On July 1, 2001, Horry County Fire Deparment and Horry County EMS merged into Horry County Fire Rescue.  This merger made the department the largest in South Carolina.  Below you will find the previous Chief/Director of the two departments.  Please click on the Horry County Fire Department and the Horry County EMS logo to view a history of each of those departments.

View HCFR's Uniform Patch History Here              

 

Garry B. Alderman
Fire Rescue Chief
Horry County Fire Rescue
July 2003 - Present
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Randall Webster
Fire Rescue Chief
Horry County Fire Rescue/Director Horry County EMS
May 1999 - July 2003
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Hampton Shuping
Fire Chief
Horry County Fire Department
November 1985 - March 1999
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Robert Maxwell
Fire Chief
Horry County Fire District
October 1978 - November 1985

Teddy Griffith
Horry County EMS Director
March 2001 - August 2002
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Carrie Shannon
Horry County EMS Director
June 1979 - March 2001
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Robert Carter
Horry County Ambulance Service Director
September 1974 - June 1979