Department profile

Career (Paid)

Wade Hampton Fire Department

Greenville, SC · Greenville County. Wade Hampton Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 4 stations and 53 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

53
Total personnel
4
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Wade Hampton Fire Department pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount more than double the South Carolina average.

Top 16%
national personnel size
+112%
vs. South Carolina average
4
stations
$1,653,619
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.

F
PlainFireData Composite Score
15/100
Wade Hampton 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
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
53 personnel · 4 stations

Wade Hampton Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Greenville, SC (Greenville County), with 4 stations and 53 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #3,517 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $1,653,619.

  • National personnel rank #3,517 of 22,440
  • SC personnel rank #42 of 473
  • 7.55 stations per 100 personnel
  • 35 other listed departments in Greenville County

Wade Hampton Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

53 Top 16% higher than 84% 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 23327 · Wade Hampton Fire Department, SC 53 personnel · 4 stations

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

  • PERS-MID 53
  • STA-FEW 4 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-UPPER #3,517
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Merced City
  • FEMA-MID $1.7M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Merced City 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
CAREER
Location
Greenville, SC
FDID
23327

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2014–2017)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2017 EMW2015FH00775 $433,775
2017 EMW-2017-FH-00275 $413,460.03
2017 EMW2016FO05484 $376,364
2014 EMW2013FH00712 $430,020

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

Staffing vs the South Carolina average

How Wade Hampton Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in South Carolina. In-state it ranks #42 of 473 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #3,517 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 112% above the state average
Stations
4
State fire deaths/yr
75
SC departments
689

County roster fringe

Wade Hampton Fire Department is 4.9% 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.

7.55 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (4 stations / 53 roster).

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

Nearby Departments

Belmont Fire Department
Greenville · volunteer
Berea Fire Department
Greenville · volunteer
Boiling Springs Fire District
Greenville · career
Canebrake Fire Department
Fountain Inn · other
Clear Springs Fire and Rescue Department
Simpsonville · volunteer
Donaldson Center Fire Department
Greenville · career
Duncan Chapel Fire Department
Greenville · volunteer
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Nationwide career peers near 53 personnel

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

Merced City Fire Department, CA 53 Clinton Fire Department, MS 53 Worthington Division of Fire and Emergency Medical Services, OH 53 Francis Emroy Warren Air Force Base Fire Department, WY 53 Westfield Fire Department, NJ 53 Goshen Fire Department - Central Station, IN 53 Monterey Fire Department, CA 53 Sapulpa Fire Department, OK 53

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Wade Hampton Fire Department have?

Wade Hampton Fire Department has 53 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 112% above the South Carolina average of 25 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #3,517 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within SC, it ranks #42 of 473 by personnel.

Does Wade Hampton Fire Department provide EMS services?

Wade Hampton 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 Wade Hampton Fire Department operate?

Wade Hampton Fire Department operates 4 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Wade Hampton Fire Department?

Wade Hampton Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Greenville County, SC. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Wade Hampton Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Wade Hampton Fire Department has received 4 FEMA grants totaling $1,653,619.03 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2014–2017 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2017.

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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