March 28, 2008:
Riley open to fire talks (Charleston Post & Courier)
March 27, 2008:
Schaitberger Visits With Charleston Fire Fighters (Charleston Post &
Courier)
March 27, 2008:
Schaitberger Meets With Local 61 Members and Leaves Lasting Impression (Fire
Fighter Hourly)
March 26, 2008:
Charleston Fire Department Hires New Training Chief (ABC News 4)
Complete Coverage
(Charleston Post & Courier
photos, videos and media coverage)
2007 Coverage
WCBD News Franko Blog
Radio and telephone communications from sofa store fire released
(Charleston Post & Courier)
December 7:
Charleston Fire Department chooses new uniform (FireRescue)
December 3: City of Charleston is Still
Guilty (International Association of Fire Fighters)
December 3:
Charleston Fined $3,000 in Fatal Fire (Associated Press)
October 30:
Survey: Many local firefighters don't trust leaders (Charleston Post &
Courier)
October 18:
In wake of deadly fire, panel advises changes (Wilmington Star)
October 18: Panel
releases fatal-fire report (The State)
October 18:
Riley had pledged that panel would operate independently
(Charleston Post & Courier)
October 17:
Fire
panel in S.C. releases proposals (Associated Press)
October 17:
Panel urges sweeping changes in safety, training, leadership at fire department
(Charleston Post & Courier)
October 17: Charleston Report
Uncovers Hundreds of Failures in CFD Policies (IAFF)
October 10:
Fire panel wants big change
(Charleston Post & Courier)
October 3:
Fire chief, mayor subpoenaed
(Charleston Post & Courier)
October 2:
1st suit filed in deadly fire
(Charleston Post & Courier)
September 28:
Blogsite Uncovers True Feelings Of Firefighters (ABC News 4)
September 27:
Firefighters union endorses Riley opponent for mayor (Associated Press)
September 26:
Mayor Doesn't Believe Firefighter Complaints (ABC News 4)
September 25:
City Firefighter Speaks Out Against The Chief (ABC News 4)
September 24:
New policy may have kept 9 out of inferno (Charleston Post & Courier)
September 22:
Dispute over state's fire citations must have full and fair hearing (Charleston Post & Courier)
September 21:
Fire report blasts city (Charleston Post & Courier)
September 20:
Charleston
Fire Department Fined For Deadly Fire (Fire Fighting News)
September 20:
Union wants fire chief out
(Charleston Post & Courier)
September 19:
Charleston Mayoral Race Heats Up (ABC News)
September 19:
Fire department can be model, Riley says
(Charleston Post & Courier)
September 12:
Mayor Riley reacts to OSHA and IAFF criticisms (Charleston City Paper)
September 7:
National union calls for federal oversight of state OSHA investigation
(Charleston Post & Courier)
September 7:
Fire union wants oversight (Associated Press)
September 5:
CFD sends chief for training (Charleston Post & Courier)
August 31:
S.C. Firefighters' Families to Receive Workers Compensation, Donations
(Insurance Journal)
August 30:
Charleston Uniform Under Scrutiny (Charleston Post & Courier)
August 27:
Workplace
safety office rarely inspects fire departments (Wilmington Star)
August 24:
Union warned leaders in '02 (Charleston Post & Courier)
August 22:
Veteran Charleston firefighters named to new posts (Charleston Post &
Courier)
August 19:
Trapped: The story of nine Charleston firefighters' deaths (Charleston Post
& Courier)
August 18:
Fire panel: CFD must change (Charleston Post & Courier)
August 17: Task Force
Issues Preliminary Recommendations for Charleston Fire Department (IAFF)
August 12:
Booster Lines, Bullies and Buffoons (Firehouse.com)
August 12:
Fire training ripe for cheating (Charleston Post & Courier)
August 11:
Anguish, courage (Charleston Post & Courier)
August 4:
Agency to study sofa store fire (Charleston Post & Courier)
July 29:
Heat sensors weren’t used in fatal fire (Charleston Post & Courier)
July 26:
Lapse in protection concerns some experts (Charleston Post & Courier)
July 26:
Charleston launches own investigation into tragedy (Charleston Post &
Courier)
July 17:
Department's insurance rating could be re-evaluated (FireFightingNews)
July 17:
Experts Question Hose Choice in Charleston Fire (Charleston Post & Courier)
July 6: Charleston chief blocks fire
probe, then relents (MSNBC)
July 2:
'Old school
tactics' questioned after Charleston, S.C., fire (Fire Rescue)
June 29:
No normalcy
(ABC News)
June 28:
Chief Rusty
Thomas: 'I'll Never Resign' (ABC News)
June 28:
Fire union wants changes (The Post and Courier)
June 23:
Deadly Charleston Blaze Started in Loading Dock Area (Firehouse.com)
June 22:
Thousands honor Charleston
firefighters (MSNBC)
June 21:
Firefighters scramble to get to S.C. (Telegram & Gazette)
June 20:
Tragedy in South Carolina resonates in city firehouses (Philadelphia
Inquirer)
June 20:
Store became a deadly 'inferno' (Chicago Tribune)
June 20:
S.C. blaze revives Worcester pain (Boston Globe)
June 20:
Nine
'courageous firefighters' die in warehouse blaze (CNN)
June 19:
S.C.
Warehouse Fire Kills 9 Firefighters (ABC News)
June 19:
9
Firefighters Killed In Charleston Blaze (CBS News)
June 19:
Nine Firefighters Die in South Carolina Furniture Store Fire (Bloomberg)
June 19:
Nine US
firefighters killed in warehouse blaze (Reuters)
June 19: Blaze
Kills 9 Firefighters in South Carolina (NPR)
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