Posts Tagged: Charleston
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.
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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State Fire News Round-Up
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…
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Fire at Downtown Apartment Damages 16 Units, Displaces Families
CHARLESTON - Overuse of extension cords was the cause of a Monday morning fire that ripped through a 16-unit apartment building at Bridgeview Village on Romney Street, authorities said. There were no serious injuries at Bridgeview Village Apartments, but…
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State Fire News Roundup
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…
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State Fire News Roundup
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 …
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Shane Ray Name South Carolina Fire Academy Superintendent
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…
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State Fire News Roundup
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…
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Crane Overturns Injuring Construction Worker
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…
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White Knoll Students’ Generosity Still Shines 10 Years Later
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…
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State Fire News Round-up
August, South Carolina Fire News
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FF’s Battling Large Brush Fire
WCIV News 4
CAINHOY -- Local firefighters and the South Carolina Forestry Commission are battling a large brush fire near Interstate 526. Nicknamed the Beech Hill Fire by forestry commission officials, the fire began as a controlled burn several weeks a…
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