Firefighter of The Year
Andrew Virtue
Top Performer
Dallas Smith
Rookie of the Year
Andrew Virtue, Greg Loston
Officer of The Year
Joe Furst
Chief’s Award
Gamal Coles, Matt Ebersold
Promotions
- Christopher Hammond, Lieutenant
- Jerry Christopher, Deputy Fire Marshal
- Timothy Potter, Engineer
- Matthew Rossello, Engineer
- Andrew Virtue, Engineer
- David Crall, Firefighter
- Drayton Hancock, Firefighter
- John Jelliff, Firefighter
- Kevin Miller, Firefighter
- Brett Peterson, Firefighter
- Marshall Vitale, Firefighter
TOP 10 Most Calls
- Christopher Boston
- Gamal Coles
- James Dzurica
- Joe Furst
- Paul Horne
- John Jelliff
- Greg Loston
- Dallas Smith
- Andrew Virtue
- Makenna Young
Most Calls 2023
- Dallas Smith, Volunteer
- Andrew Virtue, Part-time
Length of Service (2023)
- Paul Horne, 3 Years
- James Rourk, 3 Years
- Makenna Young, 3 Years
- Timothy Potter, 5 Years
- Jeff Rourk, 5 Years
- Allen Wells, 10 Years
- Ken Curtis, 50 Years
Life Member
- Allen Wells
Unit Citation
- Brett Peterson
- James Dzurica
- Devyn Millar
- Matthew Ebersold
- Joe Furst
- Christopher Hammond
- John Jelliff
- Robert Maibach
- Joe Furst
- Matthew Rossello
- Andrew Virtue
- Drayton Hancock
- James Rourk
- Dallas Smith
Life Saving Awards
- Christopher Boston
- Matthew Ebersold
- John Jelliff
- Andrew Virtue
- David Crall
- Christopher Hammond
- Devyn Millar
- Corey Dickerson
- Drayton Hancock
- Matthew Rossello
Be the Goose Creek Difference Award
- Wade Godfrey, SAFE Industries
Military Service Recognition
- Greg Loston, Navy
Special Recognition
- Presented to Gerald Mishoe, representing the Lowcountry Firefighter Support Team
2023 Statistics
Total Calls
1,546
Total Fire Calls
130
Structure Fires
61
Other Calls For Service
522
Medical Calls
894
Structure Fires For County
474
Total Calls For County
16,526
Medical
8,768
Total Fire Calls For County
7,284
Current Roster
59
Volunteer (Suppression)
24
Part-Time Paid (Suppression)
27
Part-Time Paid (Non-Suppression)
3
Recruited (Safer Grant)
875
Hired
196
Major Accomplishments
2024 will mark our 65th year as a fire department
Started a Medical Response Program
Restarting our Explorer Program for High School students
Received $13,350 V-Safe Grant from State – Purchased a new Hurst Rescue Tool
Received “Fire Safe South Carolina” Community Designation, 1 of 132 in the state, 1 of 5 in County to receive this designation
Received donation of RIT equipment from Awendaw-McClellanville Consolidated Fire District