The Spartanburg Fire Department is responsible for providing Spartanburg’s 40,000 residents, as well as thousands of business owners and their employees, with fire suppression, prevention, and technical rescue services. Protecting an area of around 20 square miles from five fire stations and providing support to other departments outside the City when needed, Spartanburg’s Fire Department is the only one in Spartanburg County staffed entirely with career firefighters.
The Department’s motto, “Preservation through Prevention, expresses its commitment to building and maintaining a safe, prosperous, and vibrant city through effective fire prevention and emergency preparedness programs. The City Fire Department is one of the few South Carolina departments to earn a Class 1 rating from the New Jersey-based Insurance Services Office, placing the City in the top one percent in the state and top one percent nationwide for fire suppression services. Because of this excellent service rating, City residents enjoy up to 50% savings on their homeowner’s insurance over outlying areas in Spartanburg County.