The Cheraw Fire Department is a combination paid volunteer department located in eastern
Chesterfield County, South Carolina. We have an ISO class 4/9 . The department is
responsible for providing fire protection for the Town of Cheraw and the rural area out side
the town limits. We do this with a total of 11 fulltime personnel. We have 9 on a 24/48-shift
rotation, the Chief, & Admin Captain work Mon though Friday. We depend heavily on our 23
on-call personnel to complete the department. Daily responsibilities for the fulltime staff
included general cleaning around the station, cleaning and checking the equipment on the 9
trucks at the station, two equipment trailers, two light trailers, one Mobile Air trailer, and
"other duties as needed". We also have an active Fire Prevention program with station tours
along with visits to school, civic clubs, and churches in the community. There are 3 fulltime
personnel that are certified fire/arson investigators that determine the cause and origin of fire.
Six of our personnel are also certified State Fire Marshals that conduct inspection and
pre-planning of local business and industry.