City of Charleston Fire Department

City of Charleston Fire Department
Motto: All Gave Some and Some Gave All
Established	1882
Staffing	Career
Strength	Over 300
Stations	16
Engines	23
Trucks	3
Squads	0
Rescues	County
EMS Units	10 (CCEMS) 2 (BCEMS) (Only in City Limits)
EMS Level	CFR only
Fire chief	Chief Thomas Carr

The City of Charleston Fire Department is an ISO rated 1 (Class 1) department consisting of 19 fire companies located throughout the city of Charleston, South Carolina, USA.

The Fire Chief supervises 2 Deputy Chiefs, 3 Assistant Chiefs and 12 Battalion Chiefs, who command three shifts and work 24 hours on and 48 hours off. The Charleston Fire Department covers several areas including - Downtown "The Peninsula" West Ashley, James Island, Daniel Island, and John's Island. The remainder of the Fire Department staff consists of Captains, Engineers and firefighters. A Captain is in charge of each station, with an Engineer and two to three firefighters in his company.

Department Breakdown

Battalion 103

Station 2

• • Central Station
    • Engine 102
    • Engine 103
    • Car 2
  • Station 6
    • Engine 106
    • Battalion 103
  • Station 8
    • Engine 108
  • Station 9
    • Engine 109
  • Station 15
    • Engine 115
    • Truck 104

Battalion 104

• • Station 10
    • Engine 110
    • Truck 105
  • Station 11
    • Engine 111
    • Battalion 104
  • Station 12
    • Engine 112
  • Station 16
    • Engine 116
  • Station 19
    • Engine 119

Battalion 105

• • Station 7
    • Engine 107
    • Reserve Ladder 114
  • Station 13
    • Engine 113
    • Reserve 124
    • Battalion 105
  • Station 17
    • Engine 117
    • Foam Truck 125

Battalion 106

• • Station 18
    • Engine 118
    • Truck 101
    • Medic 8 Berkeley County EMS
    • Battalion 106
  • Station 20 -
    • Engine 120
    • Engine 124 (reserve truck)

EMS

Emergency medical services for the City of Charleston is provided by Charleston County Emergency Medical Services (CCEMS) & Berkeley County Emergency Medical Services (BCEMS). The city is served by both Charleston & Berkeley counties EMS and 911 services since the city is part of both counties.