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30/January/2020 Fatal MVC with Air Evac B Shift
A 55 year old Ruffin man died from injuries received in a single car MVC in
the 300 block of Sunrise Road in the Town of Smoaks, Thursday afternoon
30-January. At 12:17, 9-1-1 was notified of the Red Ford Pickup that left
the roadway and struck several trees. The truck received heavy damage and
the driver was not wearing a seatbelt. He was the only occupant in the truck
and received multiple traumatic injuries. Firefighter-Paramedics stationed
in Smoaks arrived minutes later and quickly began treating the man. Click
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We offer condolences to
Firefighter-Paramedic Mike Bascom and his family. Mikes sister,
Rhonda Bascom Pierce, passed away suddenly at her home this week.
Allen Funeral Home in Ridgeland will be handling the arrangements.
Visitation is scheduled from 17:00 to 19:00 Friday 31-January and
the Funeral will be held Saturday at the Ridgeland High School Gym.
More information regarding the services will be posted later. Refer
to the Allen Funeral Home website
https://www.allenfunerals.com/obituary/Rhonda-BascomPierce
Please remember Mike and his family in your
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27/January/2020 Structure Fire A Shift
A family of four was displaced following a fire that heavily damaged their
home at 63 Conway Street Monday morning 27-January at 01:12.
Firefighter-Paramedics arrived within minutes and found flames coming from
the windows on one end of the doublewide mobile home and from the roof. The
two adults and two children in the home were accounted for and did not
report any injuries. Crews deployed two hand lines from Engine 26 and
quickly knocked down the fire which was contained to the area of the kitchen
just off of the front door. Click here for more
information. |
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26/January/2020 Man jumped from Train A Shift
At 21:37, Sunday evening 26-January, Fire-Rescue units and Sheriffs
Deputies were sent the area of Wiess Lane at the railroad tracks north of
the Green Pond Community. CSX Authorities notified Colleton 9-1-1 that a
male passenger on an Amtrak Train had reportedly jumped off of the train in
Colleton County between there and the Edisto River. Emergency personnel
began searching the area as CSX called back and reported another train
reported seeing a shoe between the tracks near Hope Plantation Lane in
Jacksonboro. Click here for more information. |
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24/January/2020 Structure Fire B Shift
A Jacksonboro family of four was displaced following a fire in their mobile
home Friday morning 24-January at 10:57. The occupant advised he was cooking
and stepped away from the kitchen. He heard his granddaughter crying in the
front of the home and upon returning through the kitchen found the blaze
near the stove and the wall behind the stove. He picked up the girl and both
safely exited the home. Firefighter-Paramedics arrived six minutes later to
find heavy fire conditions with flames coming from the front door and
windows in the center of the singlewide mobile home. Click
here for more information. |
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1/25/2020- We offer condolences to
Firefighter-Paramedic Charlie Jones and his family on the loss of
his grandmother, Sarah Harriett Causey Jones. Funeral services will
be held Sunday, 26-Jnauary at 15:00, Pleasant Grove Baptist Church,
Highway 57 South, Dillon SC 29536. Please keep the Jones family in
your prayers.
View details at
https://www.kannadayfuneralhome.com/obituary/harriett-jones
Brought to you by Kannaday Funeral Home
https://www.kannadayfuneralhome.com |
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16/January/2020 Structure Fire C Shift
A residential dwelling suffered heavy fire damage Thursday afternoon
16-January at 15:39. Engine 2 arrived three minutes after the dispatch to
find heavy smoke conditions and flames coming from the front and rear of the
singlewide mobile home. The structure had a roof addition and front
addition. Crews deployed several handlines to combat the fire. They had most
of the fire contained within 15 minutes, however units were on the scene for
three hours performing overhaul. Click here for
more information. |
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16-17/January/2020 Active Shooter & Bleeding Control
Training
Fire-Rescue personnel conducted Active Shooter and Bleeding Control Training
Sessions for all County Employees during four sessions held at Council
Chambers Thursday and Friday 16 & 17 January. The training aims to educate
the employees on survival techniques and how to react during an active
shooter incident. The class also teaches the employees, who may be the first
people on the scene, how to properly manage bleeding injuries to possibly
save the life of a victim. Click here for more
information. |
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15/January/2020 Fatal Auto Pedestrian MVC B Shift
An adult male died from injuries he received after being struck by a pickup
truck on dark rural section of Ruffin Road Wednesday evening 15-January at
18:41. A witness reported to Law Enforcement that the man was walking in the
east bound lane of Ruffin Road just before Greenville Road when he was
struck by the eastbound truck. The man was thrown to the shoulder of the
road. Bystanders called 9-1-1 and a private ambulance from Columbia drove up
on the accident. Click here for more information. |
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11/January/2020 MVC with ejection A Shift
A 32 year old White Hall man was severely injured in a single car MVC in the
900 block of Peuifory Road Saturday evening 11-Janaury at 22:01. His vehicle
was traveling north on Peuifory Rd when it dropped off of the pavement in a
curve. The driver overcorrected, entered the southbound ditch where it
struck several trees. The Buick Century spun backwards and struck several
more trees before it was propelled into the ditch on the northbound side of
the road. The driver was ejected from the car and was found lying in the
middle of the roadway. Several residents heard the crash and found the man
unconscious. Click here for more information. |
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1/8/2020 - Click
here to view Fire-Rescue's 2019
Statistical Report |
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08/January/2020 Mutual Aid Structure Fire A Shift
At 08:22, Wednesday morning 08-January, Hampton County
Fire-Rescue requested personnel to assist with a commercial structure fire
at 20 Main Street in the Town of Brunson. Colleton County sent 10
firefighters on the initial request. Approximately an hour later they
requested five Tenders to aid in water supply. The requested apparatus was
dispatched. Colleton crews joined Hampton County firefighters and
Departments from Allendale, Beaufort and Jasper Counties in gaining control
of the fire. The business was a commercial laundry and the approx. 15,000
sq. ft. building contained pallets of burning sheets and towels. The
business suffered substantial damage. Click here
for more information.
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07/January/2020 MVC with Fire B Shift
A Mack log truck and a Kenworth flatbed truck collided
on Sunrise Road (SC Hwy 217) near Yamacraw Dr Tuesday morning 07-January at
07:08. The southbound Kenworth crossed the center line and sideswiped the
north bound log truck causing heavy damage to both vehicles. The log truck
drove off of the road into the ditch in an attempt to avoid the collision.
Shortly after impact, the Kenworth, which came to rest upright in the
northbound lane, caught fire. Click here for more
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01/January/2020 Fatal Hunting Accident C Shift
At 14:35, 01-Janaury Fire-Rescue and Sheriffs Deputies were sent to the
1600 block of Barracada Road for a reported hunting accident. While units
were responding, Dispatch advised their were two victims. An additional
ambulance was assigned to the incident and two medical helicopters were
placed on standby. Initial arriving units met with a man on a dirt path that
lead them into the woods along a power line right of way. After approx. 3/10
of a mile the path became impassable to vehicles. Click
here for more information. |