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27/January/2019 High Speed MVC C Shift
A two car, high speed MVC sent three people to the hospital Sunday
evening 27-January. At 18:31, two passenger vehicles collided at the
intersection of Cottageville Hwy. (US Hwy17-A) and McDanieltown
Road. Initial reports indicated one person was trapped, however the
injured person was able to exit the vehicle prior to the arrival of
First Responders. Three off duty Fire-Rescue Paramedics who were
traveling south on Cottageville Hwy. witnessed the accident and
stopped to render aid. Two Fire-Rescue ambulances were assigned to
the incident. Click here for more
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19/January/2019 Stabbing Incident A Shift
An adult male was stabbed twice during an
altercation in the 300 block of Keegan Drive Saturday evening
19-January at 18:53. The man was treated at the scene for the
non-life threatening injuries, then transported to the ED at
Colleton Medical Center by Fire-Rescue Medic 19. Sheriffs Deputies
working the scene arrested the suspect after he drove back by the
scene and was identified by bystanders. He was taken the Colleton
County Detention Center. Click here
for more information.
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1/11/2019- Anyone interested in joining the Colleton County
Fire-Rescue Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) should register
for the upcoming training. CERT will host basic training
designed to help prepare people to help themselves and others in the
event of a catastrophic disaster. The classes will be held on
January 22, 2019 through February 2, 2019, at Colleton County
Fire-Rescue Station 19, 1118 Thunderbolt Drive. The registration
deadline is Friday, January 18th, unless the class fills
early. CERT Click
here to register |
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1/10/2019 - The new Bowling Alley (Lowcountry
Lanes) at 226 Wichman Street in Walterboro is offering free games
tonight to Firefighters and Police Officers. The company running the
facility has renovated the building and installed new equipment. If
you do not have your own bowling shoes, there is a rental fee for
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1/9/2019 - Click
here to
view the 2018 CCFR Statistical Report. Despite having a 2%
increase in call volume, our average response time decreased by 41
seconds. |
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07/January/2019 Bleeding Control Training Forest Hills Elem
Fire-Rescue personnel and School District Head Nurse Denya Dingle,
RN conducted another Active Shooter and Bleeding Control Training
Session for the teachers and staff at Forest Hills Elem School
Monday 07-January. 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
staff. Click here for more information. |
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07/January/2019 Shooting Incident C Shift
A 36 yr. male received a gun shot wound to the lower abdomen during
a domestic dispute in the 200 block of Weiters Street Monday morning
07-January at 04:49. Firefighter-Paramedics responded with
Walterboro Police and found the man lying in the front yard. He had
been reportedly shot with a high powered rifle. Firefighters quickly
treated the man at the scene and requested a medical helicopter,
which was not immediately available. Click here for more
information. |
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05/January/2019 Structure and Vehicle Fire
A Shift
A pickup truck was destroyed and a singlewide mobile home damaged in
an early morning fire at 221 McCune Branch Road near the Town of
Lodge Saturday morning 05-January. At 04:06, 9-1-1 received a report
of the vehicle fire at the location with the caller advising the
vehicle was well involved and ten feet from the house. A few minutes
later another caller reported the home was on fire. The incident was
upgraded to a structure fire, adding three additional stations to
the response. Click here for more
information.
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02/January/2019 Bleeding Control Training
Fire-Rescue continued training educators in
Bleeding Control (BCON) and protective measures during a seminar at
Colleton Prep Tuesday morning 02-January. The training session was
held in the library at CPA and was conducted by Deputy Chief Greene,
Asst. Chief Stallings, Battalion Chief Dalton and Capt. Janet Laney.
Over 40 teachers, administrators, and staff participated in the
training and learned basic bleeding control techniques. Fire-Rescue
placed several B-Con Kits at locations in the school. Click
here for more information.
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01/January/2018 MVC with Air Evac C Shift
The first response of the new year sent five people to a Trauma
Center. At 00:30 on 01-January a northbound Lincoln traveling in the
2900 block of Robertson Blvd crossed the center line and struck a
southbound Honda Accord head-on resulting in heavy damage to both
vehicles. Five people, including two children in the Accord suffered
significant injuries. The driver of the Lincoln fled the scene on
foot, but was apprehend by Law Enforcement a short time later. Click
here for more information. |