Past Presidents and Past President’s Section

Pre-1930s

Louis Behrens

1905-32

Charleston

1930s

A. MCC. Marsh

1932-37

Columbia

J.H. Wohlers

1937-40

Charleston

1940s

G.H. Fisher

1940-44

Orangeburg

F.E. Donald

1944-47

Greenville

K.C. Billings

1947-49

Lancaster

W.O. Blackwell

1949-51

Spartanburg

1950s

Norman G. Olsen

1951-53

Charleston

C.A. Fischer, Sr.

1953-55

Orangeburg

Sam D. Beam

1955-57

Newberry

Carl S. Hammond

1957-58

Camden

M.M. Levy

1958-59

Bishopville

Ben Dozier

1959-60

Florence

1960s

W. Bailey Maddox

1960-61

Anderson

C.V. Wilder

1961-1962

Sumter

E.F. Broome

1962-63

Columbia

J.E. Poole

1963-64

Greenville

J. Herman Pooser

1964-65

North Charleston

J.W. Sullivan, Jr.

1965-66

Union

W.W. Wash

1966-1967

Greenwood

R.B. Colvin

1967-68

Greer

S.E. Hendrick

1968-69

Conway

H.T. Walker

1969-1970

Croft

1970s

J Gerald Mishoe

1970-71

St. Andrews

B.R. Huckaby

1971-72

Parker

Charles E. Denny

1972-73

Hartsville

Joe E. Morris

1973-74

Mauldin

Wilmont E. Guthke

1974-75

Charleston

James E. Hazel

1975-76

Newberry

T. Wayne Earley

1976-77

Whitney

Robert M. Baker

1977-78

Sumter

Jimmy H. Cobb

1978-79

Easley

Carter Jones

1979-1980

Clarendon County

1980s

Albert Tillotson

1980-81

Spartanburg

Grady Hill

1981-82

Greenwood

Marion F. Inabinet

1982-83

Orangeburg

Tommy Livingston

1983-84

Hartsville

Harvey Evans

1984-85

Columbia

Lewis Lee

1985-86

Newberry

Rick Corley

1986-87

Irmo

Tom Epting

1987-88

James Island

Mack Lancaster

1988-89

Hobbysville

J. Carrol Busbee

1989-90

Aiken

1990s

Jerry Raley

1990-91

Williamsburg County

Hamp Shuping

1991-92

Horry County

Wendell Wilburn

1992-93

Beaufort

Jack Abraham

1993-94

Clemson University

Jerry Williams

1994-95

Lesslie

Jim Frazier

1995-96

Gantt

Frances Richbourg

1996-97

Clarendon County

Tommy McDowell

1997-98

Greenville

Phill Jolley

1998-99

Pelham-Batesville

Troy Bentley

1999-2000

Clinton

2000s

Eddie Turner

2000-01

South Congaree-Lexington County

Bruce Kline

2001-02

Fripp Island

Norman Knight

2002-03

Murrells Inlet-Garden City

James Moore

2003-04

Mauldin

Bill Hall

2004-05

Spartanburg County

Harry Rountree

2005-06

Burton

Joe Palmer

2006-07

Newberry

Butch Womack

2007-08

Easley

John Bowers

2008-09

Camden

Morris Russell

2009-10

Kershaw

2010s

Alvin Payne

2010-11

Myrtle Beach

Ken Kerber

2011-12

Fort Mill

Billy Gibson

2012-13

Anderson

Jonathan Jones

2013-2014

Clarendon County

Will Vaigneur

2014-2015

Lady's Island St. Helena

Tommy Norris

2015-2016

Poplar Springs

Skip Hannon

2016-2017

Greenbrier Bethel

Kyle Minick

2017-18

North Charleston

Tres Atkinson

2018-2019

Dorchester County

Charlie King

2019-20

Oconee County

2020s

Keith Minick

2020-21

Newberry

Jamie Caggiano

2021-22

Gaffney

Josh Holzheimer

2022-23

Greer

Malcolm Burns

2023-24

Dorchester County

Download Past Presidents PDF

Past President’s Section

The South Carolina State Firefighters’ Association is guided by the elected officials of the Executive Committee. The direction of the Association is spearheaded by the President of the Executive Committee, a position that demands a lot of decision-making, time away from home, and often unnoticed sacrifices. Remaining engaged with the Association after serving as President is crucial to pass down knowledge and experiences to the next generation of leaders. The Past Presidents Section formally organizes this unique fraternity, creating a space for enhanced communication and continued involvement.


Resources