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25/February/2019 Structure Fire A Shift
A resident at 409 Fleming Rd suffered moderate damage from a fire
Monday evening 25-February at 22:48. The occupant noticed smoke
inside the home and located a fire in the bathroom. She used several
liquids in the home to dowse the flames and contacted 9-1-1. Engine
19 arrived minutes later to find light smoke coming from all sides
of the singlewide mobile home. The homeowner directed
Firefighter-Paramedics to the rest room where she found the fire
earlier. Crews using a thermal imaging camera found a high degree of
heat above the ceiling and pulled the sheetrock panels down. Click
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23/February/2019 Structure Fire - "C" Shift
An alert motorist spotted smoke coming from all
sides of a residence at 1129 Strickland Farm Road west of the Town
of Smoaks at 13:41 Saturday afternoon 23-February. Firefighters from
Station # 7 in Smoaks arrived minutes later to find the single story
block structure with heavy smoke visible and flames coming from a
window in the utility room located at the rear of the structure.
Crews deployed one handline, then forced entry through the front
door and found the small utility room well involved in fire. Click
here for more information. |
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23/February/2019 Woods Rescue C Shift
An adult female on a nature walk received a broken leg approximately
½ mile into a thick wooded area in the 5100 block of Sniders Highway
(SC Hwy 63) Saturday afternoon 23-February. Family members contact
9-1-1 at 12:56 and escorted Firefighter-Paramedics to the patient.
The initial response crew, upon reaching the patient, began treating
her and called for additional assistance, since the patient would
have to be carried out of the woods. Three additional Fire-Rescue
units responded to the location and equipment was carried into the
woods to assist crews already on the scene. Click
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22/February/2019
Bloodwork and PPD injections for the annual Fire Brigade Clearances
will begin on 26 February. For the list of locations, dates and
times along with the list of pre-scheduled physical appointments,
click here |
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21/February/2019 - Grant Award from FM Global
Colleton County Fire-Rescue has received a $4,810 fire prevention
grant from FM Global, one of the worlds largest commercial property
insurers. FM Global representatives presented the award to
Captain Michael Banks at Fire-Rescue Headquarters located at 113
Mable T. Willis Blvd., Walterboro, SC 29488 in Colleton County.
The award will be used to assist with fire prevention
activities in the community to help educate the community and reduce
the number of fires. Click
here
to view the full press release. |
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21/February/2019 Structure Fire A Shift
A Green Pond residence was heavily damaged in an afternoon fire
which occurred Thursday 21-February at 514 Bowers Road. At 12:50, a
neighbor reported smoke and flames coming from the home. Engine 2
arrived to find heavy smoke conditions and flames coming from the
roof the windows on one side of the single story wood frame
dwelling. Two crews of Firefighter-Paramedics deployed separate
handlines to the buildings. One crew made entry through the front
door and rescued a dog that was tied up on the front porch. Click
here for more information. |
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20/February/2019 C.A.R.E. Flight Maintenance
C Shift
Two Med-Trans mechanics took advantage of the rainy Wednesday to
perform an 18 month inspection on the C.A.R.E. Flight Helicopter
based at Colleton Medical Center. C.A.R.E. Flight was out of service
for the day due to the poor weather conditions. The helicopter,
which is a partnership between Med-trans and Fire-Rescue, was taken
to the Lowcountry Regional Airport to have the service work
performed. Part of the 18 month servicing involved the deployment of
the Dart Flotation Devices mounted to the skids in gray tubes. Click
here for more info. |
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19/February/2019 MVC with Entrapment B
Shift
A 42 year old male was critically injured in a single car MVC in the
400 block of Dorsey Street Tuesday evening 19-February. At 19:45,
the east bound truck was traveling at a high rate of speed when it
veered off of the roadway and struck two trees. The Ford pickup
truck received extensive damage, with several feet of intrusion into
the passenger space. The driver received multiple traumatic injuries
and was trapped in the wreckage. Click here
for more information. |
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18/February/2019 Auto/Pedestrian MVC A
Shift
A 60 year old Cottageville man was critically
injured after being struck by a pickup truck in the 500 block of
Rehoboth Road (SC Hwy 651) Monday evening 18-February at 20:18.
Firefighter-Paramedics, stationed 1/4 mile from the location,
arrived about two minutes later to find the man lying on the side of
the roadway. A witness advised the man was walking on the dark
stretch of highway and step into the lane of traffic. He was hit by
a north bound pickup truck. The driver of the truck was not injured.
Click here for more information
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15/February/2019 Structure Fire A Shift
A doublewide mobile home received heavy damage in a mid-afternoon
fire Friday 15-February. At 12:19, 9-1-1 received reports of smoke
and flames coming from the home located at 5426 Jefferies Hwy.
Engine 19 arrived five minutes later to find heavy smoke conditions
and flames coming from under the residence from all sides and heavy
fire conditions on the back porch. Some passer-bys hooked to a
vehicle and drug it away from the burning house. Click
here for more information. |
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14/February/2019 Structure Fire C Shift
Firefighter-Paramedics quickly gained control of a fire in a
residence at 339 Cane Street Thursday afternoon 14-February. At
15:17, several callers to 9-1-1 reported a fire at the residence.
Fire-Rescue units arrived minutes later to find heavy black smoke
coming from the front of the doublewide mobile home and large amount
of flames across the rear of the structure. Crews deployed two
handlines to the building with one crew knocking down the flames
across the back porch and the second crew making entry through the
front door. Click here for more
information. |
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14/February/2019 Bleeding Control Training
Cottageville Elem
Fire-Rescue personnel conducted another Active Shooter and Bleeding
Control Training Session for the teachers and staff at Cottageville
Elem School Thursday, 14-February. The training aims to educate the
first people on the scene how to properly manage bleeding injuries
and improve their skills during an active shooter incident.
Fire-Rescue is working with the School District to train the
teachers, bus drivers and other staff members. Bleeding Control Kits
have been placed in the schools. The kits were purchased by the
School District and Fire-Rescue through two separate grants. Click
here for more information. |
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09/February/2019 Structure Fire A Shift
A Ruffin home was heavily damaged in a mid-afternoon fire at 827
Norris Drive Saturday 09-February. At 14:46, 9-1-1 was notified of a
fire in the kitchen of the singlewide mobile home. The occupant
advised they heard a pop and then noticed fire coming from an outlet
in the kitchen. The fire quickly spread through the wall into the
kitchen and living area. Fire-Rescue units arrived minutes later to
find heavy smoke conditions with flames visible from both sides of
the mobile home. Click here for more
information. |
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08-February-2019 Second Group of CCMS PNT
visits the EOC
The second half of the Colleton County Middle School 6th Grade
students visited the newly refurbished County Emergency Operations
Center (EOC) Friday morning 08-February. Deputy Fire Chief Dr. David
Greene and Captain Janet Laney conducted the tour of the facility
explaining the operations during an emergency or disaster and how
the Center utilizes representatives from area agencies and
businesses to meet the needs of the Community during a large scale
event. Click here for more information. |
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02/February/2019 CERT Basic Training C
Shift
Six people completed the Colleton County Fire-Rescue Emergency
Management Division's (EMD) Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)
basic training on 02-February. Julie Dimitrov instructed the
course. On the last day of class, students put
into action what they learned throughout the course. With the
assistance of Fire-Rescue staff and Explorers at Station 19, the
class participated in a mock cribbing exercise, extinguished a fire,
worked together to carry a victim in a blanket, and worked through
triage scenarios. Click here for more
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02/February/2019 MVC with Air Evac C
Shift
A 12 year old boy was critically injured in an ATV accident near
Islandton Saturday afternoon 02-February at 13:18. The accident
occurred in a wooded area off of the 2900 block of Polk Road. The
child received multiple traumatic injuries including a severe head
injury. Firefighter-Paramedics quickly treated him on the scene and
requested the C.A.R.E. Flight medical helicopter to meet the
ambulance at Bells Crossroads. Firefighters set up a landing zone in
the field in front of Bells Elementary School. Click
here for more information.
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