A place they call home now in need of major upgrades. A few struggles firefighters are facing are sleeping quarters with curtains for privacy, old equipment, and lack of modernization.
What do firefighters eat during their 24- and 48-hour shifts? In Charleston and North Charleston, most meals incorporate hot sauce and all are eaten together at the kitchen table, the
First responders prepare for uptick in structure fires as cold weather approaches the region wchstv.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wchstv.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Charleston Fire Department logs over the past three years show a high percentage of calls to put out structure fires, with most calls attributed to buildings on the city’s West
This firework season could be even more dangerous armed with a severe drought over Coles County according to the Illinois State Fire Marshals.
As of Thursday morning, Coles County is marked as a category D2 Severe Drought by the U.S. Drought Monitor.
JC Fultz, the public information officer for the Fire Marshals, said injuries and fires increase around the Fourth of July, and it could be worse during a drought.