Posts Tagged: Rescue
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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Coast Guard Rescues 7
CHARLESTON - Seven people are now safe after the Coast Guard rescued them Sunday morning. All seven people were aboard a thirty-eight foot powerboat that capsized. Officials say they were notified at about 10:00pm Saturday night, from the wife of the bo…
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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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Airbags in the Dark
So, when you drill for these, lift something, anything, like pallets with full visibility. Watch what happens to the opposite side of the lift and make notes. When you get into the dark you will have to crib, raise, and lower all by feel. Oh, and up on red and down on blue is difficult at best.
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FRI2010 / FireEmsBloggers Meet Up
FireEmsBlogs.com Friends with Fire Rescue tear it up at Geno's East after spending the day seeing the expos at Fire-Resource International
Read More »Illegal Renovation Kills FDNY Lieutenant and Probie, 2006
"Save my probie," he urged. "He's underneath me."
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Fire Destroys Anderson County Home
ANDERSON COUNTY - Fire destroyed a home in Anderson this morning. Firefighters were called to 1603 Stringer Road around 4:45 a.m. and found the home engulfed in flames, said Anderson County Fire Chief Billy Gibson. (more...)
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Grab A 24, We’ve Got A Victim
Many will argue the first due will throw a ladder and “rescue” the victim. A life saved, our goal is complete. The answer may not be that simple.
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FF’s Receive Paramedic Training
MOUNT PLEASANT -- Sometimes firefighters are the first to respond to an emergency, but they don't always have the training to care for a patient on the scene, according to local fire and rescue officials. Putting a highly trained medical professional …
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FF’s Receive Medal of Valor
GEORGETOWN — Three Midway Firefighters in a small, inflatable raft saved a man who was clinging to an overturned sailboat at least five or six miles off the north end of Pawleys Island. Midway Lt. Jerry Liberatore and Midway firefighters Adam Mexicott …
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FD Tackles New Challenge
CHARLESTON -- Charleston's Fire Department tackles one of its biggest challenges since the Sofa Super Store fire. On June 18th, 2007, a fire ripped through the Sofa Super Store. In the year following the fire, experts from around the country dissected wh…
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Video & Training Tips from House Fire with One Trapped
We must remember that a successful fireground results from a coordinated series of events. If someone drops their task, the entire fireground falls apart.
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Family Escapes Early Morning Fire
ANDERSON — A fire at an Anderson home has left an Anderson woman and her four children without shelter. Flames gutted a home at 214 Lida Fant Road, near Shockley Ferry Road, around 2:30 a.m. Monday, said Lt. Thomas Keaton with the Homeland Park fire st…
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Man Escapes from Burning Car
WILLIAMSTON — The driver of a pickup truck escaped serious injury in a fiery wreck near Williamston Sunday shortly before noon. The driver said there was a problem with his tire, causing him to lose control of the truck. (more...)
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No cause found for warehouse fire
Owner says loss will be in hundreds of thousands
SPARTANBURG - Investigators aren't sure what caused a blaze that destroyed hundreds of thousands of dollars in materials and machinery at a Spartanburg business Wednesday night. (more...)
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Home Burns During Storm
NEWBERRY - As heavy rain and thunderstorms traveled across the county early Tuesday morning, one Haltiwanger Drive woman woke to find her home in flames.
The Friendly and Prosperity fire departments and the Newberry County Rescue Squad responded to th…
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1 Fatal in I-95 MVA
COLLETON COUNTY - The Highway Patrol confirms one person has died in an accident along I-95 in Colleton County. It happened just after 7:30 p.m. Tuesday night in the northbound lane near the 42 mile marker. Cpl. Paul Brouthers with the South Carolina Pat…
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Fire Damages RV’s at Campground
MYRTLE BEACH – Heavy smoke from a campground fire had traffic backed up along South Kings Highway Sunday afternoon. The fire broke out in the storage area of the Pirateland Campground around 3 p.m. Two RV's were completely destroyed and another two wer…
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Remembrance FDNY; Brooklyn Box 3300 August 2, 1978
FDNY Waldbaum Fire August 2, 1978The Waldbaum’s Supermarket Fire and Collapse FDNY 1978
The Waldbaum Super market fire, Brooklyn, New York occurred on August 2, 1978, thirty two years ago. Six firefighters died in the line of duty when the roof of…
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FF’s Get Look at Search & Rescue Vehicles
ST. MATTHEWS - The St. Matthews Volunteer Fire Department's search and rescue vehicles were on display at the new Caw Caw Substation on Murph Mill Road during the July 28 meeting of the Calhoun County Firefighters Association. Calhoun County Fire Commiss…
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The Waldbaum Fire Collapse FDNY 1978 Remembrance
The Waldbaum’s Supermarket Fire and Collapse FDNY 1978
The Waldbaum Super market fire, Brooklyn, New York occurred on August 2, 1978. Six firefighters died in the line of duty when the roof of a burning Brooklyn supermarket collapsed, plunging 1…
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Double Fatal Fire in Greenwood
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GREENWOOD - An elderly couple was found dead after a raging fire gutted their home. The fire occurred around 3am on McCormick Avenue in Greenwood County.
Greenwood County Fire Coordinator Corey Grumelot said an adult daughter l…
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Leak in K-Mart was Refrigerant
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CHARLESTON - A refrigerant leak, possibly caused from the AC system, shut down the West Ashley K-Mart for several hours on Thursday. St. Andrews and Char…
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1 Critical in MVA
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HOLLYWOOD - A wreck involving two-cars has blocked traffic near SC Hwy 165 & 162. One victim was transported with critical injuries via OMNIFLIGHT to MUSC. The wreck happened about 10:15 a.m. and was located near the landfil…
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