Posts Tagged: Charleston
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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“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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**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 rep…
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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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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. …
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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 substa…
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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 t…
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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…
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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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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. …
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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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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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The Definition of Insanity
“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.”
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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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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.
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