GEORGETOWN – A Georgetown city firefighter said he was forced to resign after he responded to a wreck on a day he called in sick to work. The wreck happened in the Plantersville community. (more…)
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Georgetown FF Forced to Resign after Responding to Accident on Sick Day
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Storms Cause Damage in Columbia Area
COLUMBIA AREA — As a second day of rain and lightning rained down on the Midlands on Tuesday, fire fighters were kept busy responding to reports of flooding, downed power lines and fire alarms. Some of the fire alarms were for the real thing: A home in the Dove Creek subdivision in The Summit suffered about $50,000 in damage after it was struck by lightning, interim Columbia Fire Chief Aubrey Jenkins said. (more…)
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New Issue: Name of Firetrucks
RICHLAND COUNTY — A new issue is on the table as Columbia and Richland County renegotiate countywide fire service: the name on the trucks. Tuesday, Richland County Councilwoman Gwendolyn Davis Kennedy said she wants Richland County to get credit for its role in the joint service being renegotiated this year. (more…)
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North Charleston Mobile Home Destroyed in Early-Morning Fire
NORTH CHARLESTON – A mobile home was destroyed by a fire early Wednesday morning. According to the North Charleston fire department, the fire occurred at a mobile home on Twisted Antler Drive. (more…)
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Goose Creek Police Officer Shot in the Line of Duty Released from Hospital
GOOSE CREEK – Goose Creek Police Officer Robert Edwards, Jr. was released late this afternoon from an area hospital and is scheduled to return for additional surgery later in the week. Officer Edwards, Jr. was shot during a domestic call in Goose Creek on July 19. (more…)
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Horry County FF’s Respond to Three Weekend Blazes
Horry County firefighters responded to three fire during the weekend in Conway and Longs, according to Leslie Yancey, spokeswoman for Horry County Fire Rescue.
The first incident was reported at 11:55 a.m. Saturday at 315 Soho Court in Conway and involved a double-wide mobile home, Yancey said. Six Horry County fire units responded and Conway Fire Rescue also provided assistance. (more…)
County Hires Firm to Assess EMS Services and Fire Departments
A comprehensive report on Beaufort County’s emergency-medical and fire services should be completed by December, barring unforeseen events, according to the county’s director of public safety.
The County Council approved spending $225,963 Monday to hire CRA Inc. of Alexandria, Va., to study the county’s EMS system. (more…)
Fires Oust Families From Their Homes
Fire forced people from their homes in Summerville, Mount Pleasant and near Sangaree on Monday.
The Mount Pleasant fire happened at 1242 Haig Lane in the Charleston National Subdivision near Park West and displaced a couple. (more…)
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Lake City City Council Discusses FF’s Funeral Leave
LAKE CITY — Lake City City Council has approved an updated personnel policy after a debate over the amount of funeral leave firefighters should receive compared with other city employees.
Under the revised policy, approved July 13, a Lake City firefighter will receive two shifts of funeral leave after an immediate relative’s death. The city’s firefighters work 24-hour shifts followed by 48 hours off. (more…)
Body of SC Man Found in Fire
PAMPLICO, SC (WMBF) – Police are investigating the cause of a fire that left one Pamplico one dead Sunday morning.
Twenty-five-year-old Raymond Scott Self was alone in his mobile home on East Main Street when it caught fire at 2:30am on Sunday. (more…)
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Fire Burns Nearly a Dozen Cars at SC Church
ANDERSON, SC (AP) – Authorities say a fire that burned nearly a dozen vehicles at a large South Carolina church was an accident. (more…)
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Ladson Home Destroyed in Fire
LADSON, SC (WCSC) – A family of four in Berkeley County is without a home after a fire destroyed their house overnight Tuesday.
The fire happened on the 200 block of Cornell Drive in Ladson off of Interstate 26 around 1 a.m. (more…)
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City of Florence Cracking Down on Fire Lane Violations
FLORENCE, SC (WMBF) – Florence city fire inspectors issue nearly two dozen parking summons each month for fire lane violations.”
It can block our emergency vehicles in the event of a fire, or it can block ambulances in the event of a medical emergency,” said Fire Marshall Ken Carr, noting it also impedes people from evacuating a building in an emergent situation. (more…)
HCFR Boot Drive to Hit Area Walmart Stores
CONWAY, SC (WMBF) – Some of Horry County’s bravest will be hitting area Walmart stores in hopes of boosting the funds of two critical organizations that assist Grand Strand residents and firefighters. (more…)
FF’s Still Battling Blaze
CONWAY – Due to increased fire activity on the Hardwick Rd. Fire in Horry Co., the South Carolina Forestry Commission will be stepping up its firefighting effort in the week ahead. Crews working the fire this weekend experienced one small break over and one large one of 30 acres. Persistently hot, dry weather has negated any benefits from prior rainfall on the area. As a result, fire behavior has been aggressive in the hotter, windier afternoon hours. (more…)
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Fire Web Round-Up
NATIONAL FIRE NEWS
Bridgeport, CT: Double LODD in 3 story house fire – FireGeezer Report / STATter911 Report
Baltimore, MD – Firehouse Conference: FireGeezer Report / Fire Critic Report / Fire Daily Report
FIRE BLOG NEWS
Firehouse Zen: Evolution and You / The Roto-Ray: Beauty or Beast
Fire Daily: Remembering the Beverly Hills Supper Club Fire
LOCAL FIRE NEWS
IVA – Fire Destroys Garage
COLLETON COUNTY – I-95 Deadly RV Accident
GOOSE CREEK – Duplex Total Loss After Fire
CAINHOY – Family of Five Homeless After Fire
COLUMBIA – Firefighters Battle Heat-Related Injuries
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Holly Springs Fires Jeffcoat… again
HOLLY SPRINGS – Commissioners voted Friday to terminate long-serving Chief Lee Jeffcoat after weeks of heated debate. The commission voted 3-0 after board member Hugh Jackson walked out of the meeting, claiming he was not given 24 hours’ notice or an agenda as stated in the commission’s bylaws for special meetings. (more…)
Arson Suspect in Hot Water
WALHALLA – Police have charged the suspect in the 2009 burning of a Walhalla church with multiple counts of vandalism only days before the youth’s scheduled court appearance on the arson and related charges. (more…)
Teen’s Survival; Miraculous
ANDERSON - As he surveyed the twisted heap of metal that once was a four-door sedan, Lance Cpl. Steve McCarley could only marvel Wednesday that two Anderson County teenagers were pulled from it alive. “This,” he said, “is the miracle of the day.” (more…)
Bomb Found During Fire Call
GAFFNEY – A Gaffney man faces several charges after police found a homemade bomb and other incendiary devices after his apartment porch caught on fire Wednesday. The Gaffney Fire Department was called to Westwood Apartment Homes on West Buford Street and extinguished a fire on the porch. (more…)
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FF’s to get Help During Tragedies
BALTIMORE, MD – A new national initiative to help firefighters cope with trauma and tragedy draws on Charleston’s experience after the June 2007 Sofa Super Store blaze that killed nine city firemen. (more…)
FF’s Called to Cobb’s Glen
ANDERSON – The clubhouse at Cobb’s Glen golf course in Anderson caught fire Tuesday afternoon. There were no visible flames when firefighters arrived, although smoke poured out of doors and exhaust fans for the building. (more…)
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Woman Dies of Fire Injuries
UNION – Smoking in bed with an oxygen tank nearby proved to be a fatal combination for a Union woman. Betty Painter Boulware died Thursday, July 15, from injuries she received from a fire at her home nearly a week earlier. (more…)
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Indian Field ISO Rating Lowered
INDIAN FIELD – Dorchester County has received notification from the Insurance Services Office, Inc. (ISO) that the Public Protection Classification (PPC) rating for the Indian Field Fire Department has been lowered to ISO 6/10. (more…)
Fire Damages Plantersville Home
PLANTERSVILLE – Quick response by Georgetown County firefighters is being credited for saving most of a burning mobile home. They were also able to save a kitten that was inside the home when the fire started. Firefighters had to battle the soaring heat and the flames at the home at 5005 Jackson Village Road that was reported at around 4 p.m. (more…)
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