GOOSE CREEK – Jeffery Andrew Thompson, 32, husband of Brandy Reeves Thompson, of Goose Creek, SC, died Saturday, August 28, 2010. Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon, September 2, 2010, at Pine Ridge Fire Department at 4 o’clock. Burial will be held at Plantation Memorial Gardens. (more…)
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Funeral Arrangements Announced for Deputy Chief Jeff Thompson
Smoke Alarm Saves Family
NORTH CHARLESTON — A young woman and her baby were able to escape a kitchen fire Monday after the smoke alarm sounded.
The North Charleston Fire Department responded to a fire reported in the 1500 block of Greenbay Street on Monday afternoon. When fire crews arrived, they found the young woman and her baby outside the single-family residence. (more…)
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Controversial Policy is Changed
COLUMBIA — The City of Columbia says firefighters will soon be able to drive Richland County ambulances.
A WIS investigation launched in April 2008 found that even if a firefighter is on scene at a Richland County 911 call, they are not able to drive ambulances to help out.
None of the counties surrounding Richland follow that policy, but it looks like that is changing. The city has agreed to the stipulations the county laid before them to change the policy, and Columbia has officially applied with DHEC to officially certify firefighters as first responders. (more…)
FD Helped by Local Business
SILVER BLUFF — Silver Bluff Volunteer Fire Department is usually in the business of helping out those in need. Then in April 2009, the tables were turned, and the fire department found itself to be the one in need. And Firehouse Subs answered the call with a $24,335 grant through its Public Safety Foundation. A tornado tore a swath through eastern Aiken County and literally flattened the Silver Bluff fire house the day before Easter in 2009. (more…)
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College Rallies Around Student
HARTSVILLE — Tragedy struck the family of an incoming freshman at Coker College just days before she was to move on campus. Fire destroyed her family home and all of their belongings. After the fire, her ability to participate in the Coker experience was seriously threatened. Ke’Era Bennett of Sumter said only 45 minutes after leaving her home they got word it had burned. (more…)
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You Call, We Haul
ANTIOCH — Flames were shooting from her house. The homeowner, standing feet away from her home, was crying and yelling, “My baby. My baby is in there.” The firefighters donned their equipment and focused on their mission – saving lives. As they pushed their way forward into the burning structure a dog walked out. The woman scooped up her beloved pet. “My baby, you saved my baby,” she said, while hugging the dog. Just another day for the Antioch Volunteer Fire Department firefighters. (more…)
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Tractor-Trailer Wrecks, Spills Fuel
SPARTANBURG COUNTY — A Spartanburg county dispatcher said a tractor-trailer hit something in the road and started leaking fuel on an exit ramp on Interstate 26 West Monday morning.
The dispatcher told News 4 a 911 caller told them it happened at the Highway 92 exit ramp off I-26 West.
The dispatcher said no other vehicles were involved. He did not know what the driver hit that caused his fuel tank to leak. (more…)
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Retired Captain Loses Home to Fire
MONCKS CORNER — Fire this morning destroyed a Berkeley County home belonging to a retired Charleston Fire department captain, authorities said.
The fire happened about 8:40 a.m. at 230 Linden Street, just off U.S. 17A near Moncks Corner.
Volunteers with the Carolina Lowcountry Chapter of the American Red Cross are assisting the two adults and two children who live at the house, according to Nancy Olson, marketing and communications manager. (more…)
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Residents Want New Fire District
INDIAN LAND – Indian Land resident Jan Tacy wants to find a better way to support fire services in her area as the area grows.
Tacy, a member of the grass-roots Indian Land Action Council, spoke to several of her fellow residents recently about the creation of a proposed Indian Land Fire Protection District. The idea is to combine the Sun City Carolina Lakes, Belair and Edenmoor neighborhood special tax districts, along with the rest of the area covered by the Indian Land Fire Department, into a single fire protection district.
The idea is modeled after the special fire district set up by the Pleasant Valley Volunteer Fire Department. (more…)
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Always on Call
LANCASTER COUNTY — They serve because they care.
Always on call. A most appropriate phrase to define the volunteer firefighters of Lancaster County. The men and women who answer the call for help – at all hours of the day and night, every day of the week and even on holidays.
Becoming a firefighter is no simple task. It is very time-consuming. It takes about 18 months of training to become a certified firefighter. There are required meetings and training updates each month. No predictable hours. No pay.
So, why do they do it? There is one constant – because they care. (more…)
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Family of 3 Homeless After Fire
SUMMERVILLE – A living room fire left a family of three homeless on Sunday. The displaced family includes a child.
They are being assisted by the American Red Cross Carolina Lowcountry Chapter.
The blaze broke out Sunday afternoon on Miles-Jamison Road. Old Fort and Ashley River Fire departments responded. Firefighters contained the fire to the living room, said Old Fort Fire Capt. William Sullivan. (more…)
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Bar Destroyed in Early Morning Fire
WALHALLA — Firefighters investigating what caused a fire at at a bar in downtown Walhalla. According to Walhalla Fire Department Interim Chief John Kelly, the fire started at the Rio Grande just before 5:00 a.m. Monday. Kelly said there was heavy smoke and flames coming from the back end of the bar when they arrived. (more…)
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Three Dead in Two Fatal Wrecks
ORANGEBURG — The SC Highway Patrol is investigating two fatal accidents Saturday in Orangeburg.
The first happened Saturday morning at 10 near milemarker 157 of Interstate 26. Troopers say a 27-year-old man died after his vehicle ran into a tractor trailer causing him to hit the median, run off the road then overturn.
The second accident happened just before 2pm Saturday near the town of North at the intersection of Whetstone Road and Delree Drive. (more…)
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Firefighter Killed in Farming Accident
TOWNVILLE – A longtime volunteer fireman from Townville who had also worked for Clemson University was killed Friday in an accident involving a hay baler. Jimmy Boleman, a farmer himself, was baling hay at a friend’s farm on O’Neal Ferry Road in Townville when the accident happened. (more…)
Fatal wreck in Hardeeville
HARDEEVILLE – A Beaufort man died Thursday after his sports car and a refrigerated delivery truck collided head on in the Okatie area of Hardeeville. Architect Randy Boyles “Brandy” Long, 56, died instantly after the truck, owned by W-East Trading Corp. of Jacksonville, Fla., drove over the top of his Alfa Romeo on Argent Boulevard about a mile north of U.S. 278. (more…)
Deputy Chief Jeff Thompson Passes
BREAKING NEWS>>
PINE RIDGE – Deputy Fire Chief Jeff Thompson, of Pine Ridge Fire District, has passed away this morning of a reported heart attack. Chief Thompson is the older brother to Charleston Firefighter Brandon Thompson who perished in the Sofa Super Store Blaze on June 18th, 2007. Chief Thompson was a very well liked, appreciated, and respected by his peers. (more…)
FF’s Request First Responder Training
DENMARK — “When the fire department pulls up on an accident scene people expect us to do something,” Denmark Fire Chief Charles Breland told Denmark City Council members at their August 16, meeting. Breland said for that reason several members of the department have requested first responder training.
“We’re not first responders, EMTs or Paramedics. Several people would like to take a first responders course to learn safety, basic first aid, stop the bleeding,” Breland said.
The fire chief noted that in responding to a serious accident on Highway 70 and Guess Drive a couple of weeks ago Denmark fire personnel had to “stand around 30-45” before they could respond. (more…)
Mistakes Made at Hotel Fire Trial?
COLUMBIA — The man convicted of setting a fire at a South Carolina hotel that killed six people in 2004 wants a federal judge to set aside his conviction because his attorneys made mistakes at his trial.
Acting as his own attorney, Eric Preston Hans said in a motion filed Thursday his defense team should have objected to government evidence he said misled jurors. He said they also should have called on their own expert witnesses to rebut the government’s arson theory. (more…)
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After the Fire; How Do FF’s Cope?
CHARLESTON – They are often the first ones called to the scene in emergency situations where death and destruction are par for the course. But it has only been in the past three years that firefighters in the Charleston metro area have had an organization to turn to for help in hashing out the mental baggage incurred while on the job. (more…)
Local Man Dies in Plane Crash
ANDREWS - A McClellanville man died Wednesday in the second fatal aviation crash in Georgetown County in less than a year.
Richard H. Gross, 66, died when the small plane he was piloting went down in a wooded area adjacent to the Andrews Airport at about 11 a.m. Wednesday, according to the Georgetown County Coroner’s Office. (more…)
Woman Dies in Wreck With SC Trooper
LANCASTER COUNTY – At least one person is dead following a wreck involving a state trooper which happened in Lancaster County late Wednesday night.
The accident occurred around 11:29 p.m. at the intersection of Highway 521 and North Corner Road which is located south of Andrew Jackson State Park. (more…)
Family of Fire Victims Speaks Out
NORTH CHARLESTON – A day after a mother and her twin sons died in a fire at their West Ashley home, the rest of their family is in mourning. Randy Brown is having a hard time thinking about the fact his sister and nephews are gone. (more…)
Iva Home Damaged By Fire
IVA – Investigators are trying to determine the cause of a fire that did heavy damage Wednesday to a house in Iva. Anderson County Fire Chief Billy Gibson said the blaze, on Johnny Long Road off S.C. 81 South, was called in by a firefighter from Starr. (more…)
Special Prosecutor To Investigate Holly Springs Fire Department
SPARTANBURG – Seventh Circuit Solicitor Trey Gowdy has appointed attorney John M. Rollins Jr. special prosecutor in a case involving alleged Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) violations by the Holly Springs Fire and Rescue District board of commissioners. (more…)
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