LF-R supporting battalion chiefs ill son

Raffle for fire helmet raising funds for medical treatment

Lugoff Fire-Rescue Battalion Chief Chris Spitzer (left) and Chief Dennis Ray show off an all-leather fire helmet being raffled off to help pay medical expenses for Spitzers son, Carson, who had a cyst removed from his brain, then had complications requiring a second procedure. Tickets for the $700 helmet are $10 each or five for $40 and are available at the LF-R station on U.S. 1. - photo by Gary Phillips

Lugoff Fire-Rescue Battalion Chief Chris Spitzer (left) and Chief Dennis Ray show off an all-leather fire helmet being raffled off to help pay medical expenses for Spitzers son, Carson, who had a cyst removed from his brain, then had complications requiring a second procedure. Tickets for the $700 helmet are $10 each or five for $40 and are available at the LF-R station on U.S. 1. - photo by Gary Phillips

Gary Phillips

Updated: Nov. 19, 2014, 1 a.m.

Firefighters and other emergency responders are always quick to help those in need. It’s their job and it’s in their training, but it’s also in their nature and personality. When one of their own has some type of crisis, they are also quick to do all they can to help.

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