Colleton County Fire-Rescue
March 2018
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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 |
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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. |
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28/March/2018 – Shooting Incident – “A” Shift |
3/28/2018- Colleton County Fire-Rescue is hiring. Click here to view information regarding our upcoming pre-employment testing. | |
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
o’clock. |
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26/March/2018 – Structure Fire – “B” Shift |
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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 |
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20/March/2018 – Fatal MVC with entrapment – “B” Shift |
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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 |
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 |
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14/March/2018 – Structure Fire – “B” Shift |
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12/March/2018 – Fatal Structure Fire – “B” Shift |
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10/March/2018 – Woods Fires – “A” Shift |
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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 |
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05/March/2018 – Structure Fire – “B” Shift |
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. |