South Charleston Fire Department

What This Data Tells You About South Charleston Fire Department

South Charleston Fire Department operates as a Career (Paid) department in South Charleston, within Kanawha County, and the HIFLD and USFA records give a precise structural picture of its response capacity. The department reports 42 total personnel, 4 stations, no truck inventory reported. EMS capability is listed as active.

Benchmarking against the state gives this profile context. West Virginia has 511 registered fire departments and 11,756 total personnel, averaging roughly 23 staff per department. South Charleston Fire Department runs 83% above that state average, signalling a larger-than-typical crew likely tied to denser population or higher call volume. The state records about 15,700 fires, 55 fire deaths, and 70% volunteer coverage each year, which shapes training, funding priorities, and mutual-aid patterns felt at every department in the state.

No FEMA AFG or SAFER grant awards are recorded against this department's FDID in USAspending data, which is common for smaller or volunteer-heavy organizations that lean on state and local funding instead.