Goose Creek Fire Department welcomes new heavy rescue truck

VIDEO: A ceremony was held Tuesday to mark the arrival of Goose Creek Fire Department’s new heavy rescue truck. Goose Creek Fire Chief Mike Nixon said the E-ONE Cyclone Combination Rescue is the first of four apparatus that are scheduled to be delivered to the department this year. Chief Nixon said the truck was specifically designed and engineered to serve the needs of the city for the next 15 to 20 years. The truck’s arrival comes amid a booming population in the Berkeley County city. Chief Nixon said Rescue 1, the company that will be staffing the rig, responded to 1,260 emergency calls last year alone and expects that number to rise. “We do not expect these numbers to go down – we expect them to go up with population growth and the challenges you have from a growing and expanding region,” he said.
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Firefighters fight ‘massive landfill fire’ in Dorchester County

VIDEO/PHOTOS: Fire crews responded to a massive landfill fire Tuesday evening. Units with Dorchester County Fire Rescue and Berkeley County Fire Service are fighting a fire off of Harrison Road at the Carolina Landfill site, DCFR reported. Officials asked residents to stay clear of the area in a social media post. Dorchester County Fire Chief Tres Atkinson said the landfill is full of combustible material, which contributed to the fire’s growth, and the way the material is piled is contributing to debris in the area. Firefighters are currently trying to smother the flames which Atkinson estimated to take around 24 hours. Firefighters initially responded to the fire around 6 p.m.
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Firefighters contain Easley brush fire after streets evacuated

VIDEO/PHOTOS: Easley officials said an area was evacuated Monday afternoon as crews work a brushwood fire. According to officials, dispatch received a call at around 11:35 a.m. in reference to the fire on Dunklin Street near Graham Street. Officials said about 20 homes along two streets closest to the fire were been evacuated and the power was also cut. Police confirm that the fire has been contained, and the people evacuated were allowed back into their homes around 6:00 p.m. Fire officials said the fire was extinguished after about seven hours of working to contain it. South Carolina Forestry was also called to the scene. Police said no homes nor structures have been damaged, and no injuries have been reported. Police said a suspect, 23-year-old Seth Brian Bolding, has been detained. Bolding is being held on a charge of third-degree arson.
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