GoUpstate.com
GREER – Five people were sent to local hospitals after a two-vehicle crash in Greer on Monday night. A Ford pick-up truck and a Chevrolet Tahoe collided near the intersection of J. Verne Smith Highway and Victor Mill Road about 7 p.m. The Tahoe overturned onto its roof, ejecting two people inside, Greer Fire Chief Chris Harvey said. (more…)
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MYRTLEBEACHONLINE.com
HORRY COUNTY – Horry County is among two counties in the state to implement an online blended training program for its firefighters that gives new recruits more flexibility when studying to become certified. On Friday, the next recruit class that includes 21 career and 24 volunteers will graduate as certified firefighters for Horry County Fire Rescue. (more…)
ABCNEWS4.com
MT PLEASANT – Nearly every member of the Mount Pleasant Fire Department stood side-by-side Saturday morning. It was picture day. Seventy-five firemen stood in front of cameras, striking a pose with their new hairdos. The new cuts meant more to Lt. Troy Thomas and his wife than anything else. "Today's picture is going to Hollings Research Center," Lt. Thomas said. (more…)
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LIVE5NEWS.com
SUMMERVILLE – We have new information on a toddler who drowned in Summerville. Charleston County says miscommunication led to a delay in crews getting to an emergency scene. A neighbor from the Summer Park subdivision called 911 last Friday when 2-year-old Sia Jarvis was found in a retention pond. Dorchester County EMS was already on the way to the hospital with the girl before Charleston County, the agency in charge of responding, even arrived. (more…)
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WYFF4.com
ANDERSON COUNTY – A father and daughter were killed Friday night in a wreck in Anderson County. It happened just after 8:30 p.m. on Highway 81 near Bagwell Road. (more…)
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ABCNews4.com
BEAUFORT – Two Beaufort High School students were killed in a single-car accident Saturday night. Officials with the South Carolina Highway Patrol say a 2009 Mitsubishi Sedan was traveling on Seaside Road when the 18-year-old driver lost control of the vehicle and the car went off the road, overturned and struck a tree. Both the driver and the teen riding in the passenger's seat died at the scene of the accident officials say happened at about 7:44 p.m. (more…)
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WLTV.com
COLUMBIA – Columbia Fire Chief Aubrey Jenkins has been put on the Columbia Housing Authority's Wall of Fame. The group honors people who have at one time received housing assistance. Jenkins stayed in Saxon Homes for eight years. He has worked with City of Columbia for over 30 years, and was named fire chief in July of last year. (more…)
IndependentMail.com
ANDERSON – Whitefield volunteer firefighters are rallying with a Saturday fundraiser to help a sick child of a firefighter. Erik Aiken has been a firefighter there for years and his team is now pushing for help for his 5-year-old daughter, Maranda Aiken, who suffers from uncontrollable seizures. Maranda has been treated with many medications that did not relieve the symptoms and she regularly undergoes testing at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. (more…)
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MyHorryNews.com
HORRY COUNTY – A former Horry County firefighter has filed a federal lawsuit alleging racial discrimination, according to court records. The suit was filed April 10, three days before Horry County announced the reassignment of Fire Chief Garry Alderman, who will become Horry County Fire-Rescue's director of support services effective April 16. (more…)
Post and Courier
YEMASSEE – A semi hauling six horses in a trailer overturned on the shoulder of Interstate 95 Wednesday night, trapping the animals inside as rescuers worked to free them in a downpour. Colleton County Fire and Rescue members freed five of the horses through holes they cut in the top of the enclosed trailer. A sixth horse had to be euthanized because of the severity of its injuries, Director Barry McRoy said. (more…)
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CarolinaLive.com
HORRY COUNTY – It's National Volunteer Week, and there's one group who donates their time to public safety. There are about 200 volunteer firefighters who work for Horry County Fire Rescue. Interim Chief Kenneth Beans says they are vital to providing adequate coverage for those living in the county. (more…)
Post and Courier
CHARLESTON – Tony the Peanut Man had just taken a break from boiling his trademark legumes when a loud knock sounded on the front door of his West Ashley home early Tuesday. “There’s a fire in your backyard,” a breathless neighbor told him. Tony, also known as Anthony Wright, ran barefoot from his 5th Avenue home, ignoring the sting of gravel on his feet as he rounded the corner. (more..)
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FOX Carolina
TIGERVILLE – A Tigerville family was left in the rain Tuesday night after a fire damaged their home in Greenville County. Tigerville firefighters said they arrived about 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Sweet Gum Valley Road home to find half of the roof engulfed in flames. Neighbors called 911 when they saw fire, but thankfully the family was not home at the time. (more…)
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The Summerville Journal Scene
SUMMERVILLE – They swarmed over the great machine, scraping, sweeping, gently removing old paint, old decals, preparing it for its next tour of duty. The truck, known as the “Blue Goose 2” is a 1968 Mack CF 600 fire engine. Until recently, it appeared that the truck was headed for the scrap yard, a somewhat ignominious end to a 43-year career in the fire service. (more…)
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Live5News.com
CHARLESTON – Old construction, closely built buildings, and crowded streets, all among the challenges when fighting fires on the peninsula. Firefighters go through specialized training tailored just for the downtown area. "The peninsula is a very unique area, full of historic buildings dating back to the 1700s for some of them. Each of those has unique challenges in construction, how close they are together and how much they mean to the tourists coming to visit," Deputy Chief John Tippett said. (more…)
Live5News.com
CHARLESTON – Bond was set at $100,000 for a man accused of assaulting his ex-girlfriend then setting fire to her home in West Ashley Saturday afternoon. Authorities charged Vantrez Grant with third-degree arson and criminal domestic violence of a high and aggravated nature. Deputies responded to an apartment on Hillside Drive Saturday afternoon in reference to a fire. An affidavit states that Grant and the victim were having an argument when Grant hit the victim in the face with a closed fist multiple times. (more…)
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Post and Courier
MT. PLEASANT – The text to her husband was straightforward, much like Renee Thomas herself. “It’s all fallen out. It’s all gone,” she wrote. Mount Pleasant fire Lt. Troy Thomas didn’t hesitate. His wife had lost the last of her hair to chemotherapy for cervical cancer. Thomas turned to the other firefighters on the crew and asked if anybody had shears. If Renee could brave her way through this, he could at least lose his hair, too. (more…)
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NORTH CHARLESTON – Dispatchers say fire crews are on the scene of a blaze at the Noisy Oyster on Rivers Avenue. Officials with Consolidated Dispatch say the fire happened at the restaurant in the 7,800-block of Rivers Avenue.
It is being reported that North Charleston Fire Department is responding with 5 engines, 2 Ladders, 1 Rescue, 2 Battalion Chiefs and 1 Division Chief. EMS also on scene.
More info as it becomes available.
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Independent Mail.com
ANDERSON COUNTY – Some parts of a 24-unit apartment building in Anderson still smoldered Thursday as investigators grappled with how it could have gone up in flames so quickly. Building 100, one of 10 buildings in the Walden Oaks apartment complex near Clemson Boulevard and Salem Church Road just outside Anderson city limits, burned Wednesday afternoon, displacing dozens of people. (more…)
Independent Mail.com
SALEM – A blaze destroyed a home in the Cliffs at Keowee Falls development Thursday despite the efforts of fire departments from Oconee and Pickens counties. The two-story home 203 Driftwood Court at Jasmine Point in Salem was already heavily involved in fire when firefighters answered the call shortly after 10:06 a.m., according to Charlie King, Oconee County emergency services and fire chief. (more…)
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SCnow.com
CONWAY – Horry County Fire/Rescue Chief Garry Alderman has asked to be reassigned within the department due to personal reasons. That request has been accepted and Alderman will become the new Director of Support Services, beginning on Monday, April 16. Deputy Fire Chief Kenneth Beans will assume the Interim Fire Chief position until a permanent Fire Chief is selected. (more…)
SCnow.com
FLORENCE – One woman was taken to an area hospital after the mobile home in which she lived was destroyed by fire Saturday evening. Windy Hill and Florence firefighters responded to the 402 Ervin Street residence after neighbors called to report it burning about 5:45 p.m. Firefighters arrived to find the mobile home fully engulfed in flames. (more…)
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Herald Online
ROCK HILL – Firefighters spent several hours Monday morning battling a blaze at a Rock Hill nightclub, officials say. More than 20 firefighters responded to Club Odyssey at 593 Wilson Street after multiple people called to report the fire about 2:30 a.m., said Battalion Chief Steve Rogers. The blaze was fully involved when they arrived. (more…)
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Island Packet
HILTON HEAD – One patient is short of breath, sweating and unable to move. Another looks and sounds fine, but reports feeling weak. Which one is having a heart attack? Case studies such as these are regularly posted to an EMS blog started by Capt. Tom Bouthillet of the Town of Hilton Head Island Fire & Rescue Division. Readers from around the world attempt to answer the life-or-death questions in the comments. (more…)
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