Fire Department

Welcome to the Sumter Fire Department
The Desire to Serve. The Ability to Perform. The Courage to Act.

Message From the Chief
Welcome to the Sumter Fire Department. The Sumter Fire Department is one of the most challenging and interesting places to work or volunteer. It has great rewards of self satisfaction and accomplishment. The career fire-fighter works a twenty-four hour rotation and is off for a forty-eight hour period. The volunteers respond to calls via radio alert and can be called upon at any time an emergency occurs. The Fire Service is an exciting way of life and very rewarding. We encourage you to come down and see what we are all about.
-- Fire Chief - Karl Ford

Mission Statement
The Sumter Fire Department is committed to providing protection of lives, emergency incident stabilization and property conservation for all of the citizens of Sumter and Sumter County.

Goal
The Sumter Fire Department will be a leader of the Fire Service into the future providing services that support the overall goals and standards of the City of Sumter, South Carolina through fire prevention, inspections, training and suppression.

Professional Opportunity !!!

The Sumter County Fire Department Wants You... To become a member of one of the most productive volunteer groups in Sumter County.

Things the SCFD will do for you:

• Provide you with a dynamic, up to date training program that will meet your needs as a firefighter.
• Provide you with equipment to combat fires and other related emergencies.
• Allow you a professional environment that you can support as you help protect your community from the perils of fire and other associated emergencies.
• Allows you to network (communicate) with other firefighters at home and away. This will enhance your knowledge and experience.

Things you can do for the SCFD:

• Become an emergency responder and help protect your community from the dangers of fire and other associated emergencies.
• Give you something to do with your time that will be life saving, productive, and very demanding (at times).
• Be part of a tradition (as we know it today) since the 1600's. Many generations of families have supported the fire service or the "brothers" as they are sometimes called.
• Be the best volunteer firefighter and become the finest leader the Sumter County Fire Department has ever had.

Contact your local volunteer fire station or call the Sumter Fire Department at:

129 East Hampton St.
Sumter, SC 29150
803-436-2600

To become a volunteer firefighter any where in South Carolina you can contact The South Carolina Firefighter's Association at 1-800-277-2732.