Posts Tagged: Fire
Fire Chars Cammie Clagett Duplex
SPARTANBURG - The Spartanburg Public Safety Department is investigating a fire that damaged a duplex and the furniture of a recently evicted tenant Friday morning. (more...)
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Fire Destroys Home; Pets Fatal
Firefighters are still unsure what caused a house fire in Spartanburg County Saturday afternoon. Investigators say the fire broke out after three in the afternoon at a house on Peach Tree Road. (VIDEO INCLUDED) (more...)
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Training Grenade Found in Hotel Room
COLUMBIA - A training grenade not believed to be a threat was found in a hotel room on Garners Ferry Road Friday morning, according to law enforcement officials. VIDEO INCLUDED IN REPORT (more...)
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3 Escape Apartment Fire In Spartanburg
SPARTANBURG - Three people were able to escape a blaze that damage some Spartanburg apartments early Friday morning. VIDEO INCLUDED IN REPORT (more...)
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County buying new fire trucks
ORANGEBURG - The Orangeburg County Fire Commission this week agreed to purchase two new fire trucks and a used rehabilitation and special equipment truck. (more...)
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LOOK UP…To Save Your Life!
Many of today's risk management theories are used for STRATEGIC LEVEL decision making (i.e. "go" or "no go"). Though “go” or “no go” risk management theories are valid, they are only as good as the information we get when we show up. Firefighters still die in fires that were determined to be “GO” fires. DOES RISK ASSESSMENT STOP AT THE FRONT DOOR? What about TACTICAL LEVEL risk assessment when you are definitely “GOING”? If we want to save firefighters’ lives, we have to start LOOKING UP!
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Fire Destroys Home
ANDERSON COUNTY — Firefighters responded Thursday to a fire at an unoccupied home on Generostee Church Road that authorities are treating as suspicious. The fire did not result in any reported injuries and has not been ruled arson, said Anderson County…
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Man Dies in Fiery Crash
BISHOPVILLE -- A man died in a crash on Interstate 20 early Wedneday morning, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol.
Lee County Coroner Alford D. Elmore said the crash was head-on between a Corvette driven by the victim and a van driven by a …
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Fire Sprinkler Demo
CHARLESTON -- Firefighters from across the country gathered in Charleston to rally support for mandating sprinkler systems in apartment complexes, condos, and homes. They say sprinklers can save property and lives, but others aren't so fired up about th…
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Young Children Most Vulnerable During Fires
CHARLESTON -- Smoke inhalation was the cause of death for a mother and her sons killed in a house fire Tuesday night in West Ashley. The Charleston
County coroner identified 30-year old Mary Brown and her sons 3-year old twin boys Isiah and Isiac Brow…
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Volunteer FD Struggles with Manpower Issues
RIVERSIDE -- Riverside Volunteer Fire Department was at a crossroads. The year was 2005. The issue was the future of the department. Jeff Walden, then the assistant chief and now the chief, set up a meeting. He called it a “commitment meeting.” “W…
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New Training Officer Named
BEAUFORT -- The Beaufort Fire Department announced Tuesday that John Robinson, a 10-year veteran of the city's fire service, will be its new training education officer.
Robinson, who will be promoted from lieutenant to captain, will present fire and s…
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Funeral Arrangements Announced for Deputy Chief Jeff Thompson
GOOSE CREEK - Jeffery Andrew Thompson, 32, husband of Brandy Reeves Thompson, of Goose Creek, SC, died Saturday, August 28, 2010. Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon, September 2, 2010, at Pine Ridge Fire Department at 4 o'clock. Burial will…
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Smoke Alarm Saves Family
NORTH CHARLESTON -- A young woman and her baby were able to escape a kitchen fire Monday after the smoke alarm sounded.
The North Charleston Fire Department responded to a fire reported in the 1500 block of Greenbay Street on Monday afternoon. When fi…
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Controversial Policy is Changed
Firefighters will soon be able to drive Richland County ambulances.
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FD Helped by Local Business
SILVER BLUFF -- Silver Bluff Volunteer Fire Department is usually in the business of helping out those in need. Then in April 2009, the tables were turned, and the fire department found itself to be the one in need. And Firehouse Subs answered the call w…
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College Rallies Around Student
HARTSVILLE -- Tragedy struck the family of an incoming freshman at Coker College just days before she was to move on campus. Fire destroyed her family home and all of their belongings. After the fire, her ability to participate in the Coker experience wa…
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Residents Want New Fire District
INDIAN LAND – Indian Land resident Jan Tacy wants to find a better way to support fire services in her area as the area grows.
Tacy, a member of the grass-roots Indian Land Action Council, spoke to several of her fellow residents recently about the …
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Always on Call
Becoming a firefighter is no simple task. It is very time-consuming.
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Family of 3 Homeless After Fire
SUMMERVILLE - A living room fire left a family of three homeless on Sunday. The displaced family includes a child.
They are being assisted by the American Red Cross Carolina Lowcountry Chapter.
The blaze broke out Sunday afternoon on Miles-Jamison …
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Bar Destroyed in Early Morning Fire
WALHALLA -- Firefighters investigating what caused a fire at at a bar in downtown Walhalla. According to Walhalla Fire Department Interim Chief John Kelly, the fire started at the Rio Grande just before 5:00 a.m. Monday. Kelly said there was heavy smoke …
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Firefighter Killed in Farming Accident
TOWNVILLE - A longtime volunteer fireman from Townville who had also worked for Clemson University was killed Friday in an accident involving a hay baler. Jimmy Boleman, a farmer himself, was baling hay at a friend’s farm on O’Neal Ferry Road in To…
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Fatal wreck in Hardeeville
HARDEEVILLE - A Beaufort man died Thursday after his sports car and a refrigerated delivery truck collided head on in the Okatie area of Hardeeville. Architect Randy Boyles "Brandy" Long, 56, died instantly after the truck, owned by W-East Trading Corp.…
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Mistakes Made at Hotel Fire Trial?
COLUMBIA -- The man convicted of setting a fire at a South Carolina hotel that killed six people in 2004 wants a federal judge to set aside his conviction because his attorneys made mistakes at his trial.
Acting as his own attorney, Eric Preston Hans …
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