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Westminster Fire Department

Westminster, SC · Oconee County. Westminster Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 25 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.

25
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

37th pct.
national personnel size
+0%
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
66/100
Westminster 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
25 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness A
5 vehicles per station (national median 2)
EMS integration
No EMS staffing breakdown on file
Federal investment
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
25 personnel · 1 station

Westminster Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Westminster, SC (Oconee County), with 1 station and 25 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #14,152 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #14,152 of 22,440
  • SC personnel rank #229 of 473
  • 4.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 16 other listed departments in Oconee County

Westminster Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

25 Top 63% higher than 37% 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 37316 · Westminster Fire Department, SC 25 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 25
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #14,152
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Mackay
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Mackay Fire Department, ID (+ 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
Westminster, SC
FDID
37316

Staffing vs the South Carolina average

How Westminster Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in South Carolina. In-state it ranks #229 of 473 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #14,152 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 0% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
75
SC departments
689

County roster fringe

Westminster Fire Department is 6.2% of Oconee County roster mass

The county lists 18 departments totaling 401 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 39% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

4.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 25 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Mackay Fire Department, ID (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Cleveland Fire Department
Westminster · volunteer
Crossroads Fire Department
Seneca · other
Fair Play Fire Department
Fair Play · volunteer
Friendship Fire
Seneca · other
Keowee Fire Department
Salem · volunteer
Long Creek
Long Creek · other
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 25 personnel

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

Mackay Fire Department, ID 25 Savoonga Volunteer Fire Department, AK 25 Persia Volunteer Fire Department, TN 25 Ward Township Volunteer Fire Department, OH 25 Dawson Fire Department, MN 25 Hamburg Volunteer Fire Department, WI 25 Forrest Volunteer Fire Department, NM 25 Medina Fire Department, NY 25

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Westminster Fire Department have?

Westminster Fire Department has 25 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 0% above the South Carolina average of 25 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #14,152 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within SC, it ranks #229 of 473 by personnel.

Does Westminster Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Westminster Fire Department operate?

Westminster Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Westminster Fire Department?

Westminster Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Oconee 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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