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11/20/2008-
Congratulations
are in order for Engineer-Paramedic Paul Harrelson and his
wife India. India gave birth to their second child at 0829
Wednesday morning. Their new daughter, Rylee, weighed 7
pounds, 9 ounces and was 18 inches long. Both mother and
daughter are doing fine and should be discharged from
Colleton Medical Center Saturday. The family is in delivery
room 6 on the third floor of the hospital. Click here
for more information.
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11/19/2008 - Columbia, S.C. - November 19,
2008 - On Monday the following defendants pled guilty in Colleton
County to the lesser-included offense of presenting false claims
for payment, more than $1,000 but less than $5,000. All were
originally charged with presenting false claims for payment,
$5,000 or more. Click here for more
information.
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11/19/2008
All personnel licensed as
an emergency medical technician, click here
to view information regarding new recertification guidelines.
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11/19/2008
Click here
to view the November 2008 Departmental Directive Updates
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11/13/2008
Columbia, S.C. – November
13, 2008 – On Monday, November 10, 2008, Defendant Rasheed
Suquan Fair, 22, of 189 Beach Road, Apartment F-8, Walterboro,
pled guilty to the lesser-included offense of Presenting False
Claims for Payment more than $1,000 but less than $5,000 before
the Honorable John C. Hayes in Colleton County. Fair was
originally indicted with Presenting False Claims for Payment,
$5,000 or more. Click here for
more information.
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11/13/2008
Click here
to learn about the Memorial Captain's Choice Golf Tournament to
benefit Colleton County Deputy Dennis Compton's family.
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11/10/2008-
Representatives
from Fire-Rescue conducted the pre-delivery inspection on
the two new Engines Monday 10-November. Constructed by
Emergency One (E-One) of Ocala Florida, the units were
ordered earlier in the year. The company is one of the
leading fire apparatus manufacturers in the US. This
was the final step in the manufacturing process, clearing
the units for delivery later in the month. Click here
for more information.
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11/9/2008-
Stations
1, 19 and 27 responded to a gas leak at 62 Furlong Drive,
Sunday morning 9-November at 0855. The two elderly occupants
called 9-1-1 to report strangers in their residence. When
deputies arrived there was no one in the building except the
two residents, however the the elderly couple insisted they
could see other people standing in the room. Click here
for more information.
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11/10/2008-
Stations
1, 13 & 27 responded to a truck fire on Interstate 95
northbound at the 45 mile marker at 12:36. On arrival,
Engine 13 found a dump trailer with its brakes and the rear of
the trailer well involved. Firefighters used two
1.75" hand lines to extinguish the fire. The driver
broke a hydraulic line while disconnecting the trailer which
caused a approximately 15 gallons of hydraulic fluid to leak
onto the ground. Click here
for more information.
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11/07/2008-
Stations
1, 9, and 19 responded to a single vehicle, high speed
MVC in the 12000 block of Round O Road, Friday morning
7-November at 0211. (This is about 3/4 of a mile north of
Round O Crossroads / Cottageville Hwy.) An older model
Dodge pickup truck lost control after exiting an "S" curve,
entered the ditch and flipped over one time. The unrestrained
driver was partially ejected during the crash and trapped in
the wreckage with his upper body outside the vehicle. Click here
for more information.
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10/30/2008-
The
recent graduates of the 1152 Basic Firefighter Course held a
dinner at Station # 19 in honor of Chuck Moyer, their lead
Instructor. Moyer taught most of the 80 hour course at Station
# 19. The dinner was organized by Christina Sanford with
everyone else pitching in. The group presented Moyer with a
plaque before eating. Sanford went all out, preparing turkey
and all the fixings. It was a full Thanksgiving style dinner
complete with a customized Fire-Rescue cake. Click here
for more information.
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10/25/2008-
Seventeen
firefighter candidates completed the SC Fire Academy Basic
Firefighter Course (1152) 25-October. The course was held at
Station # 19 over the past couple of months and included
training in Fire Behavior, Protective Clothing, Hand Tools, SCBA
and Ladders to name a few. The group traveled to the Fire
Academy on 25-October to complete the live burn evaluation. The
students are awaiting results of their written exam.
Click here for more information.
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11/4/2008-
Stations
1, 6, 18 and 19 responded to a single car, high speed MVC on
I-95 at the 47 mile marker south bound at the rest area. The
accident occurred Tuesday morning 4-November at 01:20 AM. The
southbound Ford Explorer appeared to have experienced a
blown tire, causing the 17 year old driver to lose control.
The vehicle rolled over multiple times ejecting the driver who
was not wearing a seatbelt. He suffered multiple fractures and
other trauma injures. Click here
for additional information.
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