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31/July/2019 Structure Fire B Shift
A doublewide mobile home was saved following a fire in the kitchen,
due to the efforts of a neighbor and quick arrival of
Firefighter-Paramedics. At 18:24 Wednesday evening 31-July, 9-1-1
received a report of smoke coming from a residence located at 690
Great Swamp Rd. Engine 1 was clearing up from another incident about
two blocks from the location and arrived two minutes later finding
smoke coming from all exterior openings on the roof. Click
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28/July/2019 Drowning Incident B Shift
A pleasurable Sunday boating trip turned tragic for a Ridgeville man
28-July. At 14:13, 9-1-1 was notified of an adult male who was
swimming to a boat on the Edisto River at Good Hope Landing, when he
went under the water and did not resurface. Fire-Rescues Dive Team,
several Deputies and DNR Officers responded to the landing.
Bystanders and a family member were able to provide an approximate
location where the man went under the water. Click
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25/July/2019 Mutual Aid Confined Space Rescue
B Shift
Fire-Rescue sent four Firefighter-Paramedics trained in confined
space rescue techniques, to assist Orangeburg County responders with
an extended confined space rescue in a grain storage facilty at a
plant on John C. Calhoun Dr in Orangeburg, Thursday afternoon
25-July. Orangeburg personnel responded to the company earlier in
the day for an adult male who was trapped by the grain in the large,
multi-story, concrete storage bin. Crews battled high temperatures
during the rescue. Click here for more
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21/July/2019 MVC with Air Evac A Shift
A multi-vehicle MVC sent one man to a Trauma Center Sunday evening
21-July. At 20:52, 9-1-1 received the report of a four vehicle crash
on I-95 near the 42 mile marker northbound. A witness advised a dark
colored vehicle stalled in the travel lanes and was struck by
several other vehicles, causing heavy damage to three cars. Vehicles
were off on both shoulders and debris littered the highway, stopping
north bound traffic. Click here for more
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21/July/2019 Stabbing Incident C Shift
An early morning stabbing incident sent one man to
the Trauma Center Sunday 21-July. At 06:40, 9-1-1 Operators received
a report of a man stabbed in the chest at the Southern Inn located
at 1630 Bells Hwy. Walterboro Police and Sheriff Deputies arrived
quickly and secured the scene. Fire-Rescue Medic 26 stabilized the
injured man, then transported him in stable condition to the Trauma
Center at Trident Medical Center in North Charleston. Walterboro
Police are investigating the incident. Click
here for more information.
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20/July/2019 High Speed MVC C Shift
An adult male was transported to Colleton Medical Center following a
head-on collision on Bells Hwy (SC Hwy 64) just west of Confederate
Hwy. (SC Hwy 641) Saturday afternoon 20-July at 17:07. One vehicle
crossed the center line and struck the other causing heavy damage to
both vehicles. The driver of the Ford Taurus was not injured.
Fire-Rescue Medic 26 transported the driver of the GMC pickup truck
to the medical center for evaluation. Firefighters were on the scene
for several hours assisting with traffic control. Click
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18/July/2019 Golf Cart MVC with Fire A
Shift
An adult male received minor injuries after the golf cart he was
operating collided with a passenger car at the intersection of
Railroad St and Kimbrell St Thursday afternoon 18-July at 13:46.
Following the collision, the small car crashed into a wooded area
and the Golf Cart caught fire in the intersection. The driver of the
car was not injured and the golf cart driver was ejected but
fortunately only suffered minor injuries. He was treated at the
scene by Firefighter-Paramedics but did not require transportation
to the hospital. Click here for more
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18/July/2019 Structure Fire C Shift
An early morning fire destroyed a singlewide mobile home located at
80 Red Oak Road north of Cottageville at 02:28 Thursday morning
18-July. A passerby noticed the fire and called 9-1-1. Engine 9
arrived to find the residential dwelling fully involved. The home
had been burning unnoticed for some time and the roof along with
most of the floor had already burned away. Crews used a deck gun to
knock down most of the remaining fire, then deployed two handlines
to finish extinguishing the blaze. Crews had the fire under control
within 20 minutes, but were on the scene for four hours performing
overhaul. Click here for more
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13/July/2019 Woods Fire B Shift
Firefighters protected several homes and saved a track hoe during an
afternoon fast moving woods fire in the 400 block of Nunuville Road
Saturday afternoon 13-July. At 14:37, Fire-Rescue was alerted to the
fire on an approximately 40 acre track of land that recently had the
trees harvested. Several unattended debris piles spread during high
winds igniting approximately 20 acres of the property. 20 mph winds
quickly drove the flames through the brush, causing nearly zero
visibly on Nunuville Road. Sheriffs Deputies blocked access to
Nunuville Road for several hours to allow Firefighters to operate.
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07/04/2019 Structure Fire A Shift
At 04:08 Thursday morning 04-July, Fire-Rescue was dispatched to a
work shop on fire at 1075 Burlington Road. Engine 19 arrived to find
a 50 x 20 metal building approximately 50% involved, with flames
coming through the roof and several windows. Firefighter-Paramedics
deployed multiple handlines to the building and cut away a portion
of a garage door to access the interior of the building. Several
tanks of compressed oxygen and acetylene where in the building
requiring crews to monitor the air quality levels. Click
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03/July/2019 Structure Fire A Shift
Colleton Firefighters responded to a structure fire in an abandoned
house at 492 Blue House Lane Wednesday evening 03-July. At 21:47,
9-1-1 received several reports of the fire with the callers advising
a nearby mobile home was endangered. Engine 13 arrived to find the
single story wood frame structure fully involved, with the nearby
singlewide mobile home smoking. Both buildings were obstructed by
thick brush. Firefighters deployed multiple handlines and protected
the mobile home from further damage. Click
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