More buildings need sprinkler systems
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The mission of the Beaufort Fire Department is to protect the lives and property of Beaufort residentsfrom the devastation of fire, along with other natural and man-made disasters.

Providing such service has been a challenge over the years with all of the changes in our demographics, growth and economy. Our challenge is to provide the best service we can in a cost-effective and efficient manner.

Intensifying that challenge is the modern home, where more than 79 percent of fires and fire deaths occur. Our homes now are built “green” and airtight and are filled with an abundance of plastics, synthetics and chemically treated textiles combined with composite materials that are causing fires that are more toxic and explosive than ever before.

Here in Beaufort, we have been faced with rapid growth and a subsequent increase in emergency calls that now exceeds 2,000 annually between the city of Beaufort and the town of Port Royal. We have built at an unprecedented rate, and we’re building homes made of lightweight wood construction in close proximity to one another.

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