| 4th Annual Bravest vs. Finest Softball Game |
| Wed. Sep 8th 2010 |
The 4th Annual CFD (Bravest) vs. CPD (Finest) Softball Game will take place this Saturday, September 11th, 2010, at 1:00 pm. The game will be held at the old Citadel Baseball Stadium on the corner of Rutledge Avenue & Francis Street, in Downtown Charleston (across the s...
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| Local 61 Union Meeting -- Today @ 7:00 p.m. |
| Wed. Sep 8th 2010 |
The monthly union meeting, for Local 61, will be held today, Wednesday, August 8th, 2010, at 7:00 p.m., at the International Longshoreman's Association Hall located at 1142 Morrison Drive in Downtown Charleston.
There are several recent events and important topics to ...
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| Wear Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness (Lowcountry Hope) |
| Tue. Sep 7th 2010 |
CFD's Breast Cancer Awareness Event -- October 1, 2 & 3, 2010
Chief Carr has authorized the wearing of a pink duty shirt for the first 3 shift days in October, to heighten breast cancer awareness within the community. The T-shirts are being donated by Local 61, however, any ...
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| Local 61's August Meeting Minutes are NOW Posted on the Website |
| Thu. Sep 2nd 2010 |
The minutes from Local 61's last meeting held on Wednesday, August 11, 2010, have been posted to the website. You must log in to the website in order to access the report, once you log in, click on the "Files" link on the left side of the page, then click on ...
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| Fire Downtown at Jim N Nick's BBQ Restaurant |
| Wed. Sep 1st 2010 |
Around 12:45 p.m. on Tuesday, August 31, 2010, City of Charleston firefighters were dispatched to a kitchen fire at Jim 'N Nicks Bar-B-Q, on King Street, in Downtown Charleston. Crews arrived on scene to find the building still occupied and light smoke showing&nbs...
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| Wake & Funeral Arrangements for DC Jeff Thompson (PRFD) |
| Mon. Aug 30th 2010 |
Wake and funeral arrangements have been made, for Deputy Chief Jeff Thompson of the Pine Ridge Fire Department, they are as follows.
Wake: Calling hours are set for Wednesday evening, September 1st, from 6:00-8:00PM at Parks Funeral Home, located at 130 West 1s...
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| Lowcountry Hope |
| Sun. Aug 29th 2010 |
Local 61 member and Firefighter T.J. Brennan (Engine 3 B-shift) is working on forming a non-profit organization called Lowcountry Hope, that's goal is aimed at enhancing breast cancer awareness throughout the Lowcounty. T.J.'s mom was recently diagnosed with breast cancer a...
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| New Links Added |
| Sun. Aug 29th 2010 |
The Local 61 website has added several new links to our page. Check them out on the left side of the page in the "Links" section, as well as the banner adds on the lower right section of the page and the featured "Links" above those banner adds. We hope...
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| Jeff Thompson Passes |
| Sun. Aug 29th 2010 |
Jeff Thompson, Deputy Chief of the Pine Ridge Fire Department, and older brother of fallen CFD Firefighter Brandon Thompson (6/18/07), passed away yesterday morning due to an apparent heart attack. Our thoughts, prayers and support go out to the Thompson family and their&nb...
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| Routely Panel E-mails |
| Fri. Aug 27th 2010 |
At the beginning of August, the Post & Courier released a story on the e-mails sent between members of the Routley Panel, that discussed the issues and problems they encountered and expected to encounter with the City of Charleston and the Charleston Fire Department.&nbs...
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