...departments are funded will come. How and when is up for debate. Chief Drown, as vice president of the Aiken County Fire Chiefs Association, will pitch a funding proposal next month to Aiken County's judicial and public safety committee. It...

...natural death, the result of hypertension and possible heart-related problems. The death prompted the Aiken County Fire Chiefs Association to request dispatch times from the sheriff's office. The times showed that, from July to December...

...has not always been smooth for the sheriff. He has had his share of controversies, the latest being the Aiken County Fire Chiefs Association's call for six months of Sheriff's Department's dispatch response times, which the chiefs claim...

...safety equipment even if all the residents they protect paid in full, said Mark Key, the president of the Aiken County Fire Chiefs Association. "That's going to help, but it doesn't fix the problem," said Mr. Key, who advocates substituting...

MONETTA, S.C. - Aiken County sheriff's Deputy Gary Benfield was cruising downtown Monetta on Thursday when he got called to an alleged crime off Wire Road.

...volunteer departments would welcome the switch to a countywide fire tax, said Mark Key, the president of the Aiken County Fire Chiefs' Association, because of the difficulty in collecting fire fees. He is the former chief of the volunteer department...

...fire-protective clothing and helmets. "Our newest equipment is 10 years old," Chief Redd said. The Aiken County Fire Chiefs Association has asked the county, which collects fire fees, to tax residents instead of relying on fees, but the...

...replaced, Howard Sellers, and Lt. Hunt has former Public Safety Director Carrol Busbee, along with the Aiken County Fire Chiefs Association. Each has spent much more money than the Democrats on yard signs, pamphlets and television ads. Campaign...

...seeking public records for the past six months on its dispatch response times. The brief letter from the Aiken County Fire Chiefs Association arrived by certified mail Thursday. The request was sent out of concern that unnecessary delays are slowing...