Fire Department

Residents

About Us

Our Fire Department covers a 45 square mile service area. We are a combination department, made up of 25 career firefighters and 18 volunteer firefighters.

We maintain two stations in order to keep response times low. Station 1 is located downtown, and Station 2 is located in the northern area of town.

We respond to nearly 500 calls annually, and we are rated by the Insurance Services Office as a Class 4 agency - meaning our citizens save money on residential and commercial insurance premiums.

Led by Chief John Bowers, our staff receives a high level of training and is equipped with state-of-the-art technology.

Community Services

Our award-winning fire prevention programs utilize characterization, clowning, music and magic to teach citizens and students of all ages fire safety.

Our staff provides and installs smoke detectors and smoke detector batteries free of charge upon request.

Our Department has a full-time Code Enforcement Officer/Fire Marshal that performs routine fire safety inspections of public buildings and blueprint reviews for fire safety issues.

The Public Education Division offers many different programs to the citizens of Camden and the surrounding community such as Fire and Life Safety presentations, home safety inspections, Smoke Detector Installation Program, child safety seat installations, and our clown and puppet show that we do for approximately 1500-2000 students during Fire Prevention Month, but are available throughout the year.

If you would like to schedule one of our programs please contact Assistant Chief Eddie Gardner at (803) 425-6040 or egardner@camdensc.org.

We recommend that our citizens remember and practice these safety tips:

Have a smoke detector on every level of your home
Test your smoke detectors monthly
Replace smoke detector batteries twice a year
Replace smoke detectors that are 10 years old or older
Develop a home escape plan and practice it
Teach children that matches and lighters are tools for adults, not toys for children

If you have any questions about fire and life safety or if you need a smoke detector installed, anyone here at Camden Fire Department will be more than happy to assist you in any way that we can. Please call us at (803) 425-6040 or (803) 425-6042.