Silver City Volunteer Fire Department

Silver City Volunteer Fire Department The Silver City Volunteer Fire Department provides First Responder and Fire protection for the Silver City FIre protection district.

Founded in 1964, the Silver City Volunteer Fire Department (SCVFD) is an ALL volunteer department and is located in the central Black Hills area covering a forty-two (42) square mile area for the Silver City Fire Protection District. The SCVFD is a member of the Pennington County Fire Service, works closely with South Dakota State Wildland Fire, U.S. Forest Service, Pennington County Search & Resc

ue, Rapid City Fire Department, and our adjoining fire departments, Johnson Siding VFD, Rochford VFD, Hill City VFD, Brownsville VFD, and Nemo VFD. The SCVFD is an ISO-Class 9 rated department (from Station 1; and are working on obtaining that status for our new station):
Our department has two (2) stations:
โ€ขStation 1 - Silver City, South Dakota
โ€ขStation 2 (Merritt Station) - Located off U.S. Highway 385 / Rochford Road behind Cousin's Pizza & Pub / Trout Haven / Sugar Shack on the Pennington & Lawrence County(s) line. We have twenty-two (22) members on our roster, and the majority of our fire district is made up of U.S. Forest Service land of ponderosa pine forests with wildland-urban interface, large fresh water reservoir, streams, rugged terrain, that's accessible via an off-road / ATV / fire trail network. Our department has wildland, structure, and EMT certified firefighters on the roster.

Thank you Firefighters for all that you do ๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿผโ€๐Ÿš’๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿš’โค๏ธ
05/04/2026

Thank you Firefighters for all that you do ๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿผโ€๐Ÿš’๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿš’โค๏ธ

May 4 was chosen as the date to celebate International Firefighter' Day as it is also the Feast Day of St Florian, the Patron Saint of Firefighters.

A Roman officer known for his courage and leadership, St Florian is remembered for his role in organising firefighting brigades and for standing firm in the face of danger.

His legacy lives on in firefighters around the world today.

On this day, we honour not only traditionโ€”but the enduring spirit of service and protection. We celebrate and thank brave firefighters around the world who risk their lives to protect our communities. Your courage, commitment, and dedication never go unnoticed. Stay safe, and know that you are deeply appreciated.

Learn more about St Florian and the history of International Firefighters' Day here: www.firefightersday.org/about-iffd

www.firefightersday.org



Thanks to everyone that came out and helped today with Jenney Gulch cleanup and Silver City Road clean up. Your time an...
05/03/2026

Thanks to everyone that came out and helped today with Jenney Gulch cleanup and Silver City Road clean up. Your time and work is greatly appreciated ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘

Light the night for fallen firefighters
04/30/2026

Light the night for fallen firefighters

Another great Training last month. Thanks to our medical team and patient ๐Ÿ˜Š
04/06/2026

Another great Training last month. Thanks to our medical team and patient ๐Ÿ˜Š

Please attend the Silver City Fire District Annual Meeting. The meeting will be held via Zoom (info on flier), or stop b...
03/24/2026

Please attend the Silver City Fire District Annual Meeting. The meeting will be held via Zoom (info on flier), or stop by the Sugrue household at 205 Duggan Steet if you aren't able to attend via Zoom.

Please check any burn piles that you recently lit. Make sure they are out.
03/13/2026

Please check any burn piles that you recently lit. Make sure they are out.

The South Dakota Department of Public Safety has revoked all active pile burn permits across the Black Hills effective today, ending the pile burn season early due to dry conditions, active wildfires, and elevated fire danger. If you have recently burned debris piles, check them immediately and make sure they are completely extinguished.

Read more: https://www.sd.gov/news?id=news_kb_article_view&sys_id=8f1ab1aa47affed0701588ff336d43f8

Great Training this past month. Medical focus during these colder months. Thanks to everyone that attended and our patie...
03/09/2026

Great Training this past month. Medical focus during these colder months. Thanks to everyone that attended and our patient ๐Ÿ˜‰

Thank you to the Women on our department for your service to the community.
03/08/2026

Thank you to the Women on our department for your service to the community.

On this International Women's Day we salute all of you that make our mission stronger.

Donโ€™t forget to check smoke alarms and CO detectors when you change your clocks.
03/07/2026

Donโ€™t forget to check smoke alarms and CO detectors when you change your clocks.

03/04/2026
Good info, Thanks Custer Volunteer Fire Department
02/02/2026

Good info, Thanks Custer Volunteer Fire Department

๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿ‘‡ ๐ˆ๐ง ๐š ๐ฆ๐ž๐๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ๐ ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ฒ, ๐ฐ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐จ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ฐ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ฎ๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐š๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ.

Itโ€™s hard to prepare for the unexpected, but your actions before an ambulance arrives can help save a life.

๐‡๐ž๐ซ๐ž ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐Ÿ” ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ฒ๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐œ๐š๐ง ๐ญ๐š๐ค๐ž ๐ฐ๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ž ๐ฐ๐š๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ก๐ž๐ฅ๐ฉ:

โ€ข ๐†๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐œ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ซ ๐๐ž๐ญ๐š๐ข๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐Ÿ—๐Ÿ๐Ÿ
Share the exact location, what happened, the personโ€™s condition,
and nearby landmarks.

โ€ข ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ฒ ๐œ๐š๐ฅ๐ฆ
Avoid panicking and follow the dispatcherโ€™s instructions. Stay on
the lineโ€”they can guide you through first aid.

โ€ข ๐ƒ๐จ๐งโ€™๐ญ ๐ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐จ๐จ๐, ๐ฐ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ซ, ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฆ๐ž๐๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง
Unless instructed by dispatch, giving anything by mouth can
make things worse or cause choking.

โ€ข ๐๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐‚๐๐‘ ๐ข๐Ÿ ๐ง๐ž๐ž๐๐ž๐
If the person isnโ€™t breathing or has no pulse, start chest
compressions. Compressions-only CPR is effective until help
arrives.

โ€ข ๐”๐ฌ๐ž ๐š๐ง ๐€๐„๐ƒ ๐ข๐Ÿ ๐š๐ฏ๐š๐ข๐ฅ๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ž
Many public places have AEDs. Turn it on and follow the voice
promptsโ€”itโ€™s designed for anyone to use.

โ€ข ๐‚๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ซ ๐š ๐ฉ๐š๐ญ๐ก๐ฐ๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ
Turn on porch lights, clear entrances, and remove obstacles so
crews can reach the patient quickly.

๐Ÿ‘‰ Share this with family, friends, or neighbors so more people know what to do in an emergency.

Last night was our Christmas/Appreciation Party at The Iron Horse Inn (Stan &Ollies) in Deadwood. Cold and a little snow...
01/25/2026

Last night was our Christmas/Appreciation Party at The Iron Horse Inn (Stan &Ollies) in Deadwood. Cold and a little snowy on the way home but a great night with our Board and Firefighters. Thank you again to our Board and Firefighters for all that you do. Thank you to Jerome from Pennington County Fire for all the help you give us and Thank you to the Iron Horse Inn for letting us use your space and the great food.
Hereโ€™s to a safe and prosperous new year to you all.

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Silver City, SD
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