Rock Hill Professional Firefighters Association - L2106

🎉 Big congrats to our Driver/Engineers who recently completed New Supervisor 101!

This important course is led by our amazing Human Resources team and is a key step for all new city supervisors.

Shoutout to (L to R): Brandon Hearsey, Chase Gladstone, Curtis Greenway, Michael Hirst, and Donald Turney.

Way to go guys — keep up the hard work! 🔥

B shift had an excellent elevator rescue class taught by Lieutenant Mitchell Bechtler. Crews refreshed on the basics and practiced the more advanced techniques and scenarios. Awesome job Lt Bechtler!

Congratulations and welcome to the family!

🚒 Promotion Announcement 🚒

The Rock Hill Fire Department is proud to announce the promotion of Battalion Chief Anthony Baker to Deputy Chief of Operations, effective 12/15/2025.

Deputy Chief Baker will oversee the Suppression Division and directly supervise the department’s six Suppression Division Battalion Chiefs. With 25 years of dedicated service, he provides exceptional experience and leadership to this role.

Please join us in congratulating Deputy Chief Anthony Baker on this well-deserved promotion! 👏🎉👏

Rock Hill's Bravest👨‍🚒👩‍🚒 took on Rock Hill's Finest 👮‍♂️👮‍♀️ on this absolutely beautiful November afternoon. While the score didn't end up quite in favor for the Bravest, a great time was had by all! Great job to all those that played and especially to those that organized this fantastic game!
Congratulations to Rock Hill South Carolina Police Department

The RHFD L2106 thanks everyone who has served this great nation. Many members of the RHFD served in the military before joining the department. Thank You! 🇺🇲

Hope to see you there!

Looking forward to great things with Fire Chief Ben Grant

Congratulations Chief Grant!

Congratulations to Michael (Ben) Grant who was promoted to Fire Chief of the Rock Hill Fire Department. 👏

Grant succeeds former Chief Mike Blackmon, who retired from the City in July.

Chief Grant is a third-generation firefighter with over 22 years of professional experience, including 17 years with the RHFD. 🧑‍🚒🚒

As Fire Chief, he’ll oversee the Rock Hill Fire Department’s 142 employees across three divisions: Fire Suppression, Fire Prevention/Inspections, and Administration. The department operates six fire stations in addition to Headquarters/Rock Hill Fire Museum and the Rock Hill Fire Training Center. The RHFD proudly maintains an Insurance Services Office (ISO) Class 1 rating, the highest rating given to departments, indicating superior property fire protection and emergency response services.

Help us congratulate Ben on his promotion!