensions with no data on file are excluded and their weight redistributed, never counted as zero.

Staffing capacity D
19 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness B
4 vehicles per station (national median 2)
EMS integration
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment A
$47,814 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
19 personnel · 1 station

Modoc Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Modoc, SC (Mccormick County), with 1 station and 19 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #18,090 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $908,472.

  • National personnel rank #18,090 of 22,440
  • SC personnel rank #335 of 473
  • 5.26 stations per 100 personnel
  • 7 other listed departments in Mccormick County

Modoc Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

Where this department's HIFLD-reported staffing sits among every listable U.S. fire department

19 Top 81% higher than 19% of 22,440 departments

Listable U.S. fire departments, banded by total personnel

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more departments. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source HIFLD fire-station registry · 2026-09-06

Dispatch plate

Sheet 33203 · Modoc Volunteer Fire Department, SC 19 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 19
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #18,090
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Wagon Mound Volun…
  • FEMA-MID $908K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Wagon Mound Volunteer Fire Department, NM (+ 0 personnel)

Volunteer HIFLD roster counts, station rows, EMS flag, listable personnel rank, photo-finish peer, and FEMA AFG/SAFER book for this FDID, not a readiness rating.

Personnel neighbourhood

Nationwide HIFLD headcount poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every SC department.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
Modoc, SC
FDID
33203

FEMA Grant History

$908K
Cumulative funding (FY2016–2021)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2021 EMW-2021-FG-00960 $837,052.38
2016 EMW2015FF00028 $71,420

Source: USAspending.gov (CFDA 97.044 AFG / 97.083 SAFER)

Staffing vs the South Carolina average

How Modoc Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in South Carolina. In-state it ranks #335 of 473 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #18,090 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 24% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
75
SC departments
689

County roster fringe

Modoc Volunteer Fire Department is 9.7% of Mccormick County roster mass

The county lists 8 departments totaling 196 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 13% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

5.26 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 19 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Wagon Mound Volunteer Fire Department, NM (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

McCormick County Emergency Services
Mccormick · volunteer
Parksville Volunteer Fire Department
Parksville · volunteer
All SC departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 19 personnel

Photo-finish and same-type HIFLD neighbours for this FDID, not a reprint of every SC department.

Wagon Mound Volunteer Fire Department, NM 19 Saint Lucas Fire Department, IA 19 Swifton Volunteer Fire Department, AR 19 Hookersville Muddlety Volunteer Fire Department, WV 19 Petersburg Fire Protection District, ND 19 Union Township-Rawson Fire Department, OH 19 Hazel Fire Department, SD 19 Reed Point Volunteer Fire Company, MT 19

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Modoc Volunteer Fire Department have?

Modoc Volunteer Fire Department has 19 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 24% below the South Carolina average of 25 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #18,090 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within SC, it ranks #335 of 473 by personnel.

Does Modoc Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Modoc Volunteer Fire Department is not listed as providing EMS in the HIFLD record. Contact local emergency services to confirm which agency covers medical calls.

How many fire stations does Modoc Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Modoc Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Modoc Volunteer Fire Department?

Modoc Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Mccormick County, SC. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Modoc Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Modoc Volunteer Fire Department has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $908,472.38 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2016–2021 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2021.

How many fire departments are in South Carolina?

South Carolina has 689 fire departments with 17,475 total personnel. 49% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details. Verify with USFA/FEMA →

HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.