Posts Tagged: Charleston
Video: Funeral for Chief Tom Carr in Charleston, SC.
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Above, WCIV-TV/ABC News 4 is providing live streaming of the funeral for Chief Tom Carr, former chief in Charleston, SC and M…
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Live streaming of funeral for Chief Tom Carr on STATter911.com
Service schedule for 2:00 PM EDT from Charleston, SC.
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FDIC FOOLS Bash, Baltimore FF Critical, Highland Park Rescue Video, NC Rescue, Chief Tom Carr Passes and More
FDIC FOOLS Bash, Baltimore FF Critical, Highland Park Rescue Video, Craven County, NC Rescue, Chief Tom Carr Passes and More
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The passing of Chief Tom Carr
Former Charleston , SC & Montgomery County, MD Fire Chief Tom Carr died Wednesday evening at 58-years-old after a battle with a form of Parkinson's Disease.
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Fire damages home of firefighter killed in Charleston’s Sofa Super Store fire. Captain Mike Benke’s family’s home ‘not habitable’. Dog dies.
Family dog died in the fire.
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A must read: FDNY begins tests that could change tactics. Ventilation & basement fires are among things to be studied in burning of rowhomes on Governors Island.
The December fire in Brooklyn that critically burned a firefighter is one of the reasons FDNY is looking closely at ventilation techniques and other tactics in residential fires.
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Human Behavior
5 Years Later, We Can’t Shake It
While we echo “remembering the fallen and their sacrifice,” we let them die in vain when we don’t challenge our own behavior to see if the same mistakes are lurking in the dark, waiting to be repeated in our fire.
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FD Begins New Survival Training for FF’s
WCSC Live 5 News
CHARLESTON -- Local firefighters will begin a new training program today. The City of Charleston Fire Department announced today the South Carolina Firefighter Survival School in honor the 5th anniversary of the Sofa Super St…
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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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“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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