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29/September/2018 Fatal MVC C Shift
A 56 year old Walterboro man was killed in a single vehicle MVC in
the 1200 block on Academy Road west of Winchester Drive Saturday
evening 29-September. The accident was reported at 22:09 after a
passerby noticed a headlight on near the woods. The man found an
overturned pickup truck in the driveway to the Palmetto Hut. As he
searched the scene, he located an adult males body in the woods
approximately 50 feet from the truck. The accident evidently
occurred earlier in the evening but was not found on the dead end
road until after 10PM. Click here for
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29/September/2018 Shooting Incident C
Shift
A 17 year old male was critically injured in an
accidental shooting incident at a residence in the 3300 block of
Hudson Mill Road. The patient told Firefighter-Paramedics he was
cleaning a rifle when it fell and discharged. The round struck the
teenager in the chest. Crews quickly treated him at the scene. No
medical helicopters could fly because of poor weather conditions.
Due to his critical state, he was rapidly transported to Colleton
Medical Center to be stabilized. Click here
for more information.
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29/September/2018 Fatal MVC B Shift
A 25 yr old Walterboro man died in a single car MVC on Mt. Carmel
Road at Can City Road Saturday morning 29-September. The accident
was reported to 9-1-1 at 07:26 and Fire-Rescue units arrived minutes
later to find the driver with no signs of life. The vehicle had been
traveling north on Mt. Carmel Road when it failed to negotiate a
curve. The Lexus sedan struck the embankment and landed in a field.
Click here for more information. |
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26/September/2019 Structure Fire C Shift
Engine 19 was sent to a hay fire in the 700 block of Benjamin Drive
at 16:04 Wednesday afternoon 26-September. On arrival, crews found
an approximately 50x40 barn containing 300 round bales of hay
stacked approx. 16 feet high, fully involved. The contents of the
barn was also on fire. A structural assignment was added to the
response. The barn was well off of the roadway. A second barn was
located about 20 feet away and was endangered. Click
here for more information. |
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25/September/2018 MVC with Ejection A
Shift
A 34 year old Bamberg man was seriously injured when his pickup
truck left the roadway and overturned Tuesday morning 25-September
at 07:42. The accident occurred in the 9800 block of Augusta Hwy,
east of Powder Horn Road. The east bound pickup truck left the
roadway on the west bound side of the road, over corrected and
overturned in the woods. The driver was thrown approximately 40 feet
into the woods. A witness stopped and rendered aid. Click
here for more information. |
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24/September/2018 Structure Fire A Shift
A cable installation crew working in the 12100 block of Augusta Hwy
(SC Hwy 61) noticed smoke and flames coming from a residence at
12172 Augusta Hwy at 09:14 Monday morning 24-September. Engine 5
arrived minutes later to find flames coming from a window of the
single story block dwelling. Heavy smoke condition were noted from
all sides of the building. Firefighter-Paramedics deployed multiple
handlines to the building forcing entry through the front door. They
quickly knocked down the fire and contained it to three rooms,
saving the home and most of the belongings. Click
here for more information. |
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24/September/2018 Hurricane Florence Recovery
Effort
Fire-Rescue has deployed assets to assist in the Hurricane Florence
recovery efforts in Horry and Georgetown Counties. An ALS Medic unit
was moved to Horry County Fire Station 43 on Monday 17-September.
The crew was swapped out on Friday morning 21-September. Flooding
has blocked access to many areas of Horry County and the Colleton
Ambulance was one of ten additional ambulances other SC counties
sent to the area to assist with 9-1-1 responses. Tenders 4, 32 and
36 were deployed to assist the City of North Myrtle Beach. With the
heavy flooding, water system problems are expected and Tenders would
be required for suppression efforts. Click
here for more information. |
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20/September/2018 Fatal MVC with entrapment &
Air Evac C Shift
A tragic high speed multi-vehicle collision in
the 6300 block of Sniders Hwy (SC Hwy 63) east of Brick Road,
resulted in the deaths of two people and critically injured two
Hampton County women. The accident was reported at 11:52, Thursday
morning 20-September. Fire-Rescue units arrived six minutes later
and could see a large column of black smoke from five miles away.
Arriving units found a well involved tractor trailer off in the
woods, a Toyota Avalon with heavy damage in the woods near the rear
of the tractor trailer and a small crossover type vehicle about 75
feet west which as also on fire. Click here
for more information. |
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20/September/2018 MVC with Ejection B
Shift
A 29 year old Ridgeway SC woman was critically injured in a single
car collision in the 200 block of Bells Hwy at Eddie Chasteen Drive
Thursday morning 20-September at 00:53. The eastbound SUV failed to
negotiate a curve, left the roadway and struck a utility pole before
overturning in the roadway blocking both eastbound lanes of Bells
Hwy. Firefighter-Paramedics found the woman unconscious lying in the
roadway approximately ten feet from the automobile. Click
here for more information. |
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9/17/2018-
We congratulate Fire-Rescues Administrative
Manager Melody Ellis and Captain Blaine Harrison on becoming
grandparents. Their daughter, Emily, gave birth to a 5 pound, 15
ounce girl at Colleton Medical Center. Stella is 14 inches long.
Both Emily and Stella are doing fine.
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15/Sept/2018 MVCs A Shift
Two people were injured, one critically, in
separate MVCs Saturday evening 15-September. The first occurred on
Jacksonboro Road near Parkers Ferry Road at 21:24 when a small car
left the roadway and appeared to have overturned. The 33 year old
female driver was ejected from the car and found approximately 20
feet from the automobile. She suffered multiple traumatic injuries.
Firefighter-Paramedics found the vehicle with heavy damage in a
wooded area near a bridge. Click here for more information.
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07/Sept 15/Sept/2018 EOC-Evacuation Shelter
Operations
As Hurricane Florence approached the SC Coast, early forecasts
predicted the storm making landfall on the Charleston, Colleton
and/or Beaufort County coastlines. The Colleton Emergency Operations
Center was opened Friday 07-Sept with minimal staffing and went to
full staffing Sunday 09-September with two separate Incident
Management teams working 12 hour shifts. Governor McMaster ordered
an evacuation of the coast as the State Government prepared for a
statewide event. The new shelter location at Colleton County High
School was opened Monday to accept evacuees. Click
here for more information. |
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09/Sept/2018 MVC with Air Evac C Shift
Two men were injured, one critically, in a single vehicle roll-over
accident in the 600 block of Langdale Road that occurred Sunday
morning 09-September at 00:57. The car was traveling at a high rate
of speed and attempting to elude Law Enforcement when it went off
the road several times and overturned. One person was initially
trapped in the wreckage, but Firefighter-Paramedics were able to
extricate him without the use of power tools. Two Fire-Rescue
Ambulances responded to the scene. Click here
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08/September/2018 Kitchen Fire C Shift
A fire on the stove damaged the kitchen in a small
apartment at 4605 Jefferies Hwy Saturday night 08-September. At 22:09, 9-1-1
Operators received a report of smoke in an apartment at this location. A few
minutes later, a second caller reported smoke in a different apartment.
Engine 19 arrived minutes later and found light smoke coming from the one
story building that was once a roadside motel. Crews identified the
apartment containing the smoke and forced entry through the front door.
Click here for more information.
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9/15/2018-
Pursuant to Governor McMasters announcement to lift the evacuation order
for Edisto Beach/Island at 12:00 PM today, the shelter at Colleton County
High School will close at 6:00 PM today.
The curfew for Edisto Beach/Island is no longer in effect.
Click here for more information. |
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9/14/2018- There is no curfew in Colleton County other than for Edisto
Beach/Island, which is between 8 pm and 6 am. Again, there is no curfew for
mainland Colleton County. |
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9/12/2018- Colleton County Fire-Rescue and Sheriff's Office officials will be
going door-to-door in Zone A tomorrow urging citizens to evacuate.
Click
here
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9/12/2018- Governor McMaster has not issued evacuation orders for any
additional Colleton County residents. Edisto Island continues to be
under the Governor's Evacuation order. The evacuation shelter is open
at Colleton County High School (150 Cougar Nation Drive, Walterboro).
Sandbags are available at Fire-Rescue Headquarters between 8:00 AM and 5:00
PM tomorrow (9/13). Colleton County landfill and convenience sites are
closed and Walterboro trash pickup will stop after 7:00 PM today (9/12).
Colleton County's Emergency Operations Center continues to operate at OpCon
1. Fire-Rescue, Sheriff's Office and Police/Fire officials remain
poised to execute any additional evacuation orders and will monitor the
storm's path and intensity. |
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9/11/2018- Governor McMaster has rescinded the evacuation order for Colleton
County Zones A and B. However, Edisto Beach (including the
unincorporated areas of Colleton County on Edisto Island) are still under an
evacuation order. The Evacuation Shelter at Colleton County High
School (150 Cougar Nation Drive, Walterboro) opened at 12:00 today.
Colleton County public schools will remain closed for the remainder of the
week. SC DHEC is not planning on opening the Special Medical Needs
shelter in Colleton County. |
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9/10/2018 - Governor McMaster has ordered an evacuation of Colleton County
evacuation zones beginning 9/11/2018 at 12:00. The Colleton County
shelter is at 150 Cougar Nation Drive, Walterboro, SC. Click
here
for more information. |
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9/8/2018 - Click here to view more information
about Hurricane Florence. |
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9/7/2018- Given the track of Hurricane Florence, Colleton County Fire-Rescue's
Emergency Management Division has moved to Operational Condition 4.
This allows for various emergency management preparations to begin in
anticipation of a hurricane impact. At this time, Colleton County
citizens should review their hurricane preparation and evacuation plans.
You can find out if you live in an evacuation zone by visiting
www.scemd.org/knowyourzone .
Continue to monitor local media, news outlets, and the national weather
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07/September/2018 Structure Fire A Shift
Firefighters saved a home at 121 Parkwood Circle Friday morning 07-September
at 03:08. The homeowner arrived home to find what she described as fog in
the neighborhood. When she exited her vehicle, she realized it was actually
smoke and was coming from her house. She called 9-1-1 and opened the rear
door in an effort to allow her cats to escape, but she was driven away due
to the intense heat and smoke. Engine 26 arrived about 5 minutes later to
find flames coming from the front and rear doors of the one story brick
veneer dwelling. Click here for more information. |
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06/September/2018 MVC with entrapment A Shift
A two car high speed MVC in the 16000 block of ACE Basin Parkway (US Hwy 17)
sent two men to a Trauma Center Thursday afternoon 06-July. According to
witnesses, just before 17:26, a northbound Chevrolet Malibu crossed the
center line and struck a southbound Jeep head-on. Both vehicles received
heavy damage and the driver of the Malibu was trapped in the wreckage.
Firefighters at Station #2 located ½ a block from the scene, heard the
collision and responded immediately arriving about 1 minute later. Click
here for more information.
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06/September/2018 Car vs Bike MVC A Shift
A adult male riding a bicycle was critically injured after
he was struck from behind in the 2800 block of Cottageville Highway (US Hwy
17-A) north of Walterboro. The man was traveling south when he was struck.
The impact threw the man over the car and he landed in the roadway,
suffering multiple traumatic injuries. An off-duty EMT and Nurse assisted
the man prior to Fire-Rescue units arriving at the scene. Click
here for more information.
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05/September/2018 Three Alarm Structure Fire C Shift
A 28,000 sq. ft. home at Myrtle Grove Plantation was destroyed in an evening
fire Wednesday 05-September. At 18:29, 9-1-1 dispatchers received a report
from an occupant at the residence at 6938 White Hall Road advising that an
A/C unit in the basement was on fire. The caller advised everyone was safely
out of the building. The large home, which was constructed about ten years
ago, is located at the end of a single lane, 1-1/2 mile long dirt road
overlooking the Combahee River. Engine 6 and Car 107 were the first units to
arrive and found that fire apparatus could not travel the road due to low
hanging trees. Click here for more information. |
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03/September-2018 Structure Fire C Shift
An early morning fire destroyed a home at 5563 Featherbed Road Monday
morning 03-September at 06:46. A passerby notified 9-1-1 the house was on
fire and the roof was burned away. Engine 19 arrived minutes later to find
the single story block structure fully involved. Approximately 1/3 of the
roof was burned away and fire was coming from all windows and doors. No one
was at home when the fire occurred and the occupants were in the process of
moving out of the residence. Click here for more
information. |