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Tornado Levels Firehouse

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From the newsdesk of FireNews.net:

During the early morning hours of Saturday, April 11, the Silver Bluff Fire Department in Aiken County, South Carolina, and surrounding area was hit by a tornado.  The Silver Bluff Fire Department lost their firehouse, a new tanker-pumper along with their first out pump,  and a brush unit.

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Luckily no one was at the firehouse at the time, but members were on their way to the station to render aid to the community.  Upon arriving at the station Chief Kerry Green found what you see in the photographs. 

Submitted by Lt. Dwain Smith, Langley Fire Dept. via FireNews.net

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Update:
STATter911 has additional information along with a Google Street View of the firehouse before the incident HERE.

Posted by on April 11, 2009 • Filed under: current events, fire stations
  • Robert Kimball

    i am a training officer for roccky branch fire dept and also jenkins fire dept and we wanted to say we are glad no one was in the station at the time of the tornado but and sad that you lost it and the trucks were damaged

  • Robert Kimball

    i am a training officer for roccky branch fire dept and also jenkins fire dept and we wanted to say we are glad no one was in the station at the time of the tornado but and sad that you lost it and the trucks were damaged

  • Alexis Smith- Langley FD

    It is very sad to see the loss of the station and the trucks, but I am very glad that noone was there to get hurt. I want themt to know that we are thinking about them and are here for them at any time if they need anything at all.

  • Alexis Smith- Langley FD

    It is very sad to see the loss of the station and the trucks, but I am very glad that noone was there to get hurt. I want themt to know that we are thinking about them and are here for them at any time if they need anything at all.