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01/15/2012 – Structure Fire –
“B” Shift
At
14:15, a call was received from a resident in the 500 block of Straw Pond Road,
reporting flames in a home behind her house. She reported a home was fully
involved. Firefighters arrived at 190 Thor Court ten minutes later to find the
singlewide mobile home, the attached wooden addition and two vehicles fully
involved. The fire had been burning for some time. Click here
for additional information.
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01/15/2012 – Structure/Woods Fires
– “B” shift
At
11:55, Fire-Rescue was notified of a woods fire threatening a structure at 2614
Peniel Road. Engine 1 and Medic 1 responded and found a 1 acre woods/grass fire
that was burning under a mobile home on the property. The fire had already
damaged the plastic under-skirting around the mobile home and entered the woods
near the structure. Click here for additional
information.
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01/15/2012 – Woods Fire
endangering structures – “B” Shift
Light
winds made for a busy afternoon throughout the county Sunday 15-January. At
11:19 a field fire was reported at 1884 Maple Ridge Road near the Pleasant
Grove Community. Engine 5 and Engine 26 initially responded, finding a rapidly
moving hay field on fire endangering multiple barns and farm buildings. Engine
26 requested a structural assignment for additional units and personnel. Click here
for additional information.
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01/13/2012 – Paramedic Graduation
Firefighter-Paramedics
Tony Keen, Kurt Kruysman and Engineer-Paramedic Scottie O’Quinn along with
seventeen other graduates participated in the Lowcountry Regional EMS Council
Paramedic Graduation Ceremonies held at the Irene Dixon Auditorium at Roper
Hospital in Charleston, Friday evening 13-January at 19:00. Click here
for additional information.
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1/13/2012-
We
wish to extend congratulations to new Firefighter-Paramedic Kurt Kruysman. He
has successfully completed the one year Paramedic Training Program and passed
both the National Registry written and practical examinations.
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01/12/2012 – Fatal MVC with
ejection – “B” Shift
A
33 year old man lost his life following a single car MVC in the 4400 block of
Hudson Mill Road Thursday evening 12-Janaury at 21:36. Evidence at the scene
indicated the Nissan Maxima left the roadway in a curve and struck an
embankment before hitting a large pile of dirt. The vehicle then flipped over
at least once ejecting the sole occupant into the roadway. Click here
for additional information.
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01/07/2012 – Shooting Incident –
“C” Shift
A 42 year old male received
traumatic injuries, following an altercation at a club on Hendersonville
Highway near the Jonesville Community Saturday evening. Sheriff’s
Deputies are investing the incident in which the man was struck in the head and
shot in the arm. His vehicle was also shot. He was able to drive to a residence
in the 1000 block of Lowcountry Highway where 9-1-1 was notified. Click here
for more information.
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01/07/2012 – Traumatic Injuries
with Air Evacuation – “C” Shift
On
Saturday evening 7-Janaury at 18:45, an adult Hispanic male received multiple
traumatic injuries after he jumped from a moving vehicle on Interstate 95 near
the 60 mile marker southbound. Engine 26 and Medic 26 found the patient
semi-conscious, lying on the shoulder of the highway. They alerted the medical
helicopter Lifenet 4, stationed at Colleton Medical Center and began treating
the patient. Click here for more information.
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1/7/2012-
First Annual Emergency Services Softball Tournament to be held at the Colleton
County Recreation Center, 280 Recreation Lane, Walterboro, SC 29488. This is a
Public Safety Only Tournament. If interested contact Robbie McAlhaney at
843-560-6187 or Brian Drew at 843-909-3417. Any Public Safety Agencies are
welcome. Entry Fee is $250.00 per team and additional Sponsors are welcome. All
proceeds will be donated to the MUSC Burned Children’s Fund and the South
Carolina Children’s Charity. Registration and entrance fees due by
9-March-2012.
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1/7/2012-
The Town of St. Mathews is accepting Donations
to assist a firefighter who lost his home. If you would like to donate the
contact information is listed below. Jeff
and Cheryl Price lost their home and everything in it (including precious pets)
to a house fire early Wednesday morning. Jeff
is a full-time fireman with the St. Matthews Fire Department and a volunteer
fireman with Belleville Fire Department. Cheryl works with Calhoun County
Animal Control.
If anyone would like to make a donation or donate items to them - we will be
accepting them at St. Matthews Town Hall, c/o Tammy Carson, P.O. Box 172, St.
Matthews, SC 29135. The phone number is 803-874-2405.
Please send prayers to them as they go through this difficult time and thank
you for your support!
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1/6/2012-
Click here to view CCFR's 2011 Statistical
Report
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1/6/2012-
We wish to extend congratulations to new Firefighter-Paramedic Tony Keen and
Engineer-Paramedic Scottie O’Quinn. Both have successfully completed the one
year Paramedic Training Program and passed both the National Registry written
and practical examinations. Firefighter-EMT Kurt Kruysman also completed the
training and passed the practical examination. He will be testing the written
portion of the exam later this month. The exams are no longer given together as
there were in years past.
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1/4/2012-
The physical schedule has been finalized for March 2012. Click here
to view the physical schedule or click here
to view the department calendar.
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01/01/2012 – Fatal ATV accident
– “A” shift
A
birthday party turned tragic when a 12 year old girl received critical injuries
after an ATV rolled over on her following an accident. The child was
transported from a wooded area to a home in the 2000 block of Cavanaugh Road.
Firefighter-Paramedics treated the girl at the scene and requested a medical
helicopter. A second Medic Unit was called to treat a second injured girl.
Click here for more information.
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01/01/2012 – Structure Fire –
“C” shift
A
fire in the heating unit caused minor damage to a home at 3972 Clover Hill Road
Sunday evening 1-Janaury at 22:35. While units were at the scene of the Saxby
Hill fire four miles away, a fire alarm was dispatched for the Clover Hill Road
address. Engine 32 from Saxby Hill was assigned to investigate the fire
alarm. While enroute the alarm company notified Dispatch that they had made
contact with the resident.. click here for more
info.
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01/01/2012 – Structure Fire –
“C” Shift
An
early evening fire in a bedroom rapidly spread through a residential dwelling
located at 667 Saxby Hill Road, Sunday 01-January at 18:06. The fire was
originally spotted coming from under a bed located in a rear bedroom of the
home. The occupants attempted to beat the fire out and then resorted to using a
garden hose. As the fire grew, 9-1-1 was notified. Click here
for additional information.
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01/01/2012 – Woods and Structure
Fires – “C” Shift
A
yard debris fire burned out of control damaging two storage buildings Sunday
afternoon 01-January. At 14:43, Stations 5, 17, 19 and 26 responded to 9442
Augusta Highway in the Springtown community on the report of a large grass fire
endangering several structures. Engine 5 arrived to find two storage buildings
on fire with an approximately 1-1/2 acres of grass and woods burning. Click here
for more info.
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