DPH Fire and Life Safety is a section within the Bureau of Nursing Homes & Medical Services in Healthcare Quality. Fire and Life Safety inspectors are certified as Fire Marshals by the South Carolina Office of State Fire Marshal, International Codes Council, and the National Fire Protection Agency.
The Section conducts routine fire and life safety surveys of over 1,200 DPH-licensed health facilities statewide to ensure continued compliance with applicable codes, standards and regulations. In particular, the Fire and Life Safety Section ensures these health facilities operate in a safe manner by enforcing applicable state licensing regulations, federal CMS standards, SC Fire Codes and NFPA standards.
The authority to do this comes from the South Carolina Legislature. Some facilities such as doctors' offices and clinics are not licensed by DPH and thus are not inspected by DPH's Fire & Life Safety Section.
Fire & Life Safety Contacts
| Counties | Contact |
|---|---|
| Statewide | Todd McAlhany, Director mcalhadt@dph.sc.gov (803) 465-1273 |
| Berkeley, Clarendon, Charleston, Georgetown, Horry | David Alan Moody moodyda@dph.sc.gov (803) 465-7318 |
| Cherokee, Chester, Fairfield, Greenville, Laurens, Newberry, Spartanburg, Union | Mike Winnington winninmj@dph.sc.gov (803) 609-0290 |
| Abbeville, Anderson, Edgefield, Greenwood, McCormick, Oconee, Pickens, Richland, Saluda | Derrick Jones jonesdl@dph.sc.gov (803) 465-4797 |
| Aiken, Allendale, Barnwell, Bamberg, Beaufort, Colleton, Dorchester, Orangeburg, Hampton, Jasper, Lexington, Calhoun | Jordan Dempsey dempsejm@dph.sc.gov (803) 237-4333 |
| Chesterfield, Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Kershaw, Lancaster, Lee, Marion, Marlboro, Sumter, Williamsburg, York | Terry J. Mueller muelletj@dph.sc.gov (803) 381-4564 |