Posts Tagged: County
Fire Chief Makes “Wall of Fame”
WLTV.com
COLUMBIA -- Columbia Fire Chief Aubrey Jenkins has been put on the Columbia Housing Authority's Wall of Fame. The group honors people who have at one time received housing assistance. Jenkins stayed in Saxon Homes for eight…
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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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Train Carrying Methanol Derails in Abbeville
ABBEVILLE COUNTY - Crews are on the scene working around the clock to clean up a chemical spill following a Thursday morning train derailment in Abbeville. Nearby homes were evacuated after more than two dozen CSX train cars derailed around 5…
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Active Duty Marine Charged With Murder in Stolen Fire Truck Fatality
BEAUFORT - A 26-year-old active-duty Marine from Sumter, who authorities say stole a Port Royal firetruck, struck six vehicles and killed a pedestrian, has been charged with murder. Kalvin Hunt is accused of striking and killing 28-year-old Justin…
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Man Who Stole Port Royal Fire Truck had Fled Navy Hospital
BEAUFORT - The nude man who stole a Port Royal fire truck and drove it down Ribaut Road, striking and killing a pedestrian, had fled Naval Hospital Beaufort earlier that afternoon, a hospital spokeswoman said Monday. (more...)
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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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Nude Man Steals Port Royal Fire Truck, Kills Pedestrian
BEAUFORT - A pedestrian walking along Ribaut Road was struck and killed Friday afternoon by a man who stole a Port Royal firetruck as firefighters answered a medical call. Firefighters from the Beaufort-Port Royal Fire Department were sent at about 4 p…
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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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NIOSH Report Released on Fallen Columbia Firefighter Chance Zobel
COLUMBIA - 23-year-old career Firefighter Chance Zobel was struck and killed by a car while at the scene of a grass fire on November 13th, 2010. The driver that struck and killed him was an illegal immigrant. The NIOSH Report has been released and is ava…
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Seafare Restaurant Burns Down in Myrtle Beach
MYRTLE BEACH - Horry County fire crews battle a blaze at a Myrtle Beach restaurant. The Seafare Restaurant at 9925 North Kings Highway caught fire at approximately 9:23pm Saturday night, said Horry County Fire Rescue spokesperson Lesley Yancey. (more..…
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Vacant Mill In Clinton Destroyed In Fire
CLINTON - Fire crews are still on the scene of a fire that destroyed an Upstate mill. Clinton firefighters responded just after 7pm Saturday to the Lydia Mill on Peachtree Street. The fire destroyed what was left of the now vacant mill. It was in …
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Fire Destroys Spartanburg County Home
HOLLY SPRINGS - A massive fire destroyed a home on Ben Hurt Road Extension tonight near Lyman Lake in Spartanburg County. Holly Springs Fire responded just before 7pm Saturday. Nine other fire departments joined the effort. Firefighters coul…
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Fire Burns Festiva Welcome Center
HORRY COUNTY - Traffic will continue to be slow moving Friday afternoon after a two alarm blaze at a Myrtle Beach Welcome Center shut down the beach bound lanes of Highway 501.
Leslie Yancey, spokeswoman for Horry County Fire Rescue, said firefighte…
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Fire at Mill Creek Amenity Center
BLUFFTON - January 29, 2012: As Shift 2 was preparing for shift change; they were dispatched to a structure fire at the Mill Creek Amenity Center. Around 7:30am, a passerby, noticed smoke and flames coming from the roof area near the chimney. Engine 32…
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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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Discuss, Approve New Fire Deal – In The Open
COLUMBIA - WHILE IT’S a relief that Richland County finally came to its senses and is seeking to continue its long-standing fire agreement with Columbia, it’s also troubling that county officials crafted their proposal in secret. (more...)
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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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Former West Florence Chief Passes
WEST FLORENCE - West Florence Fire Department is sad to announce the passing of former Chief Phillip Kennedy. Chief Kennedy became a member of West Florence Fire Department close to when the department was started in 1973. In 1975 he became chief of the …
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