We are hiring
and have increased hourly rates!
Firefighter/Paramedic ($19.50/hr =
+$68,000/yr)
Firefighter/EMT ($13.92/hr =
+$50,000/yr)
Our next pre-employment testing is
on Thursday, September 23, 2021.
Apply by emailing your resume and
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7/28/2021-
Congratulations to Engineer/Paramedic Chris Dukes on passing his
Lieutenant examination. Lieutenant Dukes is assigned to the
1/13 Rotation on C-Shift.
21/July/2021 - Fatal MVC - "C" Shift
A 68 yr old Hendersonville man died from injuries he received after his
Silverado pickup truck struck a fallen tree in the 300 block of Ritter Road
Wednesday evening 22-July at approx.19:23. Witnesses to the accident
advised the large tree fell across Ritter Rd blocking both lanes. The
westbound pickup struck the tree, became airborne and crashed into the swamp
in approximately 8 inches of water. Bystanders advised 9-1-1 Dispatchers the
man was unconscious. Fire-Rescue units arrived in the rural area 10 minutes
later. Click here for more information.
17/July/2021 - Structure Fire - "B" Shift
A Peirce Rd man lost his home in an afternoon fire in the 5500 block
Saturday afternoon 17-July. The fire was reported by a neighbor at 12:13
after the man ran to their home asking for help. The man was outside when he
noticed the structure burning and attempted to extinguish the flames. His
phone was inside the home and he was not able to immediately call for
assistance. Engine 9 arrived 10 minutes later to find the doublewide mobile
home fully involved. Firefighter-Paramedics used a deck gun to knock down
the flames, then deployed multiple handlines to extinguish the fire. Click
here for additional information.
15/July/2021 - Semi-Truck Fire - "C" Shift
A semi-truck received heavy damage in an evening fire on Interstate
95 Thursday night 15-July. At 22:05, 9-1-1 was notified by several callers
of the truck fire at the 63 mile marker northbound. The callers advised the
rear wheels of the truck were burning. One caller reported it was a tanker
truck hauling diesel fuel. Additional units were assigned to the
initial response due to the reported load the truck was pulling. Engine 26
arrived minutes later to find the cab and front of the trailer well
involved. The trailer turned out to be a box style trailer carrying pallets
of saltine crackers and not diesel fuel. Click here
for more information.
11/July/2021 - MVC with Ejection - "B" Shift
Two teenagers were injured in a high speed, single car MVC in the 200
block of Robertson Blvd. (SC Hwy 64) Sunday evening 11-July. At 22:28,
Fire-Rescue Medic 26 had just cleared from the hospital 3 blocks east of
this location. While returning to their Station, Medic 26 drove up on an
unconscious female lying in the road. As the crew was stopping to
investigate, they noticed a heavily damaged vehicle in the parking lot of
the Shopping Center and a male patient with multiple traumatic injuries near
the parking lot. Click here for additional
information.
10-July-2021 - Stabbing Incident - "A" Shift
An adult male received a stab wound to the chest in an incident in
the 12000 block of Mount Carmel Road Saturday evening 10-July. The incident
was reported to 9-1-1 at 21:04. The man was placed in a vehicle and driven
toward Walterboro. Fire-Rescue Medic 26 intercepted the vehicle on Mount
Carmel Road. Firefighter-Paramedics treated the man at the scene, then
transported him emergent to the helipad at Colleton Medical Center. He was
transferred to the Flight Crew and flown to a Trauma Center in Charleston.
The Sheriff's Office is handling the investigation. Click
here for more information.
09/July/2021 - MVC with Entrapment - "C" Shift
Two people were injured when their semi-truck overturned on I-95 near
the 55 mile marker southbound, Friday 09-July at 14:53. The truck left the
roadway, went down an embankment and overturned, trapping the two truckers
and two small canines. The box style trailer was carrying frozen chicken. A
portion of the load spilled into the Jones Swamp Creek and swamp which runs
adjacent to the Interstate, after one side and the roof of the trailer
failed. Firefighter-Paramedics used a ladder to reach the driver's door and
Holmatro Pentheon Rescue tools to force open the door. Click
here for more information.
Two teenagers were shot, one fatally, in an incident in the 3500 block of
Barracada Road Wednesday night 06-July. The incident was reported to 9-1-1
at 22:31. Firefighter-Paramedics arrived with Sheriff's Deputies to the
remote rural dirt road and found a 19 yr old male deceased and another 19
year old male with severe facial trauma and a torso wound. His profuse
bleeding was controlled on scene. The patient was then transported emergent
to the helipad at Colleton Medical Center to meet with the CARE Flight
helicopter. Click here for additional
information.
