Battalion Chief Phil Hawkins Inducted into South Carolina Firefighter Hall Of Fame

We are proud to share with our readers that CFD Battalion Chief Phillip V. Hawkins was inducted into the South Carolina State Firefighter Hall of Fame yesterday at the SC Firefighter Association's Annual Fire Rescue Conference in Myrtle Beach. Congratulations to Chief Hawkins for this great career achievement!

An Honor for Richie!!

Today, during the general session for the Fire Rescue Conference in Myrtle Beach, our own Richie Denninger was recognized for his work on our Team by being given a Life Membership in the South Carolina State Firefighters' Association. Very few folks are Life Members of our Association and the honor is well deserved. Richie has been involved in our program since the beginning and has been instrumental in the success of the Team. Congratulations to Richie for this honor recognizing his dedication to our firefighters and their families.

"Chariots of Fire" T-Shirts Now Available!

Our new "Chariots of Fire" t-shirts are now available.  The shirts are light gray with the C9 logo on the front and the "Chariots of Fire" mural, depicting 5 generations of Charleston fire engines, on the back. This mural illustrates our theme of Memories of the Past, Visions for the Future".  They are $ 15.00 for sizes up to xl and $ 17.00 for xxls and xxxls plus postage, if you need one mailed to you. Drop me an e-mail at gerald@scfirefighters.org or call me at (843) 609-8300 if you are interested.

CFD Breakfast Set for June 18th

Members of the CFD have organized a breakfast on the morning of Friday, June 18, 2010, beginning at 6:30 a.m., at Trotter's Restaurant on the Charleston 9 Memorial Highway. This breakfast will allow us to get together to remember the Charleston 9 on the day of the third Memorial Service. Each person will be responsible for the cost of their breakfast and it is open to all CFD members, ACTIVE and RETIRED.

3rd Annual Charleston 9 Memorial Service

The Charleston 9 Memorial Service will be held at the Sofa Super Store site on the evening of June 18, 2010, beginning at 7:00 p.m. Members of the Fire Service and the general public are invited to attend.

Funeral Services Set for Engineer Sammy White

The wake for Engineer Sammy White, CFD Retired, will be held at the Palmetto Mortuary, 1122 Morrison Drive, in Charleston on the evening of Friday, June 4, 2010, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. His funeral will be on Saturday, June 5, 2010, at 11:00 a.m., at the Wesley Methodist Church, 446 Meeting Street in Charleston. Burial will follow at the Sunset Memorial Gardens on Ashley Phosphate Road in North Charleston.

Shakin' and Bakin' at Dorchester Dragway!!

We competed at Dorchester Dragway on Sunday with our Camaro and, after qualifying, we were knocked out in the first round. We were competing against some very fast cars and we knew it was going to be a tough afternoon. However, after a run of 5.21 seconds at 133 mph in the 1/8 mile, they knew we were there. We'll turn up the wick and go after it again next weekend.