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Horry County fire chief details rising calls, new EMS programs and training center plans
Summary
The county fire chief reported a year-over-year rise in calls, described new EMS capabilities including a whole-blood transport pilot, explained expanded drone use and noted site work for a centralized public-safety training facility.
At the committee meeting on Oct. 14, Chief Limmerhart delivered the county’s Fire Prevention Week update, citing rising call volumes, expanded EMS capabilities and plans for a centralized public-safety training facility.
Limmerhart told members that annual call volumes have increased from about 13,000 in 2023 to 15,000 in 2024 and that the department was at roughly 14,000 calls to date this year, a rise he described as about 9 percent year-over-year. He summarized the department’s resources as "600 plus career members, a 150 plus volunteers, 41 stations, [and] 130 fire apparatus," and said the department’s services now emphasize community risk reduction activities such as smoke-alarm installs, citizen CPR…
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