Ebenezer Fire Department

05/27/2026

Today @1437 Ebenezer and Rock Springs were dispatched for a possible structure fire. Upon arrival it was confirmed a working fire.

Reflecting on the events of today we are first and foremost thankful and praise the Lord for keeping all firefighters safe today! Things could have been much different! But God!

We are also so thankful for all the mutual aid we received today! Huge thanks to…
*Rock Springs
*Broadway
*Craytonville
*Star
*Anderson City
*Belton City
*Head Quarters

We are thankful for those we serve with and those we serve!

05/14/2026

Today, we remember Firefighter Michael Martin and his selfless service to The Ebenezer FD and Community.

We are praying for his family!

May 14, 2004 - LODD
Firefighter Michael Stokes Martin, 18
Ebenezer Volunteer Fire Department. Belton, South Carolina
Firefighter Martin was responding to an EMS incident in his personal vehicle, a 2004 Ford pickup truck. As Firefighter Martin responded to the incident, the right wheels of the vehicle left the roadway. The vehicle came back onto the roadway and then left the roadway again on the left side, struck a culvert, and came to rest against a tree. Firefighter Martin was pronounced dead at the scene. Firefighter Martin was not wearing a seat belt, although an air bag was deployed as a result of the crash. The law enforcement crash report stated that the speed of the vehicle prior to the crash was 65 miles per hour in a 45 miles-per-hour zone.

05/04/2026

04/16/2026

SC Forestry Commission to issue statewide burning ban; restriction on all outdoor burning goes into effect at 7 a.m. Friday

COLUMBIA—The South Carolina Forestry Commission is issuing a State Forester’s Burning Ban for all counties, effective at 7 a.m. Friday, April 17.

A State Forester’s Burning Ban prohibits all outdoor burning, including yard debris burning, prescribed burning, campfires, bonfires and other recreational fires in all unincorporated areas of the state.

Forestry Commission officials cite a particularly dangerous mix of elevated wildfire risk factors through the weekend that warrant limiting all ignitions in the interest of public safety.

Rapidly escalating drought conditions across the state, a critical decrease in relative humidities over the next several days and gusty winds that are expected to accompany an approaching cold front will combine to create extreme fire danger.

"When it’s this dry – energy release component values are at high-to-critical levels – we’re just as likely, if not more, to see wildfires that are fuel-driven rather than wind-driven. Add the other volatile conditions of increased wind and lower relative humidity, and it becomes an especially precarious situation,” said SCFC Fire Chief Darryl Jones. "These conditions not only increase the likelihood of wildfires igniting easily and spreading rapidly, but would also make them more difficult for firefighters to control.”

While the ban does not apply to fires used for the preparation of food or fires used in appropriate enclosures (portable outdoor fireplaces, chimineas or permanent fire pits constructed of stone, masonry, metal or other noncombustible material that conforms with all applicable South Carolina fire codes), Forestry Commission officials urge the utmost caution burning outdoors under these exemptions.

Likewise, citizens should exercise extreme vigilance operating any equipment that could create sparks, avoid parking on dry grass and refrain from using fireworks.

The ban will stay in effect until further notice, which will come in the form of an official announcement from the Forestry Commission.

Shareable release:https://www.scfc.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Advisory-StateForestersBurningBan-20260416.pdf

04/15/2026

We appreciate all our, County Dispatchers! They are an important part in keeping our community safe!

Thanks to Ebenezer Fire Department for lunch today.

04/08/2026

We are grateful for all your can donations deposited into the “can trailer”. These donations are for a wonderful cause helping burn victims.

We do ask if you do stop by to drop off your cans and you find the trailer is full to please keep your cans until we can take the trailer to be emptied and returned. We don’t have a place at the station to store cans until the trailer is returned and it keeps from having cans scattered across the property.

Thank you,
Ebenezer FD

03/31/2026

03/28/2026

Thursday, we took part in “Career Day” at Wright Elementary School. We had a wonderful time sharing with all the children about The Fire Service.

We are thankful to serve our community.

03/24/2026

SC Forestry Commission issuing statewide Red Flag Fire Alert, effective immediately

COLUMBIA—The South Carolina Forestry Commission is issuing a statewide Red Flag Fire Alert, effective immediately until further notice.

The alert is being issued to strongly discourage people from burning outdoors when weather conditions present an elevated risk of wildfire. In addition to drought intensifying from a lack of significant rainfall, forecasts are calling for higher winds, low humidities and no precipitation in the foreseeable future.

A Red Flag Fire Alert does not prohibit outdoor burning, provided that all other state and local regulations are followed, but the Forestry Commission uses the alert to strongly encourage citizens to voluntarily postpone any such burning until the alert is lifted. Because current weather conditions are very conducive to fires escaping easily and spreading rapidly, anyone considering outdoor burning should take extra precautions if they still choose to burn under a Red Flag.

“The combination of dangerous conditions and dry fuels we’re going to see statewide for the next several days all add up to an elevated wildfire risk, and any fire that ignites is likely to burn intensely and spread rapidly,” said SCFC Fire Chief Darryl Jones. “With this alert, we’re asking people to respect the weather and hold off from burning outdoors until the weather improves. If you have burned recently, we encourage you to monitor the burn area to make sure the dry conditions don’t cause it to rekindle.”

Adding to the danger, particularly in the western part of the state, are the heavy fuel loads that remain in our forests from Hurricane Helene. Not only can these downed, drying trees and other fuels act as kindling, increasing the risk of wildfire ignition and spread, but they also are likely to impede firefighters’ access, adversely impacting response capability.

Although a Red Flag Fire Alert does not ban outdoor burning, it does trigger certain county or local ordinances that restrict outdoor fires, so residents should contact their local fire departments to check whether such restrictions apply in their areas. The alert will remain in effect until lifted by the Commission, whose fire managers will continuously monitor the situation.

Shareable link:https://www.scfc.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Advisory-RedFlagFireAlert-260324.pdf

03/05/2026

Busy night and morning for, Ebenezer FD.

First, we were dispatched to assist Station 1 with setting up an LZ.

Later that morning, we were dispatched to assist Stations 25 and 3 with a structure fire.

We are thankful to serve our community.

01/31/2026

At 2127 Ebenezer Station 23 and Rock Springs Station 1 were dispatched to a structure fire.

Units arriving on scene confirmed a working out building fire with an additional outbuilding catching fire. Units quickly stretched 4-500 feet of attack line to reach the buildings on the shoreline. Making the stretch an aggressive fire attack quickly knocked down the fire.

Overhaul operations continued until the fire was extinguished.

We are thankful to serve our community!