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Two Men Escape Burning Truck

By in South Carolina on Fire at May 17, 2012 at 5:19 pm
[caption id="attachment_6051" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Photo By: David Rogers"][/caption] IndependentMail.com WILLIAMSTON -- An Anderson County man and his passenger escaped serious injury Wednesday after his pickup caught fire and burned… Read More »

Father and Daughter Killed in MVA

By in South Carolina on Fire at April 23, 2012 at 5:10 pm
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...)       Read More »

Fundraiser to Support FF’s Sick Child

By in South Carolina on Fire at April 19, 2012 at 4:10 pm
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-y… Read More »

Apartment Building Burns Quickly; Sprinklers Unable to Help

By in South Carolina on Fire at April 16, 2012 at 3:42 pm
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 W… Read More »

Fire Destroys Lake House

By in South Carolina on Fire at April 16, 2012 at 3:35 pm
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 Sal… Read More »

Train Carrying Methanol Derails in Abbeville

By in South Carolina on Fire at March 8, 2012 at 7:20 pm
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… Read More »

Reverend Dr. Gary Rogers New Association Chaplain

By in South Carolina on Fire at January 20, 2012 at 4:00 pm
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 selecti… Read More »

Anderson County Line of Duty Death

By in South Carolina on Fire at January 9, 2012 at 10:51 am
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 E… Read More »

2012 SConFire Calendar is HERE!

By in South Carolina on Fire at January 7, 2012 at 3:51 pm
Check out the new 2012 SConFire Calendar! Each calendar is $20! This price if for a limited time! It is 11" wide and 16" tall opened! Each month has a high quality photograph of a emergency action scene from South Carolina! Email us at southc… Read More »

SC State Firefighters Association Releases New Website

By in South Carolina on Fire at January 4, 2012 at 11:33 am
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3rd Alarm Fire at Recycling Facility

By in South Carolina on Fire at December 16, 2011 at 10:56 am
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. Read More »

Submit Incidents From Around the State of South Carolina!

By in South Carolina on Fire at December 5, 2011 at 9:11 am
We aare offering a new service for you, the viewer, to submit incidents to us in real time. Just click the SConFire Incident Report link and type the info. We will post it and send it out to everyone to see. Please submit all photos to southcarolin… Read More »

UPDATE: 3 NOW CONFIRMED FATAL; ONE MISSING

By in South Carolina on Fire at November 16, 2011 at 9:41 pm
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 Count… Read More »

State Fire News Round-Up

By in South Carolina on Fire at October 29, 2011 at 11:33 am
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 - MBF… Read More »

Woman Thrown More Than 100 Feet in Accident

By in South Carolina on Fire at September 30, 2011 at 8:21 pm
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 Abbev… Read More »

Two Drivers Hurt in Wreck

By in South Carolina on Fire at September 20, 2011 at 8:48 pm
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 St… Read More »

State Fire News Roundup

By in South Carolina on Fire at September 12, 2011 at 1:58 pm
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 Cros… Read More »

State Fire News Roundup

By in South Carolina on Fire at August 30, 2011 at 1:18 pm
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 … Read More »

Shane Ray Name South Carolina Fire Academy Superintendent

By in South Carolina on Fire at August 26, 2011 at 6:36 am
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 c… Read More »

State Fire News Roundup

By in South Carolina on Fire at August 22, 2011 at 10:22 am
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 Positio… Read More »

Crane Overturns Injuring Construction Worker

By in South Carolina on Fire at August 11, 2011 at 9:52 pm
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 w… Read More »

White Knoll Students’ Generosity Still Shines 10 Years Later

By in South Carolina on Fire at August 11, 2011 at 9:49 pm
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.&rdquo… Read More »

State Fire News Round-up

By in South Carolina on Fire at August 11, 2011 at 9:46 pm
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Home Heavily Damaged in Fire

By in South Carolina on Fire at July 28, 2011 at 7:34 pm
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… Read More »

Overnight Fire Destroys Lakefront Home

By in South Carolina on Fire at July 20, 2011 at 9:03 pm
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-fo… Read More »

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