August 23, 2013
HCFR Wildfire Team Members Deployed to California
Conway, S.C. (Friday, August 23, 2013, 11:30 a.m.) – Three Horry County Fire Rescue have begun their deployment to the Rim Fire in California.
On Friday,
August 23, 2013, Captain Tim Rainbolt, Lieutenant Bryan Turner and
Firefighter Nick Bender headed to Columbia, S.C. to meet up with a team
from the South Carolina Forestry Commission. This team will deploy,
and offer assistance to the firefighters in Yosemite National Park.
“Horry
County Fire Rescue is very proud of the Wildfire Team that we have,”
stated Scott Thompson, assistant chief of operations for Horry County
Fire Rescue. “These three individuals represent an entire team of
dedicated members of the Department, whose expertise are in wildfire.
Our thoughts and prayers will be with our brothers in California and we
wish them a safe return.”
Rainbolt, Turner and Bender will be assisting with the wildfire until Saturday, September 7.
For more information about Horry County Fire Rescue, please contact 843-915-5190 or visit www.horrycountyfirerescue.com. For more information on how to prevent the spread of wildfires, visit www.scfc.org.
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