THE FIRE DEPARTMENT:
THE
EARLIEST RECORD OF THE SPARTANSBURG VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT THAT I HAVE BEEN ABLE
TO FIND IS A FINANCIAL ACCOUNTS LEDGER DATING APRIL 2, 1900. THE FIRST
"REAL" FIRE ENGINE THAT WE PURCHASED WAS A BRAND NEW 1934 FORD FIRE TRUCK
OF UNKNOWN MAKE. IT WAS HOUSED IN THE SPARTANSBURG BOROUGH BUILDING. THE SPARTANSBURG
VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT AND RELIEF ASSOCIATION WAS INCORPORATED IN 1947. IT WAS RECENTLY
REINCORPORATED AS THE SPARTANSBURG VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT WITH THE RELIEF ASSOCIATION
HAVING ITS OWN CHARTER. THE REASON FOR THIS WAS TO HELP IN THE APPROPRIATION OF STATE
FUNDING. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS GROWN THROUGHOUT THE YEARS UNTIL ITS PRESENT STATUS
CONSISTING OF THREE FIRE ENGINES AND ONE BRUSH TRUCK HOUSED IN A NEW 46' x 110' BUILDING
THAT WAS COMPLETED IN 1999. THE "OLD" FIREHALL WILL NOW BE CONVERTED INTO
A LARGE SOCIAL BUILDING FOR FIRE DEPARTMENT FUND RAISERS AND RENTED TO INDIVIDUALS FROM
THE COMMUNITY FOR SPECIAL FUNCTIONS.
CLICK BELOW TO SEE PICTURES OF THE FIRE HALL'S:
