•              Fire safety inspections of all commercial buildings within the city limits
    are conducted annually..
  •        Residential fire safety inspections are conducted upon request of the
    occupants.
  •        Inspections are conducted by a Fire Official nationally certified as a Fire
    Inspector I, and also certified as a Deputy State Fire Marshal.
  •        The Lancaster Fire Department Public Education Program reaches
    approximately 3,000 kids each year with the message of fire safety.
  •        Freddie the Fire Truck and the "Fire Dog" are known throughout
    Lancaster and the surrounding county.
  •        The Senior Citizens Program teaches fire safety as well as fall prevention
    to our community's elderly.
  •        Numerous other educational programs that reach into churches, civic
    organizations, and schools each year.
  •        The Lancaster Fire Department participates in a smoke detector
    installation program for the residents of Lancaster.
  •        The Lancaster Fire Department also installs fresh batteries in smoke
    detectors, free of charge to qualifying families.
Inspection, Prevention, and
Education
Smoke Detectors are
Life Protectors

Change The Clock
Change The Battery

Call the Fire Marshal
with questions about
smoke detectors,
carbon monoxide
detectors, and fire
extinguishers.
803-283-9900

Some Home Owner
Insurers give a
premium discount for
having  smoke
detectors and fire
extinguishers in your
home.




In 2006 there were
3,625 citizens of the
City of Lancaster
visited by Lancaster
Firefighters with safety
programs and
instruction.
Services