Department profile

Volunteer

Santee Circle Rural Volunteer Fire Department

Moncks Corner, SC · Berkeley County. Santee Circle Rural Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 13 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

13
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

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

5th pct.
national personnel size
-48%
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
20/100
Santee Circle 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
6.5 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness D
1.5 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
13 personnel · 2 stations

Santee Circle Rural Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Moncks Corner, SC (Berkeley County), with 2 stations and 13 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #21,207 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #21,207 of 22,440
  • SC personnel rank #412 of 473
  • 15.38 stations per 100 personnel
  • 35 other listed departments in Berkeley County

Santee Circle Rural Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

13 Top 95% higher than 5% 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 08216 · Santee Circle Rural Volunteer Fire Department, SC 13 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-MICRO 13
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #21,207
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ South Carroll Cou…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: South Carroll County Volunteer Fire Department, AR (+ 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
Moncks Corner, SC
FDID
08216

Staffing vs the South Carolina average

How Santee Circle Rural Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in South Carolina. In-state it ranks #412 of 473 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #21,207 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 48% below the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
75
SC departments
689

County roster fringe

Santee Circle Rural Volunteer Fire Department is 2.1% 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.

15.38 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 13 roster).

Photo-finish peer: South Carroll County Volunteer Fire Department, AR (+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 13 personnel

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

South Carroll County Volunteer Fire Department, AR 13 Burrows Fire Department, IN 13 Fleming Fire and Rescue, GA 13 City of Centerville Volunteer Fire Department, MO 13 Jackson Township Fire Protection District, MO 13 Perch Lake Volunteer Fire Department, MN 13 Hahira Volunteer Fire Department, GA 13 Hungry Horse Fire District, MT 13

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Santee Circle Rural Volunteer Fire Department have?

Santee Circle Rural Volunteer Fire Department has 13 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 48% below the South Carolina average of 25 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #21,207 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within SC, it ranks #412 of 473 by personnel.

Does Santee Circle Rural Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Santee Circle 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 Santee Circle Rural Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Santee Circle Rural Volunteer Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Santee Circle Rural Volunteer Fire Department?

Santee Circle 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.