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C&B Fire Department is a
100% volunteer fire department in Berkeley County, SC. We are
dispatched as Company 4 by Berkeley County Emergency Services
south repeater on frequency 154.2500. We are always looking for
new volunteers that live in our district, experienced or not. Our
fire district covers Sangaree, Royle Rd, Woodside, Hwy 78 from
South Point to College Park Rd, and I-26 from 199 to the 203.
Active volunteers qualify for a $3000 state income tax deduction.
If you are interested, stop by our HQ station on Tuesdays at 1900
or Saturdays at 0900. And before you ask, C&B stands for
Charleston and Berkeley Counties, because we serve both.
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C&B Fire Department HQ - This is
our main station which is mentioned in the history of the fire
department below. It is located at 509 Royle Road in Ladson, SC
near Interstate 26. |
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C&B Fire Department was organized September
8, 1962 by concerned citizens with a desire to save lives and
protect properties of those living in and around their community.
As funds were not available, activities sponsored by the fire
department helped raise the money needed for its operation.
Donations come from resident and businessmen within the tri-county
area. People worked long and hard to erect the structure and
we commend those who contributed so much of their time, money, and
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In 1973 people who were mostly military got
involved and implemented new ideas and goals. More equipment
was purchased, the station was enlarged several times, the number
of personnel grew and soon it became apparent that we had outgrown
our facilities. In early 1988 we began the process of designing a
new fire station and looking around for reasonable funding. We
applied and were approved to get an FmHA community loan for
$398,100. The architect designed a four-bay two story fire
station with a one story dispatch/kitchen area attached. He
tried to include all our wants and desires within the budget
limitations. Construction began December 31, 1991 on new
property donated to us by the same individual that had donated the
land for the old station. We officially moved into the new
station on October 12, 1992. About a month later we turned
the old station over to our benefactor.
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C&B Fire Department Benchmark
Station - This is our secondary station built in 2004, located at
the corner of Highway 78 and Benchmark Industrial Park, across
from the Ladson Fairgrounds.
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The fire department has seen many faces come and go; seen
the good time and the bad, and above all, it has been able to
stand. Today it is one of the most highly recognized
departments in our state. From a budget of less than one
hundred dollars to tens of thousands, from a few volunteers to
many, from no ISO rating to a class 5 rating, and from one fire
truck to eight pieces of apparatus including a 1750 GPM rescue
pumper equipped with Hurst Rescue tools. We are still
growing and striving to better serve the people within the C&B
Fire Department district. |
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