On June 18, 2007 nine firefighters perished in the Sofa Super Store fire in Charleston, South Carolina. Once the memorial plans were finalized, Chief Huber gathered a team of Loveland-Symmes firefighters and the crew made the trip to Charleston for the memorial service.
A Memorial to the Charleston 9
Upon their return, the department decided to memorialize the Charleston firefighters at the Loveland-Symmes Firefighter’s Memorial located in downtown Loveland. On September 11, 2007 a plaque dedicated to the memory of the nine firefighters who died in the line of duty in Charleston, South Carolina on June 18, 2007, was dedicated during the annual September 11th memorial service.