Individuals who receive the Hall of Fame Award are inducted into the South Carolina State Firefighters’ Association Hall of Fame. Those who receive the honor have left a clear mark on the state’s fire service and are recognizable by their peers at the state or regional level for their commitment and contributions.
The Association members honored in the Hall of Fame are recognized as trailblazers and for their contributions to South Carolina’s fire service and keeping their memory and legacy alive is important in preserving the Association’s history.
2024
- **James Michael Muller – Irmo Fire Dept
- **Kenneth Sott – Summerville Fire Dept.
- **Richard Moultrie – Greenville (1881)
- **Stanford L. Wilson – Calhoun Falls (1964)
- **Kevin D. Simmons – Aiken Public Safety
- *Joshua Holzheimer – Greer Fire Dept
- Richard “Tim” Cobb – Piedmont Park
- David M. Griffin – North Augusta Public Safety
- Thomas Webb – Burton Fire District
2023
- Greg Bulanow, North Charleston
- Blease Duane Cassidy, Hartsville
- Dennis Ray, Kershaw County
- *Jamie Caggiano, Gaffney
- John Hodge, LODD/Inman
- **Joseph Kenneth Barr, Anderson County
- **Gary Lynn Burris, Gaffney
- **Dr. James Wesley Sease, Ehrhardt
- Chaplain Gary Rogers, SCSFA
- Chief John Jansen, Columbia
2022
- Richard Fanning, Clarendon County
- John Laney Melton III, Cheraw
- **Brian Stephen Mixson, Jasper County
- **William Eddie McNeil, Campobello
- *Keith Minick, Newberry
- Tracy Williams, Westview FairForest
- Jack Veal, Columbia
2021
- *Tres Atkinson, Dorchester County
- **John Durham, Winnsboro
- **Darryl Frost, Duncan
- *Charlie King, SCSFA
- **Coleman Loadholt, Jasper
- **Paul Quattelbaum, Lexington County
2019
- *Kyle Minick, SCSFA
- William W. "Billy" Rowe, Clarendon County
- **Dennis Straight, Charlotte Road Van Wyck
- James C. Stone, Jr, City of Darlington
2018
- **Lewis "Rawhide" Anderson, River Falls
- James Bowie, Irmo Fire District / SCSFA
- **Walter Bryant "Buzz" Varella, North Charleston
- **Jeffrey Worsham, Whitesville
2017
- Henry "Mutt" Bozard, Clarendon County
- Tony Dicks, Barnwell
- Greg Gambrell, North
- *Skip Hannon, Greenbrier Bethel
- *Tommy Norris, Poplar Springs
- **Christopher "Gene" Ray, Conway
2016
- Raymond "Randy" Bryson, Seneca
- **Stuart Gregory Hardy, Burton
- Eddie Rivers, Pageland
- Gene Rushing, Hampton
- *Mike Sonefeld, Irmo
- **Kenneth Michael Stanton Sr., Sandy Springs
- *Will Vaigneur, Lady's Island St. Helena
- **Tyron Weston, Columbia
2015
- Donald Joseph Baker, Cheraw
- **John Burns, Myrtle Beach
- **Kellen A. Fleming, Westview Fairforest
- **Monte Jason Harmon, Poplar Springs
- Chris Harvey, Greer
- *Jonathan Jones, Clarendon County
- **Lee Allen Steele, Poplar Springs
- *Eddie Turner, Lexington
2014
- **Michael L. Broz, Dorchester County
- **Rodney Clifton Hardee, Loris
- Samuel R. Friar, SC Fire Academy
- *Billy Gibson, Anderson
2013
- Samuel Keels Brockington Jr., South Lynches
- **David Crenshaw, Pendleton
- Robert Frick, Columbia/SC Fire Academy
- Ed Golf, SC Fire Academy
- *Ken Kerber, Fort Mill
- Jimmy Neves Smith, Duncan Chapel
2012
- Paul Blackwelder, Pleasant Valley
- **Dennis Cauthen, Elgin
- *Alvin Payne, Myrtle Beach
- Richard G. Waring III, Summerville
- **Robin West, Startex
2011
- **Dillon Denton, Charlotte Road-Van Wyck
- **Charles Flintom, Pelham-Batesville
- Robert Holleman, Greer
- *Joe H. Palmer, SCSFA
- *Morris Russell, Kershaw
- **Chance H. Zobel, Columbia
2010
- Charles W. Epps, Blackville/Elko
- Phil Hawkins, Charleston
- James "Mike" Mock, Midway
- John Stewart, Midway
2009
- Ray E. Chandler, SCSFA
- **William Eugene "Gene" Franklin, Sumter
- Mark A. George, Columbia
- **Stephen Bruce Hagen, Blenheim
- Larry E. Hall, Joanna
- Paul R. Mode, Joanna
- Elmer "Al" Sobol, Fripp Island
- *H.P. "Butch" Womack, Jr., Easley
2008
- **Bradford "Brad" Baity, Charleston
- **Mike Benke, Charleston
- **Melvin Champaign, Charleston
- **James "Earl" Drayton, Charleston
- **Michael French, Charleston
- Lewis Eugene Fulmer, Center
- V.R. "Bird" Garrett, Pickens
- **William "Billy" Hutchinson, Charleston
- **Mark Kelsey, Charleston
- Ozie Moss, Calhoun Falls
- **Louis Mulkey, Charleston
- *Harry Roundtree, Burton
- **Jeffrey Swartz, Wagner
- **Brandon Thompson, Charleston
- Charles O. "Charlie" Vaughn, Union
2007
- *Bill Hall, Spartanburg County
- Robert Holleman, Greer
- David A. MacLellan, Sea Pines/Forest Beach
- H. Dixon Odom, Bennettsville
- Roy Eugene "Brandy Padgett, Pacolet
- Monsignor Joseph Roth, SCSFA
- **Lee Walters, Sheldon
2005
- William H. Dicks, Jr., Barnwell
- Alvar R. Rissanen, North Charleston
- Otis P. Sandifer, Denmark
2004
- William L. Burns, New Prospect
- **William Jones, New Prospect
- *Norman Knight, Murrells Inlet Garden City
- Gerald G. Mishoe, North Charleston
- *James Moore, Mauldin
- Paul Risher Jr., North Charleston
- Tommy Stephens, Pickens
- Kerry Tanner, Johnsonville
2003
- *Jack Abraham, Anderson
- Hollis Ayers, Boiling Springs
- *Sam D. Beam, Newberry
- Heyward Nelson Blackmon Sr., Darlington
- *W.O. Blackwell, Spartanburg
- *John T. Bowers, Camden
- *E.E. Broome, Columbia
- *Jimmy Cobb, Easley
- Robert W. Colvin, SCSFA
- *Rick Corley, Irmo
- *F.E. Donald, Greenville
- *Ben Dozier, Florence
- *Tom Epting, James Island
- *Harvey Evans, Columbia
- *Jim Frazier, Gantt
- Roy Hudson, Boiling Springs
- *Phill Jolley, Pelham Batesville
- *Bruce Kline, Fripp Island
- *Mack Lancaster, Hobbysville
- *Lewis Lee, Newberry
- *Tommy McDowell, Greenville
- Jessie E. "Jackie" McGuirt, Ridgeway
- John Melton, Cheraw
- *Joe Morris, Mauldin
- *Norman G. Olsen, Charleston
- Jefferey A. Pitman, Lake Cunningham
- *Jarry Raley, Williamsburg County
- *Frances Richbourg, Clarendon County
- *Hamp Shuping, Horry County
- *Albert Tillotson, Spartanburg
- *C.V. Wilder, Sumter
- *Wendell Willburn, Beaufort
- *J.H. Wohlers, Charleston
2002
- Jone "Jake" League, Simpsonville
2000
- Frank Ballentine, Lexington County
- Bo Gilreath, Anderson
- Buddy Hagood, Calhoun Falls
- Lloyd Vickery Jr., Barnwell
- Lynwood Womack, Myrtle Beach
1999
- Samuel W. Turner, Sr., Joanna
1998
- John Colquitt Arnold, Darlington
- *J. Carroll Busbee, Sr., Aiken
- J.E. Garland, Darlington
- Marvin Manley, Clinton
- Jason Claude Moore, Anderson County/Pendleton
- Robert H. Parnell, Camden
- James R. Polsen, Greer
1997
- **Thomas B. Buff Jr., Kershaw County/Blaney
- **Jackson Lloyd Capps, Glassy Mountain
- Joseph Lee Lower, Sumter County
- Richard T. Mincey, SCSFA
- Woodrow Prince, Converse
- *Jerry Williams, Leslie
1996
- Troy Bentley, Clinton
- Tom Ivey, Spartanburg
1995
- **James Rhett LaFon, Horry County
- E. Flynn Menius, Jr., Hartsville
1994
- Ronnie Fulmer, Clinton
- **John L. Headrick, Parker
1993
- Stanley W. Holcombe, Lexington
- *Tommy W. Livingston, Hartsville
- Rudolph B. Singleton, Wade Hampton
1992
- **Jerry Brooks, North Greenville
- **Thomas "Buck" Brown, Sumter
- **Lloyd "Red" Horton, Spartanburg
1991
- Julian P. "Andy" Anderson, Anderson/Mullins
1990
- Glen T. Cogdill, New Prospect
- John L. O'Kelley, Jr., Lee County
- Clyde Pearson, Westview Fairforest
1989
- Grady Hill, Northwest
1988
- William E. Brashers, Whitney
1987
- *Robert M. Baker, Sumter
- Fernie Faulk, Myrtle Beach
- Cyrus T. Peye, Mt. Pleasant
1986
- Billy L. Hendricks, Hanahan
- **Richard E. Webb, Whitney
- Thomas E. Wilkes, Winnsboro
1985
- Luther E. Hickson, Lee County
- R.E. "Bob" Maxwell, Horry County
- A. Guy Mayer, Camden
- **Robert B. Tucker, Lake City
1984
- *Carter Jones, Manning
- J.D. Stenhouse, Simpsonville
1983
- T.A. "Gus" Green, Sumter
- *Marion F. Inabinet, Jr., Orangeburg
- Elmer H. Maxwell, North Charleston
- Walter S. Moody, Lake City
- Robert L. "Bob" White, Piedmont Park
1982
- H. Raymond Askins, Lake City
- Joe Boatwright, Marion
- **Foster Brandon, Bethel
- **Robert M. Bunch Sr., Summerville
- *T. Wayne Earley, Whitney
- Marion L. Patterson, Mt. Pleasant
- *Hans Thomas Walker, Croft
1981
- *Crawford Billings, Lancaster
- *James Ed. Hazel, Newberry
- *S.E. Hendrick, Conway
- John H. Weber, Summerville
1980
- **David Leon Clark, Dillon County
- *Carl S. Hammond, Camden
- **J.T. Haynes, Camden
- Pinckney Charles Lancaster, Landrum
- *W. Bailey Maddox, Anderson
- W. Ellis Moore Jr., McColl
- *W.W. Wash, Greenwood
1979
- **Oscar F. Baker, Gantt
- *Clarence A. Fischer, Orangeburg
- *George Herman Fischer Jr., Orangeburg
- David H. Gillman, Orangeburg
- John Louis O'Kelley Sr., Lee County
- **Earl P. Patton, Jackson
- J.C. Stone Sr., Darlington
- Henry Burton Wells Jr., Newberry
1978
- *Louis Behrens, Charleston
- **Henry Oliver Cannon, Spartanburg
- *Robert C. Colvin, Greer
- **Henry T. Fosberry, Charleston
- *Wilmont E. Guthke, Charleston
- **Michael Harvey, Aiken
- Crawford A. Howell, Rock Hill
- *Malisha M. Levy, Bishopville
- *J. Herman Pooser, North Charleston
- Corbin Eugene Thomoas, Charleston
- **Earl B. Wilson Sr., Darlington
1977
- **Franke W. Drake, Darlington
- **Douglas C. Ferrell, Darlington
- **James Irby Foster, Liberty
- **Harold Carlyle Lewis, Liberty
- *Archie M. Marsh, Columbia
- *James Edward Poole, Greenville
- Elmoure L. Rourk Sr., North Charleston
- Floyd C. Stubs, McColl/Myrtle Beach
1976
- **Henry Christian, Sea Pines Forest Beach
- *Charles Denny, Hartsville
- Gus Hoffmeyer Sr., Hartsville
- H. Lelandlaw, Hartsville
- Ralph A. Martin, Beaufort
- *Julian G. Mishoe, St. Andrews
- Hugh Abraham Moore, Hartsville
- **Steve Sellars, Hilton Head
- *J.W. Sullivan, Union
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