26 Jan JOHN NELSON GAMEWELL Posted at 08:28h in FireWire, Heritage & History, History, News, Newsletter by Carter Jones 0 Comments 9 Likes Even though Christmas has now come and gone, a long-forgotten but remarkable story about a South Carolina boy born at Christmas time has recently acquired significant interest, especially within the fire service. Newly uncovered history reveals that a Methodist minister and his wife, John andRead More... Read More
11 Aug Recollections…Spotlight On Leadership – Part 2 Posted at 07:53h in FireWire, History, Membership by Carter Jones 0 Comments 0 Likes This blog is the second in a series which places a spotlight on a number of our fire service leaders from the past and present whose names and contributions may have long been forgotten by current generations of firefighters or whose legacies have never beenRead More... Read More
22 May Recollections…A Spotlight On Leadership Posted at 10:00h in Conference, Events, FireWire, History, Members, Uncategorized by Carter Jones 0 Comments 0 Likes Over the last number of years, I have amassed significant information and research on quite a few fire service leaders from our distant past, many of whom I have known personally. So, I have decided to put my research and personal recollections to pen inRead More... Read More
14 May Throwback Thursday Video Session – Fire-Rescue 2016 Clebe McClary Posted at 10:00h in Conference, Events, FireWire, History, Members, Training by Brick Lewis 0 Comments 0 Likes Today, the South Carolina State Firefighters' Association releases the seventh edition of Throwback Thursday video sessions. The SCSFA will post on FireWire each Thursday at 10:00 AM videos from our archives. We are sharing these past videos that contain great nuggets of knowledge from pastRead More... Read More
07 May Throwback Thursday Video Session – “Mission, Men and Me” Posted at 10:00h in Events, FireWire, History, Members, News, Special Events, Sprinkler, Training & Events by Brick Lewis 0 Comments 0 Likes Today, the South Carolina State Firefighters' Association releases the sixth edition of Throwback Thursday video sessions. The SCSFA will post on FireWire each Thursday at 10:00 AM videos from our archives. We are sharing these past videos that contain great nuggets of knowledge from pastRead More... Read More
23 Apr SC Fire History: Chief Louis Behrens, Life-Time Achievement Award Posted at 10:00h in FireWire, Heritage & History, History, Members, Special Events by Carter Jones 0 Comments 0 Likes Today, the South Carolina State Firefighters' Association releases the fifth edition of Throwback Thursday video sessions. The SCSFA will post on FireWire each Thursday at 10:00 AM videos from our archives. We are sharing these past videos that contain great nuggets of knowledge from pastRead More... Read More
16 Apr Major Fires and Their Impact on Current Fire Codes Posted at 10:00h in Events, FireWire, Heritage & History, History, Training, Training & Events by Brick Lewis 0 Comments 0 Likes Today, the South Carolina State Firefighters' Association releases the fourth edition of Throwback Thursday video sessions. The SCSFA will post on FireWire each Thursday at 10:00 AM videos from our archives. We are sharing these past videos that contain great nuggets of knowledge from pastRead More... Read More
09 Apr Throwback Thursday Video Session – “Badges: A Civil War Tradition” Posted at 10:00h in FireWire, Heritage & History, History, News by Carter Jones 0 Comments 0 Likes Today, the South Carolina State Firefighters' Association releases the third edition of Throwback Thursday video sessions. The SCSFA will post on FireWire each Thursday at 10:00 AM videos from our archives. We are sharing these past videos that contain great nuggets of knowledge from pastRead More... Read More
27 Mar Memories of Past Scourges…and, How They Impacted the Fire Service Posted at 12:16h in FireWire, Heritage & History, History by Carter Jones 0 Comments 0 Likes Over the past several days, I have had the opportunity to listen to non-stop reporting, press conferences, endless analysts and pundits discussing the issues facing not only our country but the world as we are in the throes of our most recent pandemic known asRead More... Read More
21 Feb Remembering William Sanders Graham, Delgar Reel Squad (Sumter Fire Department) Posted at 11:46h in FireWire, Heritage & History, History by Susan Duncan 0 Comments 0 Likes More than 100 years ago, Will S. Graham served as the acting chief of the Delgar Reel Squad in Sumter. While fighting a fire, he was injured by a falling wall. The next day, Feb. 23, 1907, he succumbed to his injuries, becoming Sumter County’sRead More... Read More