Department profile

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Santee Fire Department

Santee, SC · Orangeburg County. Santee Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 47 total personnel. The department also provides EMS services. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

47
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 20%
national personnel size
+88%
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
50/100
Santee 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
23.5 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
No EMS staffing breakdown on file
Federal investment
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
47 personnel · 2 stations

Santee Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Santee, SC (Orangeburg County), with 2 stations and 47 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #4,508 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #4,508 of 22,440
  • SC personnel rank #52 of 473
  • 4.26 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 28 other listed departments in Orangeburg County

Santee Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

47 Top 20% higher than 80% 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 38215 · Santee Fire Department, SC 47 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 47
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #4,508
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Lathrop-Manteca F…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Lathrop-Manteca Fire Protection District, CA (+ 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
Santee, SC
FDID
38215

Staffing vs the South Carolina average

How Santee Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in South Carolina. In-state it ranks #52 of 473 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #4,508 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 88% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
75
SC departments
689

County roster geometry

Orangeburg County HIFLD mix around Santee Fire Department

Orangeburg County: 34 departments, 389 personnel (12 volunteer / 1 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 18% of departments. County / state rollup.

4.26 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 47 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Lathrop-Manteca Fire Protection District, CA (+0 personnel).

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

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 47 personnel

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

Lathrop-Manteca Fire Protection District, CA 47 Sycuan Fire Department, CA 47 Slippery Rock Township Volunteer Fire Department, PA 47 Arroyo Grande Fire Department, CA 47 Kunkle Fire Company, PA 47 Columbia 1 Fire Department, PA 47 Florida-Flatrock Township Volunteer Fire Department, OH 47 North Syracuse Fire Department, NY 47

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Santee Fire Department have?

Santee Fire Department has 47 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 88% above the South Carolina average of 25 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #4,508 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within SC, it ranks #52 of 473 by personnel.

Does Santee Fire Department provide EMS services?

Yes, Santee Fire Department provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Santee Fire Department operate?

Santee Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Santee Fire Department?

Santee Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Orangeburg 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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