Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Summerville Fire and Rescue

Summerville, SC · Dorchester County. Summerville Fire and Rescue is a Career (Paid) department, 3 stations and 83 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.

83
Total personnel
3
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Summerville Fire and Rescue pairs top-10% national personnel with a headcount more than double the South Carolina average.

Top 6%
national personnel size
+232%
vs. South Carolina average
3
stations
$166,372
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
61/100
Summerville Fire and Rescue

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 B
27.7 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
83 personnel · 3 stations

Summerville Fire and Rescue is a Career (Paid) department serving Summerville, SC (Dorchester County), with 3 stations and 83 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #1,372 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $166,372.

  • National personnel rank #1,372 of 22,440
  • SC personnel rank #20 of 473
  • 3.61 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 12 other listed departments in Dorchester County

Summerville Fire and Rescue vs. the national personnel distribution

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

83 Top 6% higher than 94% 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 18311 · Summerville Fire and Rescue, SC 83 personnel · 3 stations

PERS-MID · STA-FEW · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 83
  • STA-FEW 3 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #1,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ City of Vernon
  • FEMA-LIGHT $166K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: City of Vernon Fire Department, CA (+ 0 personnel)

Career/paid 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 CAREER
Location
Summerville, SC
FDID
18311

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2013)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2013 EMW2012FO07236 $166,372

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

Staffing vs the South Carolina average

How Summerville Fire and Rescue's personnel count compares to the typical department in South Carolina. In-state it ranks #20 of 473 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #1,372 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 232% above the state average
Stations
3
State fire deaths/yr
75
SC departments
689

County staffing outlier

Career (Paid) island in a volunteer-heavy Dorchester County

County mix is mostly volunteer (11 volunteer / 1 career / 0 combination), while this page is typed career. County / state rollup.

3.61 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (3 stations / 83 roster).

Photo-finish peer: City of Vernon Fire Department, CA (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Cattle Creek Volunteer Fire Department
Reevesville · volunteer
Dorchester Volunteer Fire Department
Dorchester · volunteer
Grover Rural Fire Department
Saint George · volunteer
Harleyville Rural Fire Department
Harleyville · volunteer
Indian Field Volunteer Fire Department
Harleyville · volunteer
Old Forte Fire Department
Ridgeville · volunteer
Old Forte Fire Department
Summerville · other
Old Forte Fire Department
Ladson · volunteer
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Nationwide career peers near 83 personnel

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

City of Vernon Fire Department, CA 83 Dalton Fire Department, GA 83 City of Watertown Fire Department, NY 83 Violet Township Fire Department, OH 83 Enid Fire Department, OK 83 Leominster Fire Department, MA 83 Daisy Mountain Fire Department, AZ 83 Manchester Fire Rescue Emergency Medical Services, CT 83

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Summerville Fire and Rescue have?

Summerville Fire and Rescue has 83 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 232% above the South Carolina average of 25 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #1,372 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within SC, it ranks #20 of 473 by personnel.

Does Summerville Fire and Rescue provide EMS services?

Yes, Summerville Fire and Rescue provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Summerville Fire and Rescue operate?

Summerville Fire and Rescue operates 3 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Summerville Fire and Rescue?

Summerville Fire and Rescue is a Career (Paid) department serving Dorchester County, SC. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Summerville Fire and Rescue received federal grants?

Yes, Summerville Fire and Rescue has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $166,372 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2013 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2013.

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.