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21/May/2019 – Cutting Incident – “B” Shift
Three adult males were transported to Colleton
Medical Center Monday evening 20-May following a domestic
disturbance at Druid Hills Apartments at 189 Beach Road. The
incident resulted in two men receiving non-life threatening
traumatic injuries, one to his face and the other to his leg. The
third man was cut in the chest with a sharp instrument. Walterboro
Police Officers arrested at least one suspect. Two Fire-Rescue
Ambulances responded to the scene. Click here
for more information.
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16/May/2019 – Funeral Announcement
It is with sadness that we advise of the passing
of Elizabeth “Betty “ Drew of Jacksonboro. Mrs. Drew is the mother
of Fire-Rescue Commission Vice-Chairman S.G. “Scooter” Drew. Mrs.
Drew passed away last evening at Colleton Manor. She was 87 years
old. Funeral services will be conducted at Parker Rhoden Funeral
Home in Walterboro, Saturday 18-May at 12:00. You may visit with the
family at the Funeral Home beginning at 11:00 Saturday. Please
remember the Drew family in your prayers.
https://www.parkerrhodenfuneralhome.com/obituary/betty-drew
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04/May/2019 – Fatal MVC – “A” Shift
Six people were transported to Colleton Medical Center following a
high speed, single car MVC on Interstate 95 near the 41 mile marker
southbound at the Colleton-Hampton County line Saturday afternoon
04-May at 15:07. Initial reports to Colleton 9-1-1 advised a silver
car crashed into a tree in the median, but the caller did not
provide information regarding injuries. The accident occurred during
a thunderstorm. It appeared the car left the roadway, slide sideways
and the passenger side struck the trees in the median. Click
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03/May/2019 – Water Rescue – “C” Shift
A crabber in a small john boat struck an old pile for a former
railroad trestle in Mosquito Creek near Bennetts Point Friday
afternoon. 9-1-1 received the report of the accident at 12:34
advising the boat was partially submerged and taking on water. The
operator was reported to be on one of the piles awaiting rescue. He
was not injured. Firefighter-Paramedics responded to the boat
landing at B&B Seafood at 15823 Bennetts Point Road to launch Marine
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03/May/2019 – EOC Drill
Fire-Rescue held a Table Top Exercise Friday
morning 03-May at the County Emergency Operations Center (EOC) on
Simmons Street. The drill involved response and recovery efforts for
a Hurricane Strike. Thirty seven people from twenty five agencies
attended the exercise which concentrated on testing the community’s
ability to respond to a large scale disaster and the recovery side
following the storm. The drill began at 0900 and was concluded by
1300. Rocky Tucker, the Regional Emergency Manager from State
Emergency Management Division, assisted with the drill. Click
here for more information.
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01/May/2019 – Birth Announcement
We wish to congratulate Firefighter-Flight
Paramedic Brian Johnson and his wife Mandy on the birth of their
son. Caleb Brian Johnson weighed 7 pounds, 6 ounces and was 20
inches long. He and his mother are doing fine. Brian is assigned to
“B” Shift on the Station 6/20 rotation. He serves as a primary
Flight Paramedic in the C.A.R.E. Flight program.
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29/April/2019 – Birth Announcement
We wish to congratulate Firefighter-Paramedic
Will Worrell and his wife Lindsey on the birth of their son, William
“Knox” Worrell, who was born Friday 05-April. Knox weighed 7 pounds,
14 ounces and was 20 inches long. He and mom are doing well.
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25/April/2019 – Shooting Incident – “C” Shift
An adult female was critically injured after being shot in the back
Wednesday evening 25-April. At 21:03, 9-1-1 received a report of the
shooting incident in the 200 block of Bodison Memorial Drive
southwest of Cottageville. Witnesses advised the incident was a
result of a domestic dispute. Sheriff’s Deputies and Cottageville
Police cleared the scene and Firefighter-Paramedics found the woman
lying in the yard with what appeared to be a shotgun wound to the
back. The patient was in critical condition and was rapidly treated
at the scene. Click here for more
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4/23/2019 - We are hiring! Are you a motivated, caring, and
skilled Firefighter, Firefighter/EMT, or Firefighter/Paramedic?
Join our team! Pre-Employment Testing will be held on May
22-24, 2019. Email your resume to
jobs@colletoncounty.org
. More info at:
http://www.colletonfire.com/jobad%202019.pdf .
https://youtu.be/pi-NBEFABiM
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