WEST COLUMBIA – Lightning sparked a church fire, but the pastor says it won’t extinguish his faith. Fire crews responded to a lightning strike at Green Hill Baptist Church on Augusta Road in West Columbia on Monday. The lightning hit the steeple of the church, causing the fire. (more…)
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Church Family Sticking Together After Lightning-Caused Fire
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Fire Damages Apartment on Folly Beach
FOLLY BEACH – A fire breaks out at an apartment on Folly Beach, destroying nearly everything. It happened just before 8:00 p.m. Friday night on Sandbar Lane. Chief Jerry Boatwright with the Folly Beach Public Safety Department says it happened in one of the upper level apartments at Sandbar Apartments, which are adjacent to the Sandbar Seafood Restaurant. (more…)
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Claiming the Hottest Job in the Lowcountry
CHARLESTON – Beating the heat is part of the daily job for some. When looking for the hottest job in the lowcountry, one group is staking their claim, the Charleston Fire Department and firefighters from the Wentworth station took us on a mission to prove it. (more…)
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Mobile Home Catches Fire
TIGERVILLE — The Tigerville Fire Department responded to a fire at a mobile home on McKinney Road in Travelers Rest. There is no information on injuries at this point. The call came in about 9:30 a.m., according to Tigerville Fire Chief Russell Ledford. (more…)
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Converse Fire Burns For 5 Hours
CONVERSE — A house burned on Longwood Street in Converse, according to the Converse Fire Department. Firefighters were called to the fire at 4:43 a.m. When they arrived on the scene the fire engulfed the home and the front of the house was falling in. (more…)
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FIREFIGHTER EAST Magazine
September 2010 Cover
A new online firefighter online magazine has appeared on the horizon. It is FIREFIGHTER EAST and it looks to be a solid publication. Not to be in competition with great works such as Urban Firefighter, it will take a different approach that will sure to please. The magazine will launch on September 10th, in honor of our 343 FDNY Brothers that died on 9-11.
It will be FREE and downloadable as a PDF File off the website. (more…)
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Firefighting, Police Work with ADPS Brings Lesson in Humility
AIKEN — In a couple of hours with the Aiken Department of Public Safety, I fulfilled a childhood dream and got a dose of not only firefighting and crime fighting but also humility. Rather than do the originally planned ride-along, Sgt. Aaron Dowdy took me to the training facility, where I’d be suiting up in police and fire gear and completing a couple of exercises. (more…)
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Fired Up: A Cool Adventure in Firefighting History and Education
NORTH CHARLESTON — “Awesome.” That’s how my ramble partner, the fabulous tween Olive Gardner, described a recent Saturday scoot-about to the North Charleston and American LaFrance Fire Museum. (more…)
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Sun City House Fire Destroys Attic and Garage
BLUFFTON — A house fire in Sun City Hilton Head has destroyed an attic and garage at 15 Falmouth Way this morning. The blaze started around 10:30 a.m. in the one-story home’s attic, possibly by a light bulb brushing up against an object in the attic, according to Kirk O’Leary, public information officer for the Bluffton Township Fire District. (more…)
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Indian Land FD Gets Grant for New Fire Station
INDIAN LAND — The Indian Land Fire Department has been awarded a $1.6 million stimulus grant to build a new, state-of-the-art fire station. The 8,750-square-foot building, which will be connected to the department’s existing fire station, will include offices, training rooms and living quarters. Construction on the new two-story station will include renovating the existing metal building, increasing the number of bays for fire equipment. (more…)
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City of Hartsville Dedicates New Ladder Truck
HARTSVILLE — The newest addition to the Hartsville Fire Department’s firefighting arsenal is now in service. Firefighters and city officials dedicated a new fully-equipped ladder truck Tuesday in a ceremony that included the traditional wetting down of the truck followed by firefighters pushing the vehicle into its parking bay in the fire station. (more…)
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Double Fatal Fire in Greenwood
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GREENWOOD – An elderly couple was found dead after a raging fire gutted their home. The fire occurred around 3am on McCormick Avenue in Greenwood County.
Greenwood County Fire Coordinator Corey Grumelot said an adult daughter lived at the house with her parents and had gotten out of the home. He said she stated her parents were still inside and she could not (more…)
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Leak in K-Mart was Refrigerant
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CHARLESTON – A refrigerant leak, possibly caused from the AC system, shut down the West Ashley K-Mart for several hours on Thursday. St. Andrews and Charleston FF’s responded to the 1500 block of Savannah Hwy for the report of a white mist coming from the back of the store. Dozens of employees and customers were evacuated from the building as HAZ-MAT crews prepared to enter to determine what was the source of the leak. (more…)
1 Critical in MVA
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HOLLYWOOD – A wreck involving two-cars has blocked traffic near SC Hwy 165 & 162. One victim was transported with critical injuries via OMNIFLIGHT to MUSC. The wreck happened about 10:15 a.m. and was located near the landfill. More information as it becomes available.
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Several injured in Accident on Interstate 85 in Anderson County
ANDERSON COUNTY — One accident on Interstate 85 likely caused a second one that resulted in multiple injuries around noon on Monday. The accidents also tied up traffic on the southbound side of the interstate for several hours. (more…)
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Saluda Race Shop Destroyed by Explosion; Antique Cars and Memorabilia Lost
SALUDA – A fire broke about 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Myers Family Race Shop in Saluda, leaving no serious injuries but at least half a million dollars in damages to the building as well as antique cars, equipment and memorabilia. At least 60 firefighters from Saluda, Newberry and Lexington County responded to the fire on Watkins Point Road in Saluda County. (more…)
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Walhalla Arsonist to Enter Georgia Rehab Program, Gets No Jail Time
WALHALLA — Cody Christian Dean LeCroy will spend no time in jail for burning a Walhalla church if he completes a Georgia drug rehabilitation program. Tenth Circuit Solicitor Chrissy Adams said Tuesday she was disappointed that Judge Cordell Maddox had not given LeCroy, 18, any of the up to 25 years in jail he faced. (more…)
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Lightning Fires Keep Local FF’s Busy
COLUMBIA AREA – Local firefighters are getting sick of the weather forecast they see each day calling for daily afternoon thunderstorms that lately have led to daily lightning fires. The Irmo Fire District worked one major structural fire three straight nights, along with dozens of less serious lightning-related calls. Lexington County Fire Service handled two major lightning fires Monday and another Tuesday that destroyed buildings. (more…)
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Fire Destroys Home of Councilman
RIDGEWAY – Ridgeway Town Council Member Jim Chandler didn’t expect his day to go like this. Less than an hour after he went to work this morning, he got a call that his Third Street house was on fire. An EMS worker happened to go by the home of Peni and Jim Chandler, located at 355 West Third St. near downtown Ridgeway, when he saw flames coming from the Chandler’s garage. (more…)
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Official: Myrtle Beach Blaze Caused by Gas Tank Explosion
MYRTLE BEACH – A home was heavily damaged by water and smoke after a fire Wednesday afternoon, according to Myrtle Beach fire officials. The fire was reported around 4:45 p.m. Wednesday at 401 Poinsett Road when the home’s occupants heard an explosion, evacuated , and called 911, said Dan Cimini, assistant chief for the Myrtle Beach Fire Department. (more…)
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Anderson Home Burns, Man Found In Yard Thursday
ANDERSON COUNTY – A man is recovering after a fire burned his home. Flames had engulfed the mobile home at 202 Pecan Drive in Anderson County when fire crews arrived around one o’clock Thursday morning. (more…)
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Wednesday Evening Fire Damages Home in Myrtle Beach
MYRTLE BEACH – A fire has damaged a home along Poinsett Road in Myrtle Beach early Wednesday evening, according to the Myrtle Beach Fire Department. Myrtle Beach Assistant Fire Chief Dan Cimini said firefighters were dispatched to 401 Poinsett Rd. just before 5 p.m. after reports of smoke billowing from the home. (more…)
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Fires Caused by Lightning Displace 2 Families in Horry Co.
HORRY COUNTY – The American Red Cross helped two families Tuesday afternoon when their homes were struck by lightning. Three adults and two children had to leave their home in Loris when a lightning strike caused a fire in the attic of their home on West Street. (more…)
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Lightning Likely Cause in two Lexington Co. House Fires
LEXINGTON – Lexington County Fire Services officials are busy Tuesday night fighting two different house fires. One of the fires is on the 1100 block of Jessamine Road. (more…)
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Westview-Fairforest Fire Taxpayers Question Spending
WESTVIEW-FAIRFOREST — Despite an improved balance sheet, the Westview-Fairforest Fire District had a financial elephant in the room at the commissioners meeting Tuesday night — and a 2010 Chevy Tahoe in the garage. Concerned residents questioned why commissioners recently replaced Chief Scott Garrett’s vehicle with the new SUV while two substations remain closed and the district was in financial straits as recently as 18 months ago. (more…)
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