Thursday, October 6, 2011

We're Excited! - Fire Prevention Week Starts Saturday!

Fire Prevention Week kicks off with a bang on Saturday with the Charleston parade. Here is a list of all activities that we know of for the week for all those interested:

Oct. 8th - Charleston Fire Dept. parade - Line-up at 9 a.m. on Horizon Street behind the Charleston PD Headquarters. Parade will begin @ 10 a.m. and end at Lockwood and Spring Street.

Oct.10th - Summerville Fire Rescue and Old Fort Fire Dept. parade lineup will begin at 5 p.m. on Springview Lane, across from Summerville Medical Center. Parade will begin at 6 p.m. Parade will end at Lowe's on N. Main Street at approximately at 6:30 p.m. for a static display until 8:00 p.m. 

Oct.11th - St. George Fire Department display - This will be at Reid's Grocery Store, 5982 West Jim Bilton Blvd. in St. George. It will begin at 6:00 p.m. and end at 8:30 p.m.

Oct.11th - Goose Creek Fire Dept. display - This will be held at Walmart Supercenter Parking Lot on St. James Avenue. Display begins at 6:00 p.m. - until.

Oct.12th - Sullivan's Island and Isle of Palms' display and parade - The parade lineup will be at 4:00 p.m. Parade begins at 4:30 p.m. on J.C. Long Blvd at Isle of Palms' Station One. It will finish at the Sullivan's Island Station where the display will be held. Display begins at 5:30 p.m.

Oct. 12th - Ashley River Fire Dept. display - This will be held at the Windsor Hill Food Lion Crossing, located at 3640 Ashley Phosphate Road. Display begins at 6:00 p.m. and goes until 8:30 p.m.

Oct. 13th - James Island Public Service District Fire Dept. Expo - This event will be held in the parking lot of the James Island Lowes at 770 Daniel Ellis Drive, from 6 p.m.- 9 p.m.

Oct. 14th - St. John's Fire Dept. display, location and times to be posted later. 

Oct.15th - North Charleston Fire Department display - This event will be held at Lowe's located at 7555 Northwoods Blvd. Display wiill begin at 10 a.m. and end at 2 p.m.

If anyone knows of any other events or parades not shown here, please e-mail me at gerald@scfirefighters.org so I can add them.

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