The staff at Westview – Fairforest Fire Dept. held a 1 year anniversary of the passing of Firefighter/Paramedic Kellen Fleming. The staff held a ceremony with a moment of silence, ringing of the bell, lowering the flag to half staff, scripture, and prayer. Please keep Kellen’s family and the staff at WFFD in your prayers […]
Continue Reading.....The Westview Ruritan Club donated Rudy Bears to Westview-Fairforest F.D. at their recent meeting. The Rudy Bear is the mascot for Ruritan Clubs all across America. The Rudy Bear is donated by Ruritan Clubs to local fire departments, law enforcement agencies and other services. Like Ruritans, Rudy Bear likes to help people and has visited hospitals […]
Continue Reading.....Congratulations to Stormie Dotson on graduating from Spartanburg Emergency Services Academy Rookie School Class 13 on October 22nd. Stormie began as a volunteer with WFFD on October 14, 2014. She came in eager to learn and worked very hard to put in her time as a volunteer. She began Rookie School in April 2015 and it took […]
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Beth Bradley and Bill Ellis from WSSL Radio came to Westview-Fairforest F.D. on October 21, to thank everyone that helped load water during the Columbia flooding last week. Beth and Bill brought Fatz Cafe’ for all that came out to help! The support to the Columbia area and every one hit by the floods was very […]
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Fairforest Baptist Church and Westview-Fairforest Fire Department celebrated Fall Festival with member’s of the congregation and others in the community on Saturday, October 17th. The festival included inflatables, games and Trunk-or-Treat activities. Westview-Fairforest had their newest Fire Engine on display for the children and the adult children at heart! The kids enjoyed looking at the Fire Engine and the […]
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We would like to congratulate Chief Scott Garrett on achieving his Chief Fire Officer Designation. Scott is now 1 of 15 CFO’s in the state of South Carolina and 1 of 5 CFO’s in Spartanburg County. The Chief Fire Officer Designation was created to recognize fire officers who demonstrate excellence and outstanding achievement throughout their […]
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Assistant Chief Williams was one of twelve selected out of forty applicants to be a part of this years Leadership Institute. The S.C. State Firefighters’ Association’s Leadership Institute is offered to individuals to improve and develop fire service leadership at the state level through networking and education pertaining to the many facets of the fire service […]
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Westview Elementary School and Westview-Fairforest Fire Department participated in the National Walk to School Day on October 7th. Many other School District 6 organizations also participated such as the Blue Belles, Football Players and coaches. Even the Chick-Fil-A Cow was there to show support! Walk to School Day began in 1997 as a one-day that […]
Continue Reading.....On October 6, 2015, B-Shift and Chief Scott Garrett participated in loading water at the Ingles Parking lot on hwy 29 in Spartanburg, S.C along with the City of Spartanburg Fire Department, Startex Fire Department, Una Fire Department and Roebuck Fire Department. The water was loaded to send to Columbia, S.C. for the victims of […]
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Lt. Ivan Settle and Firefighter Scott Dorsey from the Westview-Fairforest Fire Department pulled an injured man to safety Thursday morning, Oct. 1, 2015 after he drove his truck into a hole caused by the road washing away at the intersection of Hayne and Ethel Roads in Spartanburg. Westview-Fairforest and Una Fire Departments were on the scene, […]
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