York County Fire

Functions

York County Fire offers residents a wide range of fire prevention and fire protection services. Employees are trained and equipped to provide fire safety inspections, fire investigations, and public fire education programs for people of all ages.

Because volunteers are crucial to the rural fire system, the department supplies the County's 16 volunteer and combination fire departments with in-depth firefighting instruction at its training facility on McFarland Road in York, South Carolina. Additionally, the department's award-winning fire truck building and maintenance program continues to earn a reputation for excellence by saving tax dollars and by providing state-of-the-art equipment.
York County Fire Patch

Responsibilities

  • Conducts routine quarterly fire and life safety inspections for all businesses in the unincorporated area of York County.
  • Conducts plan reviews and occupancy inspections for all new commercial construction projects.
  • Conducts fire investigations to determine origin and cause of suspicious or undetermined fires. Works closely with law enforcement to arrest and prosecute arson suspects.
  • Conducts public fire educations classes in schools and operates the Fire Safety House and Patches and Pumper robot for schools, civic groups and public events.
  • Performs routine maintenance, service and repair of all county fire apparatus.
  • Designs, constructs and fabricates fire apparatus for use in the county.
  • Performs annual flow tests and preventive maintenance on all fire hydrants in the unincorporated areas of the county.
  • Performs SCBA annual tests / maintenance and performs annual firefighter fit tests in accordance with OSHA standards.
  • Assists all fire departments with ISO regulations and tests.
  • Operates and maintains the firefighter training center and conducts / coordinates training for all fire departments in the county.
  • Maintains personnel records, insurance information and workman's compensation information on all volunteer firefighters.
  • Through the Rural Fire Program, provides all necessary apparatus, firefighting equipment, personal protective equipment, training and insurance for firefighters to perform their duties.

Documents & Forms

  1. Add_Terminate Firefighter Form
  2. Brick-Paver Memorial Form (PDF)
  3. Burning Ordinance - York County (PDF)
  4. Burning Regulations - DHEC (PDF)
  5. Commercial Building Plan Review Application (PDF)
  6. Criminal Records Check Request Form
  7. EVDT Refresher 2022
  8. Final Report - Executive Summary for York County SC (PDF)
  9. Fire Chief's Meeting List 2023
  10. Firefighter Awards Policy 100.01
  11. Firefighter Physical Full Form (Aug '18)(PDF)
  12. Fireworks Stand Licensing (PDF)
  13. HazMat Team Application (PDF)
  14. Hepatitis B Bloodborne Pathogens TRAINING form
  15. Hepatitis B Vaccination Stmt_DECLINATION Stmt
  16. Hepatitis B Vaccine After Titer Testing form Oct22
  17. Hepatitis B Vaccine Form_MLR
  18. ID_Form_SalamanderLive
  19. Incident Investigation Report (PDF)
  20. Injury/Workers Comp Forms 10-1-2022 to 10-1-2023
  21. ISO Ratings by York County Fire Service Departments 02-15-2023
  22. LOSAP Beneficiary Form (PDF)
  23. LOSAP Termination Form (PAID)
  1. LOSAP TERMINATION FORM (VOLUNTEER)
  2. Meritorious Award Nomination Form (PDF)
  3. One Percent Insurance and Inspection Fund Guidelines
  4. Plan Review Information - Building Plans (PDF)
  5. Plan Review Information - Site Plans (PDF)
  6. Plan Review Information - Sprinkler Plans (PDF)
  7. Repair Request for Pagers (PDF)
  8. Repair Request for Portable Radios (PDF)
  9. SC Fire Academy COURSE REGISTRATION FORM
  10. SCSFA Beneficiary Form (PDF)
  11. Sprinkler Certificate of Compliance (PDF)
  12. Sprinkler Shop Drawings - Request for LLR Review (PDF)
  13. Sprinkler Specification Sheet (PDF)
  14. Street Address Signs by York County Fire Departments
  15. Tent Permit Requirements (PDF)
  16. TENTS and CANOPIES - 2021 INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODE REQUIREMENTS
  17. Turnout Gear Request Form (PDF)
  18. Vehicle Incident Report (PDF)
  19. VFIS Accident Sickness Claim Form (PDF)
  20. VFIS Beneficiary Form (PDF)
  21. York County Fire Advisory Committee Schedule 2023
  22. York County Fire Service Year-End 2021
  23. York County Fire Service Year-End Report 2022