Posts Tagged: Red Cross
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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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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Bluffton Township Fire District Yearly Awards
from left to right - Fire Officer of the Year: Lt. Terry Sheriff, Shift 3 Covering Officer - Firefighter of the Year: Senior FF Jeff Kuehn, Shift 2 Station 33 - Staff Employee of the Year: Crystal Derosia, Training Division
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Aubrey Atkinson Named New Dorchester County Fire Coordinator
DORCHESTER COUNTY - Aubrey “Tres” Atkinson has been hired as the new Dorchester County Fire Coordinator. His start date is Wednesday, February 1, 2012. Mr. Atkinson was formerly employed as the Fire Chief for Columbia Co…
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Arrest Made in 2009 Church Arson
BENNETTSVILLE - The Bennettsville Police Department has made an arrest in connection to a burglary and arson at a local church in 2009. Lt. Larry Turner with the Bennettsville Police Department said officers have arrested Jarrod Demario Hicks, 19, o…
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ManvFire Webisodes – EXCELLENT!!!
CHARLESTON - Man v Fire has created a set of webisodes on the North Charleston Fire Department. They are very well done. Good job to the NCFD! There are 9 total... enjoy!
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2012 SConFire Calendar is HERE!
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…
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Busy Spartanburg Intersection Closed, Tanker On Its Side Leaking Fuel
SPARTANBURG - An overturned gas tanker truck leaking fuel has prompted officials in Spartanburg to shut down a busy intersection Friday afternoon.
Spartanburg County Dispatch tells 7 On Your Side all lanes have been shut down at Southport Road and Joh…
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4-year-old Killed in House Fire
DENMARK - The Bamberg County Coroner, Billy Duncan has identified the 4-year-old girl killed in this morning's house fire as Janae Greggs. The fire started around 1 a.m. at a mobile home on Cotton Street. That's off Church Street, near Whaley S…
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St. Matthews Comes Together to Help Firefighter
ST. MATTHEWS, SC (WIS) - Broken pieces and the thick smell of charred wood is about enough to break a person's spirit, but Jeff Price has a whole community behind him to help him cope with the fact that he's lost just about every material thing h…
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8-year-old Boy Gives Savings to Family That Lost Home in Fire
SUMMERVILLE - For all of his eight years, Fischer Cook of Knightsville has saved his money. His allowance for chores, such as making his bed and organizing his room, went right into his savings account. Cash his parents, Michelle and Tony Cook, gave…
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Large Fire Destroys Displaces 7 North Charleston Families
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…
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Goose Creek City Works House Fire
GOOSE CREEK - Steve Skipton took these dramatic photos of a brick facade collapse during a house fire.
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Submit Incidents From Around the State of South Carolina!
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.
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Fire Chief Roy Hill Laid to Rest
SOCIETY HILL - Longtime Society Hill Rural Fire Chief Leslie Leroy “Roy” Hill was ferried to rest Monday in the town’s restored 1956 Ford F-600 fire truck. Hill’s funeral was at historic Welsh Neck Baptist Church. He was interred …
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Firefighters, Civic Leaders Propose 9/11 Memorial to Oconee School Board
WALHALLA - A group of Oconee County firefighters and civic leaders want to make sure the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on America are not forgotten. The group asked the School District of Oconee County Board of Trustees at a meeting this week for permission…
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UPDATE: 3 NOW CONFIRMED FATAL; ONE MISSING
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…
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Large Fire Fought in Kingstree
KINGSTREE - At approximately 2 AM on Sunday, November 6, the Kingstree Fire Department responded to a structure fire call on Main Street, Kingstree. When firefighters arrived, at Miracles on Main, formerly the C. Tucker building, they reported heavy sm…
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Fire Officials: Rural Areas Need More Water
ORANGEBURG - Home insurance rates will continue to rise in rural areas until firefighters get better access to water, Orangeburg County Fire Commission members say. "We are being really hammered," Orangeburg County Fire System Coordinator …
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Volunteer Gives 30 Years to Fire Department
CLEAR SPRINGS - Robert Smith has missed countless dinners and has had many sleepless nights serving and protecting his community as a volunteer firefighter with the Clear Springs Fire-Rescue. (more...)
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SC FF’s Busy This Morning!
NORTH CHARLESTON - Tow Truck Driver Crashes into Wall
MARIETTA - Man Saved From Fire by Cat
**LAURENS COUNTY - Large Brush Fire Burns 1 Building
**FOUNTAIN INN - House Under Construction Burns in Brush Fire
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3 Horry County Fires Kill Two
HORRY COUNTY - Three separate house fires, including two where people were killed, in Horry County Sunday night and early Monday kept fire and rescue crews busy, according to authorities. The trio of blazes that were in the Wampee, Conway and Myrtle Beac…
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