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18/July/2019 – Structure Fire – “C” Shift
An early morning fire destroyed a singlewide mobile home located at
80 Red Oak Road north of Cottageville at 02:28 Thursday morning
18-July. A passerby noticed the fire and called 9-1-1. Engine 9
arrived to find the residential dwelling fully involved. The home
had been burning unnoticed for some time and the roof along with
most of the floor had already burned away. Crews used a deck gun to
knock down most of the remaining fire, then deployed two handlines
to finish extinguishing the blaze. Crews had the fire under control
within 20 minutes, but were on the scene for four hours performing
overhaul. Click here for more
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13/July/2019 – Woods Fire – “B” Shift
Firefighters protected several homes and saved a track hoe during an
afternoon fast moving woods fire in the 400 block of Nunuville Road
Saturday afternoon 13-July. At 14:37, Fire-Rescue was alerted to the
fire on an approximately 40 acre track of land that recently had the
trees harvested. Several unattended debris piles spread during high
winds igniting approximately 20 acres of the property. 20 mph winds
quickly drove the flames through the brush, causing nearly zero
visibly on Nunuville Road. Sheriff’s Deputies blocked access to
Nunuville Road for several hours to allow Firefighters to operate.
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07/04/2019 – Structure Fire – “A” Shift
At 04:08 Thursday morning 04-July, Fire-Rescue was dispatched to a
work shop on fire at 1075 Burlington Road. Engine 19 arrived to find
a 50 x 20 metal building approximately 50% involved, with flames
coming through the roof and several windows. Firefighter-Paramedics
deployed multiple handlines to the building and cut away a portion
of a garage door to access the interior of the building. Several
tanks of compressed oxygen and acetylene where in the building
requiring crews to monitor the air quality levels. Click
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03/July/2019 – Structure Fire – “A” Shift
Colleton Firefighters responded to a structure fire in an abandoned
house at 492 Blue House Lane Wednesday evening 03-July. At 21:47,
9-1-1 received several reports of the fire with the callers advising
a nearby mobile home was endangered. Engine 13 arrived to find the
single story wood frame structure fully involved, with the nearby
singlewide mobile home smoking. Both buildings were obstructed by
thick brush. Firefighters deployed multiple handlines and protected
the mobile home from further damage. Click
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29/June/2019 – MVC with ejection & Air Evac –
“C” Shift
A Colleton County teen was critically injured in a single vehicle
MVC Saturday morning 29-June. At 05:37 an off duty Colleton
Firefighter drove past the location and saw the damaged Toyota
pickup truck off of the roadway. He stopped to investigate and found
the patient laying on the ground near the heavily damaged truck. He
reported the accident to 9-1-1 and rendered aid to the patient until
Medic 26 arrived a few minutes later. The patient was semi-conscious
with multiple traumatic injuries and severe respiratory problems.
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27/June/2019 – Fatal MVC with Fire – “B” Shift
A 28 year old man died from multiple traumatic injuries after his
motorcycle collided head-on with a Honda passenger car in the 5400
block of Charleston Highway (SC Hwy 64) Thursday afternoon 27-June
at 16:50. Witnesses advised the east bound motorcycle crossed the
center line and struck the west bound Honda, exploding into a fire
ball on impact. The motorcycle driver was ejected into the roadway.
The Honda received heavy damage with the front passenger suffering
minor injuries. She was treated at the scene by Fire-Rescue Medic
19, then transported to Colleton Medical Center. Click
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26/June/2019 – Structure Fire – “B” Shift
A vacant residence was heavily damaged Wednesday morning from a
suspicious fire. At 06:45, a passing motorist reported seeing smoke
and flames coming from a mobile home located at 129 Harlequin Lane.
Engine 9 arrived to find an approximately 80% involved singlewide
mobile home on fire. Firefighters deployed multiple handlines to the
building and saved one room. The remainder of the structure was
destroyed, with one end having the floor burned completely away.
Crews worked about an hour to completely extinguish the fire, but
had the bulk of the flames under control within 15 minutes. Click
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25/June/2019 – High Speed MVC – “C” Shift
An adult female was critically injured in a single vehicle MVC in
the 2100 block of Confederate Hwy (SC Hwy 641) Tuesday morning
25-June at 09:19. The vehicle left the roadway and struck a ditch
embankment and several trees injuring the female driver.
Firefighter-Paramedics quickly treated her multiple traumatic
injuries at the scene, then rapidly transported her to the ED at
Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro to be stabilized. She was
later flown by the C.A.R.E. Flight helicopter to the Trauma Center
at Trident Hospital. Click here for more
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21/June/2019 – Camper Fire – “A” Shift
A camper used as a residence and an attached structure were
destroyed in an afternoon fire Friday 21-June. At 14:48, a person
driving on Bama Road reported seeing a building on fire that was
well off of the road. Engine 9 arrived to find the structure well
involved and already collapsed. Firefighter-Paramedics deployed two
handlines to extinguish the fire and protect exposures on the
property. Crews had the incident under control in approximately 15
minutes and canceled other responding apparatus. They remained at
the location performing overhaul for one and half hours. Click
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