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04/November/2025 - Water Rescue - "C" Shift
Four fishermen were rescued on the Combahee
River Tuesday morning 04-November. At 11:23, Beaufort County 9-1-1
received a report of a disabled boat approximately 2 miles south of
Steel Bridge Landing (US Hwy 17) on the Comabee River. The report
indicated the boat became disabled and was taking on water. Assets
from Beaufort and Colleton Counties, as well as DNR Officers
responded. Click here for additional
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03/November/2025 - Fatal MVC - "B" Shift
A tragic motor vehicle collision in the 5600
block of Green Pond Hwy (SC Hwy 303) has claimed four lives. The
accident occurred Monday evening 03-Nov at 18:36 on the rural
highway four miles south of Walterboro. A Volkswagon Jetta and a
Dodge Caravan collided head-on causing extensive damage to both
vehicles, blocking both lanes of Green Pond Hwy. Three unrestrained
occupants were in the Jetta. Two were trapped and the male driver of
the Caravan was also trapped in the wreckage. Both vehicles caught
fire. Click here for more information.
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03/November/2025 - Structure Fire - "B" Shift
A residential structure on Bazzle Farm Lane was damaged in a
morning fire Sunday 03-Nov at 10:45. The occupants were at home when
they heard a popping noise. Upon investigating, they discovered the
back of the house was on fire. They were able to get all of the
animals safely out and all occupants exited the building. The fire
appears to have started outside the home near the back porch. The
fire burned up the side of the structure and entered the attic
space, spreading across the attic space. Engine 26 arrived and
deployed one handline to extinguish the fire. Click
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28/October/2025 - Shooting Incident - "A" Shift
An adult female was shot multiple times while
driving south on Quail Drive Tuesday morning 28-October at 05:12.
Her vehicle struck a guardrail during the incident. Sheriff's
Deputies arrived quickly and secured the scene. Deputies applied
tourniquets to her legs to control the bleeding.
Firefighter-Paramedics arrived a short time later and provided
additional care. She was transported emergent to the Trauma Center
at HCA Trident Hospital in North Charleston by Fire-Rescue Medic 26.
No helicopters could fly due to poor weather conditions. Click
here for additional information. |
23/October/2025 - Congratulations
The Fire-Rescue Department congratulates Firefighter Tony Rodriguez
on his successfully obtaining his National Registry EMT-B
certifcation. Congratulations, Firefighter/EMT Rodriguez. |
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18/October/2025 - Rollover MVC with ejection - "A" Shift
An adult male was transported to the Trauma
Center after being ejected from his pickup truck Saturday morning
18-October at 08:20. The truck was traveling east in the 500 block
of Peniel Road when it dropped off of the shoulder and struck a
mailbox. The driver overcorrected, crossed both lanes and entered
the ditch on the westbound side of the road. The Silverado pickup
truck flipped over three times and struck a pine tree approximately
10 feet off of the ground, before coming to rest upright. Click
here for additional information. |
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14/October/2025 - Shooting Incident - "A" Shift
An adult male was injured in a shooting
incident in the 500 block of Bee Street Tuesday evening 14-October
at 22:16. The man received a gunshot wound to the arm which also
broke his upper arm. Firefighter-Paramedics treated the man at the
scene, then transported him to the Trauma Center at HCA Trident
Hospital in North Charleston. The Colleton County Sheriff's Office
is investigating the incident. Click here
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14/October/2025 - Train Collision with Log Truck - "A" Shift
A northbound Amtrak train collided with the
loaded log truck at a private crossing on Weiss Lane Tuesday morning
14-October at 08:51. The log truck pulled into the path of the train
and was struck at the rear of the trailer. The trailer received
heavy damage and many of the logs were displaced and damaged,
sending debris along the tracks and blocking the small dirt road.
The train's Engine received substantial damage, but the train
remained on the tracks and safety stopped about 1/3 of a mile north
of the collision. Click here for
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14/October/2025 - High Speed MVC - "C" Shift
A small sedan received heavy damage when it was
struck in the rear by a semi-truck on I-95 near the 57 exit Tuesday
morning 14-October at 00:28. A witness advised the car was traveling
a low speed with no tail lights on the dark section of interstate
when it was hit by the truck who was traveling highway speed. The
car was pushed into the guardrail and spun around blocking one lane
of travel. Firefighter-Paramedics found the driver unconscious in
the car. Click here for additional
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14/October/2025 - Colleton Hospital
The parent company of Colleton Medical Center has begun a new
initiative with rebranding the organization. After 40 years of
running Colleton County's only hospital, the parent company is
adding their name to the signage and providing a new look to their
hospitals. Colleton was the first in the region to be rebranded and
will be called HCA Healthcare - Colleton Hospital. Trident received
a similar change and is now HCA Healthcare Trident Hospital. Click
here for additional information. |
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03/October/2025 - High Speed MVC with Entrapment - "B" Shift
A passenger car and log truck collided in the
11000 block of Charleston Hwy., east of Neyles Crossroads Friday
afternoon 03-Oct at 12:46. The passenger in the Lexus car was
trapped in the wreckage. Three people received injuries in the
collision. Firefighter-Paramedics treated all of the patients on the
scene. Crews used Holmatro Rescue Tools to extricate the passenger
from the car. Click here for additional
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02/October/2025 - Head-on MVC - "A" Shift
Three people were injured in a two
vehicle head-on collision in the 200 block of Bent Gate Lane
Thursday afternoon 02-October. At 17:05, Fire-Rescue was notified of
the incident on the rural dirt road just off of Sunrise Road near
the Springtown Community. One patient suffered serious injuries and
was transported by Fire-Rescue Medic 7 to the Trauma Center at HCA
Trident Hospital in North Charleston. Click
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01/October/2025 - MVC with Air Evacuation
An adult female suffered critical, multi-trauma
injuries in a single car MVC in the 6100 block of Combahee Road
Wednesday morning 01-October at 10:24. A passerby reported the
accident on the remote rural secondary road. The small sedan left
the roadway and struck a tree at a high rate of speed. The driver
was unrestrained. Firefighter-Paramedics found the woman
unresponsive with multiple traumatic injuries. Click
here for additional information. |
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27/September/2025 - Auto vs Bicycle w Air Evac - "B" Shift
An adult male was seriously injured after he
was struck by a car on Green Pond Hwy at the intersection of
Beachwood Rd Saturday evening 27-September at 19:24. Witnesses
advised the man was riding a dark colored bicycle eastbound on
Beachwood Rd and failed to stop at the stop sign at Green Pond Hwy.
He entered the path of a southbound sedan and was struck by the car.
The man suffered multiple traumatic injuries, including several
fractures. He was treated at the scene by Firefighter-Paramedics,
then transported emergent to the CARE Flight base to meet with the
medical helicopter. Click here for
additional information. |
26/September/2025 - Monitoring Invest 94L
Colleton County Fire-Rescue's Emergency Management Division,
Colleton County Administration and other local officials have been
meeting throughout the week monitoring the potential development of
Invest 94L and the potential impacts. There is a lot of uncertainty
in the track of Invest 94L; however, emergency officials are
encouraging all residents to use the weekend to prepare in the event
we have a landfall near Colleton County. Fire-Rescue's EMD has
activated a Citizen Emergency Information Page to keep all residents
informed. Please visit
www.colletonfire.com/info for additional information. |
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24/September/2025 - Structure Fire - "B" Shift
At 09:17, Wednesday morning 24-September, a passing
motorist reported a residential structure fire in the 8300 block of Augusta
Hwy. at Can City Road. Engine 17 arrived about 5 minutes later to find a
single story residential wood frame structure with heavy smoke visible from
all sides. Flames were venting from the side windows. Firefighter-Paramedics
forced the front door and advanced a single handline into the structure.
They quickly knocked down the flames in a back bedroom. The fire had already
breached the attic space. Click here for
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18/September/2025 - Structure Fire - "A" Shift
Smoke alarms are being credited with saving two people
from an early morning structure fire that occurred Thursday 18-Sept at
03:27. The occupants of a home in the 300 block of Pine Needle Road
were awakened by the smoke alarms and were able to escape the home. They
noted the home was filling with smoke and they could feel the heat from the
fire in the attic. As they ran from the residence they saw the roof was in
flames. The couple ran to several neighbors homes before they could wake
someone to notify 9-1-1. A Sheriff's Deputy on patrol in the neighborhood
drove up on the fire minutes later.Click here for
additional information. |
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13/September/2025 - Fatal MVC with Entrapment - "B" Shift
An adult female sadly perished in a head-on collision
on Lowcountry Hwy. (US Hwy 21) near Catkin Ln approx. 1-1/2 miles north of
I-95 Saturday morning 13-Sept. at 04:18. A southbound Dodge pickup truck
crossed into the northbound lane and struck a tractor trailer head-on. The
semi-truck drove off of the right shoulder attempting to avoid the crash.
The truck driver suffered non-life threatening injuries. The pickup truck
driver was unrestrained and heavily entrapped in the wreckage. Click
here for additional information. |
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