Pimlico Rural Volunteer Fire Department

It is with deep regret that we announce the passing of Ex Chief and Life-member John Dick of Pimlico Fire Department. Ex Chief Dick was one of the founding members of Pimlico Fire Department. We will continue to honor his legacy within our department.

His graveside service will be held Friday, May 8, 2026, at 2:00 PM at Live Oak Memorial Gardens, 3093 Ashley River Road. Arrangements are by J. Henry Stuhr, Inc., West Ashley Chapel.

https://obits.jhenrystuhr.com/john-dick

This week 10 students from C&B FD, Dorchester County Fire/Rescue, Moncks Corner Rural FD and Pimlico FD completed SCFA Basic Auto Extrication with our Training Division. All students successfully completed their skills portion of the course Sunday afternoon.
We also want to extend a huge thank you to our neighbors at Berkeley Scrap Metal in Moncks Corner for allowing us to use their property for the skills testing.
Congratulations all.

Starting now we are officially in a Burn Ban as per The South Carolina Forestry Commission. Please follow their instructions and do not burn.

SC Forestry Commission to issue statewide burning ban; restriction on all outdoor burning goes into effect at 7 a.m. Friday

COLUMBIA—The South Carolina Forestry Commission is issuing a State Forester’s Burning Ban for all counties, effective at 7 a.m. Friday, April 17.

A State Forester’s Burning Ban prohibits all outdoor burning, including yard debris burning, prescribed burning, campfires, bonfires and other recreational fires in all unincorporated areas of the state.

Forestry Commission officials cite a particularly dangerous mix of elevated wildfire risk factors through the weekend that warrant limiting all ignitions in the interest of public safety.

Rapidly escalating drought conditions across the state, a critical decrease in relative humidities over the next several days and gusty winds that are expected to accompany an approaching cold front will combine to create extreme fire danger.

"When it’s this dry – energy release component values are at high-to-critical levels – we’re just as likely, if not more, to see wildfires that are fuel-driven rather than wind-driven. Add the other volatile conditions of increased wind and lower relative humidity, and it becomes an especially precarious situation,” said SCFC Fire Chief Darryl Jones. "These conditions not only increase the likelihood of wildfires igniting easily and spreading rapidly, but would also make them more difficult for firefighters to control.”

While the ban does not apply to fires used for the preparation of food or fires used in appropriate enclosures (portable outdoor fireplaces, chimineas or permanent fire pits constructed of stone, masonry, metal or other noncombustible material that conforms with all applicable South Carolina fire codes), Forestry Commission officials urge the utmost caution burning outdoors under these exemptions.

Likewise, citizens should exercise extreme vigilance operating any equipment that could create sparks, avoid parking on dry grass and refrain from using fireworks.

The ban will stay in effect until further notice, which will come in the form of an official announcement from the Forestry Commission.

Shareable release:https://www.scfc.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Advisory-StateForestersBurningBan-20260416.pdf