Britton's Neck / Gresham Volunteer Fire Department

06/03/2026

Tonight’s agenda was our refresher burn for the year. Thank you to all who participated.

05/13/2026

Orientation and fire simulation is what tonight’s training consisted of.

05/10/2026

Happy Mother’s Day to all the wonderful mothers! Our department hopes that you all have a day as special as you are! 💐🩷

05/04/2026

Happy International Firefighters Day to all!

A very special thank you to our volunteers for all they do to help protect our community!

04/28/2026

SCFC TO LIFT BURNING BAN FOR 12 UPSTATE COUNTIES WEDNESDAY

The South Carolina Forestry Commission will lift the State Forester's Burning Ban for 12 counties in the Piedmont region of the state, effective at 7 a.m., Wednesday, April 29.
The counties coming off the burning ban are Abbeville, Anderson, Cherokee, Chester, Greenville, Greenwood, Laurens, Oconee, Pickens, Spartanburg, Union and York (see map).
READ THE FULL RELEASE: scfc.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Advisory-BurningBanToBeLiftedFor12Counties-20260428.pdf

04/20/2026

🚒 Happy National Volunteer Week from the Britton’s Neck/Gresham Volunteer Fire Department! 🚒

This week we want to give a huge THANK YOU to all of our volunteers who serve and protect our community. Your dedication never goes unnoticed and we are forever grateful for all of your time and efforts to serve those who need you! Our community is a better place because of all of YOU! ❤️🖤

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

Monday night the Forestry Commission conducted a large burnout in Marion County to remove fuel from an advancing wildfire. That fire resulted from the reignition of a prescribed burn originally conducted in early March in the Woodbury Wildlife Management Area managed by SC DNR.
The wildfire was burning in an area with limited access and boggy conditions that made it difficult for firefighting dozers to operate, so the burnout was conducted to remove fuel between the advancing front of the fire and nearby roads that provide a safer place for firefighters to work. Contrary to media reports, the fire never escaped the burnout perimeter.
The forecasted weather supported conducting a burnout; however, the smoke from the operation encountered a temperature inversion that held smoke close to the ground and drifted eastward over Conway, S.C., and beyond into North Carolina.
The burnout comprised 1,750 acres within the firebreaks established by Forestry Commission firefighters overnight, and the fire is now 60% contained. The percent-containment value is an approximation of the confidence that incident command staff believe existing firebreaks can prevent the fire from spreading beyond the established lines. Work continues reinforcing and expanding those firebreaks around the perimeter.
What fire remains is within established firebreaks, which Forestry Commission personnel will monitor continuously. With an intensifying drought, we expect smoke from this fire to be a prolonged concern; smoldering in the duff and heavier bay fuels is likely, continuing to burn beneath the surface for an extended period of time.

04/09/2026

Our department is saddened to hear of the loss that Florence County EMS has suffered. Please keep them as well as the family in your thoughts and prayers.

For Immediate Release:

It is with great sadness that we announce the loss of our colleague and friend, Paramedic Ralph Fulmore, Jr.

Ralph joined Florence County EMS in June 2023 as a cadet in our EMT program.

It was immediately obvious that he was a perfect fit for our organization.

After a year as an EMT, Ralph decided he was ready to progress and began paramedic school. During that program, Ralph worked very hard to learn the craft he enjoyed. He was nervous about taking the exam but excited about the idea of achieving his paramedic certification.

Yesterday evening, on his way home from taking the National Registry Paramedic exam, Ralph was involved in a terrible motor vehicle collision and could not survive his injuries.

Even though our hearts are broken for the loss of a friend and coworker, we cannot be prouder of the accomplishments that Ralph achieved. He passed that exam. He worked very hard and would have been honored to wear the patch.

While his achievements professionally are something to be celebrated, it was his sweet family that he truly cherished. Ralph was a devoted son, fiancé, and father. He loved his family, fiercely and they were his reason for pushing himself to be better every day.

Please hold Ralph’s loved ones and friends close in your thoughts and prayers.

Rest easy friend.