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29/July/2017 Auto Pedestrian MVC A Shift
A 56 year old female was critically injured in a hit and run accident in the
300 block of Francis Street Saturday morning 29-July. At 04:04 a passerby
reported a person down in the street. Law Enforcement officers arrived
minutes later to find the woman unconscious and bleeding. Evidence at the
scene indicated she was struck by a car. Firefighter-Paramedics on Medic 19
began treating her for multiple traumatic injuries and a head injury. Click
here for more information. |
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7/25/2017- All CCFR Personnel: It has come to our attention that the
V-MUTE button (purple top side button) will work on any talkgroup on the P25
zone which could affect your ability to receive communications. Click
here for more information. |
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25/July/2017 Structure Fire A Shift
At 13:08, Tuesday afternoon 25-July, Fire-Rescue units responded to 128
Crestview Lane north of Walterboro for a reported structure fire. Engine 19
arrived to find moderate smoke visible from the singlewide mobile home. All
occupants had already safely exited the building. Firefighter-Paramedics
forced entry through the front door and located the fire in a rear bedroom.
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7/23/2017- All CCFR Personnel: The PAL800 Radio System P25 Conversion is
tentatively scheduled for tonight at 20:00. Once the
conversion occurs, you will have to manually change your issued radio and
mobile/base radios to the new P25 zones in order to transmit or receive. Click
here for more information
on how to change your radio / apparatus radios to the P25 zones. |
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23/July/2017 Traumatic Injury with Air Evac B Shift
At 15:00 Sunday afternoon 23-July, Medic 18 was dispatched to a residence in
the 400 block of Beavers Pass Road south of Smoaks. A 63 year old male
accidently chopped his foot with an axe while working in the yard causing
severe damage and heavy bleeding. Firefighter-Paramedics placed C.A.R.E.
Flight on standby while enroute to the location. Once on scene, the crew
controlled the bleeding and bandaged the wound. Click
here for more information. |
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22/July/2017 MVC with Air Evac A Shift
Six people were injured, one critically, in a single car MVC on I-95 near
the 62 mile marker southbound just south of the McLeod Road interchange,
Saturday morning 22-July at 09:27. A southbound Honda Pilot lost control and
entered the median where it struck several trees. An eight year old boy was
seated at the point of impact on the drivers side and received multiple
traumatic injuries, including a head injury. Firefighter-Paramedics arrived
minutes later to find the boy unconscious with life threatening injuries.
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19/July/2017 Fatal MVC C Shift
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54 year old Florida man was killed in an early morning MVC on I-95 near the
49 mile marker southbound. He was the driver of a semi-truck that left the
roadway at a high rate of speed and entered the woods on the right shoulder.
The truck knocked down several large trees and received heavy damage in the
collision. The cab was completely separated from the chassis and displaced
approximately eight feet. Click here for more
information. |
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7/18/2017- All CCFR Personnel: The PAL800 Radio System P25 Conversion is
tentatively scheduled for Monday, July 24, 2017 at 20:00. Once the
conversion occurs, you will have to manually change your issued radio and
mobile/base radios to the new P25 zones. Click
here for more information. |
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17/July/2017 High Speed MVC B Shift
An adult female was critically injured in a single car MVC on Interstate 95
at 65 mile marker Monday morning 17-July at 11:06. The northbound Mercedes
left the roadway at a high rate of speed and entered the median. The car
struck a culvert, became airborne and flipped over several times before
coming to rest upright blocking the southbound lanes. The car suffered heavy
damage. Click here for more information. |
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15/July/2017 Structure Fire B Shift
A singlewide mobile home was completely destroyed in an early morning fire
Saturday 15-July. At 07:23, the homeowner woke up to discover the mobile
home located in his back yard had burned down during the night. The building
was used for storage. Engine 26 arrived to find the pile of burning debris
and the frame rails. Click here for more
information. |
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14/July/2017 Structure Fire A Shift
An abandoned residence was set on fire Friday morning 14-July at 410 Poplar
Street east of Walterboro. At 01:04, a neighbor saw flames coming from the
roof of the single story wood frame building. Engine 19 arrived to find the
structure approximately 20% involved. Firefighter-Paramedics deployed two
1-3/4 handlines and quickly extinguished the fire. The home was vacant and
contained no furniture. The fire was contained to the room of origin and the
roof above the room. Click here for more
information. |
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09/July/2017 Structure Fire C Shift
A doublewide mobile home was heavily damaged in a late night fire at 1334
Forks Road south of Islandton Sunday 09-July. At 23:17, 9-1-1 was notified
of smoke and flames visible from the residence. Engine 15 arrived minutes
later to find heavy fire conditions inside the structure and flames coming
through the roof in the center of the building. Firefighters deployed
multiple handlines to combat the fire. Click here
for more information. |
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06/July/2017 MVC with Air Evac C Shift
Four people were injured in two separate MVCs near the 45 mile marker
southbound on Interstate 95 south of the Rest Area, Thursday night 06-July
at 23:54. The first accident occurred when a southbound Kia Sorento
traveling at a high rate of speed, crashed into the rear of a slow moving
dump truck who was performing roadwork. The Sorento received heavy damage,
severely injuring the unrestrained adult male driver and causing non-life
threatening injuries to the female front seat passenger. Click
here for more information. |
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04/July/2017 High Speed MVC with Ejection A Shift
A 23 year old man was critically injured in a high speed single car MVC on
Coolers Dairy Road just east of Round O Road, Tuesday evening 04-July. 9-1-1
received several reports of the incident at 20:23 advising the vehicle had
hit a tree and the driver was ejected. The callers noted the vehicle was on
fire. Firefighter-Paramedics arrived to find the car with massive damage off
of the roadway fully involved. The engine was lying next to the burning car.
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03/July/2017 MVC with Air Evac C Shift
An Adult male was seriously injured in a single vehicle motorcycle accident
on Hudson Mill Road at the intersection of Indian Creek Drive at 14:15
Monday afternoon 03-July. The eastbound motorcycle lost control in a curve,
left the roadway and the driver came off of the bike landing in the roadway.
The man suffered multiple traumatic injuries, including a head injury.
Firefighter-Paramedics quickly treated the man at the scene and placed
C.A.R.E. Flight on standby at Colleton Medical Center. Click
here for more information. |
7/3/2017 -
We are hiring! Colleton County Fire-Rescue is seeking applicants for
nine full-time positions. Click here for
more information. |
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01/July/2017 Structure Fire A Shift
At 21:20 Saturday night 01-July, Fire-Rescue
units were sent to 253 Jenkins Club Road east of Cottageville for a
structure fire. A neighbor heard noises and upon walking down the road to
investigate he discovered the residence on was ablaze. No one was at home
when the fire occurred. Engine 9 arrived minutes later to find the triple
wide mobile home approximately 60% involved with the roof in the rear of the
structure already collapsed. Click here for more
information. |