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Fire Chief Thomas Carr Hospitalized Two Days Before Retirement

By in South Carolina on Fire at February 28, 2012 at 5:29 pm
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… Read More »

North Charleston Firefighter Injured in 2010 Blaze Criticizes Department

By in South Carolina on Fire at February 13, 2012 at 7:17 pm
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… Read More »

OSHA: First Job at Scene of Fire is Paperwork

By in South Carolina on Fire at February 12, 2012 at 8:12 pm
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. … Read More »

Charleston Fire Department Will Get New, Modern Headquarters

By in South Carolina on Fire at January 25, 2012 at 7:49 pm
CHARLESTON - Charleston Fire Department leaders will soon have a new home. Mayor Joe Riley says the new building, which will be located on Heriot and King Streets will be spacious and centrally located. "It will have five bays, will house two eng… 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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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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State Firenews Roundup

By in South Carolina on Fire at July 16, 2011 at 2:36 pm
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 … Read More »

State Fire News Roundup

By in South Carolina on Fire at July 8, 2011 at 6:24 pm
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… Read More »

Sofa Super Store Case Ends

By in South Carolina on Fire at July 2, 2011 at 9:09 pm
The Post & Courier CHARLESTON -- Sofa Super Store and its owners have agreed to pay about $1.9 million to settle claims brought by the families of nine Charleston firefighters who died fighting an inferno at the West Ashley showroom in June 2007, co… Read More »

Massive Fire in Downtown Charleston

By in South Carolina on Fire at June 30, 2011 at 10:40 am
CHARLESTON - One house was destroyed and two others suffered damage in an early-morning fire in downtown Charleston. The fire now is under control and no one was injured. Charleston firefighters initially responded to a 3:54 a.m. call at 247 Rutle… Read More »

State Fire News Roundup

By in South Carolina on Fire at June 27, 2011 at 8:51 am
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 … Read More »

Remembering the Charleston 9

By in South Carolina on Fire at June 18, 2011 at 12:05 pm
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. Read More »

State Fire News Round-up

By in South Carolina on Fire at June 12, 2011 at 10:39 am
Suspicious Fire Damages Old Daire-Dreme Shop N. SPARTANBURG - Firefighters and the Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office are investigating a suspicious fire at a vacant ice cream shop on Hearon Circle Friday night. posted June 12th - Herald Jour… Read More »

State Fire News Round-up

By in South Carolina on Fire at June 4, 2011 at 9:38 pm
FORT MILL - Steves Closed Due to Fire Damage CHARLESTON - FF's Investigate Downtown Apartment Fire HORRY COUNTY - Fire Death Ruled a Homicide MONCKS CORNER - Fire Destroys a Familys Home CHARLESTON - Early Morning Fires Claim 3 homes JAMES ISLAN… Read More »

State Fire News Round-up

By in South Carolina on Fire at May 25, 2011 at 4:15 pm
May 25th - Man charged With Burning PD Station & Cruiser May 24th - Rubble Burns at Former Equinox Mill Site May 24th - Myrtle Beach to get North tower Beam May 24th - Man Pushes Burning Truck Away From Pumps May 24th - Horry County Brings Home S… Read More »

Memorial Work Begins At Sofa Super Store Fire Site

By in South Carolina on Fire at April 3, 2011 at 10:23 pm
CHARLESTON -- As the four-year anniversary of the Sofa Super Store disaster approaches, the city is working to turn the site into a more fitting memorial for the nine Charleston firefighters who died there. Long-term plans for a permanent memorial and fi… Read More »

FINAL SSS FIRE NIST REPORT IS OUT!

By in South Carolina on Fire at March 16, 2011 at 3:56 pm
NIST REPORT: PART 1 | PART 2 CHARLESTON - The final report on 2007’s Sofa Super Store fire has been released by a federal agency that used computer simulations to determine how the blaze spread through the massive furniture outlet, killing nine Char… Read More »

State Fire News Roundup

By in South Carolina on Fire at March 4, 2011 at 12:32 am
AIKEN - A majority of residents in Belvedere's Pinewood Plantation do not want fire service by the Belvedere Volunteer Fire Department; they want fire service by the North Augusta Department of Public Safety. (more...) DARLINGTON COUNTY - A homeowner … Read More »

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