Posts Tagged: Rescue
First Due Friday; A Small Fire In A Strip Mall
You are dispatched to a smoke detector and burglar alarm activation in a strip center. You arrive to find this! What do you do?
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OSHA Drops Citations Against North Charleston
WCIV ABC News 4
NORTH CHARLESTON -- Citations issued against the City of North Charleston following a 2010 blaze that sent three firefighters to the hospital have been dropped, sources say. The fire happened on Purity Drive on July 7, 2010.&n…
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Community Remembers Cleveland School Fire of 1923
WLTX
CAMDEN -- Law enforcement and families remembered the 77 lives lost in the Cleveland School Fire of 1923. "It's a significant historical event, one that should never be forgotten," said William Major. Firefighters and fami…
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Blaze Destroys Large Home and Injures Two FFs
Post and Courier
KIAWAH ISLAND -- Fire destroyed a large, multimillion-dollar house and injured two firefighters on Kiawah Island early this morning, and investigators are looking to see if lightning caused the inferno. The blaze was reported…
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FFs Save Home and Pet
The State
LUGOFF -- An unattended stove caused a Wednesday house fire in Lugoff that injured no one, but required the rescue of a pet Guinea pig. Lugoff Fire Department firefighters were called to the house on East Ridge Road around 3 p.m. an…
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Emergency Crews Test Response Plan
WCIV News 4
CHARLESTON -- It's a scene that no one wants to see, but first responders must prepare for a mass casualty incident in the event that it occurs. On Tuesday morning, Dorchester, Berkeley and Charleston counties all participated …
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FF’s Injured in Saturday’s Water Tanker Crash
WSFX
CONWAY -- Two people were injured in a crash involving a water tanker from Flair Bluff on Saturday. The South Carolina Department of Transportation reported that an accident on Highway 501 southbound at Gardner Lacy Road occurred at 5:59 …
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Raw video & pictures: Man rescued from balcony at rooming house in Ottawa.
Bed & breakfast. Fire & Rescue.
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First Due Friday; You Arrive on the Truck… (Video)
First thing you see is a Truck pulling up to the scene. YOU'RE ON THAT TRUCK! Based on what you see with the building, the conditions, the Engine Co. and other crews' operations, WHAT ARE YOUR ASSIGNMENTS FOR YOUR CREW? Compare this FD's ops to your FD and give us your RECEO VS considerations. Enjoy!
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Harry M. Archer Medal
Courage and Valor…Understated, Revisited
Special Order No. 180, which was dated October 4, 1920, reads as follows: “A medal, to be known as the ‘Harry M. Archer Medal’ has been donated...
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Dog Saves Owners from Fire
Post and Courier
AWENDAW -- With a fire spreading in their home’s attic, Awendaw residents were awakened by their dog even as smoke alarms were sounding early this morning. The blaze that was reported about 4:30 a.m. destroyed the home …
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Video: ATF modeling with radio traffic from MD apartment fire that killed Firefighter Mark Falkenhan.
Video that accompanies ATF report in Lutherville VFC firefighter's death in January, 2011.
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Spartanburg County Names Telecommunicator of the Year
GoUpstate.com
SPARTANBURG COUNTY -- Saving lives is what they do. They're not firefighters, police officers or paramedics; they're the first first-responders. At Spartanburg County's 911 center, every 911 emergency is routed th…
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Landmark Gas Station Burns
WIS TV
CHESTER -- Landmark gas station goes up in flames overnight, but residents are vowing to help the owner rebuild. When the orange glow lit up the early morning sky in Chester, a lot of people said their memories went up in flames …
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SLED Asked to Aid in Fire Investigation
ABC News 4
DEWEES ISLAND -- The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division is stepping in to take a look at what may have caused a structure fire on Dewees Island. The Dewees Island Fire Department confirms they have requested SLED's assista…
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Townhouses Destroyed in Fire
Island Packet
BLUFFTON -- A fire that broke out at townhouses at about 3 p.m Tuesday in Oldfield Mews in Bluffton severely damaged one of them. Firefighters had the blaze under control in about 40 minutes, according to the Bluffton Township…
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Rescue captured on helmet-cam. Linda, California woman pulled from burning home.
Firefighters frequently responded to woman's house.
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Miscommunication Leads to Medical Response Delay
LIVE5NEWS.com
SUMMERVILLE -- We have new information on a toddler who drowned in Summerville. Charleston County says miscommunication led to a delay in crews getting to an emergency scene. A neighbor from the Summer Park s…
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Teens Killed in Accident
ABCNews4.com
BEAUFORT -- Two Beaufort High School students were killed in a single-car accident Saturday night. Officials with the South Carolina Highway Patrol say a 2009 Mitsubishi Sedan was traveling on Seaside Road when the 18-year-old dr…
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Snohomish County Working:
Rescue Off Balcony
Okay, so this isn't someone straddling the window sill with that rich brownish, grayish smoke pulsing out over him, but imagine pulling up to this with just you, your driver and one firefighter in the back. What's your game-plan?
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Fire Destroys Home
FOX Carolina
TIGERVILLE -- A Tigerville family was left in the rain Tuesday night after a fire damaged their home in Greenville County. Tigerville firefighters said they arrived about 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Sweet Gum Valley Road home to find…
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Bond Set for Accused Arsonist
Live5News.com
CHARLESTON -- Bond was set at $100,000 for a man accused of assaulting his ex-girlfriend then setting fire to her home in West Ashley Saturday afternoon. Authorities charged Vantrez Grant with third-degree arson and crimin…
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**BREAKING NEWS** FFs Battle Restaurant Blaze
NORTH CHARLESTON -- Dispatchers say fire crews are on the scene of a blaze at the Noisy Oyster on Rivers Avenue. Officials with Consolidated Dispatch say the fire happened at the restaurant in the 7,800-block of Rivers Avenue.
It is being rep…
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Apartment Building Burns Quickly; Sprinklers Unable to Help
Independent Mail.com
ANDERSON COUNTY -- Some parts of a 24-unit apartment building in Anderson still smoldered Thursday as investigators grappled with how it could have gone up in flames so quickly. Building 100, one of 10 buildings in the W…
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