Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Tigerville Fire Department

Travelers Rest, SC · Greenville County. Tigerville Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 23 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.

23
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

32nd pct.
national personnel size
-8%
vs. South Carolina average
1
station
$302,343
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
64/100
Tigerville 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 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness A
10 vehicles per station (national median 2)
EMS integration
No EMS staffing breakdown on file
Federal investment C
$13,145 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
23 personnel · 1 station

Tigerville Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Travelers Rest, SC (Greenville County), with 1 station and 23 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #15,354 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $302,343.

  • National personnel rank #15,354 of 22,440
  • SC personnel rank #261 of 473
  • 4.35 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 35 other listed departments in Greenville County

Tigerville Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

23 Top 68% higher than 32% 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 23230 · Tigerville Fire Department, SC 23 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 23
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #15,354
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Spring Valley
  • FEMA-LIGHT $302K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Spring Valley Fire Department, MN (+ 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
Travelers Rest, SC
FDID
23230

FEMA Grant History

$302K
Cumulative funding (FY2013–2023)
3
Awards
Year Award Amount
2023 EMW-2023-FF-01878 $125,462.71
2018 EMW-2018-FF-00372 $113,719.94
2013 EMW2012FF00497 $63,160

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

Staffing vs the South Carolina average

How Tigerville Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in South Carolina. In-state it ranks #261 of 473 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #15,354 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 8% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
75
SC departments
689

County roster fringe

Tigerville Fire Department is 2.1% of Greenville County roster mass

The county lists 48 departments totaling 1,091 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 46% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

4.35 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 23 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Spring Valley Fire Department, MN (+0 personnel).

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Donaldson Center Fire Department
Greenville · career
Duncan Chapel Fire Department
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 23 personnel

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

Spring Valley Fire Department, MN 23 Logan County Fire Department, WV 23 Partoun Fire Department, UT 23 Nephi Fire Department, UT 23 Arnett Fire Department, OK 23 Stratton Mountain Volunteer Fire Company, VT 23 Bancroft Rural Volunteer Fire and Rescue, NE 23 Chambers Hill Fire Company and Community Association, PA 23

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Tigerville Fire Department have?

Tigerville Fire Department has 23 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 8% below the South Carolina average of 25 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #15,354 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within SC, it ranks #261 of 473 by personnel.

Does Tigerville Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Tigerville Fire Department operate?

Tigerville Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Tigerville Fire Department?

Tigerville Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Greenville County, SC. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Tigerville Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Tigerville Fire Department has received 3 FEMA grants totaling $302,342.65 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2013–2023 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2023.

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.