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30/September/2017 - Softball Tournament
Colleton Firefighters took third place in the Mount Pleasant Fire
Department charity softball tournament held Saturday, 30-sept. Six Fire
Department teams competed in the tournament which was held off of Long Point
Road in Mount Pleasant. All proceeds were donated to the Carolina Childrens
Charity. Anyone interested in participating in the Fire-Rescue Softball
should contact Lt. Brian Drew.
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29/September/2017 SCFA Firefighter Graduation
Firefighter II Branden Dias graduated from the South Carolina Fire Academys
Recruit School Friday afternoon 29-September. Dias is the younger brother of
Firefighter-Paramedic Kristin Dias currently assigned to Station 1 & 13 and
serves as a volunteer with Fire-Rescue. He was one of twenty-one
participants who completed the eight week training course in Columbia. Click
here for more information. |
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27/September/2017 Structure Fire B shift
A Ruffin family was displaced following an afternoon fire that destroyed
half of their home Wednesday, 27-September. At 17:05, Fire-Rescue was
notified of the incident when a neighbor noticed flames coming from the roof
of the home at 413 Double Churches Road. Engine 18 arrived minutes later to
find heavy fire conditions on the west side of the single story residential
dwelling. The roof over the garage had already collapsed. Click
here for more information. |
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24/September/2017 Fatal MVC with Ejection B Shift
A Colleton County man died from multiple traumatic injuries in a single
vehicle MVC in the 7400 block of Sidneys Road Sunday afternoon 24-September
at 14:30. The southbound Dodge pickup truck appeared to have lost control in
a curve, over corrected and entered the ditch. The truck flipped over at
least once, ejected the unrestrained driver and landed on top of the man.
Firefighter-Paramedics arrived approximately eight minutes later. Click
here for more information. |
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23/September/2017 Shooting Incident A Shift
Three people were injured in a shooting incident in the 100 block of Crosby
Street Saturday evening 23-September. At 21:02, Law Enforcement and
Fire-Rescue units were dispatched to a report of a person shot in the leg.
While responding, another caller to 9-1-1 reported the injured person had
left the scene and was on the way to Colleton Medical Center in a private
car. A deputy located the car on Robertson Blvd and followed them to CMC.
Click here for more information. |
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22/September/2017 New Helicopter placed in Service C
Shift
The Med-Trans, C.A.R.E. (Colleton Air Rescue Evac) Flight Medical Helicopter
Program, based at Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro, a partnership with
Colleton County Fire-Rescue, received a new Bell 407 GXP Helicopter Friday
22-September. The new aircraft was delivered at the Lowcountry Regional
Airport, where Med Trans and Fire-Rescue personnel swapped the equipment and
supplies from the older aircraft to the new one. Click
here for more information. |
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22/September/2017 MVC with Entrapment B Shift
At 05:53 on Friday morning 22-September, Fire-Rescue was notified of a two
vehicle MVC on I-95 north of the 55 mile marker northbound involving two
large trucks. One was reported to be a car carrier and the caller advised
the second truck was down an embankment and was too mangled to tell what it
was. Engine 1 arrived minutes later to report a car carrier was blocking
one lane on the bridge and the second vehicle was a single unit box truck
that was over turned and down an embankment. Click
here for more information. |
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20/September/2017 MVC with Air Evac A Shift
Two adult females were injured in a two car MVC in the 1500 block of
Robertson Blvd. Wednesday evening 20-September at 22:23. A west bound Honda
Accord was passing a car on a curve and collided with an east bound
Chevrolet Impala. Both vehicles were traveling at a high rate of speed and
sustained heavy damage in the collision. The driver of the Accord received
non-life threatening injuries and was walking around the accident scene,
however the driver of the Impala received multiple traumatic injuries. Click
here for more information. |
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19/September/2017 Fatal MVC with Ejection B Shift
A Florida woman lost her life in a single car MVC in the 100 block of
Lowcountry Hwy (US Hwy 21) just north of Hendersonville Hwy (US Hwy 17-A)
Tuesday morning 19-September. A 07:01, a passing motorist spotted the
overturned Ford Focus well off of the roadway in a wooded area.
Firefighter-Paramedics arrived within minutes from Station # 13 one mile
north of the scene. Click here for more
information. |
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17/September/2017 MVC with ejection A Shift
Five people were injured in a two car MVC Sunday afternoon 17-September at
16:24. Both vehicles were traveling east on Charleston when the collision
occurred. A Jeep Cherokee collided with the back of a small Chevrolet
passenger car, then over turned in the ditch, ejecting the 18 year old
driver. The teenager struck a tree and received multiple traumatic injuries.
Firefighter-Paramedics found the him semi-conscious and quickly extricated
him from the ditch. Click here for more
information. |
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16/September/2017 Shooting Incident C Shift
A 49 year old Ravenel man was critically injured in a shooting incident
Saturday evening in the 1500 block of Hampton Street. 9-1-1 was notified at
20:57 after then man ran to the Orange Convenience store for help.
Fire-Rescue Car 112 was near the location and arrived about one minute after
the dispatch. The patient was found near the front door of the store
bleeding profusely from the right upper arm. Click
here for more information. |
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16/September/2017 High Speed MVC B Shift
A 27 year old Walterboro man was critically injured in a high speed single
car MVC in the 1000 block of South Jefferies Blvd. by Live Oak Cemetery
Saturday morning 16-September at 06:38. The southbound 2005 Honda left the
roadway and struck two large Oak trees. The impact caused heavy damage to
the small car. Walterboro Police Officers found the driver unconscious in
the car. Click here for more information. |
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13/September/2017 Structure Fire C Shift
A Ritter home was saved after a fire broke out in the kitchen Wednesday
morning 13-September. Fire-Rescue was notified of the incident at 08:54.
Engine 6 arrived minutes later to find smoke coming from all sides and the
eaves of the doublewide mobile home. Crews could see fire burning in the
center of the residence. One 1-3/4 handline was deployed and
Firefighter-Paramedics made entry through the front door. Click
here for more information. |
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13/September/2017 High Speed MVC B Shift
Two people were severely injured in a head-on crash in the 2200 block of Mt.
Carmel Road Wednesday morning 13-September. At 04:44, Fire-Rescue units were
notified of the accident just south of Ruffin Road. Engine 26 and Medic 26
arrived within 2 minutes from Station # 26 one mile from the scene. Units
found the road blocked by the two vehicles, a small car and a small pickup
truck. Click here for more information. |
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11/September/2017 Structure Fire A Shift
At 13:03 Monday afternoon during the peak of Tropical force winds from
Hurricane Irma, a neighbor reported smoke and flames coming from a residence
located at 141 Capital Road in the Jacksonboro Community. Engine 2 arrived
minutes later to find a singlewide mobile home with moderate smoke coming
from the front and eaves of the building. Click here
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10-September-2017-
Edisto Island Residents - Pursuant to the Governor ordered evacuation, the
ambulances assigned to Edisto Island are being relocated to inland stations
today at 5:00 PM. There will be no ambulances on the island late this
afternoon and for the duration of the storm. It is essential and
perhaps even a matter of life and death that you comply with the Governor's
evacuation order. If you do not evacuate and have a medical emergency
during the storm (traumatic injury, heart attack, stroke, etc.), the closest
ambulance will be in Jacksonboro. That unit may be responding to other
calls for service or unable to reach you due to blocked roads.
Colleton County Fire-Rescue implores you to heed the Governor's evacuation
order. The shelter at Colleton County Middle School (1379 Tuskegee
Airmen Drive, Walterboro) is open. |
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09/September/2017 Woods Fire A Shift
Approximately 5 acres of woods was destroyed in the 3500 block of Mt. Nebo
Road near Ashton, Saturday afternoon 09- September, when a tractor and disc
harrow clipped a guide wire causing a power pole to break. The power lines
fell on the tractor and due to arching, started a brush fire. Brisk winds
quickly spread the flames into a nearby field of planted pines. At 13:31,
Fire-Rescue was notified. Engine 23 arrived to find a fast moving woods fire
well off the roadway. Click here for more
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08-September-2017
Governor McMaster has ordered an evacuation of Edisto Island effective 11:00
am Saturday morning 9-September-2017. The shelter at Colleton County Middle
School (1379 Tuskegee Airmen Drive, Walterboro) will open Saturday morning
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07-September-2017-
Click here to view statement regarding Hurricane
Irma. |
06-September-2017-
Click here to view statement regarding Hurricane
Irma. |
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05/September/2017 Apparatus MVC
A Shift
Two Firefighter-Paramedics and two civilians were injured after a large
moving van struck the rear of Medic 13 and then overturned on I-95 near the
51 mile marker southbound. The accident occurred Tuesday afternoon
05-September at 14:01. Engine 1 and Medic 13 had responded to a MVC at the
same location. A thunderstorm was passing through the area bringing heavy
rains. The Engine and Medic pulled into the breakdown lane when the moving
van lost control and collided with the ambulance. Click
here for more information. |
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01-September-2017 / MVC with Air Evac / C Shift
A 26 year old male was severely injured after his pickup truck left the
roadway and struck a large pine tree Friday afternoon 01-September. At 12:57
Fire-Rescue units were sent to the 4900 block of Black Road, west of Edward
Road. Units arrived to find the pickup truck with heavy damage stuck on the
tree stump. The force of the impact, splinted the pine tree and broke the
trunk approximately three from the ground. The male driver was conscious and
suffered traumatic injuries. Click here for more
information. |