On June 1 Scott Dorsey hit a milestone with WFFD – 25 years of service. On June 1, 1991, Scott began his career with WFFD as a Firefighter/EMT-B. Scott has witnessed many changes in the fire and EMS service throughout his tenure with the department. He holds many hats for WFFD including building maintenance and truck […]
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We would like to thank the Westview Ruritan Club for their donation of $300 to purchase fire alarms for our District. With this Donation we were able to purchase several cases of fire alarms to give to members of our community that otherwise may not have been able to place them in their home. The Ruritans began in […]
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Westview-Fairforest Fire Department and The American Red Cross have joined forces with a fire alarm initiative in our district. The American Red Cross Home Fire Preparedness Campaign in South Carolina received a grant for 50,000 fire alarms. We were allotted a certain number of fire alarms according to the size of our district and number of […]
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Westview-Fairforest Fire Department Celebrated their annual Christmas Party on Saturday, December 12, with a catered meal for the Staff, Commissioners and their families. As we do each year, we take this time to recognize any of Staff who received a service award for the year and the Achievement Award for 2015. This year we had two milestone […]
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Many of you will be traveling this Christmas Season – nearly 63.9 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more from home during the Christmas holiday travel period. Whether it’s to Grandma’s house or a favorite vacation spot to celebrate, there are some simple tips to make your drive a smooth one. Follow these tips […]
Continue Reading.....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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