City of Charleston Fire Department

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.


Contents

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.


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