Rock Hill Fire Department (South Carolina)
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The Rock Hill Fire Department is a municipal Fire department
Fire department
A fire department or fire brigade is a public or private organization that provides fire protection for a certain jurisdiction, which typically is a municipality, county, or fire protection district...

 of the city of Rock Hill
Rock Hill, South Carolina
Rock Hill is the largest city in York County, South Carolina and the fourth-largest city in the state. It is also the third-largest city of the Charlotte metropolitan area, behind Charlotte and Concord, North Carolina. The population was 71,459 as of . Rock Hill has undergone rapid growth between...

 in South Carolina
South Carolina
South Carolina is a state in the Deep South of the United States that borders Georgia to the south, North Carolina to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence...

. The deparment provides a career, paid department made up of three divisions – Administration, Suppression and Fire Prevention/Inspections. The Rock Hill Fire Department serves a city with a population of approximately 70,000.

Organization

Fire Chief: Mike Blackmon 

Fire Supression
  • A Shift
    • Mark Simmons
  • B Shift
    • Ben Funderburk
  • C Shift
    • Steve Rogers

  • Special Operations: Scott Long
  • Fire Marshal: Otis Driggers
  • Fire Preventions: Travis McDaniel
  • Fire Investigator: Rusty Myers
  • Logistics Officer: Chris Klepper

Rank Structure

Title Insignia
Fire Chief
Fire chief
Fire Chief is a top executive rank or commanding officer in a fire department, either elected or appointed...

Deputy Fire Chief
Battalion Fire Chief
Fire captain
Fire captain
Captain is a rank in various fire services.In most American and Canadian fire services, a captain ranks above a lieutenant and below a Battalion Chief. This varies, though, between departments – in the Boston Fire Department, the captain is the officer in overall charge of a fire company...

Fire Fighter Engineer
Fire Fighter II
Fire Fighter I

Stations

As of 2010, there are 6 stations with a headquarter location in the city of Rock Hill.
Station Location Zip Code Phone Number
Station 1 1251 Albright Rd. 29730 (803)-329-7241
Station 2 924 North Cherry Rd. 29730 (803)-329-7242
Station 3 670 Automall Pkwy. 29732 (803)-329-7243
Station 4 14000 Heckle Blvd. 29732 (803)-329-8738
Station 5 1147 Springdale Rd. 29734 (803)-326-3700
Station 6 284 Airport Rd. 29732 (803)-817-5166
Headquarters 214 Elizbeth Ln. 29731 (803)-329-7220
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