West Columbia Fire Department
A large fire occurred at a commercial property at 927 Holland Avenue, Saturday. Cayce Fire arrived on the scene around 10:20 AM and began actively working to gain control of the flames. Surrounding fire departments from Columbia; West Columbia; and Lexington County assisted. Cayce Police were also at the scene to control the flow of […]
Irmo Fire crews are on the scene, Tuesday morning, of a structure fire in the 100 block of Garden Path Lane. Crews from West Columbia Fire Department, Lexington County Fire and Columbia Fire Department are assisting. Click here for the video and here First arriving units found heavy fire from several windows when they arrived, […]
The West Columbia Fire Department is a professional unit that is ready to respond at all hours of the day, every day of the year. The WCFD provides fire protection to the City’s 18,000-plus citizens in its footprint of almost 9 square miles. and the WCFD is often called to assist fire departments in surrounding […]
In West Columbia Fire Chief Marquis Solomon’s 26-year career in fire service, he has worked through many winters. He said it is a good idea to take precautions to make sure your home is safe in the cold weather months. “There are some circumstances that occur in the winter that could increase the risk of […]
Units from the West Columbia Police Department, West Columbia Fire and EMS responded to a crash on Sunset Boulevard, at 12th Street, Sunday evening. The crash happened before 7 p.m. (Photo by Jackson Ward)
Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the person who died in a house fire in the 1600 block of B Avenue in the West Columbia area of Lexington County on Saturday, at approximately 3:54 AM. According to Fisher, Ms. Lila Ann Gunter, 65, of West Columbia was pronounced dead at the scene. An autopsy […]
One person was found dead following a fire in West Columbia on Saturday morning, according to a report from WLTX-TV. (WCFD File Photo above) The Lexington County Coroner’s Office has not yet released the name of the victim. Right before 4 a.m., crews from the West Columbia Fire Department responded to a house on fire […]
Units from the West Columbia Fire Department, and the West Columbia Police Department, responded to a fire at the McDonalds on Sunset Boulevard in West Columbia, Saturday evening. Personnel from the WCFD were on the scene before 7 p.m. Saturday. There was smoke in the air and the fire was completely extinguished 7:15 p.m.