Cleveland Rural Fire Department - Oconee County, SC

10/26/2026

What a fun night!

10/24/2026

Reminder… tomorrow evening! 6pm. Hope to see you all there!!

10/15/2026

Don’t forget to sign up! We have paper copies as well if you can not access the link!

🚨🏠 SMOKE ALARM BLITZ – CLEVELAND/MADISON FIRE COMMUNITY! 🏠🚨

Cleveland Rural Fire Department, in partnership with South Carolina State Fire and the American Red Cross, is excited to announce an upcoming Smoke Alarm Blitz to help keep our community safe! ❤️‍🔥🚒

📅 Saturday, November 14, 2026
⏰ Operations begin at 9:30 AM

Our firefighters, representatives from our partner organizations, and community volunteers will be going door-to-door throughout the Cleveland/Madison Fire Community to help protect families by installing much-needed smoke alarms.

📍 INITIAL TARGET AREAS:
🔹 Ken Pat Acres
🔹 Rivoli Point
🔹 Barton Creek Road
🔹 Cooper Road

🚒 Volunteers will be traveling in marked emergency vehicles, so please don’t be alarmed when you see them in your neighborhood!

🗓️ WANT TO SCHEDULE A VISIT?

Appointments are available between 10:00 AM and 1:00 PM for residents who would like to request a visit for smoke alarm installation. Even if you are not in our target area but still live in our district, we will get to you!

👉 Click the link below to request your appointment:

🔗 https://forms.gle/9WWFQQhQ57nXkfja9

📣 Please help us spread the word by sharing this post with your friends, family, and neighbors throughout the Cleveland/Madison Fire Community!

❤️ Smoke alarms save lives! Early warning gives families precious time to escape safely in the event of a fire. Together, we can make our community safer, one home at a time!

A special thank-you to South Carolina State Fire, the American Red Cross, and all our community volunteers for partnering with us in this important life-safety initiative.

🚒 PROTECTING OUR COMMUNITY, ONE HOME AT A TIME! ❤️

10/14/2026

🚨🏠 SMOKE ALARM BLITZ – CLEVELAND/MADISON FIRE COMMUNITY! 🏠🚨

Cleveland Rural Fire Department, in partnership with South Carolina State Fire and the American Red Cross, is excited to announce an upcoming Smoke Alarm Blitz to help keep our community safe! ❤️‍🔥🚒

📅 Saturday, November 14, 2026
⏰ Operations begin at 9:30 AM

Our firefighters, representatives from our partner organizations, and community volunteers will be going door-to-door throughout the Cleveland/Madison Fire Community to help protect families by installing much-needed smoke alarms.

📍 INITIAL TARGET AREAS:
🔹 Ken Pat Acres
🔹 Rivoli Point
🔹 Barton Creek Road
🔹 Cooper Road

🚒 Volunteers will be traveling in marked emergency vehicles, so please don’t be alarmed when you see them in your neighborhood!

🗓️ WANT TO SCHEDULE A VISIT?

Appointments are available between 10:00 AM and 1:00 PM for residents who would like to request a visit for smoke alarm installation. Even if you are not in our target area but still live in our district, we will get to you!

👉 Click the link below to request your appointment:

🔗 https://forms.gle/9WWFQQhQ57nXkfja9

📣 Please help us spread the word by sharing this post with your friends, family, and neighbors throughout the Cleveland/Madison Fire Community!

❤️ Smoke alarms save lives! Early warning gives families precious time to escape safely in the event of a fire. Together, we can make our community safer, one home at a time!

A special thank-you to South Carolina State Fire, the American Red Cross, and all our community volunteers for partnering with us in this important life-safety initiative.

🚒 PROTECTING OUR COMMUNITY, ONE HOME AT A TIME! ❤️

10/09/2026

🌧️ FLOOD WATCH – OCONEE COUNTY, SC 🌧️

⚠️ Weather Alert: Oconee County has been placed under a Flood Watch beginning at 8:00 AM on Saturday, October 10, 2026, and continuing until 2:00 PM on Sunday, October 11, 2026.

We will continue to monitor Hurricane Isaias and provide updates as additional information becomes available.

🌧️ PLEASE REMEMBER:

* Stay weather-aware and monitor local weather forecasts.
* Be alert for rising water levels and possible flooding.
* Never drive through flooded roadways. Turn Around, Don’t Drown!
* Have multiple ways to receive weather alerts.

Your safety is our priority. Please remain alert, use caution, and look out for your family, friends, and neighbors.

Stay weather aware. Stay prepared. Stay safe! 🇺🇸

10/01/2026

🚒🔥 OCTOBER IS FIRE PREVENTION MONTH 🔥🚒

October is here, and with it comes Fire Prevention Month and Fire Prevention Week, October 4–10, 2026.

This year’s theme is:

⚡🔋 “Charge Into Fire Safety: Safe Charging Is a Superpower.”

Every day, we rely on devices powered by lithium-ion batteries — cell phones, tablets, laptops, e-bikes, scooters, power tools and so much more. These devices have become such a normal part of our lives that it’s easy to forget that, when damaged, improperly charged, or misused, their batteries can create a serious fire hazard.

But Fire Prevention Month is about more than just batteries.

As firefighters, we spend a tremendous amount of time talking to children and students about fire safety. We teach them how to get out, how to call 911, why they should never play with fire, and why they need to listen when someone tells them to stop, drop and roll.

And then something happens as we grow older.

We get comfortable.

We stop checking the batteries in our smoke alarms.
We charge our phones on the bed overnight.
We use an extension cord because it’s convenient.
We leave a candle burning while we walk into another room.
We tell ourselves, “I’ve done it a hundred times and nothing has ever happened.”

Until one day, something does.

🔥 Fire doesn’t care how old you are. It doesn’t care how careful you think you’ve been. And it certainly doesn’t give you a second chance.

That’s why prevention matters.

As firefighters, we’d much rather talk to you about fire safety today than meet you on the worst day of your life.

So this October, don’t just teach fire safety to your children. Practice it yourself.

🔋 Charge lithium-ion batteries safely.
🔋 Never charge damaged or swollen batteries.
🔋 Keep charging devices off beds, couches and under blankets.
🔋 Use the proper charger and follow the manufacturer’s instructions.
🔋 Keep exits clear and know two ways out of your home.
🔋 Test your smoke alarms regularly.
🔋 Make sure everyone in your household knows what to do when the alarm sounds.

Fire prevention isn’t just a week.
It isn’t just for kids.
It isn’t just a lesson we teach at school.

Fire prevention is something every one of us should practice — every single day.

From all of us who proudly serve our community, please take fire safety seriously. We want to see you at the grocery store, at church, at the ball field and around town — not because we were called to your home.

This Fire Prevention Month, Charge Into Fire Safety.

Because the best fire is the one that never starts. ❤️‍🔥🚒

October 4–10, 2026 | Fire Prevention Week

09/30/2026

Just a reminder that reporting any outdoor burning PRIOR to lighting it is a state law.