Department profile

Volunteer

Town of Duncan Fire Department

Duncan, SC · Spartanburg County. Town of Duncan Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 3 stations and 40 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

40
Total personnel
3
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Town of Duncan Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount well above the South Carolina average.

Top 28%
national personnel size
+60%
vs. South Carolina average
3
stations
$669,794
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
34/100
Town of Duncan 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
13.3 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness D
1.3 vehicles per station (national median 2)
EMS integration
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment C
$16,745 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
40 personnel · 3 stations

Town of Duncan Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Duncan, SC (Spartanburg County), with 3 stations and 40 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #6,371 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $669,794.

  • National personnel rank #6,371 of 22,440
  • SC personnel rank #75 of 473
  • 7.50 stations per 100 personnel
  • 41 other listed departments in Spartanburg County

Town of Duncan Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

40 Top 28% higher than 72% 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 42213 · Town of Duncan Fire Department, SC 40 personnel · 3 stations

PERS-SMALL · STA-FEW · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 40
  • STA-FEW 3 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-UPPER #6,371
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Schodack Valley
  • FEMA-MID $670K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Schodack Valley Fire Department, NY (+ 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
Duncan, SC
FDID
42213

FEMA Grant History

$670K
Cumulative funding (FY2011–2019)
4
Awards
Year Award Amount
2019 EMW-2019-FG-05192 $239,695.23
2018 EMW-2018-FF-00118 $200,000
2012 EMW2011FH00462 $-1
2011 EMW-2011-FH-0046 $230,100

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

Staffing vs the South Carolina average

How Town of Duncan Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in South Carolina. In-state it ranks #75 of 473 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #6,371 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 60% above the state average
Stations
3
State fire deaths/yr
75
SC departments
689

County roster fringe

Town of Duncan Fire Department is 3.5% of Spartanburg County roster mass

The county lists 51 departments totaling 1,144 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 27% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

7.50 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (3 stations / 40 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Schodack Valley Fire Department, NY (+0 personnel).

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Chesnee Community Fire Department
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City of Landrum Fire Department
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Converse Fire Department
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 40 personnel

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

Schodack Valley Fire Department, NY 40 Hoags Corners Volunteer Fire Department, NY 40 Mangham Volunteer Fire Department, LA 40 Mentor-on-the-Lake Fire Department, OH 40 Glencoe Fire Department, MN 40 Unionport Volunteer Fire Department, OH 40 North Okaloosa Fire District, FL 40 Clear Creek Volunteer Fire Department, WV 40

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Town of Duncan Fire Department have?

Town of Duncan Fire Department has 40 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 60% above the South Carolina average of 25 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #6,371 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within SC, it ranks #75 of 473 by personnel.

Does Town of Duncan Fire Department provide EMS services?

Town of Duncan 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 Town of Duncan Fire Department operate?

Town of Duncan Fire Department operates 3 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Town of Duncan Fire Department?

Town of Duncan Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Spartanburg County, SC. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Town of Duncan Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Town of Duncan Fire Department has received 4 FEMA grants totaling $669,794.23 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2011–2019 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2019.

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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