Department profile

Volunteer

Ware Shoals Volunteer Fire Department

Ware Shoals, SC · Greenwood County. Ware Shoals Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 23 total personnel. 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
No
EMS service

The verdict

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

31st pct.
national personnel size
-8%
vs. South Carolina average
1
station

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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
48/100
Ware Shoals Volunteer 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
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
23 personnel · 1 station

Ware Shoals Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Ware Shoals, SC (Greenwood 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 #15,377 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #15,377 of 22,440
  • SC personnel rank #262 of 473
  • 4.35 stations per 100 personnel
  • 12 other listed departments in Greenwood County

Ware Shoals Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

23 Top 69% higher than 31% 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 24211 · Ware Shoals Volunteer Fire Department, SC 23 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 23
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #15,377
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Lacy Volunteer
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Lacy Volunteer Fire Department, KY (+ 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
Ware Shoals, SC
FDID
24211

Staffing vs the South Carolina average

How Ware Shoals Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in South Carolina. In-state it ranks #262 of 473 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #15,377 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

Ware Shoals Volunteer Fire Department is 8.6% of Greenwood County roster mass

The county lists 15 departments totaling 269 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 7% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

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

Photo-finish peer: Lacy Volunteer Fire Department, KY (+0 personnel).

No FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on this FDID in USAspending (empty federal book).

Nearby Departments

Greenwood Fire Department
Greenwood · career
Highway 34 Volunteer Fire Department
Greenwood · volunteer
Lower Lake Greenwood Fire Department
Ninety Six · volunteer
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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.

Lacy Volunteer Fire Department, KY 23 Boothsville Volunteer Fire Department, WV 23 Valley Volunteer Fire Department, WV 23 Bancroft Rural Volunteer Fire and Rescue, NE 23 Corsica Community Fire Department, SD 23 Brainard Volunteer Fire Department, NE 23 Lindsay Fire Department, OK 23 Bolton Volunteer Fire Department, MS 23

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Ware Shoals Volunteer Fire Department have?

Ware Shoals Volunteer 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 #15,377 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within SC, it ranks #262 of 473 by personnel.

Does Ware Shoals Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Ware Shoals Volunteer 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 Ware Shoals Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Ware Shoals Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Ware Shoals Volunteer Fire Department?

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

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.