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Northwest Volunteer Fire Department

Greenwood, SC · Greenwood County. Northwest Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 45 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

45
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Northwest Volunteer Fire Department pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount well above the South Carolina average.

Top 22%
national personnel size
+80%
vs. South Carolina average
2
stations

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
60/100
Northwest 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 C
22.5 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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
45 personnel · 2 stations

Northwest Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Greenwood, SC (Greenwood County), with 2 stations and 45 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #4,950 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #4,950 of 22,440
  • SC personnel rank #59 of 473
  • 4.44 stations per 100 personnel
  • 12 other listed departments in Greenwood County

Northwest Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

45 Top 22% higher than 78% 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 24208 · Northwest Volunteer Fire Department, SC 45 personnel · 2 stations

PERS-SMALL · STA-FEW · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 45
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-UPPER #4,950
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Turin Volunteer F…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Turin Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated, NY (+ 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
Greenwood, SC
FDID
24208

Staffing vs the South Carolina average

How Northwest Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in South Carolina. In-state it ranks #59 of 473 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #4,950 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 80% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
75
SC departments
689

County roster geometry

Greenwood County HIFLD mix around Northwest Volunteer Fire Department

Greenwood County: 15 departments, 269 personnel (7 volunteer / 1 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 7% of departments. County / state rollup.

4.44 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 45 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Turin Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated, NY (+0 personnel).

No FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on this FDID in USAspending (empty federal book).

Nearby Departments

Greenwood Fire Department
Greenwood · career
Highway 34 Volunteer Fire Department
Greenwood · volunteer
Lower Lake Greenwood Fire Department
Ninety Six · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 45 personnel

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

Turin Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated, NY 45 Red Wing Fire Department, MN 45 Smithville Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated, NY 45 Edinboro Volunteer Fire Department, PA 45 Fort Bragg Volunteer Fire Department, CA 45 Belleville Fire Department, NY 45 Kearsarge Fire Department, PA 45 Walpole Fire Department, NH 45

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Northwest Volunteer Fire Department have?

Northwest Volunteer Fire Department has 45 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 80% above the South Carolina average of 25 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #4,950 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within SC, it ranks #59 of 473 by personnel.

Does Northwest Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Northwest 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 Northwest Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Northwest Volunteer Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Northwest Volunteer Fire Department?

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

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.