Fire at Jim & Nick's!

Shortly after the lunch rush hour today, Charleston firefighters responded to a call for a fire at the Jim & Nick's BBQ Restaurant on King Street.  The popular downtown eatery sustained fire and smoke damage in the hood and duct system in the kitchen along with smoke damage throughout the dining room area.  All patrons and employees were evacuated without injury as CFD's finest kept the damage to a minimum. Thanks to the St. Andrews truckies on the back up.  Hopefully, the restaurant will be back and running in a few days.

In Sympathy. . . . . . . .

We extend our sincere condolences to the family of former Deputy Chief Jeffery Thompson of the Pine Ridge Fire Department. Chief Thompson, passed away Saturday, August 28, 2010. Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon, September 2, 2010, at 4:00 p.m, at the Pine Ridge Fire Department Headquarters Station. Burial will be held at the Plantation Memorial Gardens. Friends may call at Parks Funeral Home located at 130 West 1st North St., in Summerville on Wednesday evening from 6 - 8 o'clock. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Pine Ridge Fire Department, 565 Myers Road, Summerville, SC 29483. He is survived by his wife, Brandy R. Thompson of Goose Creek, SC; his mother, Diane White of Summerville; his father and stepmother, Frank and Stephanie Thompson of Round O, SC; his brother, Frank N. Thompson, IV and his wife Brandy of Summerville; his maternal grandparents, Harry and Lavonia White of Mobile, AL; two nephews, Kaleb and Connor Thompson of Summerville; two aunts, Deborah Orso of Daphne, AL, Linda Marx of Mobile, AL; one uncle, David Thompson of Mobile, AL. Jeffery was predeceased by his brother, Charleston 9 member, Brandon K. Thompson.

Oh, So Close!

The MisFire Racing crew made several runs at Orangeburg Dragway with our hot rod on Friday night. Best time was 5.02 seconds at 139 mph in the 1/8 mile. That 4 second run still eludes us. We were 3 one hundreths of a SECOND from being there!! We will not be denied!! We will compete in the Top 8 Doorslammers race at Dorchester Dragway on Highway 78 between Summerville and St. George next Sunday, September 5, beginning at 6:00 p.m. Come out and join us for some Labor Day weekend action!

Team to Host Hurricane Preparedness Workshop!

In the past three years, a large number of people have joined the CFD family. These new firefighters and their families have come from all over the United States and many of them have never lived near the coast or through a hurricane. With that in mind, our Team is sponsoring a Hurricane Preparedness Workshop for the CFD family to be held on Wednesday, September 15, beginning at 7:00 p.m. in the conference room of the Charleston Dorchester Mental Health Center located at 2100 Charlie Hall Blvd., West of the Ashley. Many topics will be discussed including preparing your homes, supplies that you may need, evacuation routes, shelter availability and living in a community damaged by a storm. There will also be a question and answer period to address any concerns that you may have.

While our target group is our new families, it is important for all of you to take advantage of this important meeting. Sharing of experiences by those of you who have been here during a storm will be invaluable to our new families. Secondly, it has been twenty-one years since Hurricane Hugo changed the face of Charleston and our lives and many of you who experienced it were children at the time. 

Please come out and join us for an informative evening.

Charleston Fire Department Retirees, Mark Your Calendars!

The next meeting of the CFD Retirees' "Hooked Up" program will be held on Thursday, September 16, beginning at 7:00 p.m., at the Charleston Visitors' Center on Meeting Street in downtown Charleston. Dinner will be served and a great program is in the works. Reminder invitations will be sent to each of  you the first of September. Hope to see you all there!

This is a Must Watch!

Thanks to our friend Ally Moore for sharing this with us in a FaceBook post. Absolutely unbelievably touching! Click on the caption to watch!

Chief Carr Wins National Award!!

Our Chief, Thomas Carr, has been been selected as the "Career Fire Chief of the Year" for 2010 by Fire Chief Magazine. Chief Carr will receive his award next week at the International Association of Fire Chiefs' Annual Conference in Chicago. Congratulations Chief!!