| Fire department | City | County | Career firefighters | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia Fire Department | Columbia | Richland | 500 | Official site |
| Charleston Fire Department | Charleston | Charleston | 381 | Official site |
| Horry County Fire Rescue | Conway | Horry | 364 | Official site |
| Lexington County Fire Service | Lexington | Lexington | 276 | Official site |
| North Charleston Fire Department | North Charleston | Charleston | 252 | Official site |
| Greenville City Fire Department | Greenville | Greenville | 157 | Official site |
| Myrtle Beach Fire Department | Myrtle Beach | Horry | 151 | Official site |
| Bluffton Township Fire District | Okatie | Beaufort | 144 | Official site |
| Rock Hill Fire Department | Rock Hill | York | 139 | Official site |
| Town of Mount Pleasant Fire Department | Mount Pleasant | Charleston | 123 | Official site |
| Saint John's Fire District | John'S Island | Charleston | 120 | Official site |
| Hilton Head Island Fire Rescue | Hilton Head Island | Beaufort | 108 | Official site |
| Sumter Fire Department | Sumter | Sumter | 107 | — |
| Summerville Fire-Rescue | Summerville | Dorchester | 103 | — |
| Savannah River Site Fire Department | Aiken | Aiken | 92 | — |
| Aiken Department of Public Safety | Aiken | Aiken | 86 | Official site |
| Colleton County Fire Rescue | Walterboro | Colleton | 81 | Official site |
| Florence Fire Department | Florence | Florence | 80 | Official site |
| Dorchester County Fire Rescue | Saint George | Dorchester | 79 | — |
| Clarendon County Fire Rescue | Manning | Clarendon | 78 | Official site |
| Parker District Fire Department | Greenville | Greenville | 77 | Official site |
| North Augusta Public Safety | North Augusta | Aiken | 74 | Official site |
| Spartanburg Fire Department | Spartanburg | Spartanburg | 74 | Official site |
| Georgetown County Fire EMS | Georgetown | Georgetown | 70 | Official site |
| St. Paul's Fire District | Hollywood | Charleston | 70 | Official site |
| Shaw AFB Fire Department | Shaw Afb | Sumter | 68 | — |
| Midway Fire Rescue Department | Pawleys Island | Georgetown | 62 | Official site |
| Lady's Island - St. Helena Fire District | Beaufort | Beaufort | 60 | Official site |
| St. Andrews Public Service District Fire Department | Charleston | Charleston | 60 | Official site |
| Anderson City Fire Department | Anderson | Anderson | 59 | Official site |
| City of Goose Creek Fire Department | Goose Creek | Berkeley | 59 | Official site |
| South Greenville Fire District | Pelzer | Greenville | 59 | Official site |
| Jasper County Fire & Rescue | Ridgeland | Jasper | 56 | — |
| Orangeburg Department of Public Safety | Orangeburg | Orangeburg | 56 | Official site |
| Wade Hampton Fire Department | Greenville | Greenville | 56 | — |
| Murrells Inlet-Garden City Fire District | Murrells Inlet | Georgetown | 54 | Official site |
| Beaufort/Port Royal Fire Department | Beaufort | Beaufort | 53 | Official site |
| Burton Fire District | Beaufort | Beaufort | 53 | Official site |
| North Myrtle Beach Fire-Rescue | North Myrtle Beach | Horry | 53 | Official site |
| Parris Island Fire & Emergency Services | Parris Island | Beaufort | 53 | — |
| Boiling Springs Fire District | Greenville | Greenville | 52 | Official site |
| James Island Public Service District Fire Department | Charleston | Charleston | 51 | Official site |
| McEntire Joint National Guard Base Fire Department | Eastover | Richland | 50 | — |
| Greenwood Fire Department | Greenwood | Greenwood | 49 | Official site |
| Taylors Fire Department | Taylors | Greenville | 49 | Official site |
| Cayce Fire Department | Cayce | Lexington | 48 | Official site |
| Fort Jackson Fire Department | Columbia | Richland | 48 | — |
| Old Fort Fire Department | Ladson | Dorchester | 48 | Official site |
| Pelham Batesville Fire Department | Greer | Spartanburg | 48 | Official site |
| Mauldin Fire Department | Mauldin | Greenville | 47 | — |
| Gantt District Fire Department | Greenville | Greenville | 45 | — |
| Simpsonville Fire Department | Simpsonville | Greenville | 45 | Official site |
| Parris Island Fire Rescue | Parris Island | Beaufort | 44 | — |
| City of Greer Fire Department | Greer | Greenville | 42 | Official site |
| Clemson University Fire & EMS | Clemson | Pickens | 42 | Official site |
| Gaffney Fire Department | Gaffney | Cherokee | 42 | Official site |
| Marine Corps Air Station Fire & Emergency Services Division | Mcas Beaufort | Beaufort | 38 | — |
| Irmo Fire District | Columbia | Lexington | 35 | Official site |
| MCAS Beaufort Fire Department | Bluffton | Beaufort | 35 | — |
| Union Fire Department | Union | Union | 35 | — |
| Conway Fire Rescue | Conway | Horry | 34 | Official site |
| Georgetown City Fire Department | Georgetown | Georgetown | 34 | Official site |
| City of Isle of Palms Fire Department | Isle Of Palms | Charleston | 33 | Official site |
| Hardeeville Fire Department | Hardeeville | Jasper | 33 | Official site |
| Lancaster County Fire Rescue | Lancaster | Lancaster | 33 | Official site |
| Berea Public Service District | Greenville | Greenville | 32 | Official site |
| Hanahan Fire Department | Hanahan | Berkeley | 32 | Official site |
| City of Easley Fire Department | Easley | Pickens | 30 | Official site |
| Goose Creek Rural Fire Department | Goose Creek | Berkeley | 30 | Official site |
| Piedmont Park Fire District | Greenville | Greenville | 30 | — |
| Seneca Fire Department | Seneca | Oconee | 30 | Official site |
| Camden Fire Department | Camden | Kershaw | 29 | — |
| West Columbia Fire Department | West Columbia | Lexington | 29 | Official site |
| Awendaw District Fire Department | Awendaw | Charleston | 28 | Official site |
| Lancaster City Fire Department | Lancaster | Lancaster | 27 | Official site |
| Chester Fire Department | Chester | Chester | 26 | Official site |
| Lake Cunningham Fire Department | Greer | Greenville | 26 | Official site |
| Pine Ridge Fire Rescue | Summerville | Berkeley | 26 | Official site |
| Croft Fire District | Spartanburg | Spartanburg | 24 | — |
| McCrady Fire & Emergency Services | Eastover | Richland | 24 | — |
| Ashley River Fire Department | North Charleston | Dorchester | 23 | Official site |
| Greenville-Spartanburg Airport Fire Department | Greer | Spartanburg | 23 | Official site |
| North Spartanburg Fire and Emergency Service District | Spartanburg | Spartanburg | 23 | Official site |
| Promised Land Volunteer Fire & Rescue Department | Greenwood | Greenwood | 23 | — |
| Westview-Fairforest Fire Department | Spartanburg | Spartanburg | 23 | Official site |
| Donaldson Center Fire Department | Greenville | Greenville | 20 | Official site |
| Flint Hill Fire Department | Fort Mill | York | 20 | Official site |
| Fort Mill Fire Department | Fort Mill | York | 20 | Official site |
| Fountain Inn Fire Department | Fountain Inn | Greenville | 20 | Official site |
| Keowee Fire Distict | Salem | Oconee | 20 | — |
| Winnsboro Public Safety | Winnsboro | Fairfield | 20 | Official site |
| Boiling Springs Fire District | Boiling Springs | Spartanburg | 19 | Official site |
| Drayton Fire Department | Drayton | Spartanburg | 19 | — |
| Moncks Corner Fire Rescue | Moncks Corner | Berkeley | 19 | — |
| Newberry City Fire Department | Newberry | Newberry | 19 | Official site |
| Cherokee Springs Fire District | Chesnee | Spartanburg | 18 | Official site |
| Columbia Metropolitan Airport Public Safety | West Columbia | Lexington | 18 | Official site |
| Fort Lawn Fire Protection District | Fort Lawn | Chester | 18 | — |
| Tega Cay Fire Department, Inc. | Tega Cay | York | 18 | Official site |
| Clinton Fire Department | Clinton | Laurens | 17 | Official site |
| North Greenville Fire Department | Travelers Rest | Greenville | 17 | — |
| Holly Springs Fire-Rescue District | Inman | Spartanburg | 16 | Official site |
| Piedmont Fire Department | Piedmont | Greenville | 16 | — |
| City of Hartsville Fire Department | Hartsville | Darlington | 15 | Official site |
| Clear Spring Fire-Rescue | Simpsonville | Greenville | 15 | — |
| Darlington County Fire District | Hartsville | Darlington | 15 | Official site |
| Mayo Fire Department | Mayo | Spartanburg | 15 | Official site |
| Sheldon Fire District | Sheldon | Beaufort | 15 | Official site |
| Tyger River Fire Department | Lyman | Spartanburg | 15 | Official site |
| Fripp Island Fire Department | Fripp Island | Beaufort | 14 | — |
| Myrtle Beach International Airport Fire Rescue | Myrtle Beach | Horry | 14 | — |
| Poplar Springs Fire Service Area | Moore | Spartanburg | 14 | Official site |
| York Fire Department | York | York | 14 | Official site |
| Daufuskie Island Fire District | Daufuskie Island | Beaufort | 13 | — |
| Laurens City Fire Department | Laurens | Laurens | 13 | Official site |
| Laurens County Fire Department | Laurens | Laurens | 13 | — |
| Lugoff Fire Department | Lugoff | Kershaw | 13 | — |
| McCormick County Emergency Services | Mccormick | McCormick | 13 | Official site |
| Roebuck Fire District | Roebuck | Spartanburg | 13 | Official site |
| Reidville Area Fire District | Reidville | Spartanburg | 12 | Official site |
| Williamsburg County Fire Department | Kingstree | Williamsburg | 12 | — |
| Glassy Mountain Fire Department | Landrum | Greenville | 11 | Official site |
| Honea Path Fire Department | Honea Path | Anderson | 11 | Official site |
| Lake City Fire Department | Lake City | Florence | 11 | — |
| Town of Ridgeland Fire Department | Ridgeland | Jasper | 11 | — |
| Belmont Fire Department | Greenville | Greenville | 10 | Official site |
| Cheraw Fire Department | Cheraw | Chesterfield | 10 | Official site |
| Darlington Fire Department | Darlington | Darlington | 10 | — |
| Folly Beach Public Safety Department | Folly Beach | Charleston | 10 | — |
| Grassy Pond Fire Department | Gaffney | Cherokee | 10 | — |
| Liberty Area Fire District | Liberty | Pickens | 10 | Official site |
| New Prospect Fire Department | Inman | Spartanburg | 10 | — |
| Port Royal Fire Department | Port Royal | Beaufort | 10 | Official site |
| Bennettsville Fire Department | Bennettsville | Marlboro | 9 | — |
| City of Marion Fire Department | Marion | Marion | 9 | Official site |
| Glendale Fire Department | Glendale | Spartanburg | 9 | — |
| Oak Grove Fire Department | Lexington | Lexington | 9 | — |
| Town of Sullivan's Island Fire and Rescue | Sullivan'S Island | Charleston | 9 | Official site |
| Travelers Rest Fire Department | Travelers Rest | Greenville | 9 | — |
| Walhalla Fire Department | Walhalla | Oconee | 9 | — |
| Converse Fire Department | Converse | Spartanburg | 8 | — |
| Duncan Chapel Fire District | Greenville | Greenville | 8 | — |
| Edisto Beach Fire Department | Edisto Beach | Colleton | 8 | — |
| Hilltop Area Fire District | Spartanburg | Spartanburg | 8 | — |
| Macedonia Fire Department | Gaffney | Cherokee | 8 | — |
| Mullins Fire Rescue | Mullins | Marion | 8 | — |
| South Congaree Fire Department | West Columbia | Lexington | 8 | — |
| Westminster Fire Department | Westminster | Oconee | 8 | Official site |
| Kingstree Fire Department | Kingstree | Williamsburg | 7 | — |
| Manning Fire Department | Manning | Clarendon | 7 | — |
| Santee Fire Service District | Santee | Orangeburg | 7 | Official site |
| Surfside Beach Fire Department | Surfside Beach | Horry | 7 | Official site |
| Vineyards Fire Department | Sunset | Pickens | 7 | — |
| Whitney Area Volunteer Fire Department | Spartanburg | Spartanburg | 7 | Official site |
| Abbeville City Fire/Rescue | Abbeville | Abbeville | 6 | — |
| City of Belton Fire Department | Belton | Anderson | 6 | — |
| Lee County Fire Department | Bishopville | Lee | 6 | Official site |
| Pine Grove Fire Department | West Columbia | Lexington | 6 | — |
| West Florence Volunteer Fire Department | Florence | Florence | 6 | Official site |
| Howe Spring Fire Rescue | Florence | Florence | 5 | Official site |
| New Ellenton Fire Department | New Ellenton | Aiken | 5 | — |
| Pine Grove Fire Department | Lugoff | Kershaw | 5 | — |
| South Lynches Fire Department | Lake City | Florence | 5 | Official site |
| Bethel Volunteer Fire Department Inc | Clover | York | 4 | — |
| Bishopville Fire Department | Bishopville | Lee | 4 | — |
| Canebrake Fire District | Fountain Inn | Greenville | 4 | Official site |
| Duncan Fire Department | Duncan | Spartanburg | 4 | — |
| Gaston Fire Department | Gaston | Lexington | 4 | — |
| Johnsonville Fire District | Johnsonville | Florence | 4 | Official site |
| Palmetto Rural Fire Department | Darlington | Darlington | 4 | — |
| Riverview Volunteer Fire Department | Fort Mill | York | 4 | — |
| Shady Grove Fire District | Sunset | Pickens | 4 | — |
| Sumter County Fire Department | Sumter | Sumter | 4 | — |
| Tigerville Volunteer Fire Department | Travelers Rest | Greenville | 4 | Official site |
| Yemassee Fire - Rescue | Yemassee | Hampton | 4 | Official site |
| Batesburg-Leesville Fire Department Station 25 | Batesburg-Leesville | Lexington | 3 | Official site |
| Belvedere Fire Department | Belvedere | Aiken | 3 | Official site |
| Dillon County Fire Department | Dillon | Dillon | 3 | — |
| Dillon County Fire Department-Area 2- Latta | Latta | Dillon | 3 | — |
| Dillon Fire Department | Dillon | Dillon | 3 | — |
| Great Falls Fire Department | Great Falls | Chester | 3 | — |
| Landrum Area Fire and Rescue District | Landrum | Spartanburg | 3 | Official site |
| Moncks Corner Rural Fire Department | Moncks Corner | Berkeley | 3 | Official site |
| Pickens Fire Department | Pickens | Pickens | 3 | — |
| St. Matthews Fire Department | Saint Matthews | Calhoun | 3 | — |
| Windy Hill Volunteer Fire Company | Florence | Florence | 3 | — |
| Abbeville County Fire Department HQ | Abbeville | Abbeville | 2 | — |
| City Of Bamberg Fire Department | Bamberg | Bamberg | 2 | — |
| Dillon County Fire Department Station #5 | Dillon | Dillon | 2 | — |
| Kershaw Fire Department | Kershaw | Lancaster | 2 | — |
| Oconee County Rural Fire Control | Walhalla | Oconee | 2 | — |
| Blaney Volunteer Fire Department | Elgin | Kershaw | 1 | — |
| Caromi Fire Department | Ladson | Berkeley | 1 | — |
| Dacusville Volunteer Fire Department | Easley | Pickens | 1 | — |
| Denmark Fire Department | Denmark | Bamberg | 1 | — |
| Dillon County Fire Department Station Nine | Latta | Dillon | 1 | — |
| Hampton County Fire/ Rescue | Hampton | Hampton | 1 | — |
| Hannah-Salem-Friendfield Fire Department | Pamplico | Florence | 1 | Official site |
| Inman Community Fire Department | Inman | Spartanburg | 1 | — |
| Levy Volunteer Fire Department | Hardeeville | Jasper | 1 | — |
| Monetta Community Volunteer Fire Department | Monetta | Aiken | 1 | — |
| Olanta Rural Fire Department | Olanta | Florence | 1 | — |
| Pacolet Fire District | Pacolet | Spartanburg | 1 | — |
| Richburg Volunteer Fire Department | Richburg | Chester | 1 | — |
| Saluda County Fire Service | Saluda | Saluda | 1 | — |
| Slater-Marietta Fire Department | Marietta | Greenville | 1 | Official site |
| Startex Fire District | Wellford | Spartanburg | 1 | — |
| Williamston Fire Department | Williamston | Anderson | 1 | Official site |
Largest first by career firefighters, as each employer reports it to its federal registry.
Source: U.S. Fire Administration (FEMA), National Fire Department Registry. Data captured September 30, 2026.