Stphilips firedept

10/10/2026

10/07/2026

Congratulations to Parker Horne for getting Newberry County Fireman of the year from the Exchange club!!!Thanks for everything you do for the StPhilips Community and all of Newberry County!!!!

09/30/2026

FYI

New prescribed burn notification system goes into effect Oct. 1

Citizens who call the Forestry Commission to make notification of their planned prescribed burns – remember, it’s state law! – will notice minor changes in the process beginning Oct. 1.

SCFC’s dispatch centers are switching to a new computer system that will greatly improve the agency’s recordkeeping and back-end operations for prescribed burn notifications. While this is a big change for us, longtime prescribed burners will only see two slight differences:
-Callers will now be asked for their burn plan information in a slightly different order than it was requested before; and
-Assigned burn notification numbers will be provided in a different format.

This unique number for each burn will begin with the last two numbers of the current calendar year, followed by “BN,” followed by five numbers that correspond to the order in which a burn notification is approved. For example, the first prescribed burn notification taken Oct. 1 will be assigned the number 26BN00001.

As a reminder, state law requires citizens who conduct wildlife, forestry and agricultural burns, also known as prescribed burns, to notify the Forestry Commission beforehand by calling (800) 777-3473.

Dispatchers take notifications for prescribed burns via phone to assess appropriate weather conditions, fuel loads, smoke-sensitive areas and issue authorization numbers for burns that comply with South Carolina’s Smoke Management Guidelines.

Learn more: https://www.scfc.gov/protection/fire-burning/

08/04/2026

New sign for the front of the department!!!

05/16/2026

First of all I want to truly thank our sponsors and the people that came out and fished our 3rd annual catfish tournament.
Congratulations to Sonny Scott and Johnny V with the 5 biggest fish. 74.86 lbs.and there biggest fish 25.32 lbs.
Second place . Johnny Derrick and Zeb Wicker with 37 total catfish.
Once again thanks to everyone that showed up and helped sponsor our fundraising event. Newberry county has some great businesses that helped support this and great fishermen that came out and had a great time and helped support our Volunteers with much needed money to buy firefighting equipment.

05/15/2026

Tomorrow is the day. Come out tomorrow morning and have some fun catch some fish and win some money! Start time is 4:00 am registration is at 3:30 ! Come out and help your local Volunteer Fire Department!!

05/12/2026

Please keep our sisters and brothers at Greenwood Police Department in your thoughts and prayers. We lost a warrior this afternoon.

04/24/2026

The burn ban is still in place across South Carolina.
Dry conditions, gusty winds, and low humidity continue to fuel a high wildfire risk statewide. The South Carolina Forestry Commission has issued a State Forester’s Burning Ban until further notice.
This ban means no outdoor burning in unincorporated areas. That includes yard debris, prescribed burns, campfires, bonfires, and any recreational fires.