First Responder Friday: Clemson Fire Department

Published: Aug 29, 2024 Duration: 00:02:10 Category: News & Politics

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. FRED: 5:11. BACK AT CLEMSON AS OUR ZIP TRIP ROLLS ON. IT'S ALSO FRONT FRIDAY, I'M JOINED BY THE LIEUTENANT WITH THE CLEMSON UNIVERSITY FIRE DEPARTMENT. THANKS FOR WAKING UP VERY EARLY TO BE WITH US. YOU HAVE AN INTERESTING DEPARTMENT. I THINK PEOPLE ARE VERY WELL AWARE THAT THE CLEMSON UNIVERSITY FIRE DEPARTMENT COVERS THE CITY OF CLEMSON AS WELL. >> THAT'S CORRECT. COVERS THE COLLEGE ITSELF, THE CITY OF CLEMSON, AND IT'S -- AND THE AREAS NEARBY. FRED: IT'S A LARGE DEPARTMENT. LOTS OF STATIONS. I KNOW YOU HAVE A VARIETY OF THINGS THAT YOU DO FOR THIS COMMUNITY. AND IT'S A COMMUNITY THAT'S KIND OF CHANGES DURING THE YEAR. BECAUSE THE STUDENTS ARE NOW BACK AND IN CLASS NOW. THEY DISAPPEAR DURING THE SUMMER. >> IT'S A BUSY TIME OF YEAR. A LOT OF US LOVE. SUMMERTIME GETS QUIET. WE CATCH UP ON STUFF. BUT ALSO IT'S GOOD TO HAVE THEM BACK. THE ENERGY AND EXCITEMENT. FRED: YOU HAVE A COMMUNITY THAT CONTINUES TO GROW ALL THE TIME. THAT WON'T SLOW DOWN. I KNOW YOU HAVE EQUIPMENT COMING. TAKES AWHILE TO GET FIRE TRUCKS AND THAT KIND OF THING. WE'RE NEXT TO LAKE HARTWELL NOW. I KNOW THAT'S ANOTHER PART OF YOUR DEPARTMENT OBVIOUSLY. >> CORRECT. SO THERE'S A NEW LADDER TRUCK COMING IN ABOUT I WANT TO SAY SIX TO EIGHT MONTHS. THERE'S A LARGE RESCUE TRUCK A YEAR BEHIND THAT. SO THAT'S FOR OUR STATION 2 AREA. SO THERE'S TWO STATIONS. THREE GROUPS OF GUYS. AND GIRLS. ABOUT 45 FULL-TIME MEMBERS. THEN ADD ON STUDENTS AND STAFF. AND WE COVER YOU KNOW, WE HAVE EVERYTHING FROM RESIDENTIAL HOMES, TRAFFIC AND THEN THE LAKE. SO WE COVERALL OF THAT. ANY EMERGENCY OR PROBLEM OR SITUATION CALL FOR HELP WITH THAT. FRED: SEVEN OR EIGHT SATURDAYS WHERE IT'S VERY BUSY. >> YES, IT DOES. FRED: FORTUNATELY NOT TOMORROW. ANOTHER WEEK BEFORE YOU DEAL WITH THAT. >> THAT'S CORRECT. AN 8:00 GAME AGAINST UPSTATE.

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