In our responses, we encounter difficult times for departments that have experienced a line-of-duty death or a tragic event in their organizations or communities. Emphasis is placed on the personnel that were present at the call or were affected by the aftermath, but we focus on supporting all personnel. Our mission is to provide care [...]
Our Team is excited as we begin our journey into 2019. We experienced a busy year in 2018 and will continue to work to be there for you all in the New Year. Our Team provided information and/or assistance to 13,503 emergency responders and their family members in 2018. Thanks to all of you who [...]
As a part of our Community Outreach programs, our Team uses our old fire trucks to bring joy and happiness to others (and ourselves too!). Whether it is a wedding, a parade, a birthday party or just a stop along the way to let people look and climb on the trucks, we use every opportunity [...]
Friends, as we head into the New Year, we are excited about the future. Our Team remains committed to bringing appropriate behavioral health care and support to our firefighters, EMS personnel, 911 telecommunicators, and their families. We will accomplish that mission by continuing our peer to peer contacts, clinical referrals, community outreach initiatives, and training [...]
We will soon be entering the second year of our “Operation Zzz” weighted blanket program. This program began as a partnership with Stacy Green, a Charleston County paramedic, Marci-Jo Mishoe of the Lowcountry Fire Wives, our Lowcountry Firefighter Support Team, and the Steinberg Law Firm in Goose Creek, South Carolina to provide weighted blankets for [...]
We are pleased to share with you that our Team has been awarded a $ 3,500.00 grant by "The Point Is" Women's Group on the Sea Islands of Charleston to assist with the support of our women of emergency services. This wonderful group is a non-profit organization that raises money to support women. They have [...]
On Saturday past, our Team assisted in the funeral for our firefighter brother, Buster Weeks. As a part of supporting our emergency services family, we provide a fire truck, upon request, to transport the deceased to his/her final resting place. Buster’s service was special as he and I served together during our careers in North [...]
Our Team is pleased to announce our second annual Emergency Services Behavioral Health Summit. Visit us in Charleston and plan to stay overnight or through the weekend in our beautiful City. Come join us for an in-depth discussion of emergency services behavioral health programs and resources being provided for our first responders. Participants in this [...]
We are pleased to share a much needed and important resource for our emergency services families whose loved one is having difficulty with alcohol abuse. This Al Anon group was created specifically for family members and friends who live and love our emergency responders having alcohol abuse problems. We believe a great part of our [...]
Today, we began our station visits to introduce our new Team members, Kelly Colley and her therapy dog, Nox, to our firefighters and other first responders. Nox is a 5-year-old Giant Schnauzer rescue. He has earned his National Therapy Dog certification with the Alliance of Therapy Dogs. He is the “dog with the mustache”. Nox enjoys meeting new [...]
Last month, we introduced you to our new therapy dog, Nox. Nox and his handler Kelly Colley, a Charleston County 911 Telecommunicator, have joined us to bring a new resource to all our first responders and we are super excited to have them. Special thanks to our friends and avid supporters Larry & Lorie Walliser [...]
We are excited to welcome our friend Nancy Paul to our Team as our new Research and Development Intern. Nancy began her career in emergency services in New York City in 1988 where she was a paramedic for three years. She moved to South Carolina in 1991, first working in the MUSC Meducare transport system [...]
On Friday night, we joined our community partners at the Charis Academy in Summerville for their Winter Wonderland and Photos with Santa and Mrs. Claus and our Autism Awareness truck. Everyone in attendance seemed to enjoy the truck and we couldn’t be happier to support them. The Charis Academy’s mission is to provide an exceptional, [...]
Enjoyed great fellowship tonight with the firefighters and family members of the North Fire Department up in Orangeburg County for their annual Christmas banquet. Honored to tell them about our Team and all the other behavioral health resources available to them from other Teams in our State. Already looking forward to seeing them all [...]
This past Tuesday night, our Team participated in a Teenage Suicide Awareness Forum at Fort Dorchester High School in North Charleston. This forum was a part of Mental Health Awareness Month at the school as we presented information from our Team’s “Step Up & Step Out” Suicide Awareness and Prevention Initiative. Our participation came about [...]
Today, we said goodbye to a fellow firefighter, taken from us all far too soon. While I did not know Katie Dube personally, I learned of her love of the Fire Service and her dedication to helping others through the words of all who loved her. Even in her young life and short career, Katie [...]
Sometimes in our daily travels, we take photos that speak to our hearts. This photo, taken today during our "Day on the Hill" with our clinicians, is one of our Team Clinicians Ashley Lauderdale as she listens to the critique and watches over everybody after the training. I couldn't help but think about how all [...]
Since the beginning of our Team, we have worked to be sure our clinicians have a good understand of our firefighters and their work. To that end, we have developed a two-day training program to provide our clinicians an opportunity to experience the Fire Service culture. We now have sixteen clinicians who work with us [...]
Our Team has always been about taking care of our emergency services personnel AND their families. We believe that in order to provide a program for our firefighters and other emergency services personnel, we must provide services that take care of your families. In other words, we believe that to properly provide care, “we must [...]
Mindfulness: "A mental state achieved by focusing one's awareness on the present moment, while calmly acknowledging and accepting one's feelings, thoughts, and bodily sensations, used as a therapeutic technique". We all face struggles in our lives and sometimes simply don’t know where to turn. It is difficult to remember to take care of ourselves as [...]
Have you ever needed help during a stressful time and simply weren’t comfortable with reaching out to someone? Regardless of the reason; too embarrassed to ask for help, afraid of criticism of being weak, or, don’t know where to get help? Well, check out this app from the Center for Firefighter Behavioral Health that can [...]
On Wednesday night, we attended the annual meeting of “The Point” Women’s Group on the Sea Islands of Charleston. This amazing group of women work all year long hosting fundraisers and events to raise money to support non-profits that benefit women. In November of each year, selected non-profit organizations are invited to share information with [...]
Webster’s Dictionary defines “peer” as a person’s equal, colleague, friend, associate and so on. In the world of emergency services, we are fortunate to have trained peer teams to provide support and counsel to those in need. On our Peer Team, there are over 60 of us who have received training and whose responsibility it [...]
On Sunday night, we were honored to provide Mount Pleasant firefighter Graham Kent and his bride, Carey Minton, transportation from their wedding reception to their honeymoon cottage on the “Edge of America” aboard the “Honeymoon Express”, our 1989 FDNY Mack fire engine. These trips are always heartwarming as we get to share in a special [...]
Not sure we can take much more excitement this weekend! After K.J. & Ali’s wedding and our trip out to the L.E.A.P. stables, we also got our newest vehicle back today after a makeover by Signs ASAP, Inc. on Trolley Road in Summerville. Laura Meehan and Nick Richburg have continued their tradition of making our [...]
On Friday night, we were able to provide transportation for a bride and groom from their reception venue at Lowndes Grove Plantation to their honeymoon hotel aboard our “Wil E. Coyote” Mack fire truck. It was such an enjoyable time as we left the reception with them on board with folks attending the wedding gathered [...]
Today was another special day for our Team as eight of us traveled to the Lowcountry Equine-Assisted Psychotherapy (L.E.A.P.) stables on Wadmalaw Island for a class with Kathleen Broughan and her folks. The class exposed us to working with animals to learn team building skills and techniques to improve ourselves and our ability to help [...]
This is a repost of a Facebook message from our F.L.A.M.E.S. sister Julia Coleman. She writes so well to express the emotions felt by many of us lately: Dear First Responder Family Members, I have sat down to write and get the right wording out and I have struggled. But I want you all to [...]
On Friday last, we spent the day with the Bluffton class here in Charleston. This class included firefighter recruits from Bluffton, Lady’s Island and Ridgeland Fire Departments. We enjoy these days when we have an opportunity to spend time with new recruits becoming a part of the greatest profession ever! We started the day with [...]
Many positive opportunities come our way and today we were blessed to experience some time with friends in Florence. This was a special day for Lee and I to also spend time with Miss Teagan Gwyer, the daughter of our dear friends and teammates Kevin and Amy Gwyer of Florence County EMS. No matter [...]
Our Team continues to “think outside the box” to find ways to better serve our emergency services personnel. So much that we say we actually believe we “live outside the box”; listening, watching and searching for better ways to help those we serve. Some of those programs include our “Operation Zzz” weighted blankets, our “Step [...]
Tonight, we are all saddened by the news that Florence County Deputy Farah Turner has succumbed to her injuries sustained in the senseless shootings on October 3rd that also took the life of Florence Police Officer Terrence Carraway and injured five others. The Florence community has exhibited great courage, compassion, and resilience in the last [...]
REPOSTED ON OCTOBER 11, 2018 FROM OUR PEE DEE COORDINATOR LEE HOPKINS: "We suffered another firefighter suicide yesterday in our state. We have to have a statewide push to get our Step Up & Step Out program out! But, also we have to have support to make this work! We have to work TOGETHER as [...]
Today, we were able to have lunch at the Swig and Swine on Savannah Highway with our amazing and beloved team member Amanda Custer. Amanda retired in February after 28 years with the Department of Mental Health, eleven of those as a clinician on our Team. She was one of the first to be tasked [...]
Our monthly First Responder Support Group meeting is scheduled for Thursday, October 11th, beginning at 9:00 a.m., at our Team offices located at 6390 Dorchester Road in North Charleston. Any and all, active or retired, Firefighters, EMS personnel, 911 Telecommunicators, Chaplains, and Law Enforcement officers are invited to attend. Military personnel, active or retired, [...]
We have just returned from Florence following the tragedy of this past week. Our hope was to reach out to as many of our emergency services personnel as possible and, thanks to members of our Firefighter, EMS and 911 Support Teams, we were successful. The horrendous events that took place there this week will be [...]
We are fortunate to have many folks who serve on our Team who have accepted their responsibility as a true calling. One of those is Lee Hopkins, aka “Lee”, “Leeroy, or “Spanky” (we’ll let him explain that one). Lee is our Team’s Pee Dee Regional Coordinator and is simply the best at what he does. [...]
This afternoon, we visited the Motley Rice Law Firm at Patriot's Point to assist their folks in observing Mesothelioma Day. Motley Rice represents many people, including first responders who contract mesothelioma from asbestos exposure. CFD Battalion Chief John Winn succumbed to mesothelioma in 2012 and he was represented by Motley Rice. Our "Big John" truck [...]
This has been an extraordinary week as we have completed three days of station visits with the Charleston Fire Department in our relaunch of their internal peer team. We were able to visit with fourteen companies across three shifts to provide them with information on our new combined team and methods of accessing services. [...]
We completed this busy training week by providing classes to our Colleton County Rescue brothers and sisters with our “Are You Really Taking Care of Yourself” Behavioral Health Perspective and our “Step Up & Step Out” Suicide Prevention and Awareness program. We presented two times on Thursday and finished up with a third class [...]
Often, we received support from unexpected places and Friday we were blessed once again in an unusual way. We saw a “For Sale” ad on Facebook Marketplace for a roll of cotton quilting batting of the type we use in our “Operation Zzz” weighted blankets. The batting is added as the middle of three layers [...]
We are continually blessed by those who support our Team. Today, we received a donation in the amount of $ 3,036.00 from the Fire & Iron Motorcycle Station 28 organization at a ceremony at NCFD Station 5. This money was raised by Station 28 during their recent Charleston 9 Memorial Poker Run. We would like [...]
We are pleased to share with you that the our Lowcountry Retired Firefighters “Hooked Up” program is joining forces with the Lowcountry Firefighters Breakfast Group to encourage participation of firefighters from any department to join us for breakfast at the bi-monthly Friday morning meetings. We have been encouraged by Chief Dan Curia of the Charleston [...]
The events of the last week have been catastrophic for our communities and its citizens. Many of you have lost your homes and businesses and continue to struggle with the long-term recovery. Our emergency services personnel have been worked to the limit, spending days away from home and their families to take care of those [...]
Suicide is a subject that we all find difficult to discuss. Many of us have been touched by the tragedy of having someone take their own life. Whether it is a close friend, a relative, or a co-worker, suicide can cause great pain to all those affected. Who better to help than those of us [...]
Our most sincere sympathies go out to the family, friends, and coworkers of our friend, Mark Gore, of Personal Care Ambulance. Mark was a former member of the St. Andrews Fire Department here in Charleston and the Pine Ridge Fire Department in Summerville. Regardless of organization, whether private or public, all of us in [...]
We always enjoy training with our emergency services personnel in our region. Today was another great day for us as we presented our “Are You Really Taking Care of Yourselves” - A Behavioral Health Awareness Prospective during in-service training with our friends of Berkeley County EMS. Thanks to all in attendance for your [...]
Today our Lowcountry Team members joined members of the Charleston Fire Department Peer Team as we began station visits to launch our new combined effort to serve the members and families of the Charleston Fire Department. To say we are excited in an understatement as the CFD is where we began in 2007 and it [...]
My friends, we simply need your help. We are committed to all of you in our mission of providing behavioral health services and support to our firefighters, EMS personnel, 911 telecommunicators and their families. Our Team operates on a very frugal budget due to many wonderful volunteer teammates who make things happen daily. However, we [...]
Special thanks to the Allendale Fire Department for hosting the quarterly meeting of the Lower State Firefighters Association on Monday night. Fifty-nine members and guests assembled to enjoy a great meal and fellowship. We were pleased to be able to share our Team’s progress, a report on our recent Emergency Services Behavioral Health Summit, and [...]
Soon we will observe the first year of our “Step Up & Step Out” Suicide Awareness & Prevention Initiative. While we acknowledge many other programs like ours around the country, “Step Up & Step Out” is our Team’s contribution to the work of many others who share our desire to address the issue of suicide [...]
We are truly blessed to have great kids who support our Team and we are proud of them for helping us understand what is important in our lives. Many of them have Moms and Dads who serve on our Team and it is always great to see them. Let me introduce to you Avery Hopkins. [...]
Today, our Team Leader, David Reindollar, participated in Camp Can Do for Burned Children on Seabrook Island. He drove “Wil E Coyote, one of our old Mack fire trucks, over to give the kids a ride and help them enjoy the day. Many thanks to all our firefighters and others who contribute so much to [...]
One of the great days for us is when we visit with various recruit classes from departments in our region. Whether it is Horry County, Myrtle Beach, Bluffton, North Charleston or Summerville, it is always a pleasure to meet new people coming into the Fire Service. Today, we got an early start to our week [...]
On Thursday and Friday of this week, our Team joined our community partners be an exhibitor at the Lowcountry Mental Health Conference held at the Gaillard Auditorium in downtown Charleston. Over 1200 attendees came together from around the country to network and share our resources. We were pleased to join our friends of the Charleston [...]
It's almost time for our August First Responder Support Group meeting. Come join us on Thursday, August 9th, starting at 9:00 a.m., at our office located at 6390 Dorchester Road in North Charleston for fellowship and breakfast. Fire, LEOs, EMS, 911 personnel, chaplains, retired or active duty, volunteer or paid, are all [...]
Today was a special day in the history of the Charleston Fire Department as we joined our brothers and sisters of the CFD and many others to welcome Chief Dan Curia as our new Chief at his swearing-in ceremony. Chief Curia comes to us from the Durham, North Carolina Fire Department after serving twenty-eight years [...]
Today, for the second consecutive year, we received a grant from the Steinberg Law Firm in Goose Creek to support our “Operation Zzz” weighted blanket program. These blankets are provided for our firefighters, EMS personnel, 911 Telecommunicators, and Law Enforcement officers who suffer from anxiety or PTSD. In addition to full-size blankets to aid sleep, [...]
On Tuesday of this week, we gathered with an amazing group of people as the Lowcountry Firefighter, EMS and 911 Telecommunicators Support Teams hosted our first ever “Emergency Services Behavioral Health Summit” in Lake City, South Carolina. All in attendance share the love for the mission of providing for the emotional health of our firefighters, [...]
On the road today visiting with our Team's clinical partners at Whole Health Counseling Center in Okatee down in Beaufort County. Pictured here is our Team Leader, David Reindollar, presenting lap blankets to clinicians Steve Knight and Rosemary Clark. These blankets will be used by first responders to calm anxiety during counseling sessions [...]
On Saturday, we participated in the ”Healing Heroes” continuing education class in Walterboro at the Lowcountry Regional EMS Office with the SC F.A.S.T. Team. We enjoyed a presentation on “First Responders and Trauma” presented by Laura Tait of the First Responder Support Team and DeLynn Morgan of the Charleston Mental Health Center in Charleston. We [...]
We would like to take an opportunity to thank our brothers and sisters of the Hanahan Fire and Police Departments for organizing a softball game on Thursday night to raise money to support our Team. Even though it was extremely hot, the turnout of spectators was amazing. Mother Nature looked out for us and held [...]
Today, our 911 Telecommunicators Support Team Coordinator, Michelle Brown, and our Executive Director, Gerald Mishoe, traveled to the Beaufort, Jasper, and Hampton Counties 911 Centers to provide their telecommunicators with our weighted lap blankets. These blankets are being provided as our gesture of support for our 911 family and, when draped over their laps or [...]
We are blessed to have many amazing clinicians who contribute so much to the care of our first responders. Together, they offer their education and expertise, and their understanding of our culture, to provide the best of care for us all. Pictured here (left to right) are Heidi Cressley, LPC, of the First Responder Support [...]
We often share a saying on our Team that “everyone has a story”. When we see others suffering, be it from a bad call, the loss of a loved one, a broken relationship, parenting issues, substance or alcohol abuse, financial problems, or just issues in our daily lives, it is important that you all understand [...]
On Saturday, we participated in the 13th Annual Daniel Glenn O’Rourke Memorial Benefit to help children with cancer and other life-threatening illnesses. This was our 8th year of involvement for our Team to support our buddy, Clay Dixon, and the other children that benefit from this event. This event begins as a poker run for [...]
All Fire, EMS, Law Enforcement, 911 Telecommunicators, Chaplains, and others, active duty or retired, are invited to join us for breakfast and fellowship on Thursday, July 12th, at 9:00.a.m., at the Lowcountry Firefighter Support Team offices located at 6390 Dorchester Road in North Charleston. We hope to see you there!
Today was another special day for our Team as we hosted the Horry County Fire Rescue Recruit Class. We started the morning by sharing the history and mission of our Team before our Chaplain, Doug Farmer, presented our ”Finding Balance” program, so important to their development and their future. After lunch, we headed to the [...]
Come join us on Sunday, October 28, 2018, beginning at 5:00 p.m., for a great event supporting Canine Angels. This event will be held at the Summerville Country Club and promise to be a fun event. Canine Angels trains and provides service dogs for our military veterans, first responders, and autistic children. There are several [...]
I would like to take a minute to respond to legitimate questions concerning our “Operation Zzz” weighted blanket program. In March of 2017, our Team began making and providing these blankets to first responders who were suffering with sleep deprivation due to extreme anxiety and PTSD. It was, and continues to be, our hope that [...]
We love it when a plan comes together! Shirts for our new 911 Telecommunicators Support Team are being prepared and will be distributed soon! Special thanks to Laura Meehan of Signs ASAP for the logo design, Lori Walliser of Angry Rhino Sports for the embroidery work, and Dana Mount of RevGroup Specialty Vehicles for the [...]
On Monday last, we observed the 11th anniversary of the loss of our nine Charleston firefighters in the Sofa Super Store fire. Much has transpired over the last eleven years including the retirement of many of CFD brothers or many others simply leaving the department. As I looked around at those in attendance at the [...]
Today, we continued our support of our 911 telecommunicators by traveling up to the Lancaster County 911 Center and the Chesterfield County 911 Center to deliver weighted lap blankets from our “Operation Zzz” program. These blankets are designed to relieve anxiety and stress for our dispatchers while they are on duty handling difficult calls. Pictured [...]
Today was another special day for our Team as ten of us traveled to Darlington County and the Equine Intervention, LLC farm. The purpose of our visit was to receive training that will enhance our ability to provide services to our emergency services personnel and their families. Specifically, we were introduced to the use of [...]
The South Carolina State Firefighters Association Annual Fire Rescue Conference is being held on June 11-16, 2018 in Columbia, South Carolina. Visit https://firerescuesc.org/ for all information about the conference. Our Team will be there on Friday, June 15, (9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.) and Saturday, June 16, (9:00 a.m-4:00 p.m.) at the Colonial Life Center in Booth [...]
This event is near and dear to our hearts! We have watched Clay Dixon grow into a fine, young man with a spirit that teaches us everyday how to face adversity. I'm not even sure how any years ago we became a part of this but we'll be there again to support Clay and all [...]
Today was a monumental day in the history of our Team as we met with our Charleston Fire Department brothers, many of whom made up our original peer team back in 2007. For the first five years of our existence, eighteen members of the department served on the Team and today, four of them are [...]
This morning David Reindollar and Gerald Mishoe of our Team participated in the Fire Chief’s Medical School 2018 at Roper Hospital. The program was offered to provide information to participants on NFPA 1582. Subjects included “Preventative Cardiology for the Fire Service”, “Cancer in The Fire Service, What the Research is Telling Us”, “Firehouse Workouts: [...]
Today, we were honored to provide two of our “Operation Zzz” weighted blankets to our friends of Chester County EMS. It was truly a team effort as Stacy made the blankets, G-Man “pony expressed” them up to Orangeburg County where Chester County EMS Director Britt LIneberger drove to meet him to take them back to [...]
Today we began to renew and strengthen our relationship with the Charleston Fire Department by providing information on our Team and its services to their newest recruit class. Five of these men will join their assigned companies this weekend while the remaining eight will complete their EMT training before joining the ranks of the CFD. [...]
We are pleased to share our new association with Equine Intervention LLC of Hartsville, South Carolina and Lowcountry Equine-Assisted Psychology (L.E.A.P.) here in the Lowcountry on Wadmalaw Island. Both organizations bring a new dimension to behavioral health care for our emergency services personnel and their families by using horses in a therapeutic setting to ease [...]
We would like to take this opportunity to express our appreciation to all who participated in our 5th Annual Golf Tournament on Friday at the Miler Golf Course in Summerville. From the 80 golfers who played to the 50 sponsors who helped make this possible, our entire Team thanks you. Special thanks to our event [...]
The Team at the Center for Firefighter Behavioral Health at MUSC in Charleston is continuing their work of developing online resources to assist our firefighters and their families. We are especially proud of our new module under construction on" Spousal and Family Support". Stay tuned as we plan to launch this new module in the [...]
The next meeting of the Lower State Firefighters' Association will be held on Monday, May 21, 2018, beginning at 6:00 p.m., at the Long Branch Church located at 3223 Highway 37 in Williston, SC. It will be hosted by Chief Andy Hogg and his folks of the Long Branch Fire Department. The LSFA is [...]
Come join us for an in-depth discussion of emergency services behavioral health programs and services being provided for our first responders in South Carolina. Participants in this summit will include members from each discipline of emergency services; Fire, EMS, Law Enforcement, and 911 telecommunications, peer team members, clinicians, program administrators, chaplains, and other behavioral health [...]
We traveled up the coast today to visit our friends of the Myrtle Beach 911 Center and the Georgetown County 911 Center. We were pleased to gift them with our "Operation Zzz" weighted lap blankets to help alleviate anxiety when they are handling difficult calls. Many folks simply don't understand the challenges our 911 telecommunicators [...]
We were honored on Wednesday to participate in the escort for the Stephen Siller Tunnels to Towers Foundation 9/11 Never Forget mobile exhibit from North Charleston City Hall to the Patriot’s Point Naval and Maritime Museum in Mount Pleasant. Our Team truck, FDNY Engine 161, led about a dozen of other emergency vehicles to provide [...]
We are pleased to announce that Stephanie Dean of Summerville has joined our Team as our new Fundraising/Grants Coordinator. Stephanie has a background in working with 501 (c) 3 non-profits in writing grants and promoting fundraisers to support the organizations and we are excited about having her join us. She is currently a school [...]
This past Saturday, our Team was at work supporting the Annual Autism Awareness Walk and our partners of Yaris Academy in Hampton Park in downtown Charleston. This campaign was the brain child of Dawson Reindollar, the son of our Team Leader David Reindollar, who wanted to provide support for the kids in the community who [...]
Today was one of those amazing days for our Team. In addition to the beautiful weather, we hosted five clinicians who give of their time to see our firefighters, EMS personnel, 911 telecommunicators, and their families. These five friends join eleven others who dedicate their time to the success of our Team. We enjoy a [...]
Today, we attended the South Carolina Public Safety Chaplains’ Association Spring Training at North Charleston City Hall. The theme of today’s meeting was the different types of peer support available to the emergency services personnel in our State. Eric Skidmore of the South Carolina Law Enforcement Assistance Program (LEAP) spoke on their team for law [...]
The ultimate goal of the Step up and Step Out program is to save lives. Unfortunately we have suffered another suicide in our state. I took a ride in the country this afternoon, enjoyed the weather, and was doing some thinking. We have definitely made a difference in a lot of lives with this program, [...]
Tonight, our Fire Wives attended the second focus group of the week with the Center for Firefighter Behavioral Health to provide their input for the new Spouse and Family Support module being developed for the Center's pocketpeer.org program. This was the second meeting for the wives to be a part of this very important focus group as [...]
On Wednesday night, several members of our Team participated in a focus group with the MUSC Center for Firefighter Behavioral Health to review the progress of the new Spouse and Family Support module to be added soon to the pocketpeer.org program available online for supporting our firefighters and their families. Special thanks to Tatiana Davidson and Tonya [...]
We are getting serious all up in here as we prepare for our 5th Annual Golf Tournament on May 11th to benefit our Team! Participants will be able to bid on two tickets for the James Taylor/Bonnie Raitt concert at the North Charleston Coliseum. Yes, legendary singer/songwriter James Taylor and his All-Star Band, with special [...]
A huge part of what we do is to love our firefighter, EMS and 911 kids and we take joy in giving them fun things to do. So, tonight, we are sharing the new name of our latest addition to our trucks to help them remember it when it comes around. The Mack that was [...]
We were excited today to welcome our new Charleston Fire Chief Dan Curia and his wife, Lori, as they visited our offices to learn more about our Team. The history of our Team is deeply rooted in the Charleston Fire Department and we look forward to our continued relationship as the future unfolds. Pictured [...]
Today, we attended a quarterly training event for sponsored by the Lowcountry EMS Support Team, the Lowcountry Firefighter Support Team and the state F.A.S.T. Team at the Lowcountry Regional EMS office in Walterboro. The class was presented by our Lowcountry EMS Support Team Coordinator Angie Stewart of Beaufort County EMS. Angie came “loaded for [...]
Today, our crew took the “Road Runner” Autism Awareness fire truck to join many other fire, EMS and law enforcement vehicles at Gahagan Park in Summerville to celebrate 12-year-old Brock Ard’s birthday. The “Blue for Brock” event was organized by many great folks to celebrate Brock’s birthday. Brock, who is autistic, had a huge group [...]
The South Carolina State Firefighters' Association F.A.S.T. Team will be offering their Peer Training program in three different locations around the state in April and May. We recommend this program for anyone interested in being a part of the emergency services behavioral health program in our State. This program also meets the minimum requirements [...]