Florence County EMS Service Area Map and Area Details

Florence County EMS Service Area 805 square miles Total population - 124,600 Florence     30,436  24% Lake City     7,176   5% Timmonsville  2,198   2% Johnsonville  1,445   1% Pamplico      1,304   1% Quinby          875  0.6% Scranton        853  0.6% Olanta          691  0.5% Coward          558  0.4% From the above, only 36% of our residents live within city limits. This results in a large amount of calls in the rural areas.

The above is the service area for responding units in Florence County. This shows ambulances provided by Florence County EMS and the area Rescue Squads, and the Alpha QRV's (Quick Response Vehicle). QRV's are stationed in areas that are fifteen minutes or more road travel time from Florence County EMS units. This allows for a response to stabilize the patient until a County ambulance can arrive, if a squad unit is not available. The town names written in orange represent Rescue Squad Ambulances that in most cases actually stand for 2 or more ambulances in each place. Florence County is fortunate in having a Level II Trauma Center here, McLeod Regional Medical Center, and a Level III Trauma Center, Carolinas Hospital Systems.

Florence County is located in the coastal plain of the northeast quadrant of South Carolina. The county seat, Florence, is the trade, industrial, medical, transportation, cultural, financial, and educational center of a nine-county region known as the Pee Dee. The region was named for the area once inhabited by the tribe of Indians known by the same name. Interstate 95 passes through Florence, and one of the endpoints of Interstate 20 is here. The city of Florence encompasses 12.1 square miles, while the county includes 805 square miles. The altitude ranges from 100 to 150 feet above mean sea level. Florence enjoys a moderate to subtropical climate with an average temperature of 64 degrees. Average annual rainfall is 43.98 inches.