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The St. John’s Fire Dictrict (STJFD) is a special-purpose district provides fire protection and emergency response services for John’s Island, Kiawah Island, Seabrook Island, and Wadmalaw Island.

St. John's Fire District
Agency overview
Established1959
Employees127
StaffingCareer
Fire chiefKarl E. Ristow
EMS levelBLS
Facilities and equipment
Stations7
Engines7
Trucks2
Tenders1

History

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  • 1959 - The St. John's Fire District is established
  • 1996 - STJFD takes delivery of an E-One Cyclone 75' quint.
  • 2000 - STJFD takes delivery of two Pierce Saber pumpers.
  • 2005 - St. John's Fire District takes delivery of an E-One Bronto 114' articulating tower truck, providing STJFD with the tallest aerial in the state of South Carolina.
  • 2003 - The Fire District takes delivery of two Pierce Saber pumpers and one Pierce/International water tender.
  • 2007 - STJFD takes delivery of two Pierce Enforcer pumpers. The Fire District opens Station 7.
  • 2009 - St. John's Fire District changes its apparatus color scheme from red to white with blue letters and stripes.
  • 2010 - STJFD takes delivery of two Pierce Impel pumpers and one Pierce Impel PUC rescue-pumper.

Fire Stations

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# Address Location Nickname Units
1 3327 Maybank Highway John's Island Headquarters Engine 701
2 3025 Cap'n Sam's Road Seabrook Island Seabrook Island Engine 702, Reserve Engine 752
3 1932 Liberia Road Wadmalaw Island Wadmalaw Island Engine 703, Tender 703
4 33 Sora Rail Road Kiawah Island West Kiawah Island Engine 704, Tower 704
5 4550 River Road John's Island South John's Island Battalion 711, Engine 705, Brush 705, Haz-Mat 705
6 66 Ocean Course Drive Kiawah Island East Kiawah Island Engine 706, Reserve Engine 751
7 1142 Main Road John's Island North John's Island Engine 707, Ladder 707, Brush 707, Boat 707

Unit staffing and Equipment

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Minimum staffing for units is as follows, with additional personnel on duty being distributed to various units.


Engine - 1 Officer, 1 Engineer, 1 Firefighter
Unit Year Manufacture Chassis Pump GPM Tank Capacity Foam Capacity
E701 2007 Pierce Enforcer 1500 gpm 1000 gallons None
E702 2007 Pierce Enforcer 1500 gpm 1000 gallons None
E703 2003 Pierce Saber 1500 gpm 1000 gallons None
E704 2010 Pierce Impel 1500 gpm 1000 gallons 30 gallons
E705 2010 Pierce Impel PUC 1500 gpm 750 gallons 30 gallons
E706 2003 Pierce Saber 1500 gpm 1000 gallons None
E707 2010 Pierce Impel 1500 gpm 1000 gallons 30 gallons
Aerials - 1 Officer, 1 Engineer, 2 Firefighter
Unit Year Manufacture Chassis Aerial Length Pump GPM Tank Capacity Foam Capacity
T704 2005 E-One Typhoon 114 feet 2000 gpm 300 gallons None
L704 1996 E-One Cyclone 75 feet 1500 gpm 500 gallons None
Tender - 1 Engineer
Unit Year Manufacture Chassis Pump GPM Tank Capacity
T703 2003 Pierce International 750 gpm 3000 gallons
Reserve Apparatus - Not Staffed
Unit Year Manufacture Chassis Pump GPM Tank Capacity Foam Capacity
E751 1999 Pierce Saber 1500 gpm 1000 gallons None
E752 1999 Pierce Saber 1500 gpm 1000 gallons None

Run Statistics

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Year Total Emergency Incidents Fires EMS/Rescue Vehicle Fires Vehicle Accidents Brush Fires Service Calls False Calls Miscellaneous Haz-Mat Marine Mutual Aid
2009 69 751 13 158 60 95 241 56 0 1 9



References

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