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This page provides information on South Carolina's Arson Program and what you can do to help reduce the problem. Every year, BILLIONS of your insurance dollars go to pay for fires that are intentionally set. The money paid out by insurance companies is passed back to you, the consumer, in the form of higher premiums. This page will highlight information on arson throughout South Carolina and will keep you abreast of any reward money available.
If you suspect arson, please call 1-800-92-ARSON. Many arson cases have rewards for information and it would be impossible for us to list them all here. If you suspect arson, please don't hesitate to call. Just because it isn't listed here doesn't mean there isn't a reward.
Highlights- The South Carolina Arson Hotline (1-800-92-ARSON) is a statewide, toll free number, available 24-hours a day, for reporting information about suspicious fires.
- Callers can remain anonymous. If a tip helps solve a case, the caller is eligible for a reward.
- All Hotline information is immediately forwarded to fire and police officials in the jurisdiction where the fire took place.
- At the request of local authorities, the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) Arson Team will assist with arson investigations.
- The Arson Hotline program is a joint effort of SLED and the insurance industry, which estimates that 25-cents of every dollar spent on home, apartment and business insurance goes to pay for arson.
- The Arson Hotline (1-800-92-ARSON), and all publicity and promotional materials, are funded by the South Carolina Insurance News Service, a non-profit insurance organization.
- Arson Hotline rewards are paid by the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of South Carolina. Since 1991, rewards have been paid in Aiken County, Clinton, Columbia, Dillon County, Gaffney, Hemingway, Lake City, Scranton, Laurens County, North Myrtle Beach and Lancaster.
- Arson Hotline yard signs, posters, cards and bumper stickers are available FREE from the South Carolina Insurance News Service.
For more information about the Arson Hotline, or to arrange for an interview or guest speaker, call or write:
Arson Hotline
SC Insurance News Service
1301 Gervais Street, #715
Columbia, S.C. 29201
803-252-3455 |
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Arson Headlines
South Carolina Arson Hotline (1-800-92-ARSON) Fights Fires -- National Arson Awareness Week – May 3-9, 2009
April 29, 2009
Reward of $11,000 Available in North Church Arson
February 11, 2009
Arsonists Increase Cost of Insurance in South Carolina
February 4, 2009
South Carolina Arson Hotline Tip Solves Greenwood Arson Case
December 10, 2008
AT LEAST $12,000 REWARD AVAILABLE IN LANCASTER ARSON CASES
August 13, 2008
REWARD OF AT LEAST $2,000 STILL AVAILABLE IN BLUFFTON HOME FIRE
May 8, 2008
REWARD OF AT LEAST $9,000 STILL AVAILABLE IN CHARLESTON CHURCH FIRE
May 8, 2008
Light a fire under an Arsonist and Get a Big Reward
April 30, 2008
REWARD STILL AVAILABLE IN TRAVELERS REST FIRE
March 21, 2008
Arson Demonstration Shows How Arson Costs Money, Manpower, Lives
March 20, 2008
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