The History of the SC Firefighters Association

1. The History of the SC Firefighters Association Past Presidents

2. The History of the SC Firefighters Association Past Presidents 1905-1951 The SC General Assembly created the “Firemens Fund Bill”. Columbia Fire Chief Archie M. Marsh Orangeburg Fire Chief G.H.Fisher Lancaster Fire Chief K. C. Billings 1947-1949 1932-1937 1937-1940 1940-1944 1944-1947 1949-1951 1907 1905-1932 Charleston Fire Chief Louis Behrens became the first President of the SC Firemen’s Association and held the office until his death 1932. Charleston Fire Chief John H. Wohlers Greenville Fire Chief F. E. Donnald Spartanburg Fire Chief W. O. Blackwell NEXT BACK

3. The History of the SC Firefighters Association Past Presidents 1951-1961 Orangeburg Fire Chief Clarence A. Fischer, Sr Camden Fire Chief Carl S. Hammond Florence Fire Chief Ben Dozier 1953-1955 1955-1957 1957-1958 1958-1959 1960-1961 1959-1960 1951-1953 Bishopville Fire Department M. M. Levy Charleston Fire Chief Norman Olsen Newberry Fire Chief Samson D. Beam Anderson Fire Chief W. Bailey Maddox NEXT BACK

4. The History of the SC Firefighters Association Past Presidents 1961-1968 North Charleston Fire Chief J. Herman Poolser Columbia Fire Chief Edward F. Broome Greenwood Fire Chief W. W Wash 1962-1963 1963-1964 1964-1965 1965-1966 1967-1968 1966-1967 1961-1962 Union Fire Chief J. W. Sullivan, Jr. Sumter Fire Chief C. V. Wilder Greenville Fire Chief J. E Poole Greer Fire Chief R. B. Colvin NEXT BACK

5. The History of the SC Firefighters Association Past Presidents 1968-1975 Croft Fire Chief H.T. Walker Parker Fire Chief B. R. Huckaby Mauldin Fire Chief James. E. Morris 1969-1970 1970-1971 1971-1972 1972-1973 1974-1975 1973-1974 1968-1969 Hartsville Fire Chief C. E. Denny Conway Fire Chief Samuel E. Hendrick St. Andrews Fire Chief J. G. Mishoe Charleston Fire Chief Wilmont E. Guthke NEXT BACK

6. The History of the SC Firefighters Association Past Presidents 1975-1982 Whitney Fire Chief T. Wayne Earley Easley Fire Chief Jimmy H. Cobb Spartanburg Fire Chief Albert Tillotson 1976-1977 1977-1978 1978-1979 1979-1980 1981-1982 1980-1981 1975-1976 Clarendon Fire Chief Carter Jones Newberry Fire Chief James E. Hazel Sumter Fire Chief Robert M. Baker Greenwood Fire Chief Grady Hill NEXT BACK

7. The History of the SC Firefighters Association Past Presidents 1982-1989 Hartsville Fire Chief Tommy Livingston Newberry Fire Chief Lewis Lee James Island Fire Chief Tom Epting 1983-1984 1984-1985 1985-1986 1986-1987 1988-1989 1987-1988 1982-1983 Irmo Fire Chief Rick Corley Orangeburg Fire Chief Marion F. Inabinet Columbia Fire Chief Harvey Evans Hobbysville Fire Chief Mack Lancaster NEXT BACK

8. The History of the SC Firefighters Association Past Presidents 1989-1996 Williamsburg Fire Chief Jerry Raley Beaufort Fire Chief Wendell Wilburn Lesslie Fire Chief Jerry Williams 1990-1991 1991-1992 1992-1993 1993-1994 1995-1996 1994-1995 1989-1990 Clemson Fire Chief Jack Abraham Aiken Fire Chief J. Carrol Busbee Horry County Fire Chief Hamp Shuping Gantt Fire Chief Jim Frazier NEXT BACK

9. The History of the SC Firefighters Association Past Presidents 1996-2003 Greenville Fire Chief W. Tommy Mc Dowell Clinton Fire Chief Troy Bentley Fripp Island Fire Chief Bruce Kline 1997-1998 1998-1999 1999-2000 2000-2001 2002-2003 2001-2002 1996-1997 South Congaree-Lexington County Fire Chief Eddie Turner Clarendon Fire Chief Francis Richbourg Pelham-Batesville Fire Chief Phil Jolley Murrells Inlet-Garden City Fire Chief Norman Knight NEXT BACK

10. The History of the SC Firefighters Association Past Presidents 2003-2010 Spartanburg County Fire Chief Bill Hall Newberry Fire Chief Joe Palmer Camden Fire Chief John Bowers 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 2009-2010 2008-2009 2003-2004 Easley Fire Chief Butch Womack Mauldin Fire Chief James Moore Burton Fire Chief Harry Roundtree Kershaw Fire Chief Morris Russell NEXT BACK

11. The History of the SC Firefighters Association Past Presidents 2010-Present Fort Mill Fire Chief Ken Kerber Clarendon County FD Jonathan Jones 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014 2014-2015 2010-2011 Lady’s Island St. Helena FD Will Vaigneur Myrtle Beach Fire Chief Alvin Payne Anderson Fire Chief Billy Gibson END BACK

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