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Incident
# 11-01696 – A small contingent of Colleton Firefighters with two pieces
of apparatus, responded under the SC Firefighter’s Mobilization System
to assist Charleston County and State Forestry Firefighters with the 1100
acre woods fire north of Awendaw/McCleanville in Charleston County. Local
personnel were sent for a two day deployment, but worked only through the
night and next morning (Thursday) when they were released and returned to
Colleton County.
At 1919 on 3/23/2011, CCFR
received a FF Mobilization request via telephone for deployment to
Charleston County for a woods fire. The
request was for two engines and two brush trucks.
Administration was notified and a page was sent out to all
personnel. At 19:45, Chief
McRoy authorized Engine 1, Brush 8, and Car 111 to respond.
Staffing was as follows:
Engine 1:
Campbell (Officer), Johnston (D/O), Murdaugh, Jason Benton
Brush 8: Feather (Officer), Scottie O’Quinn (D/O)
Car 111: Greene
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At 2030, personnel gathered at HQ
and apparatus were loaded. At
2129, all units departed and upon reporting departure on SC MA01, FF Mob
advised to cancel response of Engine but continue with Brush 8 and Car 111.
At 2145, Brush 8 and Car 111 departed and responded emergent to
Charleston County on U.S. 17 north of the town of Awendaw.
Units arrived at the Level II staging area at 2255 and were escorted
to the staging officer. Units
were accounted for and assigned to Task Force 2.
At 2330, Task Force 2 was designated as follows:
North Charleston Engine 208 (4
personnel)
North Charleston Engine 209 (4 personnel)
Summerville Engine 5 (4 personnel)
Bonneau Engine 190 (4 personnel)
Old Fort Tender 402 (2 personnel)
Moncks Corner Rural Brush 72 (2 personnel)
Colleton Brush 8 (2 personnel)
Colleton Car 111 (2 personnel) – Task Force Leader / Bravo Division Supervisor
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Task Force 2 proceeded to the Command Post at 0010 and
was assigned the Bravo division for ground cover, reconnaissance and
structural protection. Personnel
were briefed by the Operations Chief and received 800 Mhz radios from the
Command Post. The four engines
were staged at the South Santee/Germantown Fire Station and the two brush
trucks were placed on roving patrols of the Bravo Division.
At 0100 an elevated fire was reported in the brush in the Bravo
Division. Brush 8 arrived and
requested Brush 72 and an Engine. Engine
208 responded and assisted with extinguishment of an elevated dead snag on
South Santee Road. Operations
directed Bravo Supervisor to report to the CP.
On arrival, Bravo was directed to extinguish spot fires along U.S. 17
at South Santee Road. Brush 8
and Engine 208 completed this assignment and reported extinguishing a wood
frame building 20 x 20 that was completely destroyed and s moldering.
At 0140, Car 111 reported to the CP and picked up maps of the area
for all units in Bravo Division and these were delivered by 0150.
Brush 72 resumed patrol of Wedge Plantation and Harrietta Plantation
Lanes. CP was advised that Old
Fort Tender 402 never reported as attached to Task Force 2 and Macedonia
Tender 183 was assigned in its place.
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Brush 8 and Engine 208 completed their assignment at
0200 and reported to the fire station to refill with water.
Engine 208 went into staging and Brush 8 continued patrolling South
Santee Rd from Seven Mile to U.S. 17. At
0300, Operations asked Bravo Supervisor about resource needs.
It was decided to release North Charleston Engine 208 & 209 and
Summerville Engine 5. They were
instructed to report to the CP which had been moved to the fire station in
Awendaw and then return to their respective quarters.
Brush 72 was rotated into the station for a break.
Brush 8 continued patrol of South Santee and Car 111 patrolled the
plantation roads. At 0400, B8
was moved to the station for a break and Brush 72 was sent out for patrol of
South Santee Rd while Car 111 continued patrolling the plantation roads.
At 0445, the fuel truck was available on U.S. 17 at South Santee and
all appropriate apparatus were offered diesel fuel.
Only Tender 183 went to fuel up.
At 0530, Bravo supervisor met with the IC , Ops Chief, and Alpha
Supervisor at the fuel truck for DEMOB plans at 0600.
At 0550, Bravo Division was instructed to report to the CP for DEMOB.
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On arrival, a PAR was conducted of Bonneau Engine 190,
Macedonia Tender 183, Moncks Corner Rural Brush 72, Colleton Brush 8, and
Colleton Car 111. All units
turned in their 800 mhz radios and were released to return to their
respective quarters. At 06:21,
Colleton Brush 8 and Car 111 cleared the scene and returned to quarters.
Both units arrived back to Colleton HQ at 08:02 on 3/24/2011.
Units were cleaned out and released.
There were no injuries.
Fire photos used with permission
from the Post and Courier. For more information on the fire go to the www.postandcourier.com
. http://www.postandcourier.com/photos/galleries/2011/mar/23/forest-fire/
or
http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2011/mar/25/blaze-mostly-in-check/
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