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These departments provided manpower, brush trucks, and tankers to help extinguish a brush fire located on Cedar Crest Rd. in WFFD Sta. 3's first due area.

The S.C. Forestry Commission responded with a bulldozer to cut a fire break.

The Spartanburg City Fire Department (Engine 4) stood by for other calls in the

WFFD district during the incident.

According to the S.C. Forestry Commision approx. 1.4 acres of wooded area burned. 2 residential structures were threatened and 2 outside structures were burnt to the ground.

Thank you again to these departments and to the WFFD volunteers who responded!

Goodbye and Goodluck to FF/EMT-P Sean Gosnell. Sean is leaving WFFD/EMS to accept a government job at McEntire AFB in Columbia S.C

B-Shift had just finished lunch on Thurs. July 26th when the alarm sounded for a MVA w/Entrapment on I-26E at the 24mm. Engine 1 and 2, Service 1, and Rescue 3-2 responded. Upon arrival, Service 1 (Asst. Chief Williams) was command. One pt. was found to be in the car sitting in the drivers seat. The pt. was entrapped due to the roof post on the drivers side pinning the pt. arm to the ground. The vehicle was stabilized and the Hurst Spreader/Cutter Como Tool was pulled from S-1 to cut the convertible roofs support bars. The roof structure was then removed and the pt. was removed. R3-2 transported the pt. to Spartanburg Regional Medical Center

C-Shift was alerted to this Outside Structure Fire on Cedarcrest Rd. on Tues. night, July 24th. Engines 1,3, and 4 along with Ladder 1 responded. Service 1 (Asst. Chief Harris) was command. Rescue 3-1 responded for medical support. Hand lines were pulled from E-3 and the fire was controlled before spreading to the wooded area behind the structure.

B-Shift responded with Engine 1 and Service 1 to Whispering Pines Apartments early Sat. morning, July 21st for what dispatched advised was a "possible MVA''. Upon arrival of S-1 (Lt. Massey) there was an MVA found for sure. The van in the photos hit two cars in the parking lot before hitting the apartment building. The cars were not occupied but the apartment was. One resident was sleeping in the bedroom the van hit. The resident was very lucky to not be seriously injured. She was transported to Spartanburg Regional Medical Center complaining with only shoulder pain by Spartanburg EMS M-1 (R3 was tied up on another call). The driver of the van was not injured and transported from the scene by SC Highway Patrol. S-1 & E-1 remained on scene until the van was moved to check and make sure the building was as stable as it could be.

photo courtesy of WSPA News Channel 7

A-Shift was dispatched to 4130 Sheppard Rd. in the Oak Forest Subdivision around 6:30 a.m. on Fri. morning July 20th. Upon arrival of S-1 (Capt. R. Grizzle) heavy smoke was showing. E-1's crew pulled a 2" line and started an interior attack as L-1 laid a 5" supply line to them. Just after E-1's crew entered the residence the call came from command to exit the residence and start defensive operations as the roof of the residence showed serious signs of weakness. Just after the interior crew exited the residence the roof collapsed. L-1 was set up to extend the 65' ladder to knock down the fire while other hand lines were pulled and the fire was attacked from outside the residence. The origin of the fire was found to be a back porch but the cause was not determined. No residents or firefighters were hurt. Three of the family's cat's did not survive the fire. Special Thanks to the Spartanburg City Fire Department and the Roebuck Fire Department for assistance given on this fire.

B-Shift battled this stubborn fire in a trailer at Goodyear Tire & Rubber on June 17th, 2007. The fire was in the front of the trailer and several methods were tried to extinguish the fire. A second alarm for WFFD and mutual aid response from Una F.D. (air cascade), Startex and Duncan F.D.'s (tankers), and Greenville-Spartanburg Airport F.D. (crash truck with foam system) was needed before a back hoe was needed to pull the burning material out of the trailer.

C-Shift responded to this Vehicle Fire in the early morning hours of Sunday, June 10th. Upon arrival Ladder 1 found a Ford Mustang fully involved. The vehicle was close to the residence but there was no damage to the home.

A-Shift responded to this vehicle fire in the Planters Walk Subdivision on Monday May 14th. As you can see the vehicle was parked close to the residence and the vinyl siding started melting from the heat of the vehicle fire. A-shift extinguished the fire and no other structural damage was done to the residence.

WFFD's Open House was held on Sun. Apr. 29th. State House Rep. Scott Talley was in attendance to present a resolution read on the State House floor in recognition for the many years of service of Commissioner Clyde Pearson. Rep. Talley presented the resolution to the family of Commissioner Pearson. Many residents of the district also attended to see Sta. 1 and what WFFD has to offer.