History

The Winnsboro Department of Public Safety was formed in 1986 when the Winnsboro Police Department and Fire Department were combined. We are made up of 26 dedicated Public Safety Officers, 12 Volunteer Firefighters and 3 civilian personnel.

We serve the Town of Winnsboro,
SC which is the County seat of Fairfield County. We are located approximately 26 miles North of Columbia, SC and approximately 75 miles South of Charlotte, NC. Our Town population is approximately 3750.

We provide Police and Fire Services for the Town of Winnsboro. Almost all of our Public Safety Officers are Class 1 Law Enforcement certified. The majority of our Officers are certified to the Firefighter II level. We have the only trained confined space rescue team in Fairfield County. We provide automatic and mutual aid to surrounding fire departments. We also have metro agreements with surrounding county and municipal law enforcement agencies.

Front row kneeling left to right: Angus Stewart, Thomas Wilkes, William Wylie, John Stewart, Lewis Still, Edward Stevenson, Davis Arnett, Harold Renwick.

Second row standing left to right: S. Dubose Ellison, jr., William Stevenson, B.B. Meng, sr., King Skipper, Mike Hinnant,

Rev. Arthur Martin, D.W. Greer, B.B. Meng, jr., Marion Stevenson, Leroy Montgomery (standing)

Third row standing (except first on left): James E. Clark (in truck), Marion Stevenson, Chalmers Stover, William Graves, Norwood Obear