Irmo Fire Department
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Irmo Fire District always ready to serve
he Irmo Fire District was established in 1963 as a special purpose district enacted by the South Carolina Legislature.
We have a long and outstanding history of pride and tradition that allows us to work together as a family and serve our community in a most efficient manner. The IFD serves between 45,000 and 50,000 citizens spread across an area of approximately 28 square miles. This includes the Irmo Fire District, the Town of Irmo, Lexington County, Richland County and areas of Ballentine and St. Andrews. We also have automatic aid agreements with the City of Columbia and Lexington County Fire Service. Irmo Fire District provides daily emergency and non-emergent services to our citizens, businesses and visitors by responding to all types of fires, emergency medical incidents, motor vehicle crashes, swift water rescue, hazardous material incidents, natural disasters, citizen assists and technical rescues. Our services also include community risk reduction efforts, such as fire prevention, code enforcement, public services, public education and community outreach. IFD is dedicated to providing the highest level of service in all of these categories. Our two fire stations house two engines, one tower ladder, and one rescue ladder and a rescue boat. We
have a third fire station under construction, which will improve our ability to provide services to a growing community. This station will be located near the Irmo Police Department on Childs Street. Our 39 suppression personnel are divided into three shifts, with firefighters on duty 24 hours a day, seven days a week, every day of the year. Our dedicated Fire Marshal is committed to preserve lives through community safety education, effective fire inspections, detailed fire plan reviews, comprehensive fire investigation and smoke alarms. We install over 100 smoke alarms and carbon monoxide alarms annually through a grant given to the Irmo Fire Foundation. Being a fire fighter is more than putting out fires; we answer over 4,200 calls for service annually, of which only 7% are fire calls. Over 35% of calls are for public service, community care, lifting assistance, wellness checks and other “well-being” activities. IFD also provides free car seat checks and is an official Kohl’s Buckle Buddies fitting station. We love being a part of the community, and are happy to schedule apparatus and safety demos at day cares, schools, church groups, homeowners associations and public events. These enable us to teach basic fire safety to our citizens. We enjoy giving tours of the station and encourage future fire fighters that want a closer look at the fire engines to stop by.
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