| About Moncks Corner Rural Fire Department |
| Our Mission We, the Officers and Firefighters of the Moncks Corner Rural Fire Department commit ourselves to be the best in our field, to be the benchmark by which the rest of the fire service is measured by, to minimize life loss, suffering, and damage as a result of fire, medical and environmental emergencies in our community. We achieve these goals through public education, code enforcement and incident management. |
During WWII, long before a fire department existed in the Moncks Corner area, the fire apparatus for
the Army in Transit Depot (located where Gates is today) would respond to emergency calls in the city
and surrounding areas.
In the late 50’s and early 60’s, the Moncks Corner Rural Fire Department was chartered and covered
the area surrounding the municipality of Moncks Corner. It shared the building with the town until the
need emerged to have more equipment than could be housed in the same station.
The rural department broke its ties with the city in 1989 and moved to Edward Drive on the east side of
town. A second station was built in 1992 on Sugar Hill Road in Pinopolis to have a faster response time
on the west side and Oakley Road station was completed in 2007 .
From its small beginning of a two seated 1968 Ford Howe Pumper, it now has five E-1 pumpers, two
tankers, one 75 foot ladder truck, three brush trucks, two walk-in squads, one ARRF truck, one fire
boat, and one smoke house trailer. The budget has grown from $14,000 a year to $240,000 a year.
The department is currently staffed totally by volunteers. There are seven Board of Directors, one
Chief, one Deputy Chief, one Battalion Chief, three Captains, one Lieutenant, one Safety Officer, one
Rehabilitation Officer, and roughly 22 Firefighters.
From the late 1950’s until 1986, the first Chief was Marion Peagler, and the Assistant Chief was Frank
Davis.
the Army in Transit Depot (located where Gates is today) would respond to emergency calls in the city
and surrounding areas.
In the late 50’s and early 60’s, the Moncks Corner Rural Fire Department was chartered and covered
the area surrounding the municipality of Moncks Corner. It shared the building with the town until the
need emerged to have more equipment than could be housed in the same station.
The rural department broke its ties with the city in 1989 and moved to Edward Drive on the east side of
town. A second station was built in 1992 on Sugar Hill Road in Pinopolis to have a faster response time
on the west side and Oakley Road station was completed in 2007 .
From its small beginning of a two seated 1968 Ford Howe Pumper, it now has five E-1 pumpers, two
tankers, one 75 foot ladder truck, three brush trucks, two walk-in squads, one ARRF truck, one fire
boat, and one smoke house trailer. The budget has grown from $14,000 a year to $240,000 a year.
The department is currently staffed totally by volunteers. There are seven Board of Directors, one
Chief, one Deputy Chief, one Battalion Chief, three Captains, one Lieutenant, one Safety Officer, one
Rehabilitation Officer, and roughly 22 Firefighters.
From the late 1950’s until 1986, the first Chief was Marion Peagler, and the Assistant Chief was Frank
Davis.
