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07/December/2024 - Structure Fire - "B" Shift

A residential structure was damaged in an evening fire Saturday night 07-Dec. At 19:03, the neighbors called 9-1-1 reporting smoke coming from the home. The quick thinking neighbor stretched a garden hose over the fence and began spraying water in a window, reducing the flames. Engine 1 arrived minutes later to find smoke coming from the singlewide mobile home. The fire was contained to a bedroom on the south side of the building. Firefighter-Paramedics deployed one handline and entered the structure through the front door. Click here for additional information. 
05/December/2024 - Structure Fire - "C" Shift

At 11:03 on Thursday 05-December, a passerby notified 9-1-1 of a residence on fire at the corner of Camp Buddy Road and Garner Corners Ct. The caller noted there were flames coming from the windows and roof. Engine 9 arrived to find the singlewide mobile home approximately 60% involved. The roof over half of the home and a portion of the front wall had already burned away. Firefighter-Paramedics deployed multiple handlines to the building. A vehicle was in front of the home and neighbors could not verify that no one was there. Click here for additional information.
28/November/2024 - Structure Fire - "A" Shift

A single family dwelling was destroyed in an early morning fire in the 4800 block of Hudson Mill Road, Thanksgiving morning 28-November. At 07:17, a passing motorist called 9-1-1 reporting a well involved building on fire. Engine 18 arrived to find the wood frame residential structure fully involved. A two car garage located approx. 50 feet behind the home was also on fire, as well as a pickup truck parked next to the home. A second vehicle and boat were also damaged. Firefighter-Paramedics deployed multiple hand lines to combat the fire, as well as the deck gun from Engine 18.  Click here for additional information.
27/November/2024 - Shooting Incident - "A" Shift

An adult male suffered a fatal gunshot wound during an altercation at a residence in the 16400 block of Hendersonville Hwy. near the Hampton County line, Wednesday evening 27-November at 22:03. Sheriff's Deputies and Firefighter-Paramedics responded to the location which was well off of the highway, down a narrow single lane driveway. The man received care from responders but did not respond to resuscitative efforts. The Coroner's Office was notified and responded to the scene. The Colleton County Sheriff's Office is investigating the incident.  Click here for additional information. 
24/November/2024 - High Speed MVC - "C" Shift

A single vehicle MVC sent one adult female to the Trauma Center and two others to Colleton Medical Center Sunday morning 24-November at 05:26. The southbound car lost control and overturned in the median. All three occupants suffered multiple injuries. They were able to exit the vehicle prior to the arrival of responders. Each was treated at the scene, then transported to various hospitals. The SC Highway Patrol is investigating the crash. Click here for additional information.
22/November/2024 - Fatal Shooting Incident - "B" Shift

Three men were shot, one fatally, during an altercation at the Walterboro Family Bowl, 226 Wichman Street Friday evening 22-November at 23:02. Responders were dispatched to the location on the report of a person shot. Law Enforcement Officers from the City of Walterboro and the Sheriff's Office arrived quickly and found three people with gunshot wounds. Two additional Fire-Rescue ambulances were assigned to the incident. Battalion 1 was the first arriving Paramedic unit and began triaging the patients. One man suffered fatal injuries and one man was critically injured. Click here for additional information.
21/November/2024 - Blankets for Veterans

We offer a huge thanks to Fire-Rescue CERT Member "Chippie" McLaughlin for distributing blankets to Fire-Rescue members that are also veterans of the United States Military.  Each blanket was made by hand and she has created 25 blankets so far.  Chippie began personally delivering them the week of Veteran's Day.  Pictured here is the blanket delivered to Firefighter/Paramedic Brian Biering, who served in the United States Marine Corps.
 
18/November/2024 - Head on Collision with Air Evac - "A" Shift

A St. George man was critically injured in a head-on collision on Augusta Hwy. (SC Hwy 61) near Mars Old Field Road Monday evening 18-November at 17:34. His Kia Soul collided with a full-sized Dodge pickup truck, causing heavy damage to both vehicles. The Soul then went down an embankment and overturned. Bystanders pulled the injured man from the small car. He was semi conscious and suffered multiple traumatic injuries. He was wearing a seatbelt. Click here for additional information.
17/November/2024 - Drowning Incident - "B" Shift

Fire-Rescue responded to a residence in the 200 block of Whetsel Street for a report of an unconscious child found in a swimming pool at 07:28, Sunday morning 17-November. Sadly it turned out to be an 8 yr old, autistic boy who had been reported missing about 10 minutes earlier from a residence on Springwood Dr a few blocks away. The man who discovered the boy pulled him from the water, had his wife call 9-1-1 and immediately began performing CPR. Walterboro Police Officers and Sheriff's Deputies were already in the area looking for the missing child and arrived very quickly. Click here for additional information.  
16/November/2024 - Train the Trainer

On November 15th and 16th, 2024, 26 members from within Colleton County Fire-Rescue attended a one day in-house Live Fire Staff Train the Trainer Program led by our Training Division. This class meets the National Standards and consisted of a classroom session, field exercises and covered the different potions required to be staffed by the standard to conduct Live Fire Training. All members participated in a live fire demonstration of the fuel package. Click here for additional information.
13/November/2024 - MVC with Air Evac - "B" Shift

A three vehicle MVC Wednesday evening 13-November resulted in an adult male being critically injured and flown to a Trauma Center. At 20:39, on a dark rural section of Cooks Hill Road, a northbound Trailblazer collided with a stopped, disabled vehicle in the roadway. An adult male was attempting to make repairs to the car and a family member had a pickup truck parked in front of the disabled car. Apparently, when the Trailblazer struck the rear of the disabled Genesis, the impact pushed it into the pickup truck, crushing the man between the vehicles. Click here for additional information.
13/November/2024 - MVC with Entrapment - "B" Shift

Three people were injured and one was trapped in a high speed single vehicle MVC on Azalea Patch Road near Sniders Hwy, Wednesday evening 13-Nov at 18:29. The small passenger car left the roadway and entered a water filled ditch. The adult male driver received non-life threatening injuries, but had multiple complaints and could not exit the vehicle. An adult female and a small child also received non-life threatening injuries.  Firefighter-Paramedics treated all three patients at the scene. Click here for additional information.
  10/November/2024 - Flooding Event

The flooding along the Edisto River continued over the Veteran's Day holiday affecting residents from Whetstones Crossroads south to Givhans Ferry. Record setting water levels continued through Sunday up to Stokes Bridge / Sidneys Road with residents advising water levels were 1-1/2 feet higher than the recent floods related to Hurricane Debby. Many residents evacuated the area as well as the Bee City Zoo in an effort to protect the animals. Fortunately, water began to back up into the four holes swamp. Click here for additional information.
10/November/2024 - Veterans Day Parade

Fire-Rescue joined many agencies in honoring our country's veterans at the annual Veteran's Day Parade in Walterboro Sunday 10-November at 15:00. Engine 1, Engine 27, Medic 1 and Car 114 participated in the event. The route followed Hampton St, to Jefferies to Washington Street. Dr. Joseph Flowers was the Grand Marshal. This was the largest Veterans Day Parade held in the community. Click here for additional information.
09/November/2024 - Explorer Post Anniversary

Fire-Rescue's Explorer Post celebrated its 17th anniversary with a lunch and game of kick ball. at Station # 19 Saturday afternoon 09-November. Battalion Chiefs Feather and Dalton prepared hamburgers and hot dogs for the youth members. After lunch, the adult trainers challenged the Explorers to a game of kickball. The game was held in the training grounds behind Station # 19. Each side played hard, but the adults won a victory for the second year. Everyone had a great time. Click here for additional information.
08/November/2024 - Structure Fire with Injuries - "C" Shift

 An elderly man was transported to the Burn Center at MUSC after suffering second and third degree burns. The report of the fire was received at 9-1-1 at 10:21, Friday morning 08-November, reporting the structure fire and the injured man. Engine 9 arrived to find the singlewide mobile home already collapsed and the injured man sitting in the yard. The man advised the home, located on a dead end isolated dirt road, had burned down one or two days ago. Click here for additional information.
06-13/November/2024 - Flooding Event

On 06 and 07 November, Orangeburg and Calhoun Counties, north of Colleton, were inundated with heavy rains, receiving 12-14 inches over a few hours. The rains caused widespread damage resulting in 150 roads damaged, road closures, including portions of I-26, several dam failures and many heavily flooding communities including the City of Orangeburg. The North Fork Edisto River gauge set a new record of 15.34 feet, the highest recorded since 1928. The Edisto River gauge at Whetstones Crossroads also set a new high record of 10.64 feet. Orangeburg County requested mutual aid from several counties due to blocked roadways. Click here for additional information.
06/November/2024 - MVC with entrapment - "A" Shift

A single vehicle MVC sent one patient to Colleton Medical Center Wednesday afternoon at 12:33. During a light rain, a pickup truck left Bells Hwy (SC Hwy 64) at Stokes Road, went down an embankment and overturned. The adult female driver was trapped in the truck, with non-life threatening injuries. Firefighter-Paramedics used Holmatro struts and cribbing to stabilize the vehicle, then removed the rear glass and windshield to reach the patient. She was treated inside the overturned car, before being extricated on a LSB and carried up the embankment. Fire-Rescue Medic 26 transported her to Colleton Medical Center. Click here for additional information.
06/November/2024 - MVC with Entrapment & Air Evac - "A" Shift

At 10:15 Wednesday morning 06-November, a southbound passenger car struck the rear of another southbound vehicle in approximately the 700 block of Ivanhoe Road. The car lost control, left the roadway and struck a tree, trapping the female driver. The woman was found semi conscious in the car. She was treated by Firefighter-Paramedics while other crew members used Homatro Pentheon rescue tools to extricate the victim. She suffered a possible head injury. Click here for additional information.
03/November/2024 - Shooting Incident - "A" Shift

An adult male was critically injured in a shooting incident that took place at the Rodeway Inn, 97 Ladson Street, Sunday morning 03-November at 10:09. The man fled the scene and ran to the nearby Fireworks Superstore at 1289 Sniders Hwy to seek help. The store attendant called 9-1-1. Walterboro City Police officers were working another incident in the area and heard the gunshots. They arrived within minutes. Firefighter-Paramedics treated the man in the parking lot of the Fireworks store and placed a medical helicopter on standby. Click here for more information.
31/October/2024 - Trunk-or-Treat

Fire-Rescue, along with many local agencies participated in a Truck or Treat Event sponsored by Sheriff Buddy Hill at the Sheriff's Office on Mable T. Willis Blvd 31-October beginning at 17:00. Several thousand participants attended the event, many in costume. The children gathered bags of candy, treats and prizes. The Sheriff's Office cooked hamburgers and hot dogs for those in attendance. Fire-Rescue office staff and several CERT members worked in the Fire-Rescue booth. Click here for additional information.
30/October/2024 - Structure Fire - "C" Shift

A residential structure was heavily damaged in an evening fire Wednesday night 30-October at 22:01. While crews were working a business fire several miles away on Augusta Hwy, a family discovered their home was on fire in the 700 block of Mol Senia Ln in the Round O Community. The family smelled smoke and discovered flames burning in the roof above a utility room. Two adults and three children were able to safely exit the residence. Engine 9 cleared up from the Augusta Hwy fire and responded to the Mol Senia Lane fire. Click here for additional information.
30/October/2024 - Structure Fire - "C" Shift

A 50x50 maintenance building was destroyed in an evening fire at 17857 Augusta Hwy (SC Hwy 61), Wednesday evening. At 20:41, 9-1-1 received several reports of the building being on fire. Engine 36 arrived to find the building had already collapsed. It was located well off of the roadway and the fire burned unnoticed for some time. The business performed repair work on appliances and had over 35 refrigerators and other units inside the building. Several hundred were located in the wooded area around the building. The fire spread into the nearby woods. Click here for additional information.
30/October/2024 - Birth Annoucement

Congratulations to Firefighter-AEMT Sabrina Fetty and her husband Nicholas on the birth of her first child. Stella Bea Fetty was born Oct 30, 2024, at 13:10 at Summerville Medical Center. She weighs 6lbs 5oz and is19 inches long. Mom and daughter are both doing great. 
24/October/2024 - Structure and Equipment Fire - "C" Shift

An equipment fire spread to a building in an early morning incident at a business located at 36 Clearwater Drive Thursday morning 24-October at 08:25. Fire-Rescue units were dispatched to American Bio Mass, a non-hazardous waste disposal company, for a report of a trackhoe on fire possibly involving a shed. Battalion 1 observed a large column of black smoke a mile from the scene. Upon arrival, heavy black smoke was noted coming from the main building, a one story block building where the waste products are processed. A second alarm was requested. Click here for additional information.
23/October/2024 - Woods and Storage Building Fire - "B" Shift

A debris pile fire got out of control and destroyed a 12x12 storage building as well as a portion of woods near the property, Wednesday evening 23-October at 19:09. Fire-Rescue was dispatched to the location for the report of a structure on fire. Engine 26 arrived to find the small storage building completely on the ground and the woods surrounding the building on fire. They cancelled other responding units. Firefighters deployed one handline to extinguish the fire. Click here for additional information.
23/October/24 - Fatal MVC with Entrapment - "B" Shift

A 16 yr old tragically perished in a single vehicle MVC in the 100 block of Phillips Road Wednesday evening 23-October at 17:56. The Chrysler 300 was traveling south on Phillips Road when it left the roadway after a curve. The car over-corrected and entered the ditch where it struck a tree and overturned. The female driver was wearing a seatbelt, but suffered multiple traumatic injuries. She was trapped in the wreckage. Click here for additional information.

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