Lake City Fire Department

07/28/2026

🚒 WE'RE HIRING! JOIN THE LAKE CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT! 🚒

The Lake City Fire Department is currently accepting applications for the following positions:

🔥 Full Time Captain / Shift Supervisor
🔥 Full Time Firefighter / Engineer
🔥Extra Duty Engineer/ Firefighter

📍 How to Apply:
Applications may be submitted by email to [email protected] or hand delivered to:
City of Lake City Administration Building
202 Kelley Street
Lake City, SC 29560

✅ Competitive work environment
✅ Training and professional development opportunities
✅ Opportunity to serve and protect the Lake City community

Positions are open until filled.

📍For additional information, please contact Lake City Fire Department at (843) 374-2470.

07/21/2026

This heat is no joke! Whether you're working outside, spending the day at the ballfield, or just enjoying time with the family, remember to take breaks, and know the signs of heat-related illness!

A little extra caution can go a long way in preventing serious emergencies. Keep a check on older family members, young children, and neighbors during these hot days and never leave kids or pets in a parked vehicle.

Stay cool, stay safe and have a great week!

07/01/2026

🚒 WE'RE HIRING! JOIN THE LAKE CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT! 🚒

The Lake City Fire Department is currently accepting applications for the following full-time positions:

🔥 Captain / Shift Supervisor
🔥 Firefighter / Engineer

📍 How to Apply:
Applications may be submitted by email to [email protected] or hand delivered to:
City of Lake City Administration Building
202 Kelley Street
Lake City, SC 29560

✅ Competitive work environment
✅ Training and professional development opportunities
✅ Opportunity to serve and protect the Lake City community

Positions are open until filled.

📍For additional information, please contact Lake City Fire Department at (843) 374-2470.

06/24/2026

A great opportunity for grants in the community!

06/21/2026

From all of us at Lake City Fire Department, Happy Father’s Day.

Today we recognize and honor all fathers—those in our department, those in our community, and those everywhere who carry the responsibility of fatherhood with strength, patience, and love.

Fatherhood is often defined not just by words, but by actions. It’s showing up when it’s inconvenient, staying steady when things are uncertain, and putting others first without hesitation. It’s early mornings, late nights, missed moments, and still finding a way to be present in the moments that matter most.

To the fathers who serve in emergency services, who balance shift work with family life, and who carry the weight of protecting others while raising their own—your sacrifice does not go unnoticed. And to every father working in every profession, providing, guiding, teaching, and protecting your families—you are the foundation many lean on every day.

We also honor those fathers who are no longer with us, but whose lessons, values, and love continue to guide their families and communities.

Today we say thank you—to all fathers, for everything you do that is often unseen but deeply felt.

Happy Father’s Day.

06/15/2026

🚨🔥 We’re proud to share that the Lake City Fire Department has been recognized as a Fire Safe South Carolina Community for the 5th year in a row! 🙌

This honor highlights our team’s dedication to fire prevention — from installing smoke detectors to teaching fire safety at local schools.

👏 Huge congrats to our hardworking LCFD crew for keeping our community safe!

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

04/09/2026

The members of the Lake City Fire Department extend our deepest condolences to Florence County EMS and the family of Paramedic Ralph Fulmore, Jr.
Ralph’s dedication to serving others and his commitment to the EMS profession reflect the very best of the fire and emergency services community. His loss is felt far beyond his department.
We keep his family, friends, and coworkers in our thoughts and prayers during this difficult time.

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.

03/27/2026

SC Forestry Commission to issue statewide burning ban, effective at 4 p.m. today

COLUMBIA—The South Carolina Forestry Commission is issuing a State Forester’s Burning Ban for all counties, effective at 4 p.m. today.

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.

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 say weather conditions over the next several days present a greatly elevated potential for fires igniting easily and spreading rapidly. Dangerously low relative humidities – reaching below 20% in some areas – combined with extremely dry fuels statewide and gusty winds will create a particularly volatile mix of wildfire risk factors throughout the weekend.

"In addition to the intensifying drought conditions, the weather we’re going to see statewide over the next several days makes it ripe for any fire that starts to burn intensely and move fast,” SCFC Fire Chief Darryl Jones said. "While these conditions can make wildfires ignite easily anywhere and make it more challenging for firefighters to contain, we’re really concerned about areas where events like Hurricane Helene and recent ice damage have led to higher amounts of fuel. This burning ban is necessary to limit ignitions to the maximum extent possible to prevent severe wildfires for public safety purposes."

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

Shareable link:https://www.scfc.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Advisory-StateForestersBurningBan-20260327.pdf