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Friday, January 04, 2013  In 2012, there were 69 fire deaths in South Carolina, according to a press release from the Myrtle Beach Fire Department.

Monday, June 04, 2012  Gov. Nikki Haley has named a new state fire marshal to replace outgoing Adolf Zubia.

Thursday, May 17, 2012  Florence firefighters were called to a house fire on Gladstone Street around 3 a.m. Thursday.

Sunday, May 13, 2012  A wildfire that burned 178 acres off Highway 501 near the Legends Golf Resort has been contained. One person has been ticketed for allowing a debris burn to escape and starting the wildfire.

Friday, February 24, 2012  The fire that destroyed the Dead Dog Saloon in Murrells Inlet Wednesday was accidental, according to Murrells Inlet/Garden City Fire Chief Norman Knight.

Friday, February 17, 2012  West Florence firefighters are trying to determine if a fire in the bathroom at Ebenezer Park in Florence was intentionally set.

Friday, February 03, 2012  Federal officials are hoping to reduce the threat of wildfires by doing some annual burns in South Carolina national forests.

Monday, October 31, 2011  Two people were killed following three separate house fires in Horry County.

Friday, September 30, 2011  A fire alarm went off in a containment building at the H.B. Robinson Nuclear Plant near Hartsville as a reactor was being brought back on line after an unplanned shutdown earlier this week.

Sunday, September 11, 2011  On September 11th, 2011, in full turnout gear, a group of firefighters from the North Myrtle Beach Department of Public Safety, paid tribute to the firefighters who died in the September 11th atttacks.

Monday, July 25, 2011  Florence firefighters were called to a home on Hollings Avenue about 1:00 a.m. Monday.

Thursday, June 30, 2011  South Carolina measures drought conditions in five categories: normal, incipient, moderate, severe and extreme. Right now, all of the Pee Dee and the Grand Strand stand in the middle of that scale at moderate.

Friday, June 10, 2011  Dozens of firefighters from across South Carolina are on the Grand Strand for a firefighter challenge as part of the South Carolina Fire-Rescue Conference.

Thursday, March 24, 2011  Officials with Dillon County Fire Station 1 say a brush fire that burned 15 acres near the North Carolina line along Highway 57 started with an illegal burn.

Wednesday, March 09, 2011  Fire investigators say unattended cooking caused a Florence house fire Tuesday.