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River Falls Fire District

Purpose(s)/Service(s): provides for fire protection.
Enabling Legislation: Greenville County Council Ordinance No. 1333 effective November 20, 1984.
Pursuant to South Carolina Code: 4-9/19/21; 4-9-30(5)

Chapters 19 and 21 of Title 4 of the 1976 South Carolina Code of Laws, as amended (hereinafter called the "Code") and Section 4 9 30(5) of said Code authorizes County Council to provide fire protection services in certain unincorporated areas of the County as set forth in said Chapters of the Code. Pursuant to that authority, Ordinance 1333 created the River Falls Fire District and its Board of Fire Control as the governing body. The board consists of five (5) members appointed by County Council.

Powers and Duties
The Board has the following powers and duties:

  • To establish, operate and maintain a system of fire protection in the fire service area known as the River Falls Fire District;
  • To purchase, subject to funds available, such firefighting equipment as it deems necessary for the purpose of controlling fires within said fire service area;
  • To select sites or places within the service area where the fire fighting equipment shall be kept;
  • To employ all necessary fire protection personnel and fix their compensation;
  • To employ and supervise the training of firemen to insure that the equipment shall be utilized for the best interest of all service areas within the county;
  • To be responsible for the purchase, acquisition, upkeep, maintenance and repair of all fire fighting equipment and fire stations and the sites thereof;
  • To promulgate such rules and regulations as it may deem proper and necessary to insure that the equipment is being used to the best advantage of the county and to carry out the provisions of this chapter;
  • To construct the necessary buildings to house the equipment authorized herein, and all fire stations necessary to provide an adequate fire protection system;
  • To appoint officers, agents, employees and servants, to prescribe the duties of such, to fix their compensation and to determine if and to what extent they shall be bonded for the faithful performance of their duties;
  • To exercise any and all other power necessary to operating and maintaining a system of fire protection.

Address:
River Falls Fire District
602 River Falls Road
Marietta, SC 29661
Telephone: (864) 836-3203