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New fire equipment coming to Saluda
published August 6th,
2008
SALUDA - New airpacks are in for the county
FD's, as are two new fire tankers that will go to Mason Fire Department and Old Town Fire and Rescue.
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Accelerant dog honored posthumously
published August 5th,
2008
NORTH SPARTANBURG - Capt. Roger
Means works for the N. Spartanburg FD, but his services as a dog trainer are in
demand all around the Upstate.
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Boxcar Blaze Briefly Closes Street in Columbia
published August 5th,
2008
COLUMBIA - Columbia firefighters
briefly shut down the 2100 block of Chestnut Street Wednesday morning to put out
a blaze in a boxcar.
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Fire Chief
adjust after station condemned
published August 5th,
2008
RIDGEVILLE - Some residents are
concerned that a train track between their homes and the nearest fire station
could mean longer response times.
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No environmental damage from fire
published August 4th,
2008
RAVENEL - Sunday's fire at a
fertilizer warehouse left no obvious environmental damage to outlying areas and
was left to burn itself out.
MORE -
FF's contain blaze at fertilizer plant
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Pee Dee FF's gain experience in California
published August 4th,
2008
FLORENCE - Not many FF's from South Carolina can say they’ve done what Pee Dee firefighters John DeLung, Bill Heathman and Shannon Smith have.
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Charleston Fire Trials Could be Years Away
published August 3th,
2008
CHARLESTON - A judge has set a preliminary trial date for lawsuits filed by families of eight of the nine Charleston
FF's killed in a 2007 furniture store fire.
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Apartment Fire Investigation Continues
published August 1st,
2008
SPARTANBURG - On Friday, fire investigators were still trying to determine what started a blaze at the Campus Edge apartments on Thursday morning.
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FF's investigate underground explosion
published August 1st,
2008
COLUMBIA - Officials are still trying to figure out what caused an explosion in
an underground power transformer in downtown Columbia.
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Family loses home in blaze
published August 1st,
2008
JAMES ISLAND - Flames erupted in a 74-year-old woman's kitchen after she turned on the stove to cook dinner at her Secessionville Road home.
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Assistant Chief Garvin retires
published July 22nd,
2008
CHARLESTON - Assistant Chief Larry Garvin, who was the initial scene commander at the Sofa Super Store fire, retired from the department today at the urging of the acting chief.
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Woman sentenced for Irmo fires
published July 22nd,
2008
COLUMBIA - A suburban mother who admitted burning down four homes near her neighborhood has been sentenced to more than a decade in prison.
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Lake Cunningham names new fire chief
published July 22nd,
2008
GREENVILLE - Tommy Norris will take over as chief of the Lake Cunningham
FD after 6 years as assistant chief with the Pelham-Batesville FD.
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Fire chief's post attracts 100+ applicants
published July 22nd,
2008
CHARLESTON - The recruiting firm
hired to conduct the national search for the next Charleston FD Chief has collected more than 100 resumes.
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Ridgeville fire station condemned
published July 22nd,
2008
RIDGEVILLE - It was no secret that
the aged building housing Ridgeville VFD Station No. 1 was not in the greatest shape.
Now it is condemned.
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House Catches Fire Twice in Five Days
published July 22nd,
2008
COLUMBIA - Firefighters are investigating a possible arson after a Columbia home caught on fire downstairs this week, upstairs last week.
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Summer
Bend fire worth $20K in damages
published July 20th,
2008
COLUMBIA - A house fire on Summer Bend in Northeast Richland County has caused about $20,000 worth of damages according to officials.
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Fire
at nightclub causes $50K damage
published July 20th,
2008
COLUMBIA - Cooking grease started a fire at a nightclub on Fort Jackson Boulevard Friday night, injuring no one but causing $50,000 in damage.
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Firefighters Contain Fast-Moving Wildfire
published July 20th,
2008
BEREA - Firefighters said a
fast-moving brush fire in the western part of Greenville County was contained.
Several FD's were called to help.
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Tractor-Trailer Sideswipes Inmate Van
published July 19th,
2008
ANDERSON - A tractor-trailer caught fire and sideswiped a
DOC van on I-85, injuring four inmates and trapping four other inmates inside the vehicle.
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FF challenge sparks friendly competition
published July 19th,
2008
MYRTLE BEACH - The firefighter combat challenge is one of several activities during this week’s 103rd annual South Carolina fire rescue conference.
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Pot left on stove causes fire at Inn
published July 17th,
2008
GARDEN CITY BEACH - A pot left on the stove is being blamed for fire that broke out in a room at the Kingfisher Inn in Garden City Beach.
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50 Out Of Job After Blaze At Sawmill
published July 17th,
2008
PICKENS - Fifty people are without a job after a fire sweeps through an Pickens County sawmill on Wednesday night.
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Continued delays expected in church fire case
published July 17th,
2008
SUMMERVILLE - Prosecutors don't expect to re-try the pastor accused of burning down his Bethel AME Church anytime soon.
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Fire
at Chapin facility unravels 7 fragile lives
published July 17th,
2008
CHAPIN - 7 poor, largely forgotten people had become their own little family until a fire left them dazed and, worse, forced them apart.
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FD to receive portion of $190K from FEMA
published July 16th,
2008
GREER - Pelham Batesville FD will receive a portion of the nearly $190K
set aside to help purchase equipment and pay for 1st responder training.
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House Fire Leaves Anderson Man Injured
published July 16th,
2008
ANDERSON - An elderly Anderson man is forced to run through flames to escape his burning home, according to firefighters.
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Faulty
dishwasher caused fire
published July 16th,
2008
DUE WEST - With the smell and taste of
fire still lingering over the college, FF's entered a blackened dining hall to investigate the cause of the blaze.
MORE -
Erskine College dining hall burns
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Fire closes 4 blocks
published July 16th,
2008
MYRTLE BEACH - A chemical fire on Ocean
Blvd forced hundreds into the street as authorities evacuated homes and hotels in a
4-block area.
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Fire Destroys Clemson Church
published July 16th,
2008
CLEMSON - Worshipers at a Clemson church were trying to figure out where they will hold services after a fire destroyed their church on Tuesday morning.
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American LaFrance apparatus line leaving SC
published July 15th,
2008
SUMMERVILLE - Ailing vehicle maker American LaFrance is shifting its fire truck business out of its Summerville plant and eliminating 35 jobs under a major retooling of its business.
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Grants keep Holly Springs FD up and running
published July 14th,
2008
HOLLY SPRINGS - In five years, the
Holly Springs FD has received nearly $700,000 in grant funds. 5 of those grants
have come this year alone.
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Fire damages Sumter Transport early Sunday
published July 13th,
2008
SUMTER - An early morning fire at Sumter Transport Co. caused about $90,000 in damage Sunday, according to reports.
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Pushing fire sprinkler systems
published July 13th,
2008
BEAUFORT - Less than a month after Governor Sanford's veto
was overridden Beaufort is leading the way for people for higher standards of fire protection.
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Fire damages Sea Pines home
published July 11th,
2008
HILTON HEAD - A fire that broke out just before 9 p.m. Friday severely damaged a Sea Pines Plantation home.
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Fire station to add room for training
published July 11th,
2008
NORTH CHARLESTON - Work should begin this fall on constructing a facility beside the fire station to house classrooms, a kitchen and bathroom.
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Elderly couple left homeless after fire
published July 11th,
2008
NORTH CHARLESTON - FF's are checking into whether a lightning strike caused a fire that demolished the home in the Elms.
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Greer man killed in house fire
published July 10th,
2008
GREER - Firefighters said a man died at the hospital after being found inside a burning home Wednesday night.
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Berea man wakes up to fire in home
published July 10th,
2008
BEREA - A man awoke to smoke and flames in his mobile home today and then escaped without injury, said Berea
FD Engineer Robert Barnes.
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What ifs keep
them training
published July 9th,
2008
BLUFFTON - With many homes with
pools and with marinas peppering the area, all FF's have to face the possibility of finding themselves underwater.
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Pattern of Fires
published July 9th,
2008
CHARLESTON - A suspicious fire in
downtown left one man with serious burns and forced other people to jump from a second-floor window
MORE -
Fire damages downtown house
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Lakefront home burns after lightning strike
published July 9th,
2008
TEGA CAY - A Sunday afternoon fire triggered by lightning gutted the roof and attic of a waterfront Tega Cay home,
officials said.
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Tega Cay lowers fire rating
published July 9th,
2008
TEGA CAY - Residents may see a
reduction in their property insurance rates now that the Tega Cay VFD has
lowered their ISO rating from a 6 to a 4.
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Fire destroys Belton Church
published July 8th,
2008
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