Colleton County Fire-Rescue
September 2019
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28/September/2019 Shooting Incident A Shift |
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24/September/2019 Structure Fire C Shift |
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24/September/2019 MVC with Air Evac C Shift |
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23/September/2019 MVC with entrapment & Air Evac
B Shift |
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21/September/2019 Vehicle and Woods Fire C Shift |
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20/September/2019 MVC with Air Evac B Shift |
20/September/2019 Fatal MVC B Shift Incident # 19-06558 A
70 year old Reevesville woman died from injuries received in a two
vehicle MVC in the 900 block of Robertson Blvd Friday morning
20-Sept. At 11:12, an eastbound passenger car collided head-on with
a westbound pickup truck in front of Dukes Bar-B-Que Restaurant.
Both vehicles received heavy damage. The woman was quickly removed
from the car with full spinal precautions, then transported emergent
two blocks to Colleton Medical Center. She went into cardiac arrest
shortly after arrival. The hospital staffed worked diligently to
revive the patient, but she did not survive her injuries. The driver
of the pickup truck received non-life threatening injuries and was
transported by Fire-Rescue to CMC. The Walterboro Police Dept is
investigating the crash. Engine 19, Medic 19, Medic 26
responded. |
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9/15/2019- Colleton County Fire-Rescue will be participating in the "Guns n' Hoses" Blood Drive and Family Event at the Colleton County Sheriff's Office (394 Mable T. Willis Blvd., Walterboro) on October 3rd and 4th and we need your help! Click here for more information. | |
9/15/2019- Are you interested in joining our team? It is not too late to sign up for our INTERIM Pre-Employment Testing Session that will be held next week (September 25 - 27, 2019). Click here for more information. | |
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14/September/2019 MVC with entrapment B Shift |
14/September Funeral Announcement It is with sadness that
we report the death of Thomas Tumbleston, former Volunteer Captain
of Station # 8 in Hendersonville. Mr. Tumbleston served at Station #
8 for several decades, the last few years as Station Captain. He was
an active Emergency Medical Technician until his retirement in 2007
serving many in Colleton County. Funeral Services are scheduled for
16:00 on Tuesday 17-September at the Chapel at Herndon Funeral Home
1193 Bells Hwy in Walterboro. A visitation will be held Monday
evening at the funeral home from 18:00 to 20:00. Please remember the
Tumbleston family in your prayers.
https://www.briceherndonfuneralhome.com/notices/Thomas-Tumbleston |
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08/September/2019 Fatal MVC C Shift |
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07/September/2019 Evac Deployment Hurricane Dorian Colleton County Fire-Rescues air medical partner,
Med-trans Corp., deployed 10 rotor aircraft and one fixed wing to the
Lowcountry Regional Airport in preparation for the evacuation of medical
patients during Hurricane Dorian. The crews were originally staged in
Florida but moved north up the coast as the storms path moved north.
Med-Trans brought a mobile command post to coordinate their efforts. |
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02-Sept through 6-Sept Shelter Operations |
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04/September/2019 Structure Fire A Shift |
9/6/2019- Colleton County's Emergency Operations Center will return to Operational Condition 3 (Normal Operations) at 11:00 AM today. Click here for more information. | |
9/5/2019- Governor McMaster has lifted the evacuation order for Colleton County. Click here for more information. | |
9/4/2019 - 2:00 PM - Colleton County Officials have provided another update on Hurricane Dorian. Click here to view the information. | |
9/4/2019- Colleton County Officials have provided another update on Hurricane Dorian. Click here to view the information. | |
9/3/2019- Colleton County Officials have provided an update to the information regarding Hurricane Dorian. Click here to view the information. | |
9/2/2019- As a reminder, Governor McMaster has ordered an evacuation of Colleton County Zones A and B. Click here to view a list of roads in Zone A and click here to view a list of roads in Zone B. You can also go to www.scemd.org/knowyourzone and in the top left portion of the map, there is a place to enter your address so see if you are in a zone. | |
9/2/2019- Colleton County has provided the following updates. Click here for more information. | |
9/1/2019- Governor Orders Evacuation of Portions of Colleton County At 6:30 PM, Governor McMaster announced an executive order that includes evacuation of Zones A and B in Colleton County. Click here for more information. |