Fire Station 6 ribbon-cutting held

City, county council members attend ceremony

Simpsonville, S.C. — The City of Simpsonville held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for Fire Station 6 on May 28 with both city and county representatives in attendance.

Greenville County Council members Lynn Ballard and Butch Kirven joined Simpsonville City Council members Lou Hutchings, Sherry Roche and Mayor Paul Shewmaker at 1401 Jonesville Road for the ceremony. Also in attendance were general contractor Cloverleaf Group, Simpsonville City Administrator Dianna Gracely, Steward-Cooper-Newell Architects and the Hughes family, who sold the land to the City before construction.

Kirven, Shewmaker and Simpsonville Fire Department Chief Wesley Williams all made remarks at the ceremony, which featured the ribbon cutting and raising of the flag followed by a tour of the station.

Firefighters moved into Station 6 a couple of days prior to the ribbon cutting.

Nearly 50 people attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony for Simpsonville Fire Department Fire Station 6 on May 28, 2021.

Greenville County Councilmember Butch Kirven of District 27 and Simpsonville Fire Department Chief Wesley Williams spoke at the Fire Station 6 ribbon-cutting ceremony.

Simpsonville Mayor Paul Shewmaker spoke at the Fire Station 6 ribbon-cutting ceremony.

Simpsonville Fire Station 6 is located at the corner of Jonesville and McKinney roads in Greenville County but remains in the fire service area of the Simpsonville Fire Department.