Current Operations Budget

North Spartanburg Area Fire District came into existence By Act Number 1005 enacted by the South Carolina General Assembly on April 20, 1964 as the North Spartanburg Area Fire District. On May 6, 1969 the original Act was changed to rename the Fire District The North Spartanburg Area Fire and Rescue District. On February 19, 2004 the name was changed to reflect the services offered by the Fire District. The current name is now The North Spartanburg Fire and Emergency Services District. The original Act established a board of five Commissioners to serve a term of six (6) years. Later this was changed to a seven-person board to serve a term of four (4) years.

On December 16, 1981, Spartanburg County Council passes Resolution 349 enlarging the Fire District by adding the Meadowbrook Farms area and the Lake Cooley area. On April 21, 2005 an Agreement was signed to provide fire protection for the Metropolitan Sub District B Water and Sewer District. The Fire District now protects around 38 square miles in Spartanburg County.

The original millage set for the Fire District was four (4) mills. On November 2, 1976 a referendum passed to increase the millage to sixteen (16) mills. This millage increase allowed the Fire District to hire fulltime fire fighters on January 1, 1978. From this date we have lowered our ISO rating to a class four (4), started and maintained Paramedic level medical service and other services to assist and protect the community. On November 6, 2001, a referendum passed to increase the millage to twenty-two (22) mills. This increase allowed us to maintain our current level of service. With rising cost of equipment and operations this increase has only allowed the Fire District to maintain its current service. On November 7, 2006 a referendum passed to increase the millage to thirty-one (31) mills. We remain at this millage today.

Our Fire District is a very diverse area. We protect everything from mobile homes to large industrial complexes. We cover parts of three major Interstate Highways (Interstate 85, Interstate Business 85 and Interstate 26), one Rail Road system and three college campuses. We are responsible for fire protection, hazardous material incidents, medical emergencies, industrial accidents, motor vehicle accidents and weapons of mass destruction. In addition to these responsibilities are fire prevention, which includes public safety education, pre-fire planning and code enforcement. This is an enormous task. To correctly and safely perform these task we must have the proper equipment and the proper training to safely use the equipment and the proper education levels to mitigate these undertakings.

2011-2012 Operations Budget