Department profile

Volunteer

Saint Matthews Fire Department

Saint Matthews, SC · Calhoun County. Saint Matthews Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 25 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

25
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Saint Matthews Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the South Carolina average.

38th pct.
national personnel size
+0%
vs. South Carolina average
1
station
$171,714
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
54/100
Saint Matthews 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
25 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness A
5 vehicles per station (national median 2)
EMS integration
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment D
$6,869 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
25 personnel · 1 station

Saint Matthews Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Saint Matthews, SC (Calhoun County), with 1 station and 25 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #13,936 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $171,714.

  • National personnel rank #13,936 of 22,440
  • SC personnel rank #228 of 473
  • 4.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • 8 other listed departments in Calhoun County

Saint Matthews Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

25 Top 62% higher than 38% 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 09303 · Saint Matthews Fire Department, SC 25 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 25
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #13,936
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Sac-Osage Fire Pr…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $172K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Sac-Osage Fire Protection District, MO (+ 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
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Saint Matthews, SC
FDID
09303

FEMA Grant History

$172K
Cumulative funding (FY2023)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2023 EMW-2023-FG-04885 $171,714.28

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

Staffing vs the South Carolina average

How Saint Matthews Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in South Carolina. In-state it ranks #228 of 473 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #13,936 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 0% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
75
SC departments
689

County roster fringe

Saint Matthews Fire Department is 9.2% of Calhoun County roster mass

The county lists 11 departments totaling 272 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 9% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

4.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 25 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Sac-Osage Fire Protection District, MO (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

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Saint Matthews · other
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Fort Motte Fire Department Main Station
Saint Matthews · volunteer
Jumper Station Fire Department
Swansea · volunteer
Midway Fire Department
Elloree · volunteer
Sandy Run Fire Department
Gaston · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 25 personnel

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

Sac-Osage Fire Protection District, MO 25 Tower City Rural Fire Protection District, ND 25 Creswell Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, NC 25 Moose Lake Volunteer Fire Department, MN 25 West Union Volunteer Fire Department, WV 25 Highland County Volunteer Fire Department, VA 25 Randolph Village Fire Department, VT 25 Bristol Consolidated Volunteer Fire Company, PA 25

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Saint Matthews Fire Department have?

Saint Matthews Fire Department has 25 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 0% above the South Carolina average of 25 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #13,936 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within SC, it ranks #228 of 473 by personnel.

Does Saint Matthews Fire Department provide EMS services?

Saint Matthews 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 Saint Matthews Fire Department operate?

Saint Matthews Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Saint Matthews Fire Department?

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

Has Saint Matthews Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Saint Matthews Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $171,714.28 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.