Charleston Fire Department Holds Promotional Ceremony!

Thirty-nine members of the CFD were officially promoted today in a ceremony before family and friends at the International Longshoremen's Hall on Morrison Drive.  Congratulations to the following men in attaining this goal in their careers:

Battalion Chiefs:

 

     Christopher Vanhoy       

Richard Waring 

Captains:

John T. Cole

Anthony Morley 

                      William Haigler                        

Derek Noffsinger 

James Jacques 

Aubrey Tillman

Kenneth Jenkins 

John Tumminia

    John Eran McClary     

Engineers:

Thomas Axson

William Ryan Glover

Leslie Baker

  Adam Mims    

 Bryan Bolick   

Thomas Tallent

Michael Campbell 

Jerry Warren   

   Michael Chandler     

  Richard Worrell    

Joseph Eberling

Christopher Zailski

Assistant Engineers:

McCray Chappell

Jonathan Massie  

Joseph Curtis

Kyle Minasian 

Michael Gorby    

Brad Mizzell

Albert Graziani 

Troy Nave  

Christian Hallock

Michael Pack   

George Justice

Russell Patterson

Thomas Leslie 

  Richard Summers   

  Ryan Malone    

Ryan Ward

We applaud each of you for your hard work and are looking forward to working with you in your new positions!

Getting It Done in the City!

Charleston firefighters responded to a house fire this afternoon on Amherst Street downtown.  First arriving units found heavy fire and smoke in a two story wood frame house with exposures on the B & D sides. I was on Savannah Highway, West of the Ashley, and watched the smoke as I drove downtown.  Using my best training and memories of the old days, I listened to the radio and watched the smoke and I could tell they were getting the job done. Well, when I finally made it there, it was obvious they had just plain "opened up a can of whoop ass" on it. Sorry folks, that's simply what came to my mind.  They laid into it with "big water" and made short work of it.  Nice job guys and thanks to St. Andrews Rescue 301 for the back-up!

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.

The Charleston Fire Department Wives' Club is having a yard sale to raise money for future Club events on Saturday, October 8th, at the Salvation Army Worship Center located at 2135 Ashley River Road, West of the Ashley. Doors open at 8:00 a.m. and they invite any and all to come out and join them for some great bargains for a good cause.

If you have any items you'd like to donate, please email them at cfdwives@aol.com or come to The Salvation Army Worship Center on October 7, between 6:30 & 7:30 p.m., to drop items off. Thanks for the support!

CFD to Kick-Off Fire Prevention Week!

The Charleston Fire Department is kicking off Fire Prevention Week with their Fire Prevention Parade next Saturday, October 8, beginning at 10:00 a.m., downtown. All departments are invited to participate. Please call the Charleston Chief's office at (843) 720-1981 and let them know you are coming. Also we invite you to post on our Facebook page if you know what your department's plans are for Fire Prevention week so that we can support your events.

What an Amazing Day!

Today was quite a day as we took part in the arrival of the "Pink Heals" Tour as they rolled into town.  We started out about 8:00 a.m. with Engine 8 and our Fire Chief's car, on  a drive from Summerville via Highway 17-A through Moncks Corner and on to Jamestown. From there, we followed Highway 45 through the Francis Marion Forest to McClellanville where we picked up the pink trucks and escorted them into Charleston and a stop at MUSC.  Later in the afternoon, we joined them at Park Circle in North Charleston with an enthusiastic crowd of supporters.  We took hundreds of photos and invite you to view some of them on our Facebook page by clicking on the above caption.  The photo posted here really says it all. Thanks to Allen Duke, the Red Knights Motorcycle Club, the "Pink Heals" folks, the Women Firefighters of the Lowcountry, and all the other firefighters and people who let us share the great day with them.  

"The Bullet" To Make Her Debut This Week!

We have completed Engine 8 and she will make her first official appearance for our Team this coming week as part of the escort for the "Pink Heals Tour" as they arrive in town.  We will meet them in McClellanville at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday morning and escort them to the MUSC Horseshoe where they will be part of the MUSC Health Fair. Later in the afternoon, it's on to Park Circle in North Charleston for another appearance with the pink fire engines starting at 3:00 pm. before we wind up the day with them at a stop at the Market Street Grill in Northwoods Mall from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Should be a great day. Come out and join us!