Fire Department

Hartsville residents looking for a way to appropriately dispose of weathered or damaged United States flags can now use a drop box at the Hartsville Fire Department to ensure the flag’s correct retirement.

The drop box can be found at the department’s location at 111 S. Seventh St., behind the flagpole. Flags placed in the box will be taken to local Boy Scout groups or American Legion representatives and destroyed through a flag retirement ceremony. The box came about after […]

With Thanksgiving rapidly approaching, the City of Hartsville Fire Department would like to remind everyone who will be cooking this year to be careful and never leave the stove unattended while in use.

Each year, nearly 4,300 fires in the United States occur on Thanksgiving Day causing 15 fatalities, about 50 injuries, and nearly $27 million in property damage. Of these fires, 1,450 are in residential structures that claim 15 lives, injure 41, and cause an estimated $21 million in […]

Location matters when it comes to your smoke alarm. That’s the message behind this year’s Fire Prevention Week campaign, “Hear the Beep Where You Sleep. Every Bedroom Needs a Working Smoke Alarm!”

Along with firefighters and safety advocates nationwide, the Hartsville Fire Department is joining forces with the nonprofit National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) during Fire Prevention Week, Oct. 4 to 10, to remind local residents about the importance of having working smoke alarms in every bedroom, outside each sleeping […]

Local pet lovers can now sponsor pet oxygen masks to help the Hartsville Fire Department save the lives of pets in homes affected by fire. Visit http://www.petoxygenmasks.org/ to learn more.