Friday, September 05, 2008
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Inadequate training, outdated tactics and aging equipment helped lead to the deaths of nine Charleston firefighters fighting a furniture store blaze last year, according to a long-awaited an...
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S.C. City Still Raw A Year After 9 Died In Blaze
South Carolina - Mike Mulkey still expects to see his grown son walk through the back door of his home each evening, still listens for the footsteps... June 17, 2008 | Topix - Charleston Fire Department | Written By Associated Press |
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SC Fire Chief Rusty Thomas Announces Retirement
South Carolina - Rusty Thomas, the plainspoken fire chief who became this historic city's public face after nine firefighters died in a furniture stor... May 14, 2008 | Topix - Charleston Fire Department | Written By Associated Press |
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Lack Of Water Cited In Deaths Of 9 S.C. Firefighters
South Carolina - Emergency crews didn't have enough hoses or adequate water pressure to properly fight a blaze that killed nine Charleston firefighter... May 8, 2008 | Topix - Charleston Fire Department | Written By Associated Press |
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Charleston City Council Agrees To Buy Fire Site For Memorial
South Carolina - Charleston City Council has agreed to buy the site where nine firefighters died last year battling a blaze at a furniture store. The... May 7, 2008 | Topix - Charleston Fire Department | Written By Associated Press |
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Charleston's Mayor Endangers Fire Fighter Lives With Sofa Store Cover-Up
South Carolina - International Association of Fire Fighters General President Harold Schaitberger issued this statement today about the long delay of... May 4, 2008 | Topix - Charleston Fire Department | Written By IAFF |
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S.C. Store To Pay Fines After Fire
South Carolina - The owners of a Charleston furniture store that burned down and killed nine firefighters agreed to pay $13,110 in fines but they admi... January 11, 2008 | Topix - Charleston Fire Department | Written By Associated Press |
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Charleston Fined $3,000 In Fatal Fire
South Carolina - The city will pay $3,160 in fines but admit no wrongdoing in a furniture store fire that killed nine firefighters, according to a set... December 3, 2007 | Topix - Charleston Fire Department | Written By Associated Press |
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Charleston Fire Report Released
South Carolina - Charleston Mayor Joe Riley released a report Wednesday morning on how the city's fire department handled a fire in June that killed n... October 17, 2007 | Topix - Charleston Fire Department | Written By David Statter |
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Charleston Fire Review Nearly Complete
South Carolina - Everything from increasing the size of fire hoses to improving firefighter training will be included in a review of the Charleston Fi... October 12, 2007 | Topix - Charleston Fire Department | Written By Augusta Chronicle |
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Family Of Fallen Charleston Firefighter Sues Store
South Carolina - The family of one of the nine Charleston firefighters killed during a blaze in a furniture store is suing the store, the people who i... October 1, 2007 | Topix - Charleston Fire Department | Written By AP |
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