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Monarch Fire Department

Union, SC · Union County. Monarch Fire Department is a fire department and 29 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

29
Total personnel
Not reported
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Monarch Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount above the South Carolina average.

Top 50%
national personnel size
+16%
vs. South Carolina average
$227,619
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
32/100
Monarch 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
No station count on file for this department
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment D
$7,849 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
29 personnel

Monarch Fire Department is a fire department serving Union, SC (Union County) and 29 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #11,129 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $227,619.

  • National personnel rank #11,129 of 22,440
  • SC personnel rank #162 of 473
  • 11 other listed departments in Union County

Monarch Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

29 Top 50% higher than 50% of 22,440 departments

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

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

Dispatch plate

Sheet SC-MONARCH-FIRE-DEPARTMENT-SC · Monarch Fire Department, SC 29 personnel

PERS-SMALL · STA-UNK · TYPE-OTHER · EMS-N · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-PART

  • PERS-SMALL 29
  • STA-UNK Stations pending
  • TYPE-OTHER Uncoded type
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-MID #11,129
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Astoria Fire Prot…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $228K
  • BOOK-PART 3/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Astoria Fire Protection District, IL (+ 0 personnel)

Instrument codes from this department’s HIFLD personnel and station counts, staffing type, EMS flag, listable personnel rank, photo-finish peer department, FEMA AFG/SAFER book, and field completeness, not a readiness rating.

Personnel neighbourhood

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

Department Profile

Type
Location
Union, SC

FEMA Grant History

$228K
Cumulative funding (FY2023)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2023 EMW-2023-FG-06675 $227,619.04

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

Staffing vs the South Carolina average

How Monarch Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in South Carolina. In-state it ranks #162 of 473 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #11,129 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 16% above the state average
Stations
Not reported
State fire deaths/yr
75
SC departments
689

County roster geometry

Union County HIFLD mix around Monarch Fire Department

Union County: 13 departments, 199 personnel (4 volunteer / 1 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 0% of departments. County / state rollup.

Photo-finish peer: Astoria Fire Protection District, IL (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Buffalo Volunteer Fire Department
Buffalo · volunteer
Jonesville Fire Department
Jonesville · volunteer
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Nationwide departments near 29 personnel

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

Astoria Fire Protection District, IL 29 Belvidere Fire Department, IL 29 Benson Community Fire Protection District, IL 29 Beverly Hills Department of Public Services, TX 29

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Monarch Fire Department have?

Monarch Fire Department has 29 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 16% above the South Carolina average of 25 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #11,129 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within SC, it ranks #162 of 473 by personnel.

Does Monarch Fire Department provide EMS services?

Monarch 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 Monarch Fire Department operate?

Station count data for Monarch Fire Department is not available in the HIFLD database.

What type of fire department is Monarch Fire Department?

Monarch Fire Department is a fire department serving Union County, SC.

Has Monarch Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Monarch Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $227,619.04 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2023 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2023.

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

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