Dorchester County Fire Rescue

05/30/2026

I would like to extend my sincere gratitude to my team for their dedication this week, ensuring the safety of Dorchester County through an 8-hour joint investigation yesterday and an early morning operation for Woodland Graduation. Thank you, Captain Wiemann and Captain McAlhaney.

05/26/2026

05/23/2026

05/21/2026

Today Dorchester County Fire Rescue had 4 recruits graduate as part of St. Paul's Fire District recruit academy 26-01. DCFR is proud to be represented by Emma Smith, Marckus Bishop, Stone Skotnicki, and John Young.
FF Marckus Bishop was awarded the Chief Larry Garvin, SR. award , which is given to the recruit with the highest grade point average.
Marckus was also given the Order of the Maltese award. The recipient of this award is chosen by fellow class recruits.
FF Emma Smith was given the iron man award in recognition of her outstanding progress and achievement in physical training , while demonstrating exceptional improvement and dedication throughout the recruit class. DCFR is proud to be represented by these 4 individuals and has offered all 4 of them a position with the department.

05/21/2026

Congratulations to Battalion Chief Hunter Morris for being selected as the Summerville Rotary firefighter of the year.

05/20/2026

Today Dorchester County Fire Rescue Battalion Chief Hunter Morris was recognized by the Summerville Rotary Club for his hard work and dedication to the community. Congratulations Chief!

05/20/2026

Big shoutout to Dorchester County Fire Rescue!
Today, MUSC- Children's Hospital recognized our crews for their exceptional response to traumatic pediatric calls.
Working alongside Dorchester County Emergency Medical Services, these teams ensure citizens and visitors receive top-tier emergency care.
Thank you for your dedication and hard work!

05/20/2026

05/15/2026

Please congratulate Eng. James Romer and Eng. Matt Jackson on their promotions to Captain.
Capt. Jackson will be assigned to station 8 B shift Engine 408.
Capt. Romer will be assigned to station 11 c shift Engine 411 temporarily until further notice.

05/12/2026

🚨 TRAINING 🚨

Today, members of Dorchester County Fire Rescue and Summerville, SC Fire & Rescue special ops teams completed refresher training focused on Side Scan and Down Scan sonar operations and best practices. 🌊🚤

The training provided personnel with the opportunity to sharpen critical search capabilities used during water rescue and recovery operations.

A special thank you to the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources for assisting with instruction and sharing valuable insight, experience, and knowledge with our crews. 👏

Continuous training and partnerships like these, help ensure our responders remain prepared to serve the community safely and effectively when called upon. 🚒