Lesslie Fire - Rescue

05/29/2026

We still have 3 open positions for Jr Firefighters here at Lesslie Fire and Rescue

05/25/2026

Home of the free, because of the brave. Today, on this Memorial Day we honor and remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country. Freedom isn’t free.
🇺🇸🇺🇸God Bless America! 🇺🇸🇺🇸

05/18/2026

🚑 EMS Week 2026 –🚑

Today marks the beginning of National EMS Week, and we are proud to recognize the dedicated EMS professionals who answer the call every single day across this country especially Piedmont Medical Center EMS who serve the York County community. Your dedication to our community does not go unnoticed. Thank you for all that you do. Stay safe!

05/10/2026

Happy Mother’s Day to all of the incredible mothers out there, especially those who raised Firefighters, and the incredibly brave women on our department who wear the title Firefighter & Mom.

05/04/2026

May 4th is known as the day for Star Wars fans but did you also know today is International Firefighters Day? May 4th was chosen as International Firefighters' Day as it is the feast day of St. Florian, the Patron Saint of Firefighters. It's a day to thank firefighters worldwide for their extraordinary commitment, exceptional courage, sacrifice, bravery, and for their selflessness to the service of others.

Today, and everyday we acknowledge the courage, commitment, and dedication our firefighters do protecting the Lesslie/Catawba community as well as firefighters across the world for their service to their communities.

Whether full-time, part-time or volunteer, these brave men and women are always willing to serve their communities.

Stay safe!

04/28/2026

Tomorrow at 7am, the The South Carolina Forestry Commission will be lifting the burn ban for York County. Please use caution when burning and remember you can’t burn trash or debris, you can only burn what has grown on your property like trees and tree branches.

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

04/27/2026

The statewide burning ban remains in effect. Despite some scattered areas in the northern Midlands receiving up to a half-inch or slightly more Saturday, most of the state received no measurable or effectual rainfall.
A widespread precipitation deficit of ~20 inches continues to intensify the ongoing drought, and generally, heavily depleted subsoils require many weeks of consistent, slow-soaking rain to recover. While rising relative humidities and decreasing winds may ultimately prompt the lifting of the burning ban, fire danger will still be elevated for some time because of drought conditions.
Please be advised that outdoor burning, save for grill cooking and small/permanent pit fires, is still prohibited by law at this time. The ban will stay in effect until further notice, which will come in the form of an official announcement from the Forestry Commission.
(Graphic: USGS 48-hour precipitation data, April 26, 2026)

04/26/2026

Even though we received a little rain, the statewide burn ban by The South Carolina Forestry Commission is still in effect. Until the burn ban is lifted please don’t burn anything. We’ve responded to numerous calls over the last couple of days of individuals burning and some unfortunately got out of hand.

For outdoor burning information please visit the below link.

Outdoor burning in York County must be conducted in accordance with the County’s Nuisance Ordinance (Ordinance 56.68).

04/23/2026

Please be aware that The South Carolina Forestry Commission has not lifted the statewide burning ban. Please do not burn anything while the ban is in place. You could be assessed a fine if you are reported to be burning.

04/16/2026

Effective at 7am tomorrow April 17th, The South Carolina Forestry Commission has issued a statewide burning ban until further notice. This means outdoor burning of any kind is prohibited and you could face a fine for burning while the ban is in place.

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