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Sandridge Rural Volunteer Fire Department

Ridgeville, SC · Berkeley County. Sandridge Rural Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 3 stations and 24 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

24
Total personnel
3
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Sandridge Rural Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the South Carolina average.

34th pct.
national personnel size
-4%
vs. South Carolina average
3
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
28/100
Sandridge Rural 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 F
8 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness C
2.3 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
24 personnel · 3 stations

Sandridge Rural Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Ridgeville, SC (Berkeley County), with 3 stations and 24 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #14,753 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #14,753 of 22,440
  • SC personnel rank #245 of 473
  • 12.50 stations per 100 personnel
  • 35 other listed departments in Berkeley County

Sandridge Rural Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

24 Top 66% higher than 34% 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 08220 · Sandridge Rural Volunteer Fire Department, SC 24 personnel · 3 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 24
  • STA-FEW 3 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #14,753
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Ecorse
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Ecorse Fire Department, MI (+ 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
Ridgeville, SC
FDID
08220

Staffing vs the South Carolina average

How Sandridge Rural Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in South Carolina. In-state it ranks #245 of 473 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #14,753 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 4% below the state average
Stations
3
State fire deaths/yr
75
SC departments
689

County roster fringe

Sandridge Rural Volunteer Fire Department is 3.9% of Berkeley County roster mass

The county lists 44 departments totaling 612 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 32% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

12.50 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (3 stations / 24 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Ecorse Fire Department, MI (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Berkeley County Rescue Squad
Moncks Corner · other
Bonneau Rural Fire Department
Bonneau · volunteer
Caromi Fire Department
Ladson · volunteer
City of Goose Creek Fire Department
Goose Creek · career
Cordesville Rural Fire Department
Cordesville · other
Cordesville Rural Volunteer Fire Department
Moncks Corner · volunteer
All SC departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 24 personnel

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

Ecorse Fire Department, MI 24 Hamersville Fire / Emergency Medical Services Department, OH 24 Comfrey Fire Department, MN 24 Louisville Fire Department, GA 24 Pelican Bay State Prison Fire Department, CA 24 Tompkins Corners Volunteer Fire Department, NY 24 Mount Vernon Fire Department, SD 24 Berryville Fire Department, AR 24

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Sandridge Rural Volunteer Fire Department have?

Sandridge Rural Volunteer Fire Department has 24 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 4% below the South Carolina average of 25 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #14,753 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within SC, it ranks #245 of 473 by personnel.

Does Sandridge Rural Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Sandridge Rural 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 Sandridge Rural Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Sandridge Rural Volunteer Fire Department operates 3 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Sandridge Rural Volunteer Fire Department?

Sandridge Rural Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Berkeley 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.