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From what I hera from friends on the fire side,, Myrtle Beach will be hiring again soon. Some of the area police department will be hiring again. check out the websites. www.horrycounty.org www.cityofmyrtlebeach.com www.northmyrtlebeach.com www.cityofconway.com Hope this helps. Steve

CT DPS has overseen the dispatch centers for years. They also have a 80 hour telecomm class for dispatchers which I think is now mandatory.

The blue B model is from Archers& Sons Hauling out of Danbury Ct

We only saw a piece of the video. where is the beginning. I work for a very fast growing university, and I see this everyday. These kids have no respect for the law anymore. case in point, one of our night shifts has had 6 resiting arreest and 5 use of force case in the last 12 days. Thats more then I had in 3 years on that same shift working nights. I comes down to parenting. If I evertalked back to a cop when I was younger I whould get the crap slapped out of me. RESPECT that what it all comes down to

Well Santa was just taken around my neighborhood by the local station here in South Carolina and the streets where lined with kids and their familys. I think its great PR

This article appeared in todays Sun news here in Myrtle Beach Most fire agencies not inspected By Rick Brundrett - McClatchy Newspapers COLUMBIA --State regulators have conducted fewer than 60 safety inspections of South Carolina's 540 fire departments over the past 10 years, an investigation by McClatchy Newspapers has found. Of those inspections, only six were "random," not prompted by a firefighter's complaint, an accident or a referral from another agency. Fines for serious violations averaged less than $300, the study found, and often were reduced by more than half. The deaths of nine Charleston firemen killed in a June furniture store fire have focused attention on firefighting techniques and procedures and the safety regulations designed to protect them. David Daniels, safety representative on the board of directors of the International Association of Fire Chiefs, believes U.S. firefighter deaths would drop if fire department inspections were conducted more regularly as they are in other countries, such as England. "The U.S. loses more firefighters in the line of duty than all other countries combined," said Daniels, the fire chief in Renton, Wash. "For whatever reason, folks here have determined that fire protection is not really all that important until it happens to them." Last year, 89 U.S. firefighters died on duty, according to the National Fire Protection Association. Jim Knight, spokesman for the state occupational safety office, defended the agency's overall inspection record of fire departments, saying there aren't enough inspectors to do regular inspections of all of the state's private and public employers. As for the relatively low fines, Knight said his agency would rather see fire departments spend money to correct serious violations than pay fines. "Even in the private sector, OSHA's purpose is not to put huge pots of money in the state treasury," he said.

fire trucks taken from volunteer department in Calhoun County The Associated Press Related Content http://www.timesanddemocrat.com ST. MATTHEWS, S.C. --The latest hot vehicles in Calhoun County were two tanker trucks stolen from a volunteer fire department. Both have been recovered, officials said. A fire-engine red tanker was found Thursday afternoon, just hours after it went missing when someone kicked in the back door of the station, said Randy Stabler, chairman of the fire department board. Its front end was smashed with the fender in a pine tree, Stabler said. The second tanker, a white 1971 model with "Caw Caw Volunteer Fire Department" painted on the doors, was found Friday in heavy woods about two miles from the station after the Dorchester County deputies let their colleagues in Calhoun County borrow a police plane. The second tanker doesn't appear to be damaged, but will be inspected before it returns to the fleet, authorities said. "That's the lifeblood of a fire department. If you don't have a tanker, you don't have water. If you don't have water, then you can't fight fires," Stabler said. It would have cost the department at least $70,000 to replace a tanker. The vehicles are vital because there are only three fire hydrants in the department's 14-square mile coverage area, officials said. Word of the missing tankers spread quickly through the small county, and Sheriff Thomas Summers has his deputies and volunteers scouring dirt roads and hunting paths. "I can't recall a fire truck ever being stolen before, not in my 10 years as sheriff," Summers said. "They don't realize the damage they've done, monetarily or to the community if they need a fire truck."

Yea i live in Myrtle Beach and I am a member of the FOP, although the FOP and SCLEOA card did not work for my wife she got aticket for doing 55 in a 40 on the road behing our home.

Professional courtesy goes along way. When I pull someone who is either a police officer or a family member of one I just cut them lose with a warning, I do the same for firefighters. You never know when your going to need their help. I tell everyone on my shift to use their judgement. I have stopped several off duty NY/NJ/CT officers travling here to the beach to golf or vaction, i let them go with a warning. Some of the officers that I work with will write them a ticket and give them a hard time. I am embarrssed when they do stuff like .

My department is changing the SOP's for off duty carry. Soon it will be mandatory to carry a small off duty wepon(privately owned baby glock or a small .380) when we are out in the area. I personaly don't see the need as we live in a warm climate and from May to Ocober I wear shorts and sandles. I do carry my badge and ID with me at all times.

I couldn't agree more. This lawsuit and virdict is settinga standard know for the other people who have been dismissed for not making the requirements of the pension. Being a memeber of Bethel and knowing the whole story and bases for what had happened, this shows you that record keeping is very important these days.

Second officer dies after S.C. shootout Associated Press MONCKS CORNER, S.C. - A police officer shot in the head during a weekend shootout died Monday, a day after another officer and the suspect were killed, authorities said. Officer Marcus Stiles, 26, died Monday morning at a North Charleston hospital, spokeswoman Nicole DeMarco said. Stiles and Officer Lonnie Wells responded Sunday to a home after a couple was seen arguing in a truck at a laundry, according to the coroner's office and witnesses interviewed by The (Charleston) Post and Courier. Police have not released details about what led to the shooting, but witnesses said a fusillade of gunshots could be heard in the neighborhood. Wells, 40, was found dead near a patrol car at the suspect's home. Moments after the shots were fired, the suspect stole a police cruiser and sped toward a highway roadblock. Witnesses said more shots rang out. The suspect, Gary Douglas, 51, was shot by police at his home and then again at the roadblock, said Chief Deputy Coroner Bill Salisbury, who did not know how many times Douglas was shot. Moncks Corner is about 32 miles north of Charleston.

Not to rub it in but its been in the upper 60's to low 70's all day here at the beach. It looks like we are in for some nasty thunder storms.

Having that many Q's and electronic sirens just wont tax the electrical system but will also effect the members hearing while riding on such a piece. Having multiple sirens like what we are seeing is causing joe public to be confused when hearing one of these peices approach the intersection thinking that there are more than one unit comming thru.

My wording may be off, we are not allowed to carry anything smaller than a 40 cal