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Raw video & pictures: Man rescued from balcony at rooming house in Ottawa.

By in STATter911.com at May 15, 2012 at 10:03 pm
Bed & breakfast. Fire & Rescue. Read More »

Texas FD and E-One Liable in LODD Suit

By in Fire Law at May 15, 2012 at 4:59 pm
The jury in the first of two wrongful death lawsuits brought against E-One, E-One dealer Hall Mark Fire Apparatus, and the Kilgore Fire Department has concluded that the defendants were jointly responsible for the 2009 deaths of Kyle Perkins and Cory Gal… Read More »

Colleton County Home Destroyed by Fire

By in South Carolina on Fire at February 14, 2012 at 11:19 pm
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. … Read More »

SLED Called To Investigate Kelly-Kelton Fire Substation

By in South Carolina on Fire at February 14, 2012 at 11:19 am
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… Read More »

911 Calls Describe Fires Frantic Moments Before Help Arrived

By in South Carolina on Fire at February 13, 2012 at 7:34 pm
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… Read More »

North Charleston Firefighter Injured in 2010 Blaze Criticizes Department

By in South Carolina on Fire at February 13, 2012 at 7:17 pm
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… Read More »

Fire Destroys 1 Home, Damages 2 Others

By in South Carolina on Fire at February 13, 2012 at 5:56 pm
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… Read More »

OSHA: First Job at Scene of Fire is Paperwork

By in South Carolina on Fire at February 12, 2012 at 8:12 pm
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. … Read More »

Seafare Restaurant Burns Down in Myrtle Beach

By in South Carolina on Fire at February 12, 2012 at 5:06 pm
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..… Read More »

Vacant Mill In Clinton Destroyed In Fire

By in South Carolina on Fire at February 12, 2012 at 12:32 pm
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 … Read More »

Fire Destroys Spartanburg County Home

By in South Carolina on Fire at February 12, 2012 at 12:26 pm
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… Read More »

Fire Burns Festiva Welcome Center

By in South Carolina on Fire at February 4, 2012 at 8:40 pm
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… Read More »

Wiring Deficiency Believed to be Cause of Bar-B-Que House Fire

By in South Carolina on Fire at January 25, 2012 at 11:36 pm
NORTH MYRTLE BEACH - The official cause of a restaurant fire in North Myrtle Beach is listed as undetermined, though fire officials suspect wiring was not sufficient to handle new air conditioning units , according to fire officials. (more...) Read More »

Charleston Fire Department Will Get New, Modern Headquarters

By in South Carolina on Fire at January 25, 2012 at 7:49 pm
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… Read More »

Best of the Rest – Quick Drills, Shoutouts, FDNY Rescue 2 MAYDAY Fund, Jay Bettencourt, and much more

By in The Fire Critic at January 24, 2012 at 11:13 am
The Best of the Rest is back with plenty from across the Fire Service World. Check out some of what the other blogs and web sites have to offer! Read More »

Team up with The Fire Critic, IronFiremen, and MN8 FoxFire to Support the Rescue 2 MAYDAY Fund

By in The Fire Critic at January 23, 2012 at 1:10 pm
For the next week, today (Monday January 23, 2012) through next Monday (January 30, 2012) Zach will donate 50% of all online sales of MN8 FoxFire products to the Rescue 2 MAYDAY fund! Read More »

2012 SConFire Calendar is HERE!

By in South Carolina on Fire at January 7, 2012 at 3:51 pm
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… Read More »

Old Fort FF’s Work Structure Fire

By in South Carolina on Fire at January 5, 2012 at 5:55 pm
SUMMERVILLE - Old Fort's Bravest battled a structure fire at 113 Walnut Ct East off of Hwy.61. Grant Mishoe, Editor for SConFire.com, was first on scene only minutes after the initial dispatch. Mishoe stated "The fire had a good head start whe… Read More »

SC State Firefighters Association Releases New Website

By in South Carolina on Fire at January 4, 2012 at 11:33 am
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Large Fire Destroys Displaces 7 North Charleston Families

By in South Carolina on Fire at January 4, 2012 at 9:23 am
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… Read More »

Goose Creek City Works House Fire

By in South Carolina on Fire at December 14, 2011 at 3:03 pm
GOOSE CREEK - Steve Skipton took these dramatic photos of a brick facade collapse during a house fire. Read More »

Submit Incidents From Around the State of South Carolina!

By in South Carolina on Fire at December 5, 2011 at 9:11 am
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… Read More »

Ground Ladder Placement at Residential Fires

By in Firefighter Radio at November 28, 2011 at 21:46
Image via Wikipedia Join Jeremy Mitchell as he discusses a topic important to many of our listeners.  Ground ladders are not thrown with either the frequency or the skill that they once were, yet there are still key objecti… Read More »

UPDATE: 3 NOW CONFIRMED FATAL; ONE MISSING

By in South Carolina on Fire at November 16, 2011 at 9:41 pm
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… Read More »

2 Weeks, 3 Fires, 3 Killed

By in South Carolina on Fire at November 10, 2011 at 2:55 pm
HORRY COUNTY - 3 house fires that killed 3 Horry County people in less than 2 weeks have been ruled accidental. The most recent death occurred early Thursday when Brenda Casey, 49, died in her home located at 3017 Shetland Lane, which is located off U.S.… Read More »

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