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31/May/2018 MVC with Air Evac B Shift
Two people were injured in a single car MVC in the 1200
block of Peniel Road Thursday evening 31-May at 19:38. The small pickup
truck lost control in a curve, left the roadway and struck a tree.
Responding units found the truck on its side in the middle of Peniel Road.
Firefighter-Paramedics treated two patients at the scene. One was
transported directly to the helipad at Colleton Medical Center to meet with
the C.A.R.E. Flight helicopter. Click here for
more information.
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31/May/2018 MVC with Fire A Shift
A Connecticut truck driver was critically injured in a single vehicle high
speed MVC Thursday morning 31-May at 04:40. The northbound tractor trailer
left Interstate 95 near the 43 mile marker and entered the median. The truck
struck several trees destroying the cab. After the impact the truck burst
into flames which quickly engulfed the wreckage. The driver was able to exit
the mangled cab and collapsed a few yards from the crash. Several passing
motorists stopped and they found the driver on the ground with his clothes
on fire. Click here for more information. |
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29/May/2018 Car vs Tree MVC C Shift
A single car MVC sent a young woman to the Trauma Center
Tuesday afternoon 29-May. At 17:25, 9-1-1 received several reports of the
accident. The small car was traveling northbound in the 16000 block of Round
O Road when it left the roadway and struck several large trees. The car
received heavy damage in the collision and the adult female driver suffered
multiple traumatic injuries. Click here for more
information.
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29/May/2018 Semi-Truck Fire C Shift
A load of cargo was damaged by a fire in the rear of a semi-truck Tuesday
afternoon 29-May at 14:42. The truck driver noticed smoke coming from the
trailer and pulled off of I-95 at Exit 62 to McLeod Road. The driver
notified 9-1-1 and disconnected the trailer from the truck. Engine 26
arrived a short time later to find heavy smoke coming from the trailer.
Firefighters deployed one 1-3/4 handline and entered the rear of the
trailer. The fire had burned several pallets of the cargo. Click
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29/May/2018 - Structure Fire C Shift
An alert neighbor discovered smoke coming from a residence in the 800 block
of Norris Drive Tuesday morning 29-May at 11:46. Engine 4 arrived within
minutes and found light smoke coming from the singlewide mobile home.
Firefighter-Paramedics deployed one 1-3/4 handline and forced entry through
the front door. Crews found the sofa burning and quickly extinguished the
fire. When the sofa was moved, firefighters found the wall was also on fire.
Crews removed paneling and pulled a portion of the ceiling to check for
extension of the fire. Click here for more
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26/May/2018 Double Shooting Incident B Shift
Two adult males were injured in a shooting incident Saturday morning 26-May
at the corner of Hendersonville Hwy (US Hwy 17-A) and Jonesville Ave. At
06:50 Colleton 9-1-1 was notified of shots fired in the area and shortly
there after a caller reported an individual lying in the street. Before
units arrived, 9-1-1 received another report of a second person lying in the
street. An additional Fire-Rescue ambulance was assigned to the incident.
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24/May/2018 Carolina Childrens Charity Dinner
The Carolina Childrens Charity provided dinner for Colleton County
Firefighters for reaching the second highest collections this year. Shannon
Wilson and Marci-jo Mishoe with the Charity supplied and prepared the meal.
They brought it to Station # 19. Two families who are recipients of the
Charity also attended the dinner to personally thank firefighters for their
efforts collecting the funds. Colleton Firefighters collected funds at
several local businesses in March and conducted a Softball tournament with
other area fire departments. Click here for more
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23/May/2018 - Colleton Medical Center and their staff
provided a full course luncheon in honor of Pre-hospital Emergency Medical
providers in conjunction with National EMS Week, Wednesday 23-May.
Fire-Rescue, C.A.R.E. Flight, surrounding county EMS Departments, several
private ambulance providers, Hospital Staff and Doctors attended. The
Hospital Emergency Department Director, Amy Riesner, coordinated the event
which was held near the Emergency Department Ambulance entrance. The meal
was prepared by the Hospitals Chef. All on-duty crews were rotated to the
ED so everyone could enjoy the meal. CMC CEO Jimmy Hiott also attended.
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5/22/2018- Colleton Medical Center will be providing lunch to all Fire-Rescue
personnel in recognition of EMS Week. Lunch will be provided Wednesday,
23-May between 11:00 and 13:00. A tent has been set up at the ambulance ramp
parking area. All personnel are invited. Additionally, the Carolina
Childrens Charity will be providing supper for Fire-Rescue personnel at
Station # 19 beginning at 18:00 on the same day. Several Colleton families
who have been recipients of the funds our Firefighters have collected will
be on hand to thank Firefighters for their efforts. All personnel are
invited to attend. |
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22/May/2018 High Speed MVC A Shift
9-1-1 was notified of a person walking on Interstate 95 covered in blood
Tuesday morning 22-May. A State Trooper located the man around the 56 mile
marker and requested Fire-Rescue to respond at 03:56. The man advised the
Trooper that he had been involved in an auto accident and a woman was
unconscious. He was walking to an exit to get help. The Trooper drove with
the man north on I-95 in search of the accident. He found the car in the
wooded median at the 55 mile marker on the southbound side of the highway.
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21/May/2018 MVC with Entrapment A Shift
Three adult females were trapped in a Chevrolet Suburban that lost control
on I-95 near the 57 mile marker northbound Monday afternoon 21-May at 14:39.
The SUV left the roadway during a thunderstorm, spun backwards and entered
the wooded median striking several trees before overturning.
Firefighter-Paramedics found the SUV lying on the passengers side with
moderate damage. Crews used a chain saw to cut away brush to gain access the
vehicle. Click here for more information. |
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21/May/2018 EOC Training A Shift
Fire-Rescue personnel conducted one of two EOC
Orientation training sessions for personnel involved in staffing the EOC
during emergencies. Personnel from municipalities, the School District,
Colleton Medical Center, SCDOT, DSS, DHEC, County Roads and Bridges, the
Assessors Office and the State EMD attended. The functions in the EOC have
been rearranged and new equipment added. Participants were introduced to the
Incident Management Teams and ICS forms were reviewed. Click
here for more information.
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19-May-2018 Snake Bite B Shift
A 28 year old Anderson man is in critical condition after
being bitten twice by a rattlesnake Saturday morning 19-May. The man and
some companions were kayaking on the Edisto River when the snake dropped
from a tree. The man was struck twice on the hand. They were able to capture
the snake and made it to a landing at the end of Bobcat Lane to call 9-1-1.
Medic 26 arrived about 12 minutes later and began treating the man. Colleton
Medical Center was contact and had anti-venom available. Click
here for more information.
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19/May/2018 Truck vs ATV MVC B Shift
Two young adults were transported to a Trauma Center Saturday morning 19-May
following a collision between a pickup truck and an ATV at the intersection
of Round O Road and Wesley Grove Road. The accident was reported at 11:50.
The two occupants of the ATV were ejected from the ATV. The male patient was
found in the roadway and the female was thrown approximately 50 feet into a
yard. Both patients received multiple traumatic injuries. Click
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16/May/2018 Fall with Air Evac B Shift
An adult male received a possible head injury after
falling from a ladder at his residence on Three Mile Road Wednesday
afternoon 16-May at 14:52. The man had an altered level of consciousness and
other traumatic injuries. Firefighter-Paramedics on Medic 26 treated the man
at the scene and placed the C.A.R.E. Flight helicopter on standby. The man
was immobilized and transported to the helipad at Colleton Medical Center.
His condition deteriorated enroute the helicopter. Click
here for more information.
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5/14/2018 - Congratulations to Battalion Chief Brent
Dalton for obtaining his Divemaster certification. Chief Dalton oversees
Fire-Rescues Dive, Water Rescue and Recovery Team. |
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13/May/2018 Structure Fire B Shift
A singlewide mobile home and work shed were heavily damaged in an afternoon
fire at 800 Poplar Street Sunday 13-May. At 17:48, some children noticed
flames coming from the building and told an adult to call 9-1-1. A passing
motorist also called in the fire. Engine 19 arrived to find the two
buildings well involved, with approximately half of the mobile home already
collapsed. Firefighters used the deck gun on Engine 19 to knock down the
bulk of the fire, before deploying multiple handlines to the buildings.
Engine 1 set up south of Engine 19 and deployed several handlines to the
back of the structures. Click here for more
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12/May/2018 Motor Vehicle Collision - "A" Shift
An adult male received multiple traumatic injuries in a
single vehicle, motorcycle MVC in the 5000 block of Sidneys Road Saturday
afternoon 12-May at 20:04. The southbound Harley Davidson motorcycle left
the roadway in a curve, entered the ditch and began to flip over several
times, ejecting the driver. The motorcycle landed in the roadway and the
driver was found unconscious in the ditch by a passing motorist.
Firefighter-Paramedics arrived minutes later to find the man still
unconscious. Click here for more information. |
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12/May/2018 Fatal Structure Fire A Shift
A Walterboro man lost his life in an afternoon fire at his residence in the
200 block of Teakwood Drive Saturday 12-May. At 18:37, an alert neighbor
discovered the fire in the home which sat well off the road and was not
visible from Teakwood Drive. The neighbor reported that she was in her yard
and kept smelling smoke. She went to investigate and saw smoke and flames
coming from the two story house next door. She reported the fire to 9-1-1,
then met Firefighters when they arrived. Click here
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12/May/2018 Structure Fire A Shift
A fire in the utility room caused damage to a residence at 29 Wexford Way
Saturday afternoon 12-May. 9-1-1 received the report of the fire at 16:50.
Engine 1 arrived three minutes later to find smoke coming from the two story
residential structure. Crews deployed one handline and quickly extinguished
the fire, which was contained to the utility room. The homeowner had used a
pitcher to throw water on the fire. He was able to knock down some of the
fire and kept it from spreading. Click here for more information. |
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5/9/2018 - Congratulations for Firefighter/Flight-Paramedics Jordan Eaddy and
Joslyn Merideth on passing their FP-C exams and obtaining their Flight
Paramedic Certifications. |
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09/May/2018 High Speed MVC A Shift
A truck driver is fortunate to be alive after a single vehicle, high speed
MVC on Interstate 95 near the 40 mile marker northbound. The accident
occurred Wednesday evening at 20:03 after the northbound semi suffered a
front tire blowout causing the truck to lose control and leave the roadway.
The truck drove down an embankment into the swamp near the Combahee River.
The vehicle struck several trees destroying the cab, which was completely
dislodged from the frame and over turned. Click here
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09/May/2018 Structure & Woods Fire A Shift
Firefighters saved a garage and several antique cars in an afternoon fire in
the 3000 block of Bells Hwy. Wednesday afternoon 09-May. At 17:31, an
off-duty Firefighter-Paramedic was traveling Bells Hwy to Wal-Mart when he
noticed a column of black smoke west of the Shopping Center. He went to
investigate and found a detached garage and a vehicle on fire, along with
approximately one acre of woods. He called in the fire over the radio.
Engine 26 arrived and deployed three handlines. Firefighters knocked down
the fire on the exterior of the garage and the nearby Cadillac that was
fully involved. Click here for more information.
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08/May/2018 MCI School Bus Accident B Shift
Twenty people received non-life threatening injuries after a SUV collided
with the rear of a school bus on Cottageville Hwy. (US Hwy 17-A) at the
intersection of Burr Hill Road Tuesday morning 08-May at 07:29. The SUV
received heavy damage in the collision. Two occupants of the SUV and two
people from the school bus were transported by Fire-Rescue Ambulances to
Colleton Medical Center. The remainder of the patients were ambulatory and
were treated at the scene. Click here for more
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05/May/2018 High Speed MVC C Shift
An adult male passenger suffered multiple, non-life threatening traumatic
injuries following a high speed, single vehicle MVC in the 2000 block of
Ritter Road Saturday morning 05-May. At 10:18 an off-duty
Firefighter-Paramedic was returning home after his shift and drove up on the
accident shortly after it occurred. He radioed in the report and began
treating the injured people. The west bound Chevrolet Pickup Truck had left
the road and struck a large pine tree causing heavy damage to the truck.
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04/May/2018 MVC with Air Evac B Shift
An adult male was injured after his ATV crashed in the woods off of Miracle
Drive Friday evening 04-May at 22:14. The caller to 9-1-1 reported the ATV
landed on top of the man. Another ATV met responders at the head of a dirt
path off of Miracle Road and transported a Firefighter-Paramedic to the
patient. The ambulance was unable to drive into the woods. The patient was
initially reported to be unconscious but was conscious when crews reached
him. Click here for more information. |
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04/May/2018 MVC with Entrapment B Shift
An adult male was entrapped in his small pickup truck following a single
vehicle collision in the 6800 block of Sidneys Road, just south of Round O
Road. The southbound truck failed to negotiate a curve, entered the ditch
and struck the embankment. The truck flipped over several times before
coming to rest on the passengers side. Callers to 9-1-1 reported the driver
was unconscious and trapped in the vehicle. Medic 19 arrived to find the
pickup truck on the southbound shoulder with heavy damage. Click
here for more information. |
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04/May/2018 High Speed MVC B Shift
Three people were injured in a two car MVC at the intersection of Augusta
Hwy (SC Hwy 61) and Jefferies Hwy (US Hwy 15) Friday afternoon 04-May. At
17:28, the two cars collided in the intersection causing a Toyota Prius to
overturn. Both occupants of the Prius were trapped in the wreckage and the
adult female patient was unconscious. The driver of the other vehicle
suffered non-life threatening injuries. Engine 5, stationed one block away,
arrived about two minutes later. Click here for
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04/May/2018 Structure Fire B shift
Firefighters saved a home at 315 Enterprise Street Friday morning 04-May. At
08:27, 9-1-1 received a report that the home was on fire and the caller
could see flames coming from a window and a car was in the yard. Engine 19
arrived to find the single story residential dwelling with heavy smoke
visible and flames on the Delta side and in the attic. Crews forced entry
through the front door and deployed two 1-3/4 handlines to the interior of
the building. Click here for more information. |
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03/May/2018 Structure Fire A Shift
A single story residential structure was heavily damaged in a noon day fire
Thursday 03-May at 11:50. Fire-Rescue units arrived minutes later to find
the home well involved with flames coming from the front windows and back
door. Firefighter-Paramedics deployed two handlines to the building and
quickly knocked down the flames. The occupant advised he was in the back
yard when he heard a window break. When he came around to the front of the
house, he saw flames coming out of the front window. Click
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01/May/2018 Three Vehicle MVC B Shift
Two people were transported to Colleton Medical Center following a three
vehicle, head-on collision in the 1100 block of South Jefferies Blvd Tuesday
afternoon 01-May at 17:09. Car 116 (Paramedic QRV) drove up on the accident
shortly after it occurred. Two vehicles received heavy damage. Both south
bound lanes and one north bound lane of South Jefferies Blvd was blocked,
causing traffic to back up in both directions. The accident occurred on one
of the bridges through the Great Swamp hampering the only north-south road
through town. Car 116 requested two ambulances. Click
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5/1/2018 - Colleton County Fire-Rescue's Emergency Management Division will be
conducting training for anyone interested in joining the Community Emergency
Response Team (CERT). The training will be held on June 5, 7, 12, 14
(6:00 pm to 9:00 pm) and June 16 (9:00 am to 4:00 pm). CERT consists
of volunteer personnel that are trained in disaster preparedness and
basic disaster response skills, such as fire safety, light search and rescue,
team organization, and disaster medical operations. Through CERT, Colleton
County Fire-Rescue's capabilities to prepare for, respond to and recover from
disasters is enhanced. To volunteer for CERT and register for the training, please contact the Emergency
Management Division at (843) 549-5632. |