Section
18-1 Official fire district established
18-2 Fire Department designated
18-3 Department membership; compensation
18-4 Right of entry during emergency
18-5 Right-of-way when responding to alarms
18-6 Law enforcement officers and Fire Department personnel to enforce chapter blocking procedures
18-7 Annual inspections required; notice of defects or hazards
18-8 Inspection reports to be furnished to Council
18-9 Council notice to correct, remove or discontinue identified hazards; penalty
18-10 Duty to investigate; report to be filed with State Fire Marshal
18-11 Department authority to respond to fires outside corporate limits
18-12 Authority to bill property owner’s insurance carrier
18-13 Display of fireworks
18-14—18-44 Reserved
Editor’s note:
The town has made an arrangement for fire service with the county, and the service is provided by volunteers who must be certified by the Fire Chief. The Department is a combination town/county department, and all firefighters are volunteer members for both parties. The equipment (vehicles) is owned individually by both entities. Funding is provided by both the town and county as well as volunteer fundraisers. The town has two full-time firefighter that is contracted through the county.
Statutory reference:
Fire departments, see S.C. Code § 5-25-20
Operation of emergency vehicles, see S.C. Code § 56-5-760
Requirement that every city appoint a fire chief, see S.C. Code § 5-25-110