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5/22/2013-
Click here to view information on the next blood
drive being held in Berkeley County in honor of Firefighter/Paramedic Jordan
Eaddy.
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5/20/2013-
Click here to view memo from Battalion Chief
Feather regarding 1153 - Firefighter I offerings.
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5/20/2013-
Click here to view memo from Deputy Chief Greene
regarding changes to IST scheduling and water supply.
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19/May/2013 Structure Fire
C Shift
An
alert citizen contributed to saving a Green Park home Sunday morning 19-May. At
8:53 a passing motorist noticed smoke coming from a home at 408 Gadsden Loop
and notified 9-1-1. Fire-Rescue units arrived minutes later to find light smoke
coming from the eaves of the single story residential dwelling. Click here
for additional information.
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5/19/2013-
We
congratulate Firefighter-Paramedic Robert Norman and his wife Monica on the
birth of their first child. Aiden Mansa Norman was born at the Charleston Birth
Center Tuesday, 14-May at 23:53. Aiden weighed 7 pounds and 11 ounces. Both mom
and son are doing fine.
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15/May/2013 Structure Fire
A Shift
A
Jacksonboro family lost their home in an early morning fire Wednesday, 15-May.
Two men narrowly escaped the burning building when they were awakened by what
they described as the loud sound like that of an explosion. One man jumped from
a window to escape the flames. Firefighters arrived a short time later to find
the home approximately 75% involved... click here
for additional information.
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14/May/2013 Fatal Structure Fire
A Shift
The
body of an adult male was found inside a burned out home at 2657 Jones Swamp
Road Wednesday afternoon 14-May. Fire-Rescue was dispatched to a reported house
on fire at 13:04 after a passerby reported to 9-1-1 that she saw flames coming
from the building. The home was reported to have been constructed in the late
1920s to early 1930s... click here for additional
information.
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11/May/2013 Structure Fire
A Shift
A double wide mobile home with
several additions was heavily damaged in what is believed to have been an
intentionally set fire Saturday evening 11-May. Fire-Rescue was notified of the
incident at 18:54 reporting the residence located at 1328 Stokes Road had
flames coming from the roof. Engine 26 arrived six minutes later to find the
structure approximately 70% involved. Click here
for additional information.
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11/May/2013 Drowning Incident
A Shift
A
13 year old Beaufort County boy drown at Crosbys Landing on the Ashepoo
River Saturday afternoon 11-May. The rural landing in southern Colleton County,
is located off of ACE Basin Parkway (US Hwy 17) at the intersection of Clover
Hill Road just north of the Green Pond Community. Fire-Rescue was notified of
the incident at 18:31 reporting the child had been missing for ten minutes.
Click here for more information.
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10/May/2013
Relay for Life
Fire-Rescue
operated the concessions stand and provided emergency medical coverage for
Relay for Life again this year. All proceeds were donated to the organization
to help fight cancer. Paula Jacques coordinated the event and was assisted by
several firefighters and their families. Crews set up Friday morning to begin
cooking burgers, hot dogs and fries to serve the crowds... click here
for additional information.
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5/10/2013-
Click here for information regarding a golf
tournament to benefit Firefighter/Paramedic Jordan Eaddy
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10/May/2013 MVC with entrapment
& Air Evac C Shift
A
single vehicle, high speed MVC on I-95 left a Florida woman with multiple
traumatic injuries Friday afternoon 10-May. At 14:15, 9-1-1 operators began
receiving multiple reports of the MVC which blocked both northbound lanes. A
small Ford SUV was traveling southbound when it entered the median and began to
flip over. Click here for additional information.
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5/8/2013-
ServiceMaster of Charleston's 7th Annual Firefighter Appreciation Night will be
on Wednesday , June 5, 2013 at Brittlebank Park in Charleston. Click here
for additional information.
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5/1/2013-
CCSO Fallen Officer Remembrance Service
On May 2, 2013 at
approximately 10:30 am., the Colleton County Sheriffs Office, along with Law
Enforcement Agencies within Colleton County, will present a brief service
honoring the sacrifices local law enforcement officers have made while serving
the citizens of Colleton County at the Colleton County Courthouse (101 Hampton
Street, Walterboro, SC). Click here
for additional information.
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