Effective Immediately:
The Permitting Office for the City of Hartsville has moved to the Hartsville Fire Department located at 111 South 7th Street in Hartsville. Permit applications may be completed online or in the office. Please call 843.383.3000 with any questions.
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 […]
Around the Hartsville area last year, 105 families facing difficulty providing Christmas gifts for their children received some help from the Hartsville Fire Department’s Boots and Buckets fundraiser, bringing a brighter holiday season to 215 children. Now, Hartsville shoppers will get another opportunity to contribute to this powerful community effort, as the Fire Department brings back the annual program the day after Thanksgiving.
Hartsville’s firefighters will collect donations beginning 8 a.m. Friday, Nov. 27 on Hartsville Crossing Boulevard, both at […]
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 […]
The Hartsville Fire Department, 111 S. Seventh St., is serving as a collection point for donations to serve flood victims. The department is accepting such items as bottled water, canned foods, paper goods and cleaning supplies. For more information, contact Larry Bess at 843.206.3318.
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 […]
UPDATED: The South Carolina Baptist Convention will have volunteers in the Hartsville community this Monday, July 27, helping property owners who need assistance by removing limbs and trees downed by Tuesday evening’s storm. They have asked the Hartsville Fire Department to assist them by evaluating residential properties where tree damage is hindering homeowners from getting in and out. If you or someone you know may be interested in this effort, contact the Hartsville Fire Department at 843.383.3000.
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.
The Hartsville Fire Department will host a benefit fundraiser for the family of the late Lt. John Auten, a longtime veteran of the department, on Thursday, March 5, when firefighters will be cooking and serving butt bog from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the department’s station at 111 S. Seventh St. in Hartsville.
Auten, a highly respected member of the Fire Department who served as a firefighter for 33 years, passed away Monday, Feb. 16 after a brief illness, […]
Residents will see crews performing routine testing of fire hydrants in the City of Hartsville over the next several weeks. Residents may see some discoloration in their water temporarily during this time, although the water remains safe.