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14/October/2025 - Shooting Incident - "A" Shift
An adult male was injured in a shooting
incident in the 500 block of Bee Street Tuesday evening 14-October
at 22:16. The man received a gunshot wound to the arm which also
broke his upper arm. Firefighter-Paramedics treated the man at the
scene, then transported him to the Trauma Center at HCA Trident
Hospital in North Charleston. The Colleton County Sheriff's Office
is investigating the incident. Click here
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14/October/2025 - Train Collision with Log Truck - "A" Shift
A northbound Amtrak train collided with the
loaded log truck at a private crossing on Weiss Lane Tuesday morning
14-October at 08:51. The log truck pulled into the path of the train
and was struck at the rear of the trailer. The trailer received
heavy damage and many of the logs were displaced and damaged,
sending debris along the tracks and blocking the small dirt road.
The train's Engine received substantial damage, but the train
remained on the tracks and safety stopped about 1/3 of a mile north
of the collision. Click here for
additional information. |
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14/October/2025 - High Speed MVC - "C" Shift
A small sedan received heavy damage when it was
struck in the rear by a semi-truck on I-95 near the 57 exit Tuesday
morning 14-October at 00:28. A witness advised the car was traveling
a low speed with no tail lights on the dark section of interstate
when it was hit by the truck who was traveling highway speed. The
car was pushed into the guardrail and spun around blocking one lane
of travel. Firefighter-Paramedics found the driver unconscious in
the car. Click here for additional
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14/October/2025 - Colleton Hospital
The parent company of Colleton Medical Center has begun a new
initiative with rebranding the organization. After 40 years of
running Colleton County's only hospital, the parent company is
adding their name to the signage and providing a new look to their
hospitals. Colleton was the first in the region to be rebranded and
will be called HCA Healthcare - Colleton Hospital. Trident received
a similar change and is now HCA Healthcare Trident Hospital. Click
here for additional information. |
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03/October/2025 - High Speed MVC with Entrapment - "B" Shift
A passenger car and log truck collided in the
11000 block of Charleston Hwy., east of Neyles Crossroads Friday
afternoon 03-Oct at 12:46. The passenger in the Lexus car was
trapped in the wreckage. Three people received injuries in the
collision. Firefighter-Paramedics treated all of the patients on the
scene. Crews used Holmatro Rescue Tools to extricate the passenger
from the car. Click here for additional
information. |
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02/October/2025 - Head-on MVC - "A" Shift
Three people were injured in a two
vehicle head-on collision in the 200 block of Bent Gate Lane
Thursday afternoon 02-October. At 17:05, Fire-Rescue was notified of
the incident on the rural dirt road just off of Sunrise Road near
the Springtown Community. One patient suffered serious injuries and
was transported by Fire-Rescue Medic 7 to the Trauma Center at HCA
Trident Hospital in North Charleston. Click
here for additional information. |
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01/October/2025 - MVC with Air Evacuation
An adult female suffered critical, multi-trauma
injuries in a single car MVC in the 6100 block of Combahee Road
Wednesday morning 01-October at 10:24. A passerby reported the
accident on the remote rural secondary road. The small sedan left
the roadway and struck a tree at a high rate of speed. The driver
was unrestrained. Firefighter-Paramedics found the woman
unresponsive with multiple traumatic injuries. Click
here for additional information. |
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27/September/2025 - Auto vs Bicycle w Air Evac - "B" Shift
An adult male was seriously injured after he
was struck by a car on Green Pond Hwy at the intersection of
Beachwood Rd Saturday evening 27-September at 19:24. Witnesses
advised the man was riding a dark colored bicycle eastbound on
Beachwood Rd and failed to stop at the stop sign at Green Pond Hwy.
He entered the path of a southbound sedan and was struck by the car.
The man suffered multiple traumatic injuries, including several
fractures. He was treated at the scene by Firefighter-Paramedics,
then transported emergent to the CARE Flight base to meet with the
medical helicopter. Click here for
additional information. |
26/September/2025 - Monitoring Invest 94L
Colleton County Fire-Rescue's Emergency Management Division,
Colleton County Administration and other local officials have been
meeting throughout the week monitoring the potential development of
Invest 94L and the potential impacts. There is a lot of uncertainty
in the track of Invest 94L; however, emergency officials are
encouraging all residents to use the weekend to prepare in the event
we have a landfall near Colleton County. Fire-Rescue's EMD has
activated a Citizen Emergency Information Page to keep all residents
informed. Please visit
www.colletonfire.com/info for additional information. |
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24/September/2025 - Structure Fire - "B" Shift
At 09:17, Wednesday morning 24-September, a passing
motorist reported a residential structure fire in the 8300 block of Augusta
Hwy. at Can City Road. Engine 17 arrived about 5 minutes later to find a
single story residential wood frame structure with heavy smoke visible from
all sides. Flames were venting from the side windows. Firefighter-Paramedics
forced the front door and advanced a single handline into the structure.
They quickly knocked down the flames in a back bedroom. The fire had already
breached the attic space. Click here for
additional information. |
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18/September/2025 - Structure Fire - "A" Shift
Smoke alarms are being credited with saving two people
from an early morning structure fire that occurred Thursday 18-Sept at
03:27. The occupants of a home in the 300 block of Pine Needle Road
were awakened by the smoke alarms and were able to escape the home. They
noted the home was filling with smoke and they could feel the heat from the
fire in the attic. As they ran from the residence they saw the roof was in
flames. The couple ran to several neighbors homes before they could wake
someone to notify 9-1-1. A Sheriff's Deputy on patrol in the neighborhood
drove up on the fire minutes later.Click here for
additional information. |
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13/September/2025 - Fatal MVC with Entrapment - "B" Shift
An adult female sadly perished in a head-on collision
on Lowcountry Hwy. (US Hwy 21) near Catkin Ln approx. 1-1/2 miles north of
I-95 Saturday morning 13-Sept. at 04:18. A southbound Dodge pickup truck
crossed into the northbound lane and struck a tractor trailer head-on. The
semi-truck drove off of the right shoulder attempting to avoid the crash.
The truck driver suffered non-life threatening injuries. The pickup truck
driver was unrestrained and heavily entrapped in the wreckage. Click
here for additional information. |
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11/September/2025 - Structure Fire - "A" Shift
Fire-Rescue responded to a structure fire in the 400
block of Cumberland Street Thursday afternoon 11-Sept. At 15:06, the
occupant returned home from picking her children up from school and found
the home on fire. Engine 1 arrived to find the doublewide mobile home with
heavy smoke showing from all sides of the building. The occupant
advised there were several animals inside the building. Firefighters made
entry through the front door and discovered two deceased canines in cages
near the front door. They pulled the animals from the home, but they were
beyond help. Click here for additional
information. |
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04/September/2025 - Camper Fire - "C" Shift
At 10:04, Thursday morning 04-Sept, Fire-Rescue units
were dispatched to the 400 block of Locklair Ln for a camper fire. The
camper was used as a residence. Engine 19 arrived to find the small camper
fully involved and partially collapsed. Crews deployed one handline to
extinguish the fire. The camper and all of the contents were destroyed. No
injuries were reported during the incident. The fire was reportedly
intentionally set. The cause is under investigation. Click
here for addrional information. |
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02/September/2025 - Fatal MVC with Entrapment - "A" Shift
A Colleton County teenager was tragically killed and
two other people were injured in a two vehicle MVC in the 600 block of White
Hall Road Tuesday evening 02-September. The accident was reported at 18:02.
A southbound Honda, driven by a 15 year old male, dropped off of the
shoulder and over-corrected. The small car slid sideways, crossed into the
northbound lane where it was struck in the passenger's side by a northbound
Dodge truck. The two vehicles went off of the northbound shoulder and struck
a large pine tree. Click here for more
information. |
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