North Spartanburg Fire Department

06/12/2026

☀️ BEAT THE HEAT: Avoid Heat Exhaustion! ☀️

​With June officially here, high temps coming in next week, and the risk of heat-related illness is rising fast. North Spartanburg Fire & Emergency Services wants to make sure you and your family stay safe, hydrated, and healthy while enjoying the outdoors.

​Know the signs of Heat Exhaustion and take action before it becomes a medical emergency!

​💧 Top Hydration Tips

​Don't Wait Until You're Thirsty: If you feel thirsty, you are already mildly dehydrated. Drink water consistently throughout the day.

​Stick to Cool Water: While sports drinks have their place for heavy workouts, plain, cool water is the best choice for daily hydration.

​Limit Dehydrating Beverages: Cut back on sugary drinks, caffeine, and alcohol if you plan to spend extended time out in the sun.

​Keep a Bottle Handy: Keep a reusable water bottle with you during yard work, outdoor sports, or shift work to track your intake.

​🛑 Recognize the Symptoms of Heat Exhaustion

​If you or someone you are with experiences any of these signs, move to a cool place immediately:
​😓 Heavy sweating
​🤢 Nausea or vomiting
​🥶 Cool, pale, clammy skin
​💓 Fast, weak pulse
​🌀 Dizziness or lightheadedness
​😣 Muscle cramps
​🏃‍♂️ How to Stay Safe in the Heat

​Wear Light Clothing: Choose loose-fitting, lightweight, and light-colored clothes to help keep your body temperature down.

​Seek Shade and Cool Air: Take frequent rest breaks in shaded areas or air-conditioned spaces.
​Limit Strenuous Activity: Schedule heavy outdoor chores, landscaping, or intense workouts during the early morning or evening hours when peak heat drops.

​🚨 IF SYMPTOMS ARE SEVERE, OR DO NOT IMPROVE, CALL 911 IMMEDIATELY! DO NOT WAIT. 🚨
​For non-emergencies, you can reach our station at (864) 578-1616

06/10/2026

Our fire marshall, Chief Workman gave a great interview on tips and safety when it comes to batteries and charging them. With the rise of fires recently seen and experienced, it is a great reminder to follow these tips.

If you charge your phone on your bed, experts said you might want to find a new charging spot.

DETAILS | https://www.wspa.com/news/local-news/lithium-ion-battery-fire-spartanburg/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook_WSPA_7News

06/09/2026

BUSINESS FIRE

On Thursday June 4th, 2026 at around 0130 hours, North Spartanburg Battalion 20 and Wingo Park Truck 3 was alerted to a business fire at 2111 Caldwell Road in the Una Fire Department community. Truck 3 arrived on scene as the first due truck with 4 and Battalion 20 arrived on scene as the second due chief. Crews encountered heavy fire with defensive conditions. With this, Truck 3 had additional time to be able to set up in the most adventatious place. Additional units were requested by Command (Una Chief 30). Eventually the roof caved in due to the heat and an excavator was requested to pick through the rubble to completely extinguish the fire. Crews remained on scene through the night until well over noon the next day to confirm the fire was out. North Spartanburg Engine 20 was requested to cover calls for Una. You may still see some light smoke coming from the area, this will remain for the next couple of days until all hot materials are able to Cool off.

06/08/2026

North Spartanburg Engine 20, Battalion 20 was requested to standby for South Spartanburg Fire District while they operate on a working residential structure fire.

06/08/2026

May Training Recap: Preparing for Your Worst Day

​May was an incredibly busy and productive month for the members of the North Spartanburg Fire District! Our crews logged serious hours honing their skills, mastering new equipment, and sharpening our response capabilities across multiple disciplines.

​Here is a look back at what our members tackled this past month:

​📐 Technical Rescue & Confined Space
​We kicked off the month with hands-on training on our new Terradapter tripod, focusing on assembly and disassembly. Crews also reviewed our new Sked Unit before putting everything to the test in a full, realistic confined space scenario. To make things challenging, members had to think outside the box to locate unique, non-traditional anchors and successfully incorporated our rope winch into the operation.

​🚛 Heavy Vehicle Extrication
​Thanks to a sponsorship from the Gary Sinise Foundation, members attended a heavy vehicle extrication school. This gave our crews invaluable, hands-on experience learning how to stabilize, lift, and move large commercial rigs.

​Did you know? NSFD covers 9 miles of Interstate 26, 7 miles of Interstate 85, and 5 miles of Business 85, along with several other major thoroughfares running through our district. Training for these low-frequency, high-risk incidents is vital to keeping our community safe.

​🏠 Acquired Structure Drills
​We wrapped up the month by taking advantage of an acquired structure to get "reps and sets" on foundational firefighting skills. Crews pushed hard through:
- ​Search and rescue operations
- ​Hose deployments & first-due drills
- ​RIT / Mayday scenarios
- ​Window-to-door conversions
- ​Vertical roof ventilation
- ​Legacy residential building construction review and more!

​At NSFD, we strive to provide the highest level of training to our members so that we can respond at the highest level on your worst day. A special thank you to our training division for making all this come to life, our members for putting in the hard work and sweat and to anyone else who assisted and/or participated in the drills this month.

06/06/2026

LITHIUM ION BATTERY FIRE

Today at around 1250, Wingo Park was alerted to a trash fire at 2550 New Cut Circle. With comments from Dispatch about Lithium Ion Batteries being on fire, Wingo Park Truck 3 requested Shady Grove and North Spartanburg. Engine 20, Engine 22, and Truck 3 arrived on scene to find multiple large pallets of Lithoum Ion Batteries on fire and in thermal runaway. Battalion 20 held the "New Cut Circle" Command, upgraded this incident to a hazmat incident and requested 3 additional engine companies, Hazmat 1 and Hazmat Chief 94, Chief 194, Rehab 94, and SEMS Medic 8. Crews secured a positive water source and set up 2 ground monitors for fire protection/exposure control against the other pallets of Batteries not on fire and nearby tractor trailers. Decon and air monitoring was then set up along with EMS checks and rehab. Units remained on scene for 3+ hours until the Batteries burned themselves out.

Units on scene:
North Spartanburg Battalion 20
North Spartanburg Engine 20
Shady Grove Engine 22
Westview-Fairforest Fire Department Engine 32
Hilltop Fire District Engine 15
Hilltop Rescue 15
Boiling Springs Fire Department Of Spartanburg Engine 1
Hazmat 1
Chief 94
Chief 194
Car 91
Car 191
Rehab 91

06/04/2026

Our truck committee is currently out in Ocala, Florida at the E-ONE Fire Trucks (Official Site) plant conducting the final on our new ladder truck. We are ready to receive her and see her on the streets of the district.

Some key features on this build include:
- True truck concept (no water pump or water tank). This apparatus will have CAFS (Compressed Air and Foam System) capabilities for those dumpster, vehicle fire or if the ladder company was to arrive on scene to a structure fire first due.This allows for more storage/compartment space to carry additional rescue equipment. Truck 3 is a rescue/ladder and carries a variety of rescue equipment for all disciplines of technical rescue. Truck 3 has also been identified and operates as a ladder company meaning their priorities are searching for victims and making the structure safer for other companies operating inside the structure. Truck 3 is currently staffed with 4 personnel at all times.

- Slam doors woth removable hinges to allow maximum compartment space

- No permanent waterway on the aerial to allow for a slimmer/tighter aerial piece to get into tight areas for rescues. The apparatus will still carry a 120 foot section of 3 inch and a removable master stream for those defensive fires but again, the priority of this apparatus is life safety.

- Shortest outrigger span. If you can open the doors, the truck will be able to set up.

- Blacked out package

- Very healthy compliment of ground ladders

- Firetech scene lighting and more

06/04/2026

Truck 3 and Battalion 20 are on scene assisting Una Fire Department with a large business fire.

06/02/2026

COMMERCIAL STRUCTURE FIRE

On Sunday, May 31st, at approximately 0920 NSFD units were alerted to a business fire at 2550 New Cut Circle. Shady Grove Engine 22 arrived on scene as the first due engine and called a working fire from a 1-story warehouse. Engine 22 members stretched a 1 3/4 handline and began fire attack. Engine 20 arrived on scene as the second due engine and reverse laid out to the hydrant and FDC, that was over 1000 feet away. Engine 20 Driver pumped the FDC as well as pumped our Oasis valve to boost pressure up to Engine 22. Wingo Park Truck 3 arrived on scene as the first due special and conducted primary searches. North Spartanburg Battalion 20 arrived on scene as the first due chief and held the "New Cut Circle" Command. Due to comments of Lithium Ion Batteries and other hazardous material possibly being involved, the County Hazmat Team was requested. Units remained on scene for several hours until the fire was extinguished and all Hazmat procedures were finalized. We want to thank all of our members who came back and assisted, our auto aid partners, County Hazmat Team, County Emergency Managments and the other departments who back filled stations while we operated on this incident.

Units on scene included:
- North Spartanburg Engine 20
- North Spartanburg Battalion 20
- North Spartanburg Chief 20
- North Spartanburg Chief 120
- North Spartanburg Chief 220
- North Spartanburg Car 420
- North Spartanburg FM 20
- Shady Grove Engine 22
- Wingo Park Truck 3
- Westview-Fairforest Fire Department Engine 32
- Westview Ladder 32
- Hilltop Fire District Engine 15
- Hilltop Fire District Rescue 15
- Inman City Engine 16
- South Spartanburg Fire District Battalion 24
- South Spartanburg Fire District Ladder 24
- South Spartanburg Fire District Hazmat 24
- Wellford Rescue 13
- Hazmat Chief 94
- Battalion Chief Special Operations Chief 194
- Spartanburg Fire Department Battalion 60
- Cherokee Springs Fire District Truck 7
- Cherokee Springs Fire District Chief 7
- Boiling Springs Fire Department Of Spartanburg Engine 1
- Drayton Fire Dept Engine 12
- Spartanburg City (Southside) Engine 62
- Trinity Fire Department Truck 5
- Holly Springs Engine 36
- Mountain View Engine 2
- Inman Community Engine 50
- Hazmat 1
- Rehab 91
- Northbrook Chief 85

06/01/2026

🚨 Acquired Structures Wanted🚨

Do you own a house or building that is scheduled for demolition? Before it comes down, consider allowing our department the opportunity to use it for valuable hands-on training.

While we are not able to burn the structure down, we would greatly appreciate the chance to train inside the home or building prior to demolition. There is no better way to prepare firefighters and rescuers than by training in real-world environments on actual structures.

Training evolutions may include:

• Forcible entry
• Hose line deployment and water flow operations
• Firefighter rescue scenarios
• Vertical ventilation (cutting roof openings to release superheated smoke and gases)
• Technical rescue training
• Vehicle-into-structure stabilization and shoring
• Tree-into-structure stabilization scenarios
• Search and rescue operations
• Ladder operations and other realistic emergency response training

These training opportunities help our personnel build and maintain the skills needed to safely protect our community when real emergencies happen.

If you own a property with a home, commercial building, or other structure that you plan to demolish, we would love to speak with you about potential training use before demolition begins.

📞 Please contact us for more information or to discuss a possible training opportunity.

Attached are pictures of a recent acquired structure that the property owner allowed the fire department to come in and train. More training pictures will be posted once all training is completed.