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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, December 2, 2021.
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25/November/2021 - Fatal Structure Fire - "A" Shift
Fire-Rescue was alerted to a structure fire at 1226
Shawnee Lane Thursday evening 25-November at 17:57. The home is located on a
small dead end rural dirt road north of the Town of Smoaks. A neighbor's son
reported seeing an orange glow across a field and told his parents the home
was on fire. They called 9-1-1 and ran to the residence to assist. The home
was occupied by a 94 year old wheelchair bound woman. The two reported
seeing flames coming from several windows in the house and the front porch
was on fire. Click here for additional
information.
24/November/2021 - Structure Fire - "C" Shift
Firefighter-Paramedics extinguished a fire in the kitchen of a residence in
the 100 block of Franklin Street, Wednesday afternoon 24-November at 13:00.
The fire was isolated to the area of the stove and contained to the kitchen,
however the home suffered smoke damage. Engine 19 arrived to find light
smoke coming from the single story residential structure. The family was
able to safely exit the building. Crews deployed one 1-3/4 handline to the
building and entered through the front door. They used a 20 lb. ABC
extinguisher to douse the flames. Click here for
additional information.
21-November-2021 - Structure Fire - "B" Shift
A Round O man was displaced after losing his home to an early morning fire
in the 500 block of Rowe Lane, Sunday morning 21-November at 05:25. Engine 9
and Medic 9 arrived to find the small approx. 500 sq. ft building was fully
involved and had already partially collapsed. Firefighter-Paramedics
deployed one 1-3/4 handline 200 feet into the wooded area to reach the
building. The fire spread to nearby materials next to the building. The man
was asleep in the building when a neighbor woke him and let him know the
building was on fire. Click here for
additional information.
20-November-2021 - MVC with Air Evac - "B" Shift
A Myrtle Beach man received a suspected head injury in a single vehicle high
speed MVC at the intersection of I-95 and McLeod Road Saturday evening
20-November. A woman entering the ramp from McLeod Rd noticed headlights in
the woods and stopped to investigate. She found the man lying outside of the
vehicle in a semiconscious state, then called 9-1-1. She and her companions
stayed on scene with the injured man until Fire-Rescue arrived. The vehicle
was traveling northbound on the exit ramp, when it failed to stop at McLeod
Road. Click here for additional
information.
17/November/2021 - Structure Fire - "B" Shift
A 94 yr old man was displaced following a fire in his
home Wednesday evening 17-Nov. At 19:02, a neighbor called 9-1-1 reporting
flames coming from the roof of the home in the 200 block of Deloach Ave. The
neighbors alerted the man and got him safely out of the burning building.
Fire-Rescue units arrived minutes later, but were unable to access the
structure due to low hanging trees at the driveway. They found the west end
of the large single story home well involved with fire already through the
roof over the garage and kitchen. Engine 1, positioned on Deleach Ave. at
the head of the driveway. Click here for
additional information.
17/November/2021 - Structure Fire - "B" Shift
Fire-Rescue was dispatched to a reported residential
fire in the 100 block of Nottingham Lane in the Roadside Community Wednesday
afternoon 17-November at 12:19. First arriving units noted the home was not
involved, however an open air car port and two out buildings were fully
involved. A pump house was on fire, a debris pile was well involved and an
approximately one acre grass fire was burning in a field next to the home.
Firefighter-Paramedics deployed multiple hand lines to combat the fires and
to protect the residence. Click here for
additional information.
11/16/2021- We offer a huge thanks to First Baptist Church in
Walterboro for making and sharing this video as a tribute to
Colleton First Responders. Click
here
to view the video.
14/November/2021 - Structure Fire - "A" Shift
A kitchen fire in a residence caused damage to the
stove and cabinets around the stove Sunday morning 14-November at 04:21.
Fire-Rescue units arrived to find light smoke coming from the mobile home.
The occupant had extinguished the fire prior to Fire Units arriving. The
fire started in the area of the stove and spread to cabinets. It burned to
the outside of the structure though the vent and up the exterior wall to the
roof. There was no extension to the roof and the fire did not enter the void
space above the ceiling. Firefighter-Paramedics deployed one handline to the
building. Click here for additional
information.
13/November/2021 - Animal Attack - "A" Shift
A 71 year old Walterboro resident was critically
injured after she was attacked by a pit bull in the 300 block of Rivers
Street Saturday afternoon 13-November at 12:28. The woman was found
conscious in the backyard of the home with multiple injuries. One arm was
almost amputated. Law Enforcement secured the scene and a Sheriff's Office
Captain was controlling bleeding when Fire-Rescue arrived.
Firefighter-Paramedics began treating the woman in the yard and placed the
CARE Flight helicopter on standby. Click here for
additional information.
The RUOK Program
is designed to
contact Colleton
elderly
residents who
are living
alone, at home
alone during the
day or otherwise
do not get
checked on
daily.
Click
here to
register.
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