Bamberg County Lists Nine Fire Departments and Contact Numbers

Bamberg County maintains a nine-station fire services directory that identifies local departments, their chief officers, and phone numbers to help residents and visitors reach fire services across Bamberg, Denmark, Ehrhardt, Olar, Govan and surrounding communities. The directory is intended as a practical reference for both emergency and non-emergency contact needs.

The directory lists the following stations and primary contacts: Station 1, Bamberg City Fire Department, Chief Gary Williams, (803) 245-5550; Station 2, Colson Fire Department (also spelled Colston in some local records), Chief Mack Clayton, (803) 245-3110; Station 3, Denmark Fire Department, Chief Charles Breland, (803) 793-4900; Station 4, Clear Pond Fire Department, Chief Scott Brown, (803) 245-3110; Station 5, Govan Fire Department, Chief Kenneth Utz, (803) 300-2090; Station 6, Hunter’s Chapel Fire Department, Chief Richard Rentz, (803) 245-3110; Station 7, Little Swamp Fire Department, Chief Ricky Crosby, (803) 245-3110, with no email listed; Station 8, Olar Fire Department, Chief Chris Fail, (803) 368-5055; and Station 9, Ehrhardt Fire Department, Chief Chad Dilling, (803) 267-5335.

Several patterns in the directory carry practical implications for residents and local governance. Multiple stations list the same primary phone number, (803) 245-3110, suggesting a centralized contact or dispatch arrangement that can simplify public access but also creates a potential single point of failure if that line is disrupted. A few departments lack publicly listed email addresses, limiting alternative channels for non-urgent communication such as permit inquiries, volunteer recruitment or mutual-aid coordination.

For taxpayers and local officials, the directory underscores ongoing policy issues: ensuring adequate funding and staffing across rural and municipal districts, maintaining resilient communications infrastructure, and improving public access to comprehensive contact information. Clear, consistent listings help emergency response and community preparedness; inconsistent name spellings and incomplete contact fields can hinder outreach and oversight.

Residents should keep the listed numbers readily available for emergencies, confirm non-emergency procedures with their local departments, and raise questions at county meetings about service coverage, response times and resource needs. Transparent contact information is a first step toward stronger civic engagement and accountable oversight of public safety services in Bamberg County.