Sharon Fire Rescue

Putting in some work!

It's not worth the risk. Please be safe and make good decisions.

⚠️ TURN AROUND. DON’T DROWN. ⚠️

Floodwaters are one of the most dangerous weather hazards we face in South Carolina - and they can become deadly in seconds.

Just 6 inches of fast-moving water can knock a person down, and only 12 inches can carry away most vehicles. Nearly half of all flood-related deaths occur in vehicles because drivers attempt to cross flooded roads.

If you encounter standing water on a roadway:
🚫 DO NOT drive through it
🚫 DO NOT go around barricades
🚫 DO NOT risk your life to save a few minutes

Turn around and find another route. No destination is worth your life.

Abbeville County Fire-Rescue urges everyone to stay weather aware, use caution during heavy rain events, and remember:

WHEN FLOODED, FORGET IT.



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Burn day! Two of our members completed their Fire Fighter 1 burn this morning. This burn is performed at a training facility, to test the skills learned in the FF 1 section of training. Good work and thank you for your dedication to the citizens of Abbeville County! Abbeville County Fire Service Connor White Renee Brown Brooks

The burn ban has been lifted for our area for now. Please stay vigilant if you are burning. Stay safe and as always don't hesitate to call us if you need us!

SCFC TO LIFT BURNING BAN FOR 12 UPSTATE COUNTIES WEDNESDAY

The South Carolina Forestry Commission will lift the State Forester's Burning Ban for 12 counties in the Piedmont region of the state, effective at 7 a.m., Wednesday, April 29.
The counties coming off the burning ban are Abbeville, Anderson, Cherokee, Chester, Greenville, Greenwood, Laurens, Oconee, Pickens, Spartanburg, Union and York (see map).
READ THE FULL RELEASE: scfc.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Advisory-BurningBanToBeLiftedFor12Counties-20260428.pdf

SHARON - We try to keep things professional around here… but sometimes the youngest members of the community step in as our unofficial “Health & Safety Officers.”

Case in point: This is Cas Cooper and his dad is Hunter Cooper - a member of Sharon Fire Rescue (Station #1)

This little guy has made it VERY clear that Dad’s fire gear from that house fire needs immediate attention. No debate. No delay. Straight to the gear washer.

And honestly… he’s not wrong.

After every fire, our gear carries more than just smoke—it can hold harmful contaminants that we don’t want lingering around our firefighters, the station, or their families. That’s why proper decontamination isn’t optional… it’s part of doing the job right.

So today’s lesson, courtesy of our smallest inspector: If it smells bad enough to make a kid react like this… it DEFINITELY needs to be cleaned!

Great job, Cas! 😉

Weekday calls are tough for volunteers but this morning was a big team effort! We had some members who had to work but showed up and worked hard until they had to leave to get to their job. Everyone worked together to get the job done!