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Unique Challenges for Charleston FF’s

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…)

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No comments Posted by gmishoe on April 18, 2012

Bond Set for Accused Arsonist

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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No comments Posted by gmishoe on April 18, 2012

BREAKING NEWS FFs Battle Restaurant Blaze

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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Tagged Charleston, Charleston County, emergency, EMS, Fire, firefighters, Grant Mishoe, North Charleston Fire Department, Rescue, South, South Carolina

No comments Posted by gmishoe on April 16, 2012

Apartment Building Burns Quickly; Sprinklers Unable to Help

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…)

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No comments Posted by gmishoe on April 16, 2012

Fire Destroys Lake House

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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Tagged Anderson County, Chief, destroyed, engine, Fire, firefighters, Grant Mishoe, Salem, SConFire.com, South, South Carolina

No comments Posted by gmishoe on April 16, 2012

Resident Injured in Mobile Home Fire

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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No comments Posted by gmishoe on April 16, 2012

Fire Destroys Nightclub

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…)

Read more here: http://www.heraldonline.com/2012/04/16/3896751/fire-destroys-rock-hill-club.html#storylink=cpy

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Tagged destroyed, emergency, engine, Fire, firefighters, Grant Mishoe, Rescue, Rock Hill Fire Department, SConFire.com, South Carolina, York County

No comments Posted by gmishoe on April 16, 2012

Horses Perish in Fire

FOX CAROLINA

TRAVELER'S REST – North Greenville firefighters said three horses were killed when a barn on Virginia Road in Travelers Rest went up in flames on Saturday. (more…)

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Tagged Barn, emergency, fatal, Fire, firefighters, Grant Mishoe, Greenville County, horses, SConFire.com, South, South Carolina, traveler's rest

1 comment Posted by gmishoe on April 16, 2012

Charleston Announces Finalists for Fire Chief Job

The Post and Courier

CHARLESTON — A nationwide search has come down to three men and a woman, each of whom hopes to become Charleston’s next fire chief. Mayor Joe Riley on Friday revealed the final four — a fire chief from Virginia and deputy fire chiefs in Missouri, Oregon and Alabama. The four were chosen from among 61 applicants for the position and will visit the city April 30 as part of the selection process, Riley said. (more…)

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No comments Posted by gmishoe on April 16, 2012

Train Carrying Methanol Derails in Abbeville

ABBEVILLE COUNTY - Crews are on the scene working around the clock to clean up a chemical spill following a Thursday morning train derailment in Abbeville. Nearby homes were evacuated after more than two dozen CSX train cars derailed around 5 a.m. at Redd and Hagler Streets, near Long Branch Street. (more…)

SConFire Facebook Photo Gallery of Derailment

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No comments Posted by gmishoe on March 8, 2012

Active Duty Marine Charged With Murder in Stolen Fire Truck Fatality

BEAUFORT – A 26-year-old active-duty Marine from Sumter, who authorities say stole a Port Royal firetruck, struck six vehicles and killed a pedestrian, has been charged with murder. Kalvin Hunt is accused of striking and killing 28-year-old Justin Miller of Port Royal while he walked with his brother along Ribaut Road on Friday. (more…)

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No comments Posted by gmishoe on February 29, 2012

Man Who Stole Port Royal Fire Truck had Fled Navy Hospital

BEAUFORT – The nude man who stole a Port Royal fire truck and drove it down Ribaut Road, striking and killing a pedestrian, had fled Naval Hospital Beaufort earlier that afternoon, a hospital spokeswoman said Monday. (more…)

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No comments Posted by gmishoe on February 28, 2012

Fire Chief Thomas Carr Hospitalized Two Days Before Retirement

CHARLESTON – Fire Thomas Carr was hospitalized over the weekend due to complications from Parkinson's disease just two days short of his scheduled retirement. The party planned for his retirement has been postponed until further notice. Chief Carr's condition is unknown as well as how long he will be at the Medical University. (more…)

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3 comments Posted by gmishoe on February 28, 2012

Nude Man Steals Port Royal Fire Truck, Kills Pedestrian

BEAUFORT – A pedestrian walking along Ribaut Road was struck and killed Friday afternoon by a man who stole a Port Royal firetruck as firefighters answered a medical call. Firefighters from the Beaufort-Port Royal Fire Department were sent at about 4 p.m. to Laurel Hill apartments on Ribaut Road, department spokesman Capt. John Robinson said. (more…)

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No comments Posted by gmishoe on February 24, 2012

Colleton County Home Destroyed by Fire

COTTAGEVILLE – Colleton County Fire Rescue crews battled a blaze at 125 Dodge Lane,just south of Cottageville. The large double wide mobile home was located in a remote area and down a long dirt road. The people were not at home when the fire started. When they returned home they found the home heavily involved.

(more…)

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No comments Posted by gmishoe on February 14, 2012

SLED Called To Investigate Kelly-Kelton Fire Substation

UNION – County Sheriff David Taylor has requested the State Law Enforcement Division to investigate a 2011 burglary at the Kelly-Kelton Fire Department substation. Authorities have received some information that firemen may be involved.
The substation is located on Howell Road in Jonesville. (more…)

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No comments Posted by gmishoe on February 14, 2012

911 Calls Describe Fires Frantic Moments Before Help Arrived

NORTH CHARLESTON – Multiple frantic, desperate onlookers called 911 Friday morning to report a blaze consuming a North Charleston apartment. A mother and two children were trapped in a smoke-filled second-floor at Noisette Creek Apartments until the mom tossed a child out a window to a man waiting on the ground. Then the mom jumped. (more…)

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Tagged 1005 Buist Avenue, Bulanow, Carolina, Charleston, Charleston County, collapse, County, death, Dorchester County, emergency, engine, fatal, fines, Fire, firefighters, Grant Mishoe, injured, ladder, North Charleston Fire Department, OSHA, Red Cross, Rescue, SConFire.com, South, South Carolina

No comments Posted by gmishoe on February 13, 2012

North Charleston Firefighter Injured in 2010 Blaze Criticizes Department

NORTH CHARLESTON – John Bolton says he's anything but disgruntled. The North Charleston firefighter, who was injured in a 2010 blaze, claims the city is using him as a scapegoat to divert from what he calls the failures of the department during the fire that injured three. On July 7, 2010 Bolton says he barely made it out alive. He says he was upstairs the Hollow Oaks neighborhood home with two other firefighters when he walked into a fireball. (more…)

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No comments Posted by gmishoe on February 13, 2012

Fire Destroys 1 Home, Damages 2 Others

NORTH CHARLESTON – The North Charleston Fire Department responded to reports of a structure fire in the 3100 block of Accabee Road just after 7:15 a.m. Sunday. First arriving units reported a fully involved single family home at the location. The home where the fire originated was unoccupied at the time and was destroyed by the blaze. The fire affected two adjacent homes with minor damage to one home and significant damage to the other.

No one was injured in the fire and the cause of the original fire remains under investigation.

The American Red Cross is assisting one family.

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Tagged arson, Carolina, Charleston, Charleston County, Charleston Fire Department, Chief, collapse, County, destroyed, emergency, engine, Fire, firefighters, Grant Mishoe, ladder, North Charleston Fire Department, Red Cross, Rescue, SConFire.com, South, South Carolina, truck

No comments Posted by gmishoe on February 13, 2012

OSHA: First Job at Scene of Fire is Paperwork

NORTH CHARLESTON – A fire engine races up to a house engulfed in flames. Smoke billows from the burning building. Someone screams for help from the second floor. The captain of the fire crew hears the cry and then … begins filling out paperwork. That's the scenario area firefighters fear will result from a push by state officials to enforce new safety standards in the wake of a July 2010 blaze in North Charleston that injured three firefighters. (more…)

- NCFD Protests OSHA 2010 Citations

- Wife of NCFD FF Angry at City

- OSHA Issues Citations for NCFD

- OSHA Considers Safety Violations

- OSHA Investigates Fire

- Names of Injured FF's Released

- 3 FF's Hurt in North Charleston Fire

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No comments Posted by gmishoe on February 12, 2012

NIOSH Report Released on Fallen Columbia Firefighter Chance Zobel

COLUMBIA – 23-year-old career Firefighter Chance Zobel was struck and killed by a car while at the scene of a grass fire on November 13th, 2010. The driver that struck and killed him was an illegal immigrant. The NIOSH Report has been released and is available for review. Please remember Chance and his friends and family struggle with their loss.

- NIOSH Report

- FF Struck and Killed on I-20

- Fire Chief Remembers Fallen FF

- Driver Charged in Fatal Wreck

- Driver in Deadly Wreck Had No License

- Driver in Deadly Wreck Illeagal Immigrant

- "He Was a Hero Before Last Saturday"

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No comments Posted by gmishoe on February 12, 2012

Seafare Restaurant Burns Down in Myrtle Beach

MYRTLE BEACH – Horry County fire crews battle a blaze at a Myrtle Beach restaurant. The Seafare Restaurant at 9925 North Kings Highway caught fire at approximately 9:23pm Saturday night, said Horry County Fire Rescue spokesperson Lesley Yancey. (more…)

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No comments Posted by gmishoe on February 12, 2012

Vacant Mill In Clinton Destroyed In Fire

CLINTON – Fire crews are still on the scene of a fire that destroyed an Upstate mill. Clinton firefighters responded just after 7pm Saturday to the Lydia Mill on Peachtree Street. The fire destroyed what was left of the now vacant mill. It was in the process of being demolished. The Laurens County Sheriff's Office is handling the investigation.

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No comments Posted by gmishoe on February 12, 2012

Fire Destroys Spartanburg County Home

HOLLY SPRINGS – A massive fire destroyed a home on Ben Hurt Road Extension tonight near Lyman Lake in Spartanburg County. Holly Springs Fire responded just before 7pm Saturday. Nine other fire departments joined the effort. Firefighters couldn't immediately provide details on whether anyone was home at the time of the fire. 7 On Your Side learned the Red Cross is assisting.

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No comments Posted by gmishoe on February 12, 2012

Fire Burns Festiva Welcome Center

HORRY COUNTY – Traffic will continue to be slow moving Friday afternoon after a two alarm blaze at a Myrtle Beach Welcome Center shut down the beach bound lanes of Highway 501.

(more…)

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