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Man Poses As Firefighter, Kicks Door In

A man who identified himself Tuesday as a volunteer for the Eli Whitney Fire Department...

Pebble Ridge Fire (R.I.T. callout)

On 8.23.07 at approximately 3:10pm WHFD was called for assistance with a working house fire with Piedmont Park Fire Department.  Temperatures were in the mid to high 90's.

Helicopter crashes in soccer field

A helicopter trying to make an emergency landing crashed in a soccer field near...

Firefighter killed in car crash

A fiery car crash outside the town of Wagener this weekend claimed the life of volunteer firefighter ...

Something to think about.

Most of the Charleston firefighters who died in the June 18 Super Sofa Store blaze did not....

South Carolina Bar Young Lawyers Division presented a $1,400 check to the City of Charleston Firemen's Fund. The YLD Wills Clinic Committee plans wills clinics across the state later in the summer to prepare wills for first-response emergency personnel, free of charge in honor of the heroes.

Life without Parole

Eric Preston Hans escaped execution today when a jury told a federal judge it couldn't agree on a sentence for his role in a Greenville hotel...

Jurors Reach Verdict In Comfort Inn Fatal Fire

A jury has convicted Eric Preston Hans, 37, of starting a fire at a Comfort Inn in January 2004 that killed six people and injured 11 others......

Ferret Blamed For Starting Easley House Fire

A fire that gutted a home in Easley may have been caused by a pet...

14 Train Cars Derail In Duncan

A 3-engine coal train hauling 95 cars through Duncan lost 14....

Teen Badly Burned By Fireworks

A teenage boy was sent to the Augusta Burn Center after....

Simpsonville Fire

A fire at a Simpsonville home was so hot it damaged neighboring houses...

Greenville Firefighter Memorial

Pictures of a memorial service for the 9 heroes from Charleston

Reporter becomes firefighter for a day   (Video)

3-Year-Old's Body Recovered From Lake

Two weeks after a 3-year-old drowned, his body was recovered....

 

Tragic Fire: Mourning 9 Heroes

9 firefighters killed in S.C. furniture store blaze

Charleston SC tragedy information

Charleston Tragedy Slideshow

Charleston Firefighters Profiles

 

Fire Rages Through Apartments

At least 30 people who lived in an Upstate apartment complex....

North Carolina Ambulance Crashes

A MEDIC ambulance on the way to a call rolled several times before coming to rest.....

Girl Burned In Fire Recovering, Rescuer Still Critical

A 9-year-old Simpsonville girl is recovering from burns she suffered...

Greer teen charged in church fire

An 18-year-old Greer man has been charged with setting fire to Paris View Baptist Church.....

Three Injured in Fire Academy Explosion

The scene is set: A 737 makes a crash landing on an airport runway. The engine, wheels....

Men try to save people in burning truck

A man from Greer and another from Laurens County were killed after....

Man drives car into gas station at State 101

Spartanburg County sheriff's deputies are investigating an assault.....

Hotel fire suspect deceptive on polygraph

Eric Preston Hans remained calm while denying to sheriff's deputies that he set a fire that killed six people.....

Hearing  in hotel fire homicides

A court hearing is scheduled today in the case of a man charged in the January 2004 fire at the Comfort Inn in Greenville that killed six people......

Teen Bicyclist Dies After Being Hit By Car

A teenager was killed Saturday afternoon when a car hit him.....

Two children die in Sumter fire
Two children have died in a house fire in Sumter.....

Comfort Inn lawsuits dismissed

A federal judge Tuesday dismissed four lawsuits against the Comfort Inn....

Anderson man killed in Murray Avenue crash  

A 20-year-old Anderson man was killed early Easter Sunday....

(picture zoom of wreck)

Greenville County Crash Kills 18-Year-Old

A teenager was killed in a crash in Greenville County on Friday....

2 Children Die In Wreck Near Chester County School

Authorities said two children died Monday after the minivan....

Baby is lost, despite heroics

Colleton County firefighters charged through a wall of fire and saved the life of an 11-year-old boy found lying......

Motorcyclist killed in crash with Laurens fire truck

An accident involving a Laurens County fire truck and a motorcycle....

Fire destroys 130-year-old home near Iva

Cindy and Mike McMahan woke to the sound of smoke alarms Thursday morning after a fire started

Fatal crash photos

 

Railroad track fire pictures

 

Wreck Leaves 2 Dead; Car Wrapped Around Sign

A crash on a wet road Friday morning killed two people and injured.....

Man dies after veering off road, driving his car into Lake Blalock

A 74-year-old man died Tuesday after his car careened off Highway 221, flew 60 feet.....

Two injured when vehicle crashes into bus station

Two women were sitting on a bench in front of Anderson's Greyhound.....

Explosion at nursing home sends residents to hospital

An unknown number of people have been taken to local hospitals after an explosion......

Woman dies in Edisto Island house fire

A woman has died and her daughter was burned when their Edisto Island home burned.....

North Carolina Firefighters Contain Destructive Brush Fire

Firefighters have contained a brush fire in Western North Carolina that destroyed nine.....

Tanker overturns on I-26, kills driver
A tanker truck accident in Buncombe County on I-26 Monday morning...

Sky 4 Video Of Tractor Trailer Crashes

18-wheeler overturns on U.S. 25

Troopers are still working to clear the southbound lanes of U.S. 25 more than six......     

            U. S. 25 Fatal Wreck

Western N.C. Fire Destroys 9 Homes

A brush fire in Western North Carolina destroyed nine homes and........

Driver, deputy, K-9 die in I-26 collision

A highly decorated sheriff's deputy and his K-9 were killed Friday.....

Fire blackens section of Glassy Mountain

Pickens firefighters put out a brush fire that spread along South Glassy Mountain Road on Tuesday.....

Bus accident victim dies
A college baseball player pulled from the wreckage of a bus crash that killed......

A South Carolina man is among three people who have died following a fiery crash in......

Controlled burn develops into 50-acre fire

What started as a controlled burn in Madison County turned into an out-of-control fire on Wednesday....

 

 

NATIONAL NEWS

 

Judge Rules Fire Department Can't Ban Beards From Firefighters

A federal judge on Friday struck down a requirement that firefighters...

US Nationals Firefighter Combat Challenge

Oct 12 & 13 Clayton County, Ga. (just south of Atlanta)

Ten Firefighters Hurt In New York City Blaze

A four-alarm blaze ripped through two Queens homes last night, injuring 10 firefighters...

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Families Of 9 Charleston Firefighters Killed To Get Compensation

The families of nine firefighters killed in a furniture store fire are set to receive $700,000....

Four Children OK After Rescue From Burning Home

Choking in a halo of thick, black smoke, it didn't seem as if the McGhee children had much time...

Quiz Sounds the Alarm for Heart Health

Firefighters in the know about heart health now have more to gain then just free-flowing arteries.....

Virginia Firefighter Dies Searching for Victims

A firefighter died Monday morning while searching for victims of a three.....

Ultimate Sacrifice Slidshow

First Responders Recall Virginia Tech Tragedy

"We were called for someone who had fallen out of their loft, instead, we found two patients with gunshot wounds.".....

Fallen New York Fire Officer Didn't Wear Seat Belt in Crash

 Fire Police Capt. Edgar Scott was making a U-turn and was

Juveniles Blamed For Massive Fire In Hollywood Hills

Authorities said two juveniles started the fire that has charred 150 acres in the Hollywood Hills.....

Faulty Wiring Blamed For Fire That Destroyed Four Homes In Queens

Fire Department official say faulty wiring appears to be the cause of a four-alarm blaze that....

High-rise fire downtown

An air-conditioning unit on top of a 45-story office building in Chicago's West Loop caught fire...

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Woman dies in home fire in Union

83-year-old had lived in Waxhaw house for more than 4 decades...

ina Firefighters Killed in Crash

Two North Carolina firefighters were killed Saturday when their tanker...

Chicago Firefighter Killed after Fire Truck Collides With School Bus

Fire Commissioner Raymond Orosco announced Friday morning the death of a 20-year veteran Chicago.....

Suspect in deadly California arson fire heads to court, linked to 23 blazes

The suspect in a deliberately set wildfire near Riverside, California, that killed five firefighters....

in Firefighters Rescue Alligator from Fire

Firefighters rescued a pet alligator from an apartment fire at 520 1/2 E. Walworth Ave......

Chest compressions save lives

Forget mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. When somebody collapses in cardiac arrest.......

Ohio firefighter gets sentenced in death of crash victim

A firefighter who drove a ladder truck through a red light and struck a vehicle while en route to a fire has been found guilty in the death of the car's driver....

Amputee Earns Right to Enter Fire Academy in New Jersey

Isaac Feliciano, the Paterson amputee who fought for a spot......

Five Dead in Florida Turnpike Crash; Fire Truck Involved

The emergency vehicles involved were a fire truck and sheriff's cruiser.....

Stolen Car Set Ablaze May Have Started Fire

Cool Monday morning temperatures have been helping firefighters corral....

Propane Car Explodes in Upstate New York

A train carrying liquefied propane derailed Monday morning, setting off an explosion and.....

Death Toll in Bronx Blaze Reaches Ten

A devastating Bronx fire claimed its 10th victim when a 7-year-old girl died after a.....

Firefighters union assails Giuliani

One of the nation's largest firefighters unions says Republican......

At Least Four Killed In Chicago Apartment Fire

An apartment building fire killed at least four people Saturday morning on the city's North Side.....

Crews Battle Structure Fire in Pennsylvania

On the Morning of March 1st 2007 The Dewey Fire Company along with surrounding

Three dead in nine-vehicle crash
Ohio Authorities in Ohio say charges are possible against the driver of an S-U-V.....

Community Prays For Injured After Deadly Bronx Blaze

Family, friends and community leaders held a candle-light vigil Thursday night a block away from a deadly.....