Posts Tagged: Fatal
State FF’s Launch “Faces of Fire” Campaign
West Ashley Patch
IRMO -- Firefighters from around the state gathered in Irmo to kick off a campaign aimed at educating the public on the life-saving benefits of fire sprinkler systems for homes in all national model codes. (more...)
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Community Remembers Cleveland School Fire of 1923
WLTX
CAMDEN -- Law enforcement and families remembered the 77 lives lost in the Cleveland School Fire of 1923. "It's a significant historical event, one that should never be forgotten," said William Major. Firefighters and fami…
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Emergency Crews Test Response Plan
WCIV News 4
CHARLESTON -- It's a scene that no one wants to see, but first responders must prepare for a mass casualty incident in the event that it occurs. On Tuesday morning, Dorchester, Berkeley and Charleston counties all participated …
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Flags Fly At Half Mast in Honor of Fire Chief
Herald Independent
CHESTER -- Flags around the county flew at half staff on Monday to honor Blackstock Fire Department Chief Brian Keith Hudson. Hudson unexpectedly passed away at his home Thursday after attending a fireman’s mee…
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Suspect in Fatal Firetruck Theft Charged
Island Packet
SUMTER -- A 26-year-old Sumter man charged with murder after allegedly stealing a Port Royal fire truck, then striking and killing a pedestrian in February was indicted by a county grand jury last week. Indictments filed April…
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Miscommunication Leads to Medical Response Delay
LIVE5NEWS.com
SUMMERVILLE -- We have new information on a toddler who drowned in Summerville. Charleston County says miscommunication led to a delay in crews getting to an emergency scene. A neighbor from the Summer Park s…
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Father and Daughter Killed in MVA
WYFF4.com
ANDERSON COUNTY -- A father and daughter were killed Friday night in a wreck in Anderson County. It happened just after 8:30 p.m. on Highway 81 near Bagwell Road. (more...)
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Teens Killed in Accident
ABCNews4.com
BEAUFORT -- Two Beaufort High School students were killed in a single-car accident Saturday night. Officials with the South Carolina Highway Patrol say a 2009 Mitsubishi Sedan was traveling on Seaside Road when the 18-year-old dr…
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Rescuers Free Trapped Horses at Wreck Scene
Post and Courier
YEMASSEE -- A semi hauling six horses in a trailer overturned on the shoulder of Interstate 95 Wednesday night, trapping the animals inside as rescuers worked to free them in a downpour. Colleton County Fire and Rescue member…
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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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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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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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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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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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Remembering FDNY’s “Black Sunday”
NEW YORK, NY - The Black Sunday Fire - January 23rd, 2005 - The Bronx blaze claimed the lives of FDNY Lt. Curtis W. Meyran, L27 - FF John G. Bellew, L27; critically injured FF Jeffrey Cool, R3 and Lt. Joseph DiBernardo, R3 and injured FF Brendan C…
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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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Autopsies Indicate Smoke Inhalation
LORIS - Preliminary autopsy results show that an Horry County man and his two grandsons died from smoke inhalation in a house fire, Horry County Deputy Coroner Tony Hendrick said. Hugh Elliott, 85, a World War II veteran, and his grandsons, Austin D…
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Former Georgia FF Indicted on 8 Charges of Arson
LAFAYETTE, GA - A former volunteer firefighter who was arrested in December 2010 for a slew of arsons in LaFayette, Ga., was indicted today on eight counts of arson. The Walker County grand jury indicted 34-year-old Melvin Chase in connection with a…
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Grandfather, 2 Brothers Killed in Fire
LORIS - The names of the victims in Wednesday morning's fatal mobile home fire in Loris have been released. 85-year-old Grandfather Hugh Elliott, and Brothers Austin Daniel Elliott - 9, and Conner Lynn Elliott - 7 were killed in the tragic blaze at&n…
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Deadly Fire Kills Grandfather and Two Children
LORIS - Horry County Deputy Coroner Tony Hendrick has released the identities of the three people killed in a house fire just after midnight Wednesday.
Hendrick says Hugh Elliot, 85, died in the fire along with brothers Austin Daniel Elliott, 9, and…
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Augusta Narrows List Of Candidates For Vacant Fire Chief Position
Augusta, GA - Putting the heat on who will be Augusta's new fire chief...the city has narrowed the list of candidates to run the fire service to three, including Acting Chief Chris James. Now, Augusta Commissioners will get the chance to ta…
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