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14/January/2021 - Structure Fire - "A" Shift
At 19:13, Thursday evening 14-January, 9-1-1 received
several reports of a mobile home on fire near the intersection of Cales Ln
and Ivory Ct. Engine 19 arrived at 86 Cales Lane to find the single wide
mobile home approximately 80% involved. Firefighters deployed two hand lines
to the building and quickly knocked down the fire. The mobile home was
mostly destroyed and the family lost most of their belongings. No one was at
home when the fire started and no injuries were reported. Fire units were on
the scene for two hours performing overhaul. Click
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12/January/2021 - Shooting Incident - "B" Shift
A 36 yr.old Ruffin woman was shot in the head during an
altercation at a residence in the 200 block of Clatty Farm Road in Ruffin,
Tuesday morning 12-January. 9-1-1 was notified of the incident at 08:22. The
Sheriff's Office and Fire-Rescue units responded and found the woman
semi-conscious in the yard. The home was located a good distance from the
road. A small child was also in the residence, but was not injured.
Firefighter-Paramedics quickly treated the woman. A medical helicopter was
requested but could not fly due to poor weather conditions, including fog.
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08/January/2021 - MVC with Entrapment - "A" Shift
A Colleton County teenager was critically injured in a
two vehicle MVC in the 4300 block of Jefferies Hwy. (US Hwy 15) just south
of Winchester Rd Friday afternoon 08-January at 16:48. The 19 yr.old male
was traveling southbound when his Nissan Maxima collided with the rear of a
flatbed tractor trailer that was making a left turn. The Nissan received
heavy damage and the unrestrained driver was trapped in the wreckage. The
driver of the semi-truck was not injured. Fire-Rescue units arrived minutes
later and quickly used Holmatro Rescue Tools to extricate the driver. Click
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07/January/2021 - High Speed MVC - "C" Shift
A two vehicle high speed MVC sent two people to the
hospital with non-life threatening injuries Thursday evening 07-January. The
accident occurred at 18:40 on Augusta Hwy (SC Hwy. 61) at Round O Road when
an eastbound sedan collided with an SUV that pulled out from Round O Road
causing heavy damage to both vehicles. The SUV was pulling a trailer
carrying another car. The accident blocked the roadway and caused traffic to
be detoured for about 1-1/2 hours until the wreckage could be cleared. Both
patients were transported to Colleton Medical Center by separate Fire-Rescue
ambulances. Click here for more information. |
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1/8/2021- COVID-19 Vaccinations
Fire-Rescue continues to vaccinate its personnel in Phase 1a, which includes
healthcare workers and long-term care facility residents / staff (Dr. David
Greene, Deputy Chief & Emergency Manager with the Fire-Rescue Department
pictured here). When can you get yours? SC DHEC has more information on
the vaccination efforts in South Carolina at
www.scdhec.gov/vaxfacts. |
1/5/2021-
Attention all full-time, part-time, and volunteer firefighting
personnel: There are new procedures for registering for your annual
phyiscal this year. All full-time, part-time, and volunteer
firefighting personnel must have a completed Fire Brigade Clearance
Form sent to Fire-Rescue Headquarters by April 15, 2021. Click
here for more information. |
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04/January/2021 - MVC with Entrapment - "C" Shift
A two vehicle MVC at the intersection of ACE Basin
Parkway (US Hwy 17) and Wood Road in Green Pond, injured two people and sent
one person to the hospital.The accident occurred Monday evening 04-January
at 20:16. Two passenger cars collided in the intersection causing one
vehicle to block a north bound lane. The second vehicle crossed the gas
station parking lot. It received substantial damage to the driver's side,
trapping the driver in the wreckage. Firefighter-Paramedics stabilized the
car and used Holmatro Rescue Tools to remove the driver's door and free the
occupant. Click here for more
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04/January/2021 - Psychiatric with Ambulance MVC - "B" Shift
At 00:22 Monday morning 04-January, Medic 6 and the
Sheriff's Office responded to a reported Psychiatric patient on Possum
Corner Road. Immediately on arrival, they were met by an adult female
indicating a life threatening situation existed inside the residence.
Personnel ran toward the home and as they passed the female, she ran to the
Deputy's car, entered the vehicle and attempted to flee the scene. As she
quickly accelerated in reverse, she drove the Sheriff's cruiser into the
front of Medic 6 damaging both vehicles. Click here
for more information. |
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