Sunday, April 25, 2010

Spring Time in Charleston!

The winter weather is over and the sunshine and warm weather make for a wonderful time in Charleston.   The CFD is busy as we continue to move forward.  Many personnel have completed Emergency Vehicle Driver Training, our newest recruits are about halfway through their training and our most recently promoted Captains have just completed the first CFD Officer Training School.  This program was especially exciting for it was presented by many of the current Captains and Chiefs of the department, who added their experience and expertise to an excellent effort by all who participated. We are excited by the pending arrival of our two new engines, light truck and command vehicle that we hope will be debuted at the South Carolina Firefighters' Fire Rescue Conference the second week in June in Myrtle Beach. 

On a personal level, the CFD family is experiencing many upcoming high school and college graduations, births of both children and grandchildren and weddings galore.  Many of our CFD kids are playing soccer or baseball or cheering on the sidelines. Love is in the air as congratulations go out to Engineer Kevin Carter and his bride, Robin, (pictured above with their children) who exchanged their vows this weekend in Hampton Park, Firefighter Travis Cooper and his bride, Jessica, for their wedding this weekend at Middleton Place, and Firefighter Annie McNelis and her fiancee, Brad, who will tie the knot this coming weekend at Santee Canal State Park. We are also looking forward to the 3rd Annual CFD 9 Remembrance Picnic, the 2nd Annual CFD 9 5K Run scheduled for Fathers' Day in downtown Charleston and the Firefighter Challenge Games coming to Charleston.

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