Sumter SC Fire Department

The Sumter Fire division has the objectives of protecting lives, crisis incident-stabilization, and residential property conservation for the County of Sumter.

The Fire Department strives to be a frontrunner to our residents in supplying excellent fire solution these days and into the future, marketing professional goals and standards through fire avoidance, education, and fire suppression tasks.

Mission Report:
Its recognized and grasped by the leadership and employees of this Sumter Fire division, its our obligation and duty to give protection for Sumter City and County from fire along with other associated emergencies, be psychologically and skillfully ready to support the incidents encountered, also to always be alert to and conserve all residential property. And to be a leader associated with fire solution to the future by establishing and attaining goals and requirements through fire avoidance, assessments, instruction, and fire supression.

Division Chief J. Rose Jrose@sumter-sc.com

Discover a continuing, on-going commitment to reduce fire deaths and injuries in the Sumter area. The division employees go into schools, churches, civic teams, and any where needed in which we are able to address these requirements

FIRE INSPECTIONS

The Department has actually a proactive, hostile evaluation unit that addresses the necessity for up-dated fire rules and enforces the fire rules and life safety codes in position these days.

The training system for the Sumter Fire division exceeds the present day standards of expert instruction making use of trainers inside division (Company officials), the sc Fire Academy, the nationwide Fire Academy, and several various other sources of training.

SUPPRESSION

Personnel perform responsibilities under a Fire business kind procedure, using the unity of demand, whereby every associate answers to a single (1) Supervisor. This aids the course of control of one (1) manager to a maximum of four (4) users.

STAFFING

The Sumter Fire Department has employees below:

• 1 Chief
• 1 Assistant Chief
• 2 Administrative Assistants
• 5 Division Chiefs
• 3 Battalion Chiefs
• 1 Logistics Officer
• 3 Instruction and Recruitment
• 9 Captains
• 12 Lieutenants
• 69 Designers and Fire Fighters