The Fire Chief, the Hurricane, and the Propane Tank That Changed Everything

Hurricane Helene hit hard — and somehow, out of the three states impacted, South Carolina was the only one who didn’t get an emergency propane waiver. It was the wrong call, and it lit something in me. I’d never marched myself into LLR in Columbia before, but that day I did. I showed up, I spoke up, and I didn’t sugarcoat. -Reagan Bonnette