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29/June/2019 MVC with ejection & Air Evac
C Shift
A Colleton County teen was critically injured in a single vehicle
MVC Saturday morning 29-June. At 05:37 an off duty Colleton
Firefighter drove past the location and saw the damaged Toyota
pickup truck off of the roadway. He stopped to investigate and found
the patient laying on the ground near the heavily damaged truck. He
reported the accident to 9-1-1 and rendered aid to the patient until
Medic 26 arrived a few minutes later. The patient was semi-conscious
with multiple traumatic injuries and severe respiratory problems.
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27/June/2019 Fatal MVC with Fire B Shift
A 28 year old man died from multiple traumatic injuries after his
motorcycle collided head-on with a Honda passenger car in the 5400
block of Charleston Highway (SC Hwy 64) Thursday afternoon 27-June
at 16:50. Witnesses advised the east bound motorcycle crossed the
center line and struck the west bound Honda, exploding into a fire
ball on impact. The motorcycle driver was ejected into the roadway.
The Honda received heavy damage with the front passenger suffering
minor injuries. She was treated at the scene by Fire-Rescue Medic
19, then transported to Colleton Medical Center. Click
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26/June/2019 Structure Fire B Shift
A vacant residence was heavily damaged Wednesday morning from a
suspicious fire. At 06:45, a passing motorist reported seeing smoke
and flames coming from a mobile home located at 129 Harlequin Lane.
Engine 9 arrived to find an approximately 80% involved singlewide
mobile home on fire. Firefighters deployed multiple handlines to the
building and saved one room. The remainder of the structure was
destroyed, with one end having the floor burned completely away.
Crews worked about an hour to completely extinguish the fire, but
had the bulk of the flames under control within 15 minutes. Click
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25/June/2019 High Speed MVC C Shift
An adult female was critically injured in a single vehicle MVC in
the 2100 block of Confederate Hwy (SC Hwy 641) Tuesday morning
25-June at 09:19. The vehicle left the roadway and struck a ditch
embankment and several trees injuring the female driver.
Firefighter-Paramedics quickly treated her multiple traumatic
injuries at the scene, then rapidly transported her to the ED at
Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro to be stabilized. She was
later flown by the C.A.R.E. Flight helicopter to the Trauma Center
at Trident Hospital. Click here for more
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21/June/2019 Camper Fire A Shift
A camper used as a residence and an attached structure were
destroyed in an afternoon fire Friday 21-June. At 14:48, a person
driving on Bama Road reported seeing a building on fire that was
well off of the road. Engine 9 arrived to find the structure well
involved and already collapsed. Firefighter-Paramedics deployed two
handlines to extinguish the fire and protect exposures on the
property. Crews had the incident under control in approximately 15
minutes and canceled other responding apparatus. They remained at
the location performing overhaul for one and half hours. Click
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5/31/2019 - Hurricane Season begins on
Saturday, June 1, 2019 and ends on November 30, 2019.
The National Hurricane Center has
predicted that the Atlantic Basin of the United States will
experience an average hurricane season this year with 9-15 named
storms, 4-8 hurricanes, and 2-4 major hurricanes (Category 3 or
higher).
However, the National Weather Service
reminds us that, It Only Takes One Storm to strike your area to
make it a bad season!
As weather normally follows patterns,
it is important to note that our area has experienced two major
storms in the last six decades.
The first was Hurricane Hugo in 1989
(30 years ago) and the second was Hurricane Gracie in 1959 (30 years
before Hugo).
Despite these facts, you should not use
weather patterns or predictions to guide your level of preparedness.
You should be prepared each and every
year in the event a storm impacts Colleton County. Click
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10/June/2019 - Funeral Announcement
It is with great sadness that we report the
death of Station # 12 Lieutenant Eugene Gene Brown. Gene has been
a dedicated member of the County Fire-Rescue Service for nearly
three decades, serving from the Neyles Community. His wife, Lula,
also served as the Neyles Fire Dept Treasurer before the creation of
Fire-Rescue in 1994. A visitation will be held at Kogers Mortuary,
508 South Jefferies Blvd. in Walterboro Tuesday 11-June from 17:00
to 19:00. The funeral service will be held at Aimwell Presbyterian
Church, 8925 Charleston Hwy (Neyles Crossroads) Wednesday 12-June at
11:00. Genes positive attitude, smiling face, hard work and many
contributions to Fire-Rescue and the people of Colleton County will
be greatly missed. Please remember Gene and his family in your
prayers.
https://www.kogersmortuarycares.com/notices/MrEugene-Brown
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6/4/2019 - Click
here to view an article about MUSC recognizing
Firefighter/Paramedics Dias, Dukes, and Potts during National EMS
Week. |
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02/June/2019 Structure Fire C Shift
A Drain Road home was heavily damaged in an evening fire Sunday
night 02-June. At 22:40, the homeowner returned home to find smoke
and flames coming from one end of the singlewide mobile home. He
called 9-1-1 and attempted to extinguish the fire until Fire-Rescue
units arrived, but was driven out of the structure by the extreme
heat and smoke. Engine 7 reported the residence was approximately
30% involved on their arrival. Firefighters deployed two handlines,
made entry through the front door and conducted an aggressive
interior attack on the blaze. Click here
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02/June/2019 MVC with entrapment B Shift
A high speed MVC resulted in a single car MVC at the intersection of
Quail Drive and Mount Carmel Road Sunday morning 02-June at 0036.
The small silver Impala was attempting to elude Walterboro Police
Officers as it traveled north on Mount Carmel Road at a high rate of
speed. The Impala made a turn on to Quail Drive about ½ mile outside
the City Limit, lost control and overturned in a ditch, trapping
both occupants. Walterboro Police and Sheriff Deputies were on the
scene immediately following the crash. Police Officers were able to
free the female occupant and assist her from the car. Click
here for more information. |
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01/June/2019 Fatal MVC with entrapment B
Shift
A Hampton County woman was killed and two other people injured in a
two vehicle MVC on ACE Basin Parkway (US Hwy 17) north of Balchem
Lane near the community of Green Pond Saturday night 01-June.
Colleton 9-1-1 received the first report of the collision at 22:29.
Fire-Rescue units from Station # 6 in Green Pond arrived minutes
later to find a heavily damaged Chevrolet S10 pickup truck over
turned in the roadway. A small Porsche was off the right hand side
of the highway in the ditch with moderate damage. Click
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