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29/May/2020 Fatal MVC with entrapment B Shift
A 35 year old Walterboro man died from injuries sustained in a single
vehicle MVC on Lodge Hwy (SC Hwy 217) at the Bamberg County Line Friday
morning 29-May. The accident was reported at 10:14, but is believed to have
occurred around 07:30. The vehicle was difficult to see from the roadway. It
appeared the 1998 Toyota 4Runner was traveling south on Lodge Hwy, when it
crossed the over to the northbound side of the roadway and crashed in the
creek. The vehicle cleared the creek and struck the concrete abutment on the
southbound side of the creek. It then overturned in the water trapping the
driver. Click here for more information. |
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26/May/2020 MVC with Entrapment B Shift
A Florida man was critically injured in a single vehicle MVC on Interstate
95 near mile marker 52 northbound. The Toyota Sequoia was traveling
northbound when it left the roadway and entered a water filled ditch.
Witnesses advised the SUV flipped over multiple times and landed on its roof
in about three feet of water. A traveler from North Carolina, a Dominion
Energy truck driver and a Firefighter-EMT from Jasper County Fire-Rescue
stopped to render aid. They entered the water and were able to force open
the rear passengers door freeing one of the occupants. Click
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26/May/2020 Shooting Incidents A Shift
Two adult males received gunshot wounds at two different locations three
hours apart Tuesday morning 26-May. The first incident occurred in the 500
block of Rivers St just outside the City Limit of Walterboro. An adult male
was riding a bicycle on Rivers Street when a car pulled alongside and began
firing a weapon at him. The man was struck several times, but managed to
escape into a wooded area. Law Enforcement located the man who had serious
injuries to both arms and an upper leg. Click here
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24/May/2020 High Speed MVC C Shift
An adult male suffered multi-traumatic injuries after being involved in a
single vehicle MVC on Jefferies Hwy (US Hwy 15) at Barwick Lane Sunday
evening 24-May. The pickup truck was traveling south on Jefferies Hwy when
it attempted to pass several other southbound vehicles, including a
Dorchester County EMS Ambulance transporting a patient to Colleton Medical
Center. The vehicle lost control and flipped over several times before
coming to rest on the right shoulder at Barwick Lane. The man was initially
trapped in the truck. Click here for more
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24/May/2020 Shooting Incident C Shift
An adult male received a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the chest Sunday
evening 24-May at a residence on Huckleberry Hill Lane north of
Cottageville. The incident was reported to 9-1-1 at 20:36. Bystanders
provided aid, including bleeding control before Firefighter-Paramedics
arrived. The patient was in critical condition and experiencing difficulty
breathing. A medical helicopter was sent to the scene and landed in a field
on August Hwy near Meeting House Road. Click here
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24/May/2020 Water Rescue C Shift
Two women and three children were rescued on the Edisto River Saturday
afternoon 24-May. At 14:48, 9-1-1 was notified that the group was in trouble
on the Edisto River south of Good Hope Landing before Jelicos Landing.
Firefighter-Paramedics and DNR Officers responded to Good Hope Landing. The
peoples cell phone had poor reception, but 9-1-1 Dispatchers were able to
get a general location on them. They had been traveling on the river on
inflatable rafts when the current pushed them into several downed trees
laying across the river, causing the rafts to deflate. Click
here for more information. |
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23/May/2020 - Fatal MVC B Shift
A 25 year old Colleton County woman died from injuries she received in a
single vehicle MVC on I-95 near the 65 mile marker northbound Saturday
evening 23-May at 19:02. The woman was operating a Dodge Dakota pickup,
traveling northbound on I-95 when she lost control, crossed both lanes of
the highway and struck the side of the bridge over Weans Rd. The vehicle
then crossed back over both lanes and overturned several times in the median
before landing on the roof against the guardrail on the southbound side of
the highway. There were two unrestrained occupants in the truck. Click
here for more information. |
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23/May/2020 EMT Certification
We wish to congratulate Firefighter II-EMT James
Montgomery Bailey on successfully obtaining National Registry
Emergency Medical Technician certification.
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23/May/2020 Coca Cola AHA Drink Distribution
The Coca Cola Company distributed cases of the drink
AHA to First Responders in the Colleton Area Friday 23-May. Wal-Mart was
generous enough to allow the use of their parking lot. Senator Margie Bright
helped to coordinate the event notifying local agencies. She was present and
assisted with handing out cases of the product to Firefighters,
Firefighter-Paramedics and Law Enforcement Officers in Colleton County.
Crews reported to the Wal-Mart parking lot and drove through the
distribution line to receive cases of the drink. Click
here for more information.
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21/May/2020 Explosive Device C Shift
A construction crew performing work at the Lowcountry Regional Airport, dug
up an unexploded ordnance believed to be an 81mm mortar Thursday afternoon
21-May. Sheriffs Deputies and Fire-Rescue units responded to the property
and stood by until bomb technicians from the Charleston County Sheriffs
Office and Air Force Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit arrived. Bomb Techs
examined the device and checked it thoroughly before securing the mortar and
safely removing it from the location. No one was injured during the
operation. Click here for more information. |
5/17/2020- WE ARE HIRING!!!
Are you a talented, caring and professional Firefighter,
Firefighter/EMT, or Firefighter/Paramedic? Join our team.
Colleton County Fire-Rescue will conduct pre-employment testing on
May 27-29, 2020. Click here
for more information. |
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16/May/2020 Burn Patient with Air Evac C Shift
A 71 yr. old Ruffin woman was flown to the Burn Center in Augusta Saturday
afternoon 16-May. At 15:25, Fire-Rescue was dispatched to a residence in the
7000 block of Bells Highway for a patient with burns to her face. On
arrival, Firefighter-Paramedics found the patient with severe burns to her
face and airway. She was experiencing difficulty breathing. She advised the
crew that she had been smoking while on home oxygen and the fire ignited
burning her face. Click here for more
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16/May/2020 MVC with Air Evac C Shift
A 25 year old Walterboro man was critically injured in a multi-vehicle
accident on Interstate 95 northbound at Exit 62 on the over-pass Saturday
morning 16-May at 04:50. Fire-Rescue units arrived minutes following the
crash, having just cleared up from a separate accident a mile away on the
southbound side. A northbound Lexus struck the guardrail causing heavy
damage to the car. The vehicle came to rest in the travel lanes blocking
both lanes on the McLeod Road overpass. A northbound GMC pickup truck
collided with the Lexus causing further damage and heavily damaging the
pickup truck. Click here for more information. |
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05/15/2020 MVC with entrapment C Shift
A Summerville man was injured after his Jeep struck a utility trailer and
overturned in the 800 block of Black Street Friday morning 15-May at 11:18.
Units arrived to find the car laying on the passenger side in the roadway.
The adult male driver was trapped in the wreckage. Firefighter-Paramedics
began treating the man while he was still in the vehicle as other
crewmembers worked to remove the roof. Cribbing and Holmatro V-Struts were
used to stabilize the vehicle and Holmatro hydraulic rescue tools and a
reciprocating saw were used to remove a portion of the roof to gain access
to the driver. Click here for more information. |
5/12/2020- JOIN OUR TEAM!
We have openings for talented, caring, and professional
Firefighters, Firefighter/EMTs, and Firefighter/Paramedics. We
will conduct pre-employment testing on May 27-29, 2020 (mandatory
day is May 28). Click here
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10/May/2020 Fatal Shooting Incident C Shift
An adult male was killed from a gunshot wound to the upper
torso Sunday morning 10-May at 02:19. The incident occurred at the Palms Inn
located at 1145 Sniders Hwy near I-95. The man was shot in the parking lot
at the end of the building. City Police, Sheriffs Deputies and
Firefighter-Paramedics arrived quickly, but the man had no signs of life.
The Coroners Office also responded to the scene. The man was shot during an
altercation outside of the motel. The Walterboro Police Dept is
investigating the incident. Click here for
more information.
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08/May/2020 MVC with Entrapment B Shift
Two people were injured and one driver was trapped in a three car MVC at the
intersection of Bells Hwy. (SC Hwy 64) and Doctors Creek Road Friday
afternoon 08-May at 12:50. A west bound vehicle struck the rear of a
Chevrolet Corsica also traveling west bound, pushing it head-on into a
Nissan Rogue SUV turning onto Bells Hwy. The female driver of the Rogue
received non-life threatening injuries. The driver of the Corsica was
trapped in his vehicle and received multiple, non-life threatening traumatic
injuries. Click here for more information. |
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07/May/2020 Structure Fire A Shift
Firefighters saved a home and rescued three dogs during a structure fire at
88 Heavens Hill Ct east of Cottageville Thursday morning 07-May at 11:12.
Engine 9 arrived to find smoke visible from all sides of the doublewide
mobile home and flames burning through the back wall and roof. Two crews
attacked the fire with two 1-3/4 handlines and quickly brought the fire
under control and stopped the spread of the flames inside the building. The
occupants safety exited the home, but three large dogs in crates were still
inside the smoke filled home. Click here for more
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06/May/2020 Fatal MVC with entrapment C Shift
A 40 yr. old Cottageville man and his dog were killed in a single vehicle
high speed MVC on Sniders Hwy. (SC Hwy 63) just west of Rentz Dr Wednesday
afternoon 06-May at 19:50. A Fire-Rescue unit that was responding to another
incident in the area road up on the accident which a neighbor advised just
occurred. The vehicle was traveling toward Walterboro when it drove off of
the right shoulder past Tyler Rd, reentered the highway, over-corrected and
left the roadway a second time before sliding sideways and flipping over
into several trees. Click here for more
information. |
5/4/2020- WE ARE HIRING!!!
Are you a talented, caring and professional Firefighter,
Firefighter/EMT, or Firefighter/Paramedic? Join our team.
Colleton County Fire-Rescue will conduct pre-employment testing on
May 27-29, 2020. Click here
for more information. |
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03/May/2020 MVC with Air Evac C Shift
A 70 yr. old Indiana woman was seriously injured in a single vehicle, high
speed MVC on Interstate 95 near the 61 mile marker northbound. The woman was
driving a 1999 Jeep Cherokee northbound when the car veered into the median.
The driver overcorrected and lost control causing the small SUV to flip over
several times on the highway, coming to rest on its roof in the travel
lanes. The vehicle received heavy damage and was leaking a large amount of
gasoline. The woman, who was wearing a seatbelt and the sole occupant of the
vehicle, received multiple traumatic injuries, including a near amputation
of the left arm. Click here for more information. |