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 The Glassy Mountain Fire
Department (GMFD) was organized in 1988 as a volunteer fire department
to provide fire/safety protection and first response emergency services.
Today we operate with a full-time Chief; a part-time Assistant Chief;
nine additional career firefighters and approximately 40 volunteer
firefighters; Cadets and first responders who serve at five fire
stations housing 22 pieces of apparatus. Our District stretches
from the east at the Spartanburg County line at Highway 14 to the west
of Highway 25 and begins in the south near Highway 414 to the North
Carolina state line covering 66 square miles and a population of
approximately 2,500 residents.
GMFD is a Class 5 Insurance Service Organization (ISO).
We are a public tax-supported department formed by Greenville County
Council and are overseen by a seven member Board of Commissioners
elected by District residents. Our five fire stations include
Headquarters Station #1 at 2015 Highway 11, Landrum; Beaver Dam Station
#2 at 315 Beaver Dam Road, Travelers Rest; Oak Grove Station #3, 400 Oak
Grove Road, Landrum; Dividing Water Station #4, 49 Dividing Water Road,
Travelers Rest; and Cliffs of Glassy Mountain Station #5, 3 Rolling
Hills Lane, Landrum.
We improve the quality of life in our Service Area by
assuring that threats to the health, lives, and personal property of our
citizens arising out of emergency situations are handled in a
dependable, effective, and caring way. We achieve a high level of
performance in the delivery of these services by focusing on teamwork,
continuous skills improvement, and a single-minded devotion to the well
being of people. Our core, unifying, commitment is to be the very
best that we can be.
We hope
you will consider volunteering and becoming a member of GMFD. As a
member, you will experience rewards few other things in life can
match...to become a firefighter requires selflessness, courage, caring,
compassion, being a team player and much more. Firefighters love
what they do because they are helping people, saving lives, protecting
property, in addition to experiencing a sense of family and camaraderie
with other firefighters. Don’t want to fight fires? We have
other opportunities to serve such as facility and equipment maintenance,
clerical, computer experts, accountant/auditors, to name just a few.
Joining GMFD can provide a sense of pride that comes from knowing you
are making a difference in the lives of others. Call today.
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