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The
Hinton Volunteer Department was officially chartered on February
28, 1986, by a core of 24 dedicated founding members who worked
very hard to establish the organization. The presently
active members are all residents of Pickens County.
We are currently referred to
as Hinton Volunteer Fire & Rescue to more accurately reflect
our role in the community. "Station 6" is
one of six volunteer fire departments in Pickens County which
serve the residents of our communities. The list
of volunteer fire departments, in alphabetical order, is as
follows:
• Bethany-Salem
Fire Department
• Grandview Fire Department
• Hinton Volunteer Fire & Rescue
• Talking Rock Fire Department
• Tate Fire Department
• Yellow Creek Fire Department |
We volunteer approximately ten
hours a week as Firefighters in addition to performing other
necessary public safety duties. In conjunction
with Pickens County Rescue - which covers the entire county
- Hinton Fire & Rescue covers approximately one-third
of Pickens County and serves all or part of the following
communities:
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• Hinton
• Hill City
• Jerusalem
• Ludville
• Talking Rock
• Twin
Tanks
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Hinton Volunteer Fire &
Rescue communicates with the 911 dispatcher by means of a
pager system. Each of the members carries a combination
portable radio/pager tuned to a certain frequency signal.
When an emergency takes place in our area, the 911 dispatcher
contacts us on our frequency, and we respond immediately to
inform the dispatcher that we can take the call and are on
our way. There are times when neighboring departments
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