health & safety firegeezer on 26 Jun 2008 02:37 pm
Safety Spillover In South Carolina
THINGS ARE GETTING SAFER FOR THE CITIZENS IN SOUTH CAROLINA ALREADY.
Not more than 2 or 3 hours after the state legislature passed the sprinkler law, it has started affecting fire safety in other ways, too. The first indication took place in Seneca when they had an afternoon brush fire.
The Seneca Daily Journal reports:
According to Fire Chief Shane Phillips, the fire was under control late Wednesday evening.
Phillips said residents within a 1-mile radius of North First Street may see smoke. He said the smoke was non-toxic.
photo by Jessica Nelms
Good job, legislators!
Update, June 27:
Chief Phillips has responded to the newspaper’s story and its supposed quote of him. Firegeezer has published it HERE. The newspaper has published a correction and the link to it is included in the updated posting.
on 26 Jun 2008 at 3:30 pm 1.Larry Dibble said …
“He said the smoke was non-toxic” …interesting choice of words. Fire Chief you say… Hmmmm
on 26 Jun 2008 at 8:32 pm 2.Jake said …
There is more to this guy than this one incident. Check out the comments on http://www.firefighterhourly.com He is a BLOOMING IDIOT!!!
on 26 Jun 2008 at 10:18 pm 3.Modern Rescue said …
This guy is a NOOB! He took Rusty Thomas’ side in the Charleston 9 disaster. He is a complete Goon!
on 27 Jun 2008 at 10:51 am 4.City of Seneca said …
I am terribly sorry, but Chief Shane Phillips never made the statement that the smoke from this week’s fire was not toxic.
The Daily Journal Messenger has been contacted and researched this and made an amendment to their article, website, and today’s paper.
If you have any further questions, feel free to contact the City of Seneca Fire Department at 864-885-2738 or the City of Seneca Attorney Michael Smith at 864-885-2700
Please refer to this article below for further.
http://www.upstatetoday.com/news/2008/jun/27/correction-seneca-fire-chief-shane-phillips-was-mi/