FAIRFIELD - A Fairfield County volunteer fireman is in jail charged with sexually assaulting a legally blind fire victim over the weekend. The fireman is also a registered sex offender. (more…)
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May 25th – Man charged With Burning PD Station & Cruiser
May 24th – Rubble Burns at Former Equinox Mill Site
May 24th – Myrtle Beach to get North tower Beam
May 24th – Man Pushes Burning Truck Away From Pumps
May 24th – Horry County Brings Home Silver
May 24th – Woman Flips Car in Morning MVA
May 24th – Sleepy Driver Caused Fatal MVA
May 23rd – Florence FD to Dedicate New Station
May 20th – Dog Rescues Family From Burning Home
May 19th – FF's Rescue Little River Building
1 Fatal in Early Head-On MVA
COLLETON COUNTY – A two vehicle MVC has left one person dead and another person injured. Fire-Rescue responded to the fatal collision in the 21000 block of Augusta Hwy (SC Hwy 61) at Pumpkin Girl Lane Wednesday morning 25-May at 06:22. This is the second fatal MVC on the same stretch of highway in the last week.
Spartanburg FF’s Battle Multi-Alarm Fire
WHITNEY – A large fire at #1 Austrian Way at International Automotive Components has multiple firefighters working early this morning. Multiple fire departments are on scene after being called to the scene around 8 a.m. this morning.
Fire Departments on the scene include Whitney, Hilltop, Cherokee Springs, and Boiling Springs.
We have people on scene and are gathering information. Stay tuned for more!
Patriot Flag Flies in Anderson
IndependentMail.com
ANDERSON — The flag is dirty on the top, with a few holes and patches. Some of the patches are bigger than an ordinary flag because this particular one, the Patriot Flag, is around five stories tall. The wear and tear and the care taken to fix it are a good way to honor firefighters, said Robert Taylor, a Sandy Springs firefighter for 23 years. (more…)
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Fire District Celebrates New Substation
The Times and Democrat
SANTEE – The Santee Fire Service District recently held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new substation on Intercoastal Road. After several years of fundraisers, submitting grant applications through the Federal Emergency Management Agency and generous donations from residents in Santee and the surrounding area, Santee Fire Service District was able to complete construction of its substation and also purchase a new truck. (more…)
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New Station for Volunteer Department
The State
LEXINGTON COUNTY — For Claude Lindler, a new fire station near completion on the south shore of Lake Murray symbolizes the improvement of fire protection in Lexington County.
“We’ve come a long way from what it was when we started to what it is today,” he said.
The facility on U.S. 378, five miles west of Lexington, will replace one built 40 year ago by volunteers whose numbers are dwindling but are still considered vital assistance. (more…)
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Two FF’s Injured in Fire
WISTV
LEXINGTON COUNTY — Two firefighters received minor injuries while fighting an early morning Lexington County house fire that took two hours to control.
Lexington County Fire Service was dispatched to a structure fire at 890 Wise Ferry Road around 12:45 a.m. Friday. (more…)
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Services for Father Roth Announced
Visitation will be at St. Andrews Catholic Church on Tuesday May 17th, from 6pm to 8pm.
The Mass of Christian Burial for Reverend Monsignor Roth will be held 11:00 a.m. Thursday, May 19, 2011 at St. Andrew Catholic Church, 503 37th Ave. N., Myrtle Beach, SC 29577. The Most Reverend Robert E. Guglielmone, Bishop of the Diocese of Charleston, is the celebrant. Final Prayers and Committal Service will be held at 4:30 p.m., Thursday, May 19, 2011, at Holy Cross Cemetery, 604 Fort Johnson Road, Charleston, SC 29412.
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Lightning Strike Possible Cause of Fire
WALTERBORO – A neighbor to a Lowcountry church dialed 911 on Friday night after hearing a loud boom and walking outside to find the structure blanketed by smoke and flames. Officials with the Colleton County Fire-Rescue Department said they received the call at 10:11 p.m. The first fire engine arrived at 10:18 to find the two story wood frame church with heavy black pressurized smoke coming from the roof of the sanctuary. (more…)
Fire Kills Mother and Son
Aikenstandard.com
**UPDATE**
AIKEN — An early morning house fire has claimed the the lives of a mother and child, said Aiken County Coroner Tim Carlton. Aiken Public Safety responded to a house fire at 910 Hampton Ave. NW shortly before 2 a.m. Friday where they found a woman and her two children discovered near the door. (more…)
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Early Morning Fatal Fire
WRDW-TV
AIKEN — One person has died after a house fire in Aiken County. We are unsure of the identity of the victim, but hope to have a name soon. Aiken Public Safety Officers were sent to the scene of a structure fire on the 900 block of Hampton Avenue. That's near Laurens Street.
Crews report a mother and her three children were inside the house when they arrived on the scene. They were just inside the door, possibly trying to escape. (more…)
Stay Tuned to SConFire.com for more information as it becomes available
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Car Fire at Gas Station
WCIV-TV
CHARLESTON — A handful of people watched an S.U.V. burn Wednesday, just feet away from gas pumps. The Ford Explorer was charred after firefighters sprayed it down on Highway 61 and Sycamore. Charleston Fire Department Public Information Officer Mark Ruppel said a fire engine was in the area and firefighters saw smoke. (more…)
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FD Holds Emergency Preparedness Training
The Cheraw Chronicle
CHERAW –- The Firefighters of Cheraw participated in an emergency readiness drill last week at the site of the old Walmart. The scenario was a hazardous materials situation, one of the many areas that firemen train on each year. “The department has been doing in-house training for the past few months as we do annually, to keep our ‘Haz Mat’ skills sharp,” said Cheraw Fire Chief John L. Melton. “It is through drills like this one when we bring all the aspects together that we can find where any problems exist.” (more…)
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Young Girl Dies at Day Care
IndependentMail.com
GAFFNEY — A 3-year-old girl died after part of a portable stage fell on her at a church day care in Gaffney on Wednesday.
Cherokee County Coroner Dennis Fowler said Alyssa Jade Mayfield of 116 Camellia Circle, Gaffney, died at 4:26 p.m., after the 4-foot by 8-foot stage component fell on her about 3:20 p.m. in the West End Baptist Church gym. (more…)
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Teen Dies in Congaree River
WIS-TV
COLUMBIA — Officials have identified the teenager who drowned in the Congaree River Wednesday afternoon as an 18-year-old Dreher High School student.
Richland County Coroner Gary Watts identified the victim as James M. Sharpe Jr. of Columbia. Watts said an autopsy shows Sharpe died from fresh water drowning. (more…)
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Fire Forces Residents from Apartments
The Sun News
An overnight apartment building fire in Conway forced several residents from their homes, according to authorities.
Conway firefighters battled a fire at an apartment building at 1204 12th Avenue from about 10:40 p.m. to about 2:15 a.m. according to Conway fire officials, who didn't provide additional detail Sunday. (more…)
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FD Reaches Settlement with Ex-Chief
GoUpstate.com
HOLLY SPRINGS — Holly Springs Fire and Rescue District commissioners have agreed to a $150,000 settlement with former chief Lee Jeffcoat. In addition to the financial agreement, Jeffcoat, who spent 26 years with the department and seven of those years as chief, will not get his job back. The commission approved the action during a meeting on Tuesday night. (more…)
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Lightning Blamed for House Fire
The Post and Courier
MONCKS CORNER — Lightning appears to not have only caused a fire in the Del Webb retirement community early Wednesday, it's also believed to have been responsible for delaying firefighters' response.
Whitesville Rural Fire Chief Tim Stephenson said an antennae on top of the communications center that serves more than a dozen rural fire departments also appears to have taken a lightning strike during Wednesday morning's powerful storm, knocking out radio transmissions just as reports of a fire came in at Del Webb. (more…)
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FF’s Battle Mobile Home Fire
FireFightingNews.com
COLLETON COUNTY — At 02:28, Tuesday morning May 10th, Colleton County Fire-Rescue units were dispatched to a house fire located at 538 Fifth Street in the Foxfield Subdivision east of Walterboro. Engine 19 arrived to find a singlewide mobile home approximately 80 percent involved. (more…)
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Kids Blamed for Starting Fire
Lake Wylie Pilot
LAKE WYLIE — What began as an investigation into a possible arson case at a Lake Wylie business turned out to be “kids being kids,” its manager said Thursday.
At about 7 p.m. April 27, deputies with the York County Sheriff’s Office responded to an incident Anchor Self Storage on Charlotte Highway, located in Rivers Edge Pavilion. A 5-foot section of wood fence was burned along with a nearby tree. The incident report also listed graffiti on a fence. (more…)
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State Fire News Roundup
May 4th: Flames rip through newly built home
May 4th: Conway man charged with arson, attempted murder
May 2nd: Flames destroy Aiken residence
May 2nd: Firefighter proud of Military success with bin Laden
May 1st: Six Mile faces tough choice on fire service
April 30th: Rock Hill graduates new FF's
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