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11/December/2024 - Heating Unit Fire at Hendersonville Elementary School -
"C" Shift
Fire-Rescue and Sheriff's Office units
responded to the Hendersonville Elementary School Wednesday
afternoon 11-December at 13:16. Colleton County Sheriff's Office
School Resource Officers (SRO's) detected the presence of smoke in
one of the break rooms on the 100 hallway. They immediately notified
Fire-Rescue, activated the fire alarm, and started the evacuation
process. In addition, the SRO's provided real-time updates that
aided Fire-Rescue. Engine 1 arrived to find no visible signs from
the exterior of the building. Click here
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08/December/2024 - Christmas Parade - "C" Shift
Fire-Rescue participated in the Walterboro Christmas Parade Sunday
evening 08-December. Multiple units lined up on Hampton Street to
join the many participants. The event was well attended by the
public and many positive comments were received about the decorated
apparatus. The community helped bring in the joyous time of year as
we celebrate the birth of Christ. Click here
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07/December/2024 - Structure Fire - "B" Shift
A residential structure was damaged in an
evening fire Saturday night 07-Dec. At 19:03, the neighbors called
9-1-1 reporting smoke coming from the home. The quick thinking
neighbor stretched a garden hose over the fence and began spraying
water in a window, reducing the flames. Engine 1 arrived minutes
later to find smoke coming from the singlewide mobile home. The fire
was contained to a bedroom on the south side of the building.
Firefighter-Paramedics deployed one handline and entered the
structure through the front door. Click here
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05/December/2024 - Structure Fire - "C" Shift
At 11:03 on Thursday 05-December, a passerby
notified 9-1-1 of a residence on fire at the corner of Camp Buddy
Road and Garner Corners Ct. The caller noted there were flames
coming from the windows and roof. Engine 9 arrived to find the
singlewide mobile home approximately 60% involved. The roof over
half of the home and a portion of the front wall had already burned
away. Firefighter-Paramedics deployed multiple handlines to the
building. A vehicle was in front of the home and neighbors could not
verify that no one was there. Click here
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28/November/2024 - Structure Fire - "A" Shift
A single family dwelling was destroyed in an early morning fire in
the 4800 block of Hudson Mill Road, Thanksgiving morning
28-November. At 07:17, a passing motorist called 9-1-1 reporting a
well involved building on fire. Engine 18 arrived to find the wood
frame residential structure fully involved. A two car garage located
approx. 50 feet behind the home was also on fire, as well as a
pickup truck parked next to the home. A second vehicle and boat were
also damaged. Firefighter-Paramedics deployed multiple hand
lines to combat the fire, as well as the deck gun from Engine 18.
Click here for additional information.
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27/November/2024 - Shooting Incident - "A" Shift
An adult male suffered a fatal gunshot wound during an altercation
at a residence in the 16400 block of Hendersonville Hwy. near the
Hampton County line, Wednesday evening 27-November at 22:03.
Sheriff's Deputies and Firefighter-Paramedics responded to the
location which was well off of the highway, down a narrow single
lane driveway. The man received care from responders but did not
respond to resuscitative efforts. The Coroner's Office was notified
and responded to the scene. The Colleton County Sheriff's Office is
investigating the incident. Click here
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24/November/2024 - High Speed MVC - "C" Shift
A single vehicle MVC sent one adult female to the Trauma Center and
two others to Colleton Medical Center Sunday morning 24-November at
05:26. The southbound car lost control and overturned in the median.
All three occupants suffered multiple injuries. They were able to
exit the vehicle prior to the arrival of responders. Each was
treated at the scene, then transported to various hospitals. The SC
Highway Patrol is investigating the crash. Click
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22/November/2024 - Fatal Shooting Incident - "B" Shift
Three men were shot, one fatally, during an altercation at the
Walterboro Family Bowl, 226 Wichman Street Friday evening
22-November at 23:02. Responders were dispatched to the location on
the report of a person shot. Law Enforcement Officers from the City
of Walterboro and the Sheriff's Office arrived quickly and found
three people with gunshot wounds. Two additional Fire-Rescue
ambulances were assigned to the incident. Battalion 1 was the first
arriving Paramedic unit and began triaging the patients. One man
suffered fatal injuries and one man was critically injured. Click
here for additional information. |
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21/November/2024 - Blankets for Veterans
We offer a huge thanks to Fire-Rescue CERT Member "Chippie"
McLaughlin for distributing blankets to Fire-Rescue members that are
also veterans of the United States Military. Each blanket was
made by hand and she has created 25 blankets so far. Chippie
began personally delivering them the week of Veteran's Day.
Pictured here is the blanket delivered to Firefighter/Paramedic
Brian Biering, who served in the United States Marine Corps. |
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18/November/2024 - Head on Collision with Air Evac -
"A" Shift
A St. George man was critically injured in a
head-on collision on Augusta Hwy. (SC Hwy 61) near Mars Old Field
Road Monday evening 18-November at 17:34. His Kia Soul collided with
a full-sized Dodge pickup truck, causing heavy damage to both
vehicles. The Soul then went down an embankment and overturned.
Bystanders pulled the injured man from the small car. He was semi
conscious and suffered multiple traumatic injuries. He was wearing a
seatbelt. Click here for additional
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17/November/2024 - Drowning Incident - "B" Shift
Fire-Rescue responded to a residence in the 200
block of Whetsel Street for a report of an unconscious child found
in a swimming pool at 07:28, Sunday morning 17-November. Sadly it
turned out to be an 8 yr old, autistic boy who had been reported
missing about 10 minutes earlier from a residence on Springwood Dr a
few blocks away. The man who discovered the boy pulled him from the
water, had his wife call 9-1-1 and immediately began performing CPR.
Walterboro Police Officers and Sheriff's Deputies were already in
the area looking for the missing child and arrived very quickly.
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16/November/2024 - Train the Trainer
On November 15th and 16th, 2024, 26 members from within Colleton
County Fire-Rescue attended a one day in-house Live Fire Staff Train
the Trainer Program led by our Training Division. This class meets
the National Standards and consisted of a classroom session, field
exercises and covered the different potions required to be staffed
by the standard to conduct Live Fire Training. All members
participated in a live fire demonstration of the fuel package. Click
here for additional information. |
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13/November/2024 - MVC with Air Evac - "B" Shift
A three vehicle MVC Wednesday evening
13-November resulted in an adult male being critically injured and
flown to a Trauma Center. At 20:39, on a dark rural section of Cooks
Hill Road, a northbound Trailblazer collided with a stopped,
disabled vehicle in the roadway. An adult male was attempting to
make repairs to the car and a family member had a pickup truck
parked in front of the disabled car. Apparently, when the
Trailblazer struck the rear of the disabled Genesis, the impact
pushed it into the pickup truck, crushing the man between the
vehicles. Click here for additional
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13/November/2024 - MVC with Entrapment - "B" Shift
Three people were injured and one was trapped
in a high speed single vehicle MVC on Azalea Patch Road near Sniders
Hwy, Wednesday evening 13-Nov at 18:29. The small passenger car left
the roadway and entered a water filled ditch. The adult male
driver received non-life threatening injuries, but had multiple
complaints and could not exit the vehicle. An adult female and a
small child also received non-life threatening injuries.
Firefighter-Paramedics treated all three patients at the scene.
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10/November/2024 - Flooding Event
The flooding along the Edisto River continued
over the Veteran's Day holiday affecting residents from Whetstones
Crossroads south to Givhans Ferry. Record setting water levels
continued through Sunday up to Stokes Bridge / Sidneys Road with
residents advising water levels were 1-1/2 feet higher than the
recent floods related to Hurricane Debby. Many residents evacuated
the area as well as the Bee City Zoo in an effort to protect the
animals. Fortunately, water began to back up into the four holes
swamp. Click here for additional
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10/November/2024 - Veterans Day Parade
Fire-Rescue joined many agencies in honoring
our country's veterans at the annual Veteran's Day Parade in
Walterboro Sunday 10-November at 15:00. Engine 1, Engine 27, Medic 1
and Car 114 participated in the event. The route followed Hampton
St, to Jefferies to Washington Street. Dr. Joseph Flowers was the
Grand Marshal. This was the largest Veterans Day Parade held in the
community. Click here for additional
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09/November/2024 - Explorer Post Anniversary
Fire-Rescue's Explorer Post celebrated its 17th
anniversary with a lunch and game of kick ball. at Station # 19
Saturday afternoon 09-November. Battalion Chiefs Feather and Dalton
prepared hamburgers and hot dogs for the youth members. After lunch,
the adult trainers challenged the Explorers to a game of kickball.
The game was held in the training grounds behind Station # 19. Each
side played hard, but the adults won a victory for the second year.
Everyone had a great time. Click here for
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08/November/2024 - Structure Fire with Injuries -
"C" Shift
An elderly man was transported to the Burn Center at
MUSC after suffering second and third degree burns. The report of
the fire was received at 9-1-1 at 10:21, Friday morning 08-November,
reporting the structure fire and the injured man. Engine 9 arrived
to find the singlewide mobile home already collapsed and the injured
man sitting in the yard. The man advised the home, located on a dead
end isolated dirt road, had burned down one or two days ago. Click
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06-13/November/2024 - Flooding Event
On 06 and 07 November, Orangeburg and Calhoun
Counties, north of Colleton, were inundated with heavy rains,
receiving 12-14 inches over a few hours. The rains caused
widespread damage resulting in 150 roads damaged, road closures,
including portions of I-26, several dam failures and many heavily
flooding communities including the City of Orangeburg. The North
Fork Edisto River gauge set a new record of 15.34 feet, the highest
recorded since 1928. The Edisto River gauge at Whetstones Crossroads
also set a new high record of 10.64 feet. Orangeburg County
requested mutual aid from several counties due to blocked roadways.
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06/November/2024 - MVC with entrapment - "A" Shift
A single vehicle MVC sent one patient to
Colleton Medical Center Wednesday afternoon at 12:33. During a light
rain, a pickup truck left Bells Hwy (SC Hwy 64) at Stokes Road, went
down an embankment and overturned. The adult female driver was
trapped in the truck, with non-life threatening injuries.
Firefighter-Paramedics used Holmatro struts and cribbing to
stabilize the vehicle, then removed the rear glass and windshield to
reach the patient. She was treated inside the overturned car, before
being extricated on a LSB and carried up the embankment. Fire-Rescue
Medic 26 transported her to Colleton Medical Center. Click
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06/November/2024 - MVC with Entrapment & Air Evac - "A" Shift
At 10:15 Wednesday morning 06-November, a
southbound passenger car struck the rear of another southbound
vehicle in approximately the 700 block of Ivanhoe Road. The car lost
control, left the roadway and struck a tree, trapping the female
driver. The woman was found semi conscious in the car. She was
treated by Firefighter-Paramedics while other crew members used
Homatro Pentheon rescue tools to extricate the victim. She suffered
a possible head injury. Click here for
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03/November/2024 - Shooting Incident - "A" Shift
An adult male was critically injured in a
shooting incident that took place at the Rodeway Inn, 97 Ladson
Street, Sunday morning 03-November at 10:09. The man fled the scene
and ran to the nearby Fireworks Superstore at 1289 Sniders Hwy to
seek help. The store attendant called 9-1-1. Walterboro City Police
officers were working another incident in the area and heard the
gunshots. They arrived within minutes. Firefighter-Paramedics
treated the man in the parking lot of the Fireworks store and placed
a medical helicopter on standby. Click here
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31/October/2024 - Trunk-or-Treat
Fire-Rescue, along with many local agencies participated in a Truck
or Treat Event sponsored by Sheriff Buddy Hill at the Sheriff's
Office on Mable T. Willis Blvd 31-October beginning at 17:00.
Several thousand participants attended the event, many in costume.
The children gathered bags of candy, treats and prizes. The
Sheriff's Office cooked hamburgers and hot dogs for those in
attendance. Fire-Rescue office staff and several CERT members worked
in the Fire-Rescue booth. Click here for
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30/October/2024 - Structure Fire - "C" Shift
A residential structure was heavily damaged in
an evening fire Wednesday night 30-October at 22:01. While crews
were working a business fire several miles away on Augusta Hwy, a
family discovered their home was on fire in the 700 block of Mol
Senia Ln in the Round O Community. The family smelled smoke and
discovered flames burning in the roof above a utility room. Two
adults and three children were able to safely exit the residence.
Engine 9 cleared up from the Augusta Hwy fire and responded to the
Mol Senia Lane fire. Click here for
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30/October/2024 - Structure Fire - "C" Shift
A 50x50 maintenance building was destroyed in
an evening fire at 17857 Augusta Hwy (SC Hwy 61), Wednesday evening.
At 20:41, 9-1-1 received several reports of the building being on
fire. Engine 36 arrived to find the building had already collapsed.
It was located well off of the roadway and the fire burned unnoticed
for some time. The business performed repair work on appliances and
had over 35 refrigerators and other units inside the building.
Several hundred were located in the wooded area around the building.
The fire spread into the nearby woods. Click
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30/October/2024 - Birth Annoucement
Congratulations to Firefighter-AEMT Sabrina Fetty and her husband
Nicholas on the birth of her first child. Stella Bea Fetty was born
Oct 30, 2024, at 13:10 at Summerville Medical Center. She weighs
6lbs 5oz and is19 inches long. Mom and daughter are both doing
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24/October/2024 - Structure and Equipment Fire - "C" Shift
An equipment fire spread to a building in an early morning incident
at a business located at 36 Clearwater Drive Thursday morning
24-October at 08:25. Fire-Rescue units were dispatched to American
Bio Mass, a non-hazardous waste disposal company, for a report of a
trackhoe on fire possibly involving a shed. Battalion 1 observed a
large column of black smoke a mile from the scene. Upon arrival,
heavy black smoke was noted coming from the main building, a one
story block building where the waste products are processed. A
second alarm was requested. Click here
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23/October/2024 - Woods and Storage Building Fire - "B" Shift
A debris pile fire got out of control and destroyed a 12x12 storage
building as well as a portion of woods near the property, Wednesday
evening 23-October at 19:09. Fire-Rescue was dispatched to the
location for the report of a structure on fire. Engine 26 arrived to
find the small storage building completely on the ground and the
woods surrounding the building on fire. They cancelled other
responding units. Firefighters deployed one handline to extinguish
the fire. Click here for additional
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23/October/24 - Fatal MVC with Entrapment - "B" Shift
A 16 yr old tragically perished in a single vehicle MVC in the 100
block of Phillips Road Wednesday evening 23-October at 17:56. The
Chrysler 300 was traveling south on Phillips Road when it left the
roadway after a curve. The car over-corrected and entered the ditch
where it struck a tree and overturned. The female driver was wearing
a seatbelt, but suffered multiple traumatic injuries. She was
trapped in the wreckage. Click here for
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