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Scott Firefighter Combat Challenge this Weekend
ABC News 4
NORTH CHARLESTON – Called the "toughest two minutes in sports" by ESPN, The Scott Firefighter Combat Challenge returns to North Charleston this weekend. (more…)
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Tree Destroys Mobile Home During Storm
WIS-TV
DARLINGTON – A singlewide mobile home has been damaged by a tree uprooted during the storms moving through Monday afternoon. Darlington County Fire Chief David Williamson tells WMBF News that a singlewide mobile home on Wire Road was struck by an uprooted tree Monday afternoon. (more…)
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Fire Destroys Historic Building
WSPA
WESTMINSTER — Twenty firefighters attempted to save a historic Oconee County building Tuesday afternoon, but were uanble to do so. Oconee County Fire Chief Charles King said that firefighters responded to a report of a structure fire on South Union Road at 3:30pm. (more…)
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Emergency Crews Test Response Plan
WCIV News 4
CHARLESTON – It's a scene that no one wants to see, but first responders must prepare for a mass casualty incident in the event that it occurs. On Tuesday morning, Dorchester, Berkeley and Charleston counties all participated in the mock emergency drill at the Amenity Center in Westcott Plantation. "We are testing not only our ability to establish an organized command structure at the scene, across multiple jurisdictions and multiple agencies, but as well, the hospital's ability to handle this type of sudden surge," Doug Warren, Dorchester County EMS director said. (more…)
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Flags Fly At Half Mast in Honor of Fire Chief
Herald Independent
CHESTER – Flags around the county flew at half staff on Monday to honor Blackstock Fire Department Chief Brian Keith Hudson. Hudson unexpectedly passed away at his home Thursday after attending a fireman’s meeting. (more…)
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FF’s Injured in Saturday’s Water Tanker Crash
WSFX
CONWAY – Two people were injured in a crash involving a water tanker from Flair Bluff on Saturday. The South Carolina Department of Transportation reported that an accident on Highway 501 southbound at Gardner Lacy Road occurred at 5:59 p.m. and closed all lanes to traffic. Traffic cameras provided by the SC DOT show that at least one lane reopened to traffic just before 7 p.m. (more…)
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FFs Respond to Daycare Blaze
Myrtle Beach Online
MYRTLE BEACH – Myrtle Beach fire investigators are searching for the cause of an early morning blaze at Pat-A-Cake Day Care and Learning Center, according to authorities. Fire crews were called at 6:36 a.m. Monday to 902 Yaupon Drive in the city for the blaze, said Lt. Christian Sliker, with the Myrtle Beach Fire Department. Firefighters found heavy flames and smoke coming from two rooms in the building when they arrived at the scene. (more…)
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Bluffton to Add New Fire Station
IslandPacket.com
BLUFFTON – The Bluffton Township Fire District has signed a $2.2 million contract for a new fire station near Old Town. The 7,200-square-foot station is planned for the intersection of Ulmer and Burnt Church roads. It would replace Station 30, a 34-year-old firehouse a few hundred feet away at 2 Bridge St. that has documented structural problems. With the contract in hand, Court Atkins Architects and Fraser Construction can firm up the plans and apply for building permits, said Deputy Fire Chief John Thompson. (more…)
Charleston FD Has First Female Fire Chief
WCIV TV
CHARLESTON – Friday marked history in Charleston as Mayor Joseph P. Riley announced his selection of fire chief for the City of Charleston Fire Department. The new chief selected to fill the boots left by Thomas Carr is a first for the Holy City. The new chief is a woman. Karen Brack is a 30-year fire veteran that the mayor said impressed him the most during the interview process. (more…)
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One Arrested in Forest Fire
Myrtle Beach Online
HORRY COUNTY – One man has been cited with allowing a debris fire to get out of control and spread, causing the 200-acre burn in Carolina Forest. The fire is, at this time, contained, said South Carolina Forestry Commission spokesman Scott Hawkins, thanks to the rain and the crews that have worked around the clock, but crews are not finished yet. Because the soil in this area contains a lot of “peaty, organic material” under its surface, fire crews must continue to attack hot spots and make sure the soil is not still smoldering. (more…)
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NC Tanker Overturns During SC Response
BREAKING NEWS>>>
Traffic on Highway 501 southbound is slowly moving again after a wreck involving a Fair Bluff water tanker shut it down, according to Horry County Public Information Officer Lisa Bourcier.
Two 18 wheeler tow-trucks are working to remove a tanker that overturned on Highway 501 southbound between Gardner Lacy and West Perry Road Saturday afternoon.
The wreck shut down traffic southbound for about half an hour. Northbound traffic is also moving slowly as crews clear the scene.
The tanker was called in for mutual aid to work a fire that broke out Saturday afternoon.
Horry County Police, Horry County Fire Rescue, Conway Fire and SC Highway Patrol were called to the scene.
There is no word if the firefighters in the truck were injured.
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FFs: Don’t Hide Hydrants
IslandPacket.com
BLUFFTON – A fire hydrant might not be the most attractive feature on a front lawn, but concealing it with landscaping could hinder firefighters' response in an emergency, according to the Bluffton Township Fire District. "We only carry a limited amount of water on our trucks," district public-education officer Sandy Stroud said. "If we have to start cutting down bushes and trees to get to a hydrant, that water would go very quick — in about eight minutes." (more…)
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Dog Saves Owners from Fire
Post and Courier
AWENDAW – With a fire spreading in their home’s attic, Awendaw residents were awakened by their dog even as smoke alarms were sounding early this morning. The blaze that was reported about 4:30 a.m. destroyed the home at Doar Road and George Washington Place. (more…)
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Charleston Plans for Largest Fire Station
Post and Courier
CHARLESTON – The city of Charleston soon will begin building its largest fire station ever — a five-bay building with the Fire Department’s headquarters on the second floor. Mayor Joe Riley said the new station No. 9 will serve the entire city from its central Neck Area location. (more…)
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FF Hurt While Battling Blaze
WIS TV
RICHLAND COUNTY – A fire destroyed a home in a northwest Richland County early Friday morning and also sent a firefighter to the hospital. Brick Lewis with the Columbia-Richland Fire Department says they were called shortly before 2:00 a.m. to a mobile home on Kennerly Rd. Once on the scene they found the home fully engulfed in flames, according to Lewis. No one was inside the home when firefighters arrived. (more…)
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Coast Warily Awaits Next Wildfire
Fort Mill Times
NORTH MYRTLE BEACH – at Henry will long remember that April night when the western horizon glowed an eerie red, smoking embers cascaded from the sky, and she and her husband escaped their home driving through their subdivision of flaming palmettos and burning roofs. "It was like driving through hell, literally," she said. "It was very, very scary." (more…)
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Mail Truck Destroyed by Fire
WYFF
TAYLORS – A fire was responsible for the destruction of the US Postal Service truck Saturday afternoon in Taylors. The fire started around 3:30 p.m. on Caroline Drive. A post office spokesman said the mail carrier's truck stopped all of a sudden. When she got out to look under the hood, she noticed fluid leaking. (more….)
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Spartanburg County Names Telecommunicator of the Year
GoUpstate.com
SPARTANBURG COUNTY — Saving lives is what they do. They're not firefighters, police officers or paramedics; they're the first first-responders. At Spartanburg County's 911 center, every 911 emergency is routed through one of the county's dispatchers. Dispatcher Chrissy Davis has talked down a suicidal man threating to jump from a railway trestle. (more…)
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Landmark Gas Station Burns
WIS TV
CHESTER – Landmark gas station goes up in flames overnight, but residents are vowing to help the owner rebuild. When the orange glow lit up the early morning sky in Chester, a lot of people said their memories went up in flames along with the Country Corner gas station which was destroyed. The store, which is located on Center Road just outside of downtown, had stood in the same location for the better part of a century. Now, it lays in ruins. (more…)
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Fire Destroys Local Business
WSPA.com
LAURENS COUNTY – Fire destroyed a Laurens County business Thursday. The fire started around 5 p.m. at Apple Creek Woodworks on Metric Road in Gray Court. Laurens County Fire Coordinator Greg Lindley said that firefighters responded to the business and found the building engulfed. It took firefighters three hours to get the fire under control. (more…)
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Chief on Leave During Investigation
CarolinaLive
FLORENCE COUNTY — Howe Springs Fire District Chief Shannon Smith has been placed on administrative leave with pay, while the State Law Enforcement Division investigates an allegation of funds missing from the department. District board member Earl Liner can't say how much money is missing, but we're told it could be thousands of dollars. (more…)
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SLED Asked to Aid in Fire Investigation
ABC News 4
DEWEES ISLAND – The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division is stepping in to take a look at what may have caused a structure fire on Dewees Island. The Dewees Island Fire Department confirms they have requested SLED's assistance to determine the cause of the fire. They do not suspect arson at this time. (more…)
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Suspect in Fatal Firetruck Theft Charged
Island Packet
SUMTER – A 26-year-old Sumter man charged with murder after allegedly stealing a Port Royal fire truck, then striking and killing a pedestrian in February was indicted by a county grand jury last week. Indictments filed April 19 against Kalvin Hunt were among more than 200 handed down by the Beaufort County grand jury during its monthly session at the County Courthouse, according to the 14th Circuit Solicitor's Office. (more…)
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Community Works Together to Fight Fire
ABCNews4
DEWEES ISLAND – Dewees Island sits off Isle of Palms. A quick trip for fast food or any restaurant on the island is out of reach. The only way on and off is by boat. Judy Fairchild has a home on the island and Wednesday it was non-stop as she rode around on her golf cart on the dirt roads. (more…)
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