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#TrainingMondays | Deep Fried Turkey PSA

As we prepare ourselves for Thanksgiving this week, now is a great time to remind not only the communities we serve, but also ourselves, about the inherent dangers of a very popular way to prepare Thanksgiving dinner. Deep frying turkeys has become very popular as the deep frying process helps the turkey retain a lot …

Savanah Firefighter LODD Rescuing Victims From River

SAVANNAH, GA (WTOC) –Savannah Fire Chief Charles G. Middleton announced the death of a firefighter involved in the rescue operations on River Street Saturday afternoon. Master Firefighter Michael Curry suffered an apparent medical emergency on the scene of the rescue and was transported to Memorial where he later passed away. Police, fire and EMS units …

Beaufort County Fire Departments will be accepting Letters to Santa from all the boys and girls

Beaufort County Fire Chief’s Safety Education Team Firefighters Serving Beaufort County Bluffton -Burton –Beaufort/Port Royal Hilton Head-Lady’s Island/St. Helena- Sheldon PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 11, 2015  Hurricane Matthew Isn’t Going to Slow Santa and His Elves!  (Beaufort County) The holidays are fast approaching and Santa doesn’t want the boys and girls of The …

Commercial Building Fire in Florence

SConFIRE.com CAD: Zoom 2016-11-14 06:26:00 | SC | FLORENCE CO | FLORENCE | MULTI ALARM FIRE | 523 SOUTH IRBY ST | HEAVY FIRE IN A COMMERCIAL BUILDING| HEAFNER TIRE | MULTIPLE UNITS ON SCENE| TOCCO 0330 | SC-01 WPDE.com Firefighters rescued five kittens from a fire around 3 a.m. Monday at the old Heafner Tire …

43,000 Acres Plus have burned in NC, SC mountains, Fires still burning

FOX Carolina 21 FOX CAROLINA.COM PUMPKINTOWN, SC (FOX Carolina) – Wildfires continue to scorch thousands of acres in the mountains of North and South Carolina on Monday. Evacuation orders remain in place for ….FULL STORY

Saturday Fire in Colleton County

A doublewide mobile home was heavily damaged in an early morning fire at 519 Fourth Street Saturday morning 12-November. Colleton County Engine 19 arrived at 01:33 to find the residence approximately 70% involved. Firefighter-Paramedics deployed multiple handlines to combat the fire and quickly knocked the flames. Most of the roof and floor on the rear …

Carolina Motorcycle Safety Guide

Since Fall is in the air, many motorcyclists will be heading out to festivals across the Carolinas. As always, its important to keep our riders safe, and educated about potentially dangerous areas of travel. As a result, a motorcycle safety guide was recently developed for all Carolina riders. It outlines where motorcycle crashes have occurred throughout …

#TrainingMondays | Quick Lift With SCBA Cylinder & Airbag

Today’s #TrainingMondays post comes from Mike Heeney with Task Force 1 inc. In this video Mike demonstrates that when seconds matter a high pressure bag can be safely used with air directly from the SCBA cylinder. As always with Air Bags, cribbing is utilized to capture any progress in the event of a lifting bag failure, …