BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C. – C&B Fire Department in Ladson and Pine Ridge Fire Department in Summerville recently announced that they’ve received a “Fire Safe South Carolina” community designation by successfully developing community risk reduction (CRR) plans for their jurisdictions.
“Big thanks to Chief Dunlap and all of his hard work on this achievement,” C&B Fire Department posted to social media last week.
“We look forward to seeing this team and the education they spread grow more throughout 2023. Thank you to our community partners as well as our citizens for allowing us to better prepare you,” the Pine Ride Fire Department said.
To earn the “Fire Safe South Carolina” designation, C&B Fire Department as well as Pine Ridge completed courses to improve data quality, trained community partners to deliver in-home safety visits, and further developed their skills through online National Fire Academy courses in risk reduction and assessment.
In 2021, 366 new community partners were identified statewide, more than 1,000 fire service members were educated on risk reduction-related topics, and nearly 500,000 citizens were educated on fire and life safety topics by local fire departments.
Launched in 2017, Fire Safe SC’s partners include the S.C. State Firefighters’ Association, the S.C. State
Association of Fire Chiefs, and the S.C. Fire Marshal Association.
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