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28/September/2019 Shooting Incident A Shift
At 10:51 Saturday morning 28-September, a 58 yr. old male ran to a residence
in the 14300 block of Augusta Hwy (SC Hwy 61) complaining of a gunshot wound
to his leg. He advised a person drove him to an area on Porcupine Ln and
shot him. The bullet struck a pocket knife in his pants, shattering the
knife, but deflecting the round. The man received a non-life threatening
injury to his leg. He was able to run from the incident location to obtain
help. Click here for more information. |
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24/September/2019 Structure Fire C Shift
A fire in the pallet kiln at the 48/40 Solutions Pallet Plant located at 312
Upchurch Lane, heavily damaged the building as well as destroying several
hundred wooden pallets. At 13:42, 9-1-1 was notified of the fire. Engine 26
arrived minutes later to find heavy smoke bellowing from the rear of the
structure. Shortly after arrival, a portion of the roof failed. A structural
response was requested for additional personnel and equipment. Click
here for more information. |
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24/September/2019 MVC with Air Evac C Shift
A adult male was critically injured after he was ejected from a SUV in the
12900 block of Bennetts Point Road Tuesday afternoon 24-September at 13:04.
The mans vehicle suffered a suspected mechanical failure causing the
Chevrolet Suburban to lose control and roll over into the marsh. The man was
ejected onto the pavement and Firefighter-Paramedics found him lying in the
roadway with multiple traumatic injuries and a head injury. He was treated
at the scene. A medical helicopter was requested. Click
here for more information. |
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23/September/2019 MVC with entrapment & Air Evac
B Shift
Four people were injured in a four vehicle accident in the 4800 block of
Sniders Hwy. (SC Hwy 63) at Cane Street Monday evening 23-September at
19:45. A northbound Toyota Corolla collided at a high rate of speed with a
stopped Chevrolet S-10 pickup truck that was turning on to Cane Street. Both
vehicles were pushed into the southbound lane where they struck the side of
a southbound Dodge van, before stopping in the ditch. Click
here for more information. |
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21/September/2019 Vehicle and Woods Fire C Shift
A vehicle was destroyed and several acres of woods burned after a pickup
truck caught fire at a hunting club off of Three Mile Road Saturday morning
21-September. The driver of the pickup truck was hunting with several
friends when his truck became struck in the mud along a power line. In the
process of trying to move the vehicle, the truck set the surrounding dry
grass on fire. The occupants used water and a fire extinguisher in an effort
to extinguish the fire. Click here for more
information. |
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20/September/2019 MVC with Air Evac B Shift
Five Georgia residents, including three children, were injured in a single
car, high speed MVC in the 4600 block of Sunrise Road (SC Hwy 217) near the
intersection of Yamacraw Drive Friday afternoon 20-September at 16:12. The
sedan was traveling northbound on Sunrise Road and failed to negotiate a
curve. The car left the roadway, struck a concrete culvert before colliding
with several trees. The car received heavy damage in the collision. The two
restrained adults in the front of the vehicle suffered fractures and other
traumatic injuries. Click here for more
information. |
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20/September/2019 Fatal MVC B Shift
Incident # 19-06558 A
70 year old Reevesville woman died from injuries received in a two
vehicle MVC in the 900 block of Robertson Blvd Friday morning
20-Sept. At 11:12, an eastbound passenger car collided head-on with
a westbound pickup truck in front of Dukes Bar-B-Que Restaurant.
Both vehicles received heavy damage. The woman was quickly removed
from the car with full spinal precautions, then transported emergent
two blocks to Colleton Medical Center. She went into cardiac arrest
shortly after arrival. The hospital staffed worked diligently to
revive the patient, but she did not survive her injuries. The driver
of the pickup truck received non-life threatening injuries and was
transported by Fire-Rescue to CMC. The Walterboro Police Dept is
investigating the crash. Engine 19, Medic 19, Medic 26
responded.
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9/15/2019- Colleton County Fire-Rescue will be participating in the
"Guns n' Hoses" Blood Drive and Family Event at the Colleton County
Sheriff's Office (394 Mable T. Willis Blvd., Walterboro) on October
3rd and 4th and we need your help! Click
here for more information. |
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9/15/2019- Are you interested in joining our team? It is not
too late to sign up for our INTERIM Pre-Employment Testing Session
that will be held next week (September 25 - 27, 2019).
Click here for more information. |
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14/September/2019 MVC with entrapment B Shift
A mini-van and Lexus sedan collided head-on in a curve in the 2000 block of
Burlington Road Saturday morning 14-Sept at 08:26. The low speed MVC injured
five people with non-life threatening injuries. The driver of the mini-van
was trapped in the wreckage. Firefighters arrived to find the roadway
blocked by the two cars. The adult male in the mini-van was freed after
crews removed the passenger door using Holmatro Rescue Tools from Engine 19.
Click here for more information. |
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14/September Funeral Announcement
It is with sadness that
we report the death of Thomas Tumbleston, former Volunteer Captain
of Station # 8 in Hendersonville. Mr. Tumbleston served at Station #
8 for several decades, the last few years as Station Captain. He was
an active Emergency Medical Technician until his retirement in 2007
serving many in Colleton County. Funeral Services are scheduled for
16:00 on Tuesday 17-September at the Chapel at Herndon Funeral Home
1193 Bells Hwy in Walterboro. A visitation will be held Monday
evening at the funeral home from 18:00 to 20:00. Please remember the
Tumbleston family in your prayers.
https://www.briceherndonfuneralhome.com/notices/Thomas-Tumbleston
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08/September/2019 Fatal MVC C Shift
A 24 yr old Walterboro woman died from multiple traumatic injuries after she
was ejected from a car in the 10700 block of Round O Road, approx. 4/10 of a
mile south of Cottageville Hwy. (US Hwy 17-A) at Round O Crossroads. The
accident occurred Sunday morning 08-September and was reported at 01:23. The
small Honda sedan was traveling south on Round O Road at a high rate of
speed when it left the roadway and struck several trees. The engine was
thrown from the vehicle as the car began to flip over several times before
coming to rest on its roof in the southbound ditch. Click
here for more information. |
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07/September/2019 Evac Deployment Hurricane Dorian
Colleton County Fire-Rescues air medical partner,
Med-trans Corp., deployed 10 rotor aircraft and one fixed wing to the
Lowcountry Regional Airport in preparation for the evacuation of medical
patients during Hurricane Dorian. The crews were originally staged in
Florida but moved north up the coast as the storms path moved north.
Med-Trans brought a mobile command post to coordinate their efforts.
Click here for more information.
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02-Sept through 6-Sept Shelter Operations
With the approach of Hurricane Dorian, came a State of Emergency declaration
by Governor Henry McMaster which ultimately resulted in a coastal evacuation
and the opening of an emergency shelter at Colleton County High School. The
shelter is operated by the Red Cross and supplemented by personnel from
Fire-Rescue, the Sheriffs Office, National Guard, School District and SLED.
At the peak of the storm, the shelter had 119 residents. The shelter is a
safe place to weather the storm, but it lacks many of the comforts of home.
Firefighter-Paramedics and Deputies are assigned to the shelter to insure a
smooth operation and to assist those staying there. Click
here for more information. |
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04/September/2019 Structure Fire A Shift
A Ruffin home suffered substantial damage following a kitchen fire Wednesday
evening 04-Septmeber at 21:44. The fire occurred during heavy rains and high
winds of the approaching Hurricane Dorian. The mother was awaken by the
smoke and found the fire in the kitchen. She was able to get everyone out of
the residence before calling 9-1-1. Fire-Rescue was upstaffed due to the
approaching storm and had extra personnel on duty. Engine 7 arrived to find
heavy smoke visible, with flames coming from two sides of the residence.
Click here for more information. |
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9/6/2019- Colleton County's Emergency
Operations Center will return to Operational Condition 3 (Normal
Operations) at 11:00 AM today. Click
here for more information. |
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9/5/2019- Governor McMaster has lifted the
evacuation order for Colleton County. Click
here
for more information. |
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9/4/2019 - 2:00 PM - Colleton County Officials have provided another
update on Hurricane Dorian. Click here
to view the information. |
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9/4/2019- Colleton County Officials have provided another update on
Hurricane Dorian. Click here
to
view the information. |
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9/3/2019- Colleton County Officials have provided an update to the
information regarding Hurricane Dorian. Click
here to view the information. |
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9/2/2019- As a reminder, Governor McMaster has ordered an evacuation
of Colleton County Zones A and B. Click
here to view a list of roads in Zone A and click
here to view a list of roads in Zone B. You can also go to
www.scemd.org/knowyourzone and in the top left portion of the
map, there is a place to enter your address so see if you are in a
zone. |
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9/2/2019- Colleton County has provided the following updates.
Click here for more information. |
9/1/2019- Governor Orders Evacuation of Portions of Colleton County
At 6:30 PM, Governor McMaster announced an executive order that
includes evacuation of Zones A and B in Colleton County. Click
here for more information. |