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30/March/2018 – Structure Fire – “B” Shift
A residence at 3639 Bells Highway was destroyed in an
early morning fire 30-March at 03:03. Callers to 9-1-1 reported the building
was fully involved. Engine 26 arrived to find the one story wooden building
fully involved and near collapse. Firefighter-Paramedics deployed multiple
handlines to combat the fire. Shortly after arrival, most of the building
collapsed. Crews worked for about 30 minutes to gain control of the fire and
were on the scene for 3 hours. Click here for
more information.
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29/March/2018 – Fatal MVC with Air Evac – “B” Shift
While crews were working a MVC with entrapment on Robertson Blvd, 9-1-1
Operators began receiving reports of a High Speed MVC on I-95 near the 63
mile marker north bound. The incident occurred Thursday evening 29-March at
19:34. Callers reported a motorhome had crashed in the median and was on
fire. Colleton Fire-Rescue units arrived quickly and found the motorhome
fully involved and an approx. ½ acre woods fire in the median. Northbound
traffic was already stopped, but the number of emergency vehicles blocked
both lanes. Click here for more information. |
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29/March/2018 – MVC with Entrapment – “B” Shift
Two vehicles collided on Robertson Blvd near Holloway
Street Thursday afternoon 29-March at 19:30. Both ended up in the ditch with
the driver of a Jeep trapped in the wreckage. Firefighter-Paramedics treated
both people at the scene and used Holmatro Rescue Tools to force open the
driver’s door on the Jeep to free the driver. She was transported to
Colleton Medical Center for evaluation. The driver of the pickup truck did
not require ambulance transportation. The SC Highway Patrol is investigating
the crash. Click here for more information.
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28/March/2018 – Shooting Incident – “A” Shift
Three people were shot, one fatally, at 426 Savage Street Wednesday evening
28-March at 21:25. Callers to 9-1-1 reported several people down in the
front yard of the residence. Walterboro Police arrived quickly and verified
there were two people with gunshot wounds in the front yard, one was
unconscious and the second had a chest wound. A WPD Officer began
controlling the bleeding on one of the victims. Firefighter-Paramedics
arrived shortly behind WPD. Click here for more
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3/28/2018- Colleton County Fire-Rescue is hiring. Click
here to view information regarding our upcoming
pre-employment testing. |
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3/28/2018 - We wish to express condolences to the family
of Station # 2 Firefighter Casey Chubb. Casey’s mother, Danette Edwards
Chubb passed away Tuesday 26-March. She was 59. Please remember the Chubb
family in your prayers. Arrangements will be handled by the Brice Herndon
Funeral Home. The link to the obituary is:
http://www.briceherndonfuneralhome.com/notices/DanetteEdwards-Chubb .
Funeral services will be conducted 2 o’clock Friday afternoon, March 30,
2018, in Hopewell Baptist Church, 6869 Parkers Ferry Rd, Adams
Run. Interment will follow in the churchyard. The casket will be
placed in the church prior to the service for viewing beginning at 1
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26/March/2018 – Structure Fire – “B” Shift
A Morris Circle home received substantial damage in a mid-day fire Monday
26-March. At 11:51, 9-1-1 Operators began receiving multiple reports of the
fire in the residence located at 136 Morris Circle. Engine 1 arrived minutes
later to find the one story structure with heavy smoke visible and flames
coming from the roof and out of several windows on both sides of the
building. A second mobile home, approximately 20 feet from the home was
endangered. Click here for more information. |
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25/March/2018 – Carolina Children’s Charities
Sunday wrapped up collections for the “Fill the Boot”
campaign to benefit the Carolina Children’s Charity. Colleton County
Firefighters joined Fire Crews throughout Charleston, Berkeley and
Dorchester Counties in collecting funds for the Charity. CCC assists
Lowcountry children with birth defects and childhood diseases and has been
in operation since 1987. All of the funds collected remain in the area to
assist families of children in the four counties. Click
here for more information.
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24/March/2018 – Tactical Combat Casualty Care Course
Fire-Rescue conducted two additional TCCC Training
Courses at Station # 19 that ran from 21-March through 24-March. Lowcountry
Emergency Responders learned how tactical operations blend with pre-hospital
medicine in a combat environment. The course prepares street Medics for
dynamic operations and introduces evidence-based, life-saving techniques and
strategies for providing the best trauma care on the battlefield.
Personnel from Colleton and surrounding counties participated. Click
here for more information.
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23/March/2018 – Recruit School Graduation
Station # 2 Firefighter Blake Drew graduated from the Bluffton Recruit
School Friday 23-March. The graduation was held at Lowcountry Baptist Church
in Bluffton and was sponsored by the Bluffton Fire Dept. Twenty one recruits
successfully completed the 11 weeks of training. The course exceeds the NFPA
Firefighter II curriculum and participants are certified as Medical First
Responders, Basic Firefighter, FLAG, HazMat Ops, IFSAC Firefighter I and II
and Auto Extrication. Click here for more
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20/March/2018 – Fatal MVC with entrapment – “B” Shift
An adult male died from injuries he sustained in a two vehicle head-on
collision in the 2400 block of Cottageville Hwy. (US Hwy 17-A) just north of
Bedon Road Tuesday afternoon 20-March. At 13:46, 9-1-1 Dispatchers began
receiving reports of the incident advising one car was overturned and one
pickup truck was blocking the highway. Several callers reported the pickup
truck was on fire. An off duty Fire Captain drove up on the accident shortly
after it occurred. Click here for more
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18/March/2018 – Woods Building Fire – “C” Shift
Two woods fires kept county firefighters busy Sunday
afternoon 18-March. The first occurred at 164 Seigler Lane where a yard
debris fire spread to an outdoor storage building and approximately one acre
of woods at 14:49. Fire-Rescue units arrived to find the 10x10 storage
building fully involved and the woods behind and next to the home on fire.
Crews deployed multiple handlines and stop the spread of the woods fire
which was endangering a mobile home on the adjacent property. Click
here for more information.
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18/March/2018 – MVC with entrapment & Air Evac – “C” Shift
A 24 yr. old woman was injured in a single vehicle, high speed MVC in the
19000 block of Lowcountry Hwy (US Hwy 21) north of Bells Highway Sunday
morning 18-March. The incident was reported at 08:02, when a passerby
reported seeing a car in the ditch. Fire-Rescue units from the Station at
Bells Crossroads arrived a few minutes later to the find the car with heavy
damage and the woman trapped in the wreckage. Click
here for more information. |
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3/16/2018- Congratulations to Firefighter/Flight-Paramedic Tommy Keefer on
passing his FP-C exam and obtaining his Flight Paramedic Certification. |
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15/March/2018 – HazMat Response – “C” Shift
At 17:52, Thursday afternoon 15-March, Law Enforcement
was notified of a suspicious package delivered to a Law Office on Carn
Street. A subject at the office had handled the package and was suffering
ill effects. Firefighter-Paramedics and Fire-Rescue Haz-Mat Techs responded
to the scene. Walterboro Police and Sheriff’s Deputies blocked off a portion
of Carn Street for eight hours until the incident was resolved. Click
here for more information. |
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14/March/2018 – Structure Fire – “B” Shift
A fire in the master bathroom of a residence at 619 Fourth Street caused
heavy damage to the bathroom Wednesday morning 14-March. At 09:36 a caller
to 9-1-1 reported the fire and advised the home was filling with smoke. They
were able to get everyone safely out of the home. Engine 19 arrived to find
smoke coming from the front door and the bathroom window of the singlewide
mobile home. Firefighter-Paramedics deployed one handline and entered
through the front door. Click here for more
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12/March/2018 – Fatal Structure Fire – “B” Shift
An early morning house fire claimed the life of a mid-80s woman from the
White Hall Community. 9-1-1 was notified of the fire at 1040 Jerusalem Road
Monday morning 12-March at 06:01, when a passerby saw flames coming from the
home. He stopped at a nearby residence and had them call 9-1-1. Engine 25
from the Fire Station in White Hall arrived to find the one story block
structure already destroyed. The roof and all interior walls had already
burned away and much of the fire was burned out. Click
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10/March/2018 – Woods Fires – “A” Shift
Several woods fire kept firefighters busy Saturday 10-March. The largest of
the fires was a multi-acre woods fire that started in the 500 block of Glen
Street. The fire, which had been burning for several hours, was reported to
9-1-1 at 17:59. The first fire units to arrive reported the large fire had
spread to Teka Street and behind homes on Smoak Road. Additional fire units
and Tractor from the Forestry Commission were requested. Click
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10/March/2018 – Structure Fire – “A” Shift
A singlewide mobile home located at 84 Maybank Lane,
received heavy damage in an afternoon fire Saturday 10-March. At 16:27,
9-1-1 was notified of the incident. The caller advised the mobile home was
vacant and the fire came from someone burning off a nearby ditch. The ditch
fire spread through the grass and involved the residence. Firefighters
arrived to find flames coming through the roof. They deployed several
handlines and had the bulk of the fire knocked down within 10 minutes. Click
here for more information.
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08/March/2018 – Structure Fire – “B” Shift
A 66 year old Colleton County man was critically injured following an
explosion in his home at 109 Caesar Lane Thursday afternoon 08-March. At
16:32 Fire-Rescue units were sent to the area of Ritter Crossroads for the
report of a structure fire. There was some confusion about the location of
the incident. A Sheriff’s Deputy was in the area and advised there was no
fire at the reported location. He began searching the surrounding area and
located the fire about a mile away on Caesar Lane off of Saxby Hill Road.
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05/March/2018 – Structure Fire – “B” Shift
A doublewide mobile home was saved from an early morning fire at 1420 Possum
Corner Road Monday 05-March. At 08:30, 9-1-1 received a report of smoke
coming from under the home. Engine 1 arrived to find light smoke coming from
the front door and eaves. Firefighter-Paramedics deployed one handline to
the residence and located the fire in the air handler (HVAC System). The
fire had extended into the attic space and under the residence. Click
here for more information. |
06/March/2018
Bloodwork and PPD injections for the annual Fire Brigade Clearances
began on 26 February. For the list of locations, dates and times along with
the list of pre-scheduled physical appointments, click here. |