Sumter City/County Fire Department

129 East Hampton Street - Fire Dept Main Station • Sumter, South Carolina 29150
Mail Addr: 13 East Canal Street • Sumter, South Carolina 29150
Phone: 803-436-2601 or For Emergency: 911
Hours: 24 Hours a day - Seven Days a week

Fire Department

Primary Services:

County Wide Fire Services:

The Sumter Fire Department has the goals of protecting lives, emergency incident-stabilization, and property conservation throughout the City and County of Sumter.

The Fire Department strives to be a leader to our citizens in providing excellent fire service today and into the future, promoting professional goals and standards through fire prevention, training, and fire suppression activities.

Sumter County has contracted with the City of Sumter for fire protection since 1956.

All Emergency calls are dispatched through the 911 System. Firefighters wear pagers to receive information on the location of fires, accidents, and emergency situations. For all structure calls, three County stations are dispatched. The volunteer stations have approximately a three minute response time to drive to the station after receiving a call, unlocking the building, driving the truck out and answering by radio that the truck is in route.

The City and County units back each other up on calls anywhere in the City or County that units are needed.

FIRE PREVENTION

There is a constant, on-going commitment to reduce fire deaths and injuries in the Sumter area. The Department personnel go into schools, churches, civic groups, and any place necessary where we can address these needs

FIRE INSPECTIONS

The Department has a proactive, aggressive inspection division that addresses the need for up-dated fire codes and enforces the fire codes and life safety codes in place today.
TRAINING

The training program of the Sumter Fire Department exceeds the modern standards of professional training utilizing instructors inside the Department (Company Officers), the South Carolina Fire Academy, the National Fire Academy, the University of Georgia, and many other sources of education.
SUPPRESSION

Personnel perform duties under a Fire Company type operation, utilizing the unity of command, whereby every Member answers to one (1) Supervisor. This supports the span of control of one (1) supervisor to no more than four (4) members.
STAFFING

The Sumter Fire Department has personnel as follows:
1 Chief
1 Assistant Chief
1 Administrative Assistant
66 Shift Personnel, including:

3 Battalion Chiefs

3 Captains

12 Lieutenants

48 Engineers and Firefighters

ISO (INSURANCE SERVICES OFFICE) RATING

The city of Sumter and the area known as Tax District #1 carry an ISO rating of class 2. The rural portion of Sumter county known as Tax District #2 carries an ISO rating of class 6.

CITY STATIONS

Main Headquarters Station, 129 East Hampton Street, Sumter SC 29150
Sixteen Personnel Per Shift Including Administration
Two Engines, one Aerial Unit, one Service Unit, one Heavy Rescue Unit and one Brush Unit

Alice Drive Sub-Station 225 Alice Drive, Sumter SC 29150
Four Personnel Per Shift
One Engine, one Service Unit and one Brush Unit

Stadium Road Sub-Station, 2041 Stadium Road, Sumter SC 29154
Four Personnel Per Shift
One Engine, one Brush Unit, one Aerial Unit

Manning Road Sub-Station, 1115 Manning Road, Sumter SC 29150
Four Personnel Per Shift
One Engine

RURAL VOLUNTEER STATIONS

Station #1, Cherryvale

Station #2, Pinewood
One Engine, One Tanker

Station #3, Graham
One Engine, Two Tankers

Station #4, Pleasant Grove
One Engine, One Tanker, One Brush Unit

Station #5, Mayesville
One Engine, One Tanker

Station #6, Dalzell
One Engine, One Tanker, One Brush Unit, One Service Unit

Station #7, Wedgefield

Station #8, Rembert
One Engine, Two Tankers, One Brush Unit

Station #10, Concord
One Engine, Two Tankers

Station #11, Horatio
One Engine, One Tanker

Station #12, Dubose
One Engine, One Tanker

Station #13, Bethel
One Engine, One Tanker, One Brush Unit, One Service Unit

Station #14, Oswego
One Engine, One Tanker, One Brush Unit, One Service Unit

Station #18, Byrds
One Engine, Two Tankers, One Brush Unit

Station #19, Dabbs
One Engine, One Tanker, One Brush Unit

(If you have a question or would like to know more about us, please e-mail to: e-mail the Sumter Fire Dept!)
SEE ALSO: City of Sumter Fire Dept Website: City of Sumter Fire Dept

For Emergency Fire Service, call 911