Posts Tagged: Charleston Fire Department
Charleston FD Has First Female Fire Chief
WCIV TV
CHARLESTON -- Friday marked history in Charleston as Mayor Joseph P. Riley announced his selection of fire chief for the City of Charleston Fire Department. The new chief selected to fill the boots left by Thomas Carr is a first for…
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News reports: New Charleston, SC Fire Chief is Eugene, OR Deputy Chief Karen Brack.
Brack is deputy chief of operations in the Eugene Fire Department.
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Charleston Plans for Largest Fire Station
Post and Courier
CHARLESTON -- The city of Charleston soon will begin building its largest fire station ever — a five-bay building with the Fire Department’s headquarters on the second floor. Mayor Joe Riley said the new station N…
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“Peanut Man” Loses Equipment in Fire
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 b…
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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. "…
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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 crimin…
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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 an…
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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…
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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 ho…
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Charleston Fire Department Will Get New, Modern Headquarters
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…
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Reverend Dr. Gary Rogers New Association Chaplain
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…
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Fire Victim Faces Fine, Jail
CHARLESTON - Ray Ward didn't think things could get much worse after a Dec. 28 fire at a neighboring property spread to his Nunan Street house and burned it beyond repair. But then, the city of Charleston stepped in. (more...)
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Prosecutor: Boy Went to House to Fight, Started Fire Instead
CHARLESTON - Authorities say when a 14-year-old boy went to a downtown home to fight someone and found no one, he started a fire that damaged five houses and three cars.The teenager is accused of starting the fire using a cigarette lighter on a ho…
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2012 SConFire Calendar is HERE!
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…
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First Due Friday; 2-Story Balloon Frame Rockin’ on the Peninsula
Watch the video of this heavily involved 2-story balloon frame house. Note the wind and the exposures. Give us your RECEO breakdown, initial actions and initial rig placement. Have fun!
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14-year-old Arrested for Nunan St. Fire
Charleston Police have arrested a 14-year-old juvenile male for the December 28th fire at 13 Nunan Street which damaged two adjacent buildings and three vehicles.
The juvenile is charged with 3rd degree arson, three counts of malicious injury to perso…
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Large Fire Destroys Displaces 7 North Charleston Families
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) -- The North Charleston Fire Department responded to a massive structure fire in the area of Rolling Fork Road on Tuesday. It was a fire that forced several families out of their homes on one of the coldest days of the yea…
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Early Video: Nunan Street Fire Destroys Two Houses and Damages Another in Charleston, SC
The middle house at 13 Nunan St. was fully involved when firefighters arrived and Ruppel praised them for stopping the flames from spreading beyond the two neighboring homes at 11 and 15 Nunan, which were severely damaged.
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Explanation of Pension Debate
COLUMBIA - In order to clarify the information surrounding the PORS pension reform reported in The State Newspaper, the Columbia Firefighters’ Association contacted the State Media reporter Adam Beam directly prior to any release of information con…
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Employment – Chief of Department / City of Charleston, SC
The City of Charleston is hiring a new Chief of Department. Please go here for more information.
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The Same Mistakes: Newspaper Reports Common Issues Affecting Fire Operations
Four years after nine firefighters died battling Sofa Super Store fire, a report details an eerily similar set of breakdowns in a March blaze.
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Submit Incidents From Around the State of South Carolina!
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…
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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 Count…
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St. Andrews FF’s Work Horrific MVA
CHARLESTON - St. Andrews Bravest worked a horrific wreck on Savannah Hwy near Main Rd this morning. A man driving a late model Toyota slammed into the back of a tractor trailer that had slowed down to make a left turn.
It is unknown why the driv…
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