From staff reports
On Tuesday morning, Nov. 18, The Burton Fire District promoted Assistant Fire Chief Joslyn Kenyon to her current rank from Captain during a ceremony attended by her husband and coworkers at the Pinewood Fire Station.
Kenyon’s husband, Steve Kenyon, currently a Battalion Chief and training officer for the Lady’s Island/St. Helena Fire District, pinned on her new badge.
Assistant Fire Chief Kenyon oversees the Burton Fire District’s emergency medical program which includes both basic and advanced life support services. The Burton Fire District responds to more than 3,000 emergency calls a year, 65% of which are for medical emergencies.
Assistant Chief Kenyon has been in the emergency services for longer than 16 years, serving in both the private and public industry, including working as a paramedic for Global Medical Response (GMR) Nevada Coal Mines. Prior to coming to Burton in 2024, Chief Kenyon also worked for GMR as a critical care flight paramedic, and has served on the South Carolina Low Country Firefighter Support Team assisting firefighters and their families throughout the state.
In 2019, then Firefighter/Paramedic Kenyon, was part of a South Carolina Firefighter Mobilization and served on the Sumter Landfill Recovery Task Force, and after a several month operation, located and helped return the remains of 5-year-old Nevaeh Adams who was a victim of a homicide.
Assistant Fire Chief Kenyon holds a BA degree in History from UC Berkeley, and an MS degree from City University in London, England.
