Posts Tagged: North Charleston
DUI Charge Reduced For North Charleston Fire Captain
MIAMI BEACH - North Charleston Fire Captain Carlos LaFeith King is slated to return to full duty today after Florida prosecutors determined there wasn't evidence to support DUI charges against him. King was off duty when he crashed into a p…
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North Charleston Fire Captain on Leave After Florida DUI Arrest
MIAMI BEACH - Police shot at an off-duty North Charleston fire captain on Memorial Day after he nearly struck an officer and crashed into a parked cruiser at a chaotic shooting scene, authorities said. The police gunfire missed 45-year-old Carlos La…
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FD Dedicates New Fire Engine
NORTH CHARLESTON -- The North Charleston Fire Department got a new truck on Tuesday and dedicated it to a fallen firefighter. Officials gave Engine 203 the traditional wet-down welcoming and dedicated the truck in honor of Walter Bryant "Buzz" Varella a…
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Nursing Home Residents Displaced by Fire
NORTH CHARLESTON -- North Charleston Fire officials are investigating the cause of a fire that displaced all residents of the White Oak Manor nursing home Saturday afternoon.
The department received a call just after 2 p.m. and saw smoke coming from …
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All-Female Crew Together For Good Cause
NORTH CHARLESTON -- They come from different North Charleston fire stations, but on Friday they were one.
"We are running an all female crew all day for 24-hours," said Captain Laurie Rose with the North Charleston Fire Department.
All part of bre…
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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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Airman Killed in Accident
NORTH CHARLESTON - A Charleston Airman was killed in a single-vehicle accident in Ladson, according to a spokesperson for the Charleston Air Force Base. The accident happened about 5:30 p.m. Monday at Koester and Ladson Roads, said North Charleston Polic…
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Fired Up: A Cool Adventure in Firefighting History and Education
NORTH CHARLESTON -- "Awesome.” That’s how my ramble partner, the fabulous tween Olive Gardner, described a recent Saturday scoot-about to the North Charleston and American LaFrance Fire Museum. (more...)
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Quick Takes
News for Thursday.
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Quick Takes
Fire & EMS news for Tuesday.
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Animal Oxygen Masks Donations Continue- Charleston SC Area Depts Latest Beneficiaries
Pet oxygen masks are making a huge splash in the press recently. One South Carolina animal lover teamed up with Invisible Fence of Coastal Carolina to add 51 more masks to Charleston area fire departments.
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