COLUMBIA – President Ken Kerber is pleased to announce that Rev. Dr. Gary Rogers has accepted the position of the South Carolina State Firefighters’ Association Chaplin. A search committee had been formed to assist with this important selection and made their recommendation last week.
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Reverend Dr. Gary Rogers New Association Chaplain
Anderson County Line of Duty Death
PENDLETON – 63-year-old David Crenshaw, a veteran Firefighter and former Anderson County Sheriff, died this morning at a traffic accident. The 50+ year veteran responded to the scene of an accident at Highway 88 & Porter Road and was assisting EMS when he collapsed at the pump panel of a fire engine. Crenshaw was taken to AnMed Health where he was pronounced dead at 7:55 am.
Anderson County Fire Chief Billy Gibson says Crenshaw was a founding member and served with the Pendleton Volunteer Fire Dept since 1962. He had been the Pendleton Fire Chief for 21 + years.
We will be posting more information as it becomes available.
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3rd Alarm Fire at Recycling Facility
ANDERSON – ACFD Units are on scene of a multi-alarm recycling facility at 428 N. Gossett Street / OmniSource Recycling. Heavy smoke can be seen for miles. We will post more on this as it becomes available.
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UPDATE: 3 NOW CONFIRMED FATAL; ONE MISSING
YORK COUNTY – A massive line of severe weather created several tornado's that touched down in South and North Carolina. At least three people have been killed and up to five or more are still missing.
One tornado touched down in Chester County (photo above) causing significant damage to cars, trees, and mobile homes.
Another storm cell moved through York County in the area of Rock Hill killing at least three people. The area of devestation is near Williamson Road and Highway 324.
One mobile home was thrown 100+ yards as well as several cars tossed onto their roofs.
State Fire News Round-Up
WREN – Fire Destroys Mobile Home
TIGERVILLE – SUV Hits Home; 2nd Crash in 3 Weeks
GREENVILLE – Man Killed While Fleeing Authorities
HORRY COUNTY – Incident Sends 2 to Burn Center
WALHALLA – Moped Driver Dies After Striking Vehicle
MYRTLE BEACH – MBFD Earns Education Honors
BLUFFTON – Cargo Trucks Catch Fire at Loading Dock
COLUMBIA – 7-Year-Old Dead, 1 Charge With DUI
ST. STEPHENS – FF's Battle Blaze at Super Dollar Store
DARLINGTON – Train Hits Cars… on Purpose
SUMMERVILLE – Woman Killed in I-26 Wreck
SPARTANBURG – Woman, 25, Killed in Car Crash
COLUMBIA – Real Estate Business Damaged by Fire
HILTON HEAD – Man Killed After Struck by Bus
FOUNTAIN INN – 5 People Injured in Wreck
SAVANNAH, GA – Wildfire Defies FF's in Georgia Swamp
Woman Thrown More Than 100 Feet in Accident
IndependentMail.com
IVA — A young woman was thrown more than 100 feet from her car in an accident Thursday night on S.C. 81 about a mile south of Iva, officials said.
The woman, identified by the S.C. Highway Patrol as Robyn Griffin, 28, of Abbeville, was airlifted to Greenville Memorial Hospital after the one-car wreck, which happened shortly after 6 p.m. (more…)
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Two Drivers Hurt in Wreck
IndependentMail.com
ANDERSON — Anderson Fire Department Chief Dale Horne had blood spots on the front of his shirt after helping extract a driver following a Thursday afternoon wreck. Christopher Black, 30, was headed toward Anderson on East River Street near the S.C. 29 Bypass when he hit a median, said Tony Tilley, spokesman for the Anderson Police Department. (more…)
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State Fire News Roundup
September 11th: One Victim Identified in Triple Fatal MVA
September 9th: Hundreds Attend 9/11 Service
September 9th: Columbia FF Bicyclist on the Mend
September 8th: 1st Responders Form 9/11 Choir
September 6th: 2 Upstate FF's Honored by Red Cross
September 2nd: Fire Destroys Myrtle Beach Home
September 2nd: Cable Barriers Save Family
State Fire News Roundup
August 29th: 2 Homes Destroyed in Beaufort County
August 28th: Horry County Under Fire on Response Times
August 28th: Anderson Fights 2 Fires at Same Time
August 27th: Old Codes Likely Causes Fire to Spread
August 27th: 1 Killed, 1 Hopsitalized in Overnight Fire
August 25th: Camper Trailer in Barn Destroyed by Fire
August 25th: MVA Shuts Down Hwy 544
August 24th: Blaze Damages Greenville Duplex
August 24th: Fire Damages Greenville Strip Mall
August 23rd: Horry County FF Wins Against Firehouse Subs
Shane Ray Name South Carolina Fire Academy Superintendent
COLUMBIA - Chief Shane Ray was offered and, has accepted, the position of Program Manager II (Superintendent) in the Division of Fire & Life Safety/Office of Fire Academy. His first day will be October 3, 2011. Shane Ray began his fire service career in 1984 and worked through the ranks from firefighter to fire chief of career and volunteer organizations.
State Fire News Roundup
August 20th: Car vs. Firetruck, Driver Charged w/DUI
August 19th: Chief Remembered as All Around Good Guy
August 18th: Car, Cement Truck Crash; Catch fire
August 18th: Store Fire Considered Suspicious
August 17th: Horry County Approves Vollie Position
August 17th: Chief Felt Sick Before Fatal Heartattack
August 17th: Fire Damages West Ashley Apartment
August 17th: Fire Destroys Monck's Corner Carwash
August 16th: Fire Destroys McClellanville Home
August 16th: Duplex Fire Causes $100K in Damage
Crane Overturns Injuring Construction Worker
SPARTANBURG - Poole and another witness said the man, who was not identified, plunged about 15 feet from the seat of the crane into an 8-foot-deep hole. Construction workers were at Cornerstone Baptist Church Tuesday to install a vault that will supply water to the church sprinkler system. The church is undergoing an expansion. (more…)
White Knoll Students’ Generosity Still Shines 10 Years Later
LEXINGTON COUNTY - A small but significant chunk of American history sits in a display case in the front lobby of White Knoll Middle School in rural Lexington County: A battered section of sheet metal bearing the words “Red Hook Raiders.” The piece is from the door of a Fire Department of New York ladder truck that was crushed at Ground Zero on Sept. 11, 2001. All seven firefighters that manned her — from a station in the blue-collar Red Hook neighborhood of Brooklyn — were killed when Tower One collapsed after the terrorist attacks. (more…)
State Fire News Round-up
August 10th – Yorktown fire reignites concerns
August 9th – Anderson FD improves ISO Rating
August 9th – Horry Council consider vollie recruiter position
August 8th – Fundraiser planned for sick child
August 8th – Electrical fire destroys downtown apartment
August 6th – Progress Energy damaged by fire
August 5th – Woman rescued after 1 hour in elevator
August 5th – Home destroyed by fire
August 4th – 6 injured in morning MVA
August 4th – Fire destroys home on R street.
August 4th – 1st the restaurant; now the home
August 3rd – Barber family hit with another fire
August 3rd – Man saves disabled father-in-law from fire
August 3rd – Hartsville hydrants get new hues
August 3rd – NMB donates ladder truck to Midway FD
August 2nd – 11 saved in Lake Moultrie accident
August 2nd – 73-year-old killed in MVA
August 1st – Woman suffers burns to hand
August 1st – Lightning causes CCU apartment fire
August 1st – SC 170 reopened after MVA
July 30th – 3 killed in I-85 MVA
July 29th - I-77 backed up after truck fire
July 29th – Charleston mayor pleads for help with arson cases
July 28th – Furniture on porches could be used for arsons
July 28th – Man dies in Rock Hill fire
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Home Heavily Damaged in Fire
IndependentMail.com
ANDERSON — Bock Crawley woke up from a nap Wednesday afternoon to a kitchen fire that quickly spread through the home where he and several relatives live on the east side of Anderson. “It scared the hell out of me,” said Crawley as he watched 16 city firefighters working to put out the blaze at 805 Beachwood Ave., which is between Jefferson and Dickens avenues off East Orr Street. (more…)
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Overnight Fire Destroys Lakefront Home
Fox Carolina
TOWNVILLE — A fire late Tuesday night destroyed a lake-front home under construction in Anderson County.
Firefighters said the house along Point Drive on Lake Hartwell was engulfed in flames when they arrived.
Part of the 3,000-square-foot home collapsed, but no one was injured, firefighters said. (more…)
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Firefighter Injured in Blaze
IndependentMail.com
WILLIAMSTON — A Sunday afternoon fire ravaged the house that a family of four had left only minutes earlier to go to the zoo and to eat lunch. Firefighters pulled up to 209 Carrageen Drive and saw flames shooting through the roof around 1 p.m., said Whitefield Fire Chief Paul Drake. The address is near Midway Road. (more…)
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State Firenews Roundup
July 16th: Fire Leaves Questions of Fire Response
July 15th: Gilbert Barn Destroyed by Fire
July 15th: Scorched Boast Recovered from Lake Wylie
July 14th: Fires Contained Before Reaching Fuel Terminal
July 14th: 6 Injured in Tega Cay Boat Explosion
July 14th: FF Recovering From Hit and Run
July 14th: FF's Defend Response Time to James Island Fire
July 13th: Children Playing With Fireworks Ignite Barn
July 13th: James Island Fire Handled Correctly
July 13th: Suspect Sought Who Hit FF Riding Bike
July 13th: Gervaise Street Closed, Man Injured
July 12th: Troopers Say Two Vehicles Struck Columbia FF
July 12th: Pink Fire Truck Dedicated in Lowcountry
July 12th: Anderson Scrap Metal Business Fire
July 12th: Anderson County FF's Seek Money for Radios
July 12th: Woman Killed in Fatal Fire Indetentified
July 12th: FF's Cope With Heat
July 11th: Weather Makes FF'ing even Mre Dangerous
July 10th: Highway Reopens Up After Gasoline Tanker Crash
July 10th: Townhome Destroyed in Summerville Fire
July 10th: Two Pull Disabled Man Out of Fire
State Fire News Roundup
Thieves Steal Metal Off Antique Fire Engine
COWPENS – An antique fire engine owned by the Cowpens Fire Department was ravaged by metal thieves, according to Chief Jamie Caggiano. "It's frustrating, because we're trying to do things to help the community to be happy with and something to kind of show support for the town, and then somebody comes and does something like this," Caggiano said. (more…)
July 7th – Larger Tragedy Avoided
July 7th – Thunderstorm Sparks Fires
July 6th – Woman Found Dead After Pelzer Fire
July 6th – Hornet Fire Creates Heavy Smoke
July 6th – Horry County Working Hard on July 4th
July 6th – Woman Injured in Wreck With Log Truck
July 5th – FF's Battle Suspicious Cresent Fire
July 5th – FF's Simulate Burning Building to Train
July 5th – "Burnout" set to Control Hornet Fire
July 5th – Man Dies in Greenville County Fire
July 5th – Rock Hill House Destroyed in Morning Fire
July 5th – Family fo Four Escape as Fire Destroys Home
July 4th – Fire Sends One FF to Hospital
July 1st – Man Faces Arson Charges
Two Injured in Car Fire
IndependentMail.com
BELTON – A 75-year-old man and his 13-year-old grandson were taken to the hospital Thursday after a barn fire that destroyed several vehicles. Tommy Lowe suffered burns on his hands and arms and his grandson Logan Smith was having problems breathing after inhaling smoke, said Lowe’s wife, Millie. She said her husband and Logan both went by ambulance to AnMed Health Medical Center in Anderson. (more…)
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State Fire News Roundup
Folly Beach Might Leave Charleston 911 Center
FOLLY BEACH – Paul Chrysostom lives and works right across the street from police headquarters in City Hall. For years, that meant quick access to an officer if he reported noise problems, drunk drivers or an emergency of some sort. If he needs to hail a cop these days, however, Chrysostom has to call a Charleston County dispatcher some 18 miles away in North Charleston. (more…)
Kicking Cancer: Captains Daughter Needs Support
ROCK HILL – Firefighter Jaime Mathewson of the Rock Hill Fire Department in Rock Hill, South Carolina has enlisted the help of Piedmont ESS and Majestic Fire apparel to build and supply a custom, one of a kind teal, Nomex hood to be sold specifically for the benefit of Brooklyn Channell, the 9 year old daughter of Captain Chris Channell of the Rock Hill Fire Department. (more….)
Other State Fire News
June 24th – Dorchester County FD's added TIC's
June 24th – Office Fire Caused by Electrical Problem
June 23rd – Charleston Improves Safety, Focus on Maydays
June 22nd – Berkeley County Hears Fire Agreement from City
June 21st – FF's Respond to Fire in Conway
June 21st – Fire Destroys Laurens County Home
June 21st – The Charleston 9 Will Not be Forgotten
June 20th – New Policy Lets Columbia FF's Drive Ambulances
June 20th – Apartment fire Ruled Arson
June 20th – Fire Destroys Home in Beaufort
June 19th – 2 Apartments Destroyed in Lee County Fire
Remembering the Charleston 9
CHARLESTON – It is a somber day as we remember the sacrifice of the 9 Charleston Firefighters who laid down their lives 4 years ago today at the infamous Sofa Super Store Fire. They are Captain Louis Mulkey, Captain Mike Benke, FF Melvin Champaign, Captain Billy Hutchingson, Engineer Brad Baity, FF Earl Drayton, Engineer Mark Kelsey, Engineer Michael French, and FF Brandon Thompson. Always Remember, Never Forget.
BOSTON, MA – We must also remember the sacrifice made by others. Yesterday, June 17th, was the 39th Anniversary of the Hotel Vendome Fire that killed 9 of Bostons Bravest in 1972. They were FF Thomas W. Beckwith, FF Joseph E. Boucher, Lt. Thomas J. Carroll, FF Charles E. Dolan, Lt. John E. Hanbury, Jr., FF John E. Jameson, FF Richard B. Magee, FF Paul J. Murphy, and FF Joseph P. Saniuk. Another 8 men were critically injured in the collapse.
FDNY – We also must remember the 2001 Fathers Day Fire in the Queens Burough of New York. Three Firefighters were killed after and explosion trapped them in a collapse. They were FF Brian Fahey, FF Harry Ford, and FF John Downing.
MEMPHIS, TN – Thanks go to Larry Boothby for the reminder of the Father's Day Fire June 15th, 2003. Lt. Trent Clark and Private Charles Zachary lost theirs lives while battling a raging fire in a Family Dollar Store. (apologies to the MFD for not posting this information)
We also need to remember all of the Firefighters that have lost their lives in the service to their communities. In the past few weeks we have lost multiple Firefighters. They were FF Scott Davis of Muncie, IN who was killed on June 15th in collapse during a church fire, FF Corey Shaw of Du Quoin, IL who was killed on June 17th in a collapse of a heavily involved commercial building, and FF David Goins of Angelina County, TX died from burns received in a wildland fire.
God Bless the families and friends of the Charleston 9, as well as others mentioned in this article.
"Always Remember, Never Forget"
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