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6/2/2020- We offer condolences to Battalion Chief
Joey Campbell and his family. His Grandmother Laurette Bassett
passed away peacefully 31-May. Please remember Chief Campbell and
his family in your prayers. Graveside services will be held
Wednesday 03-June at 11:00 at St John’s Baptist Church, 2468 St.
Johns Church Road, Ehrhardt, SC. The family will receive friends in
the church sanctuary between 09:30 and 11:00. Herndon’s Funeral Home
will be handling the arrangements.
https://www.briceherndonfuneralhome.com/obituary/Laurette-Bassett
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29/May/2020 – Fatal MVC with entrapment – “B” Shift
A 35 year old Walterboro man died from injuries sustained in a single
vehicle MVC on Lodge Hwy (SC Hwy 217) at the Bamberg County Line Friday
morning 29-May. The accident was reported at 10:14, but is believed to have
occurred around 07:30. The vehicle was difficult to see from the roadway. It
appeared the 1998 Toyota 4Runner was traveling south on Lodge Hwy, when it
crossed the over to the northbound side of the roadway and crashed in the
creek. The vehicle cleared the creek and struck the concrete abutment on the
southbound side of the creek. It then overturned in the water trapping the
driver. Click here for more information. |
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26/May/2020 – MVC with Entrapment – “B” Shift
A Florida man was critically injured in a single vehicle MVC on Interstate
95 near mile marker 52 northbound. The Toyota Sequoia was traveling
northbound when it left the roadway and entered a water filled ditch.
Witnesses advised the SUV flipped over multiple times and landed on its roof
in about three feet of water. A traveler from North Carolina, a Dominion
Energy truck driver and a Firefighter-EMT from Jasper County Fire-Rescue
stopped to render aid. They entered the water and were able to force open
the rear passenger’s door freeing one of the occupants. Click
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26/May/2020 – Shooting Incidents – “A” Shift
Two adult males received gunshot wounds at two different locations three
hours apart Tuesday morning 26-May. The first incident occurred in the 500
block of Rivers St just outside the City Limit of Walterboro. An adult male
was riding a bicycle on Rivers Street when a car pulled alongside and began
firing a weapon at him. The man was struck several times, but managed to
escape into a wooded area. Law Enforcement located the man who had serious
injuries to both arms and an upper leg. Click here
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24/May/2020 – High Speed MVC – “C” Shift
An adult male suffered multi-traumatic injuries after being involved in a
single vehicle MVC on Jefferies Hwy (US Hwy 15) at Barwick Lane Sunday
evening 24-May. The pickup truck was traveling south on Jefferies Hwy when
it attempted to pass several other southbound vehicles, including a
Dorchester County EMS Ambulance transporting a patient to Colleton Medical
Center. The vehicle lost control and flipped over several times before
coming to rest on the right shoulder at Barwick Lane. The man was initially
trapped in the truck. Click here for more
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24/May/2020 – Shooting Incident – “C” Shift
An adult male received a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the chest Sunday
evening 24-May at a residence on Huckleberry Hill Lane north of
Cottageville. The incident was reported to 9-1-1 at 20:36. Bystanders
provided aid, including bleeding control before Firefighter-Paramedics
arrived. The patient was in critical condition and experiencing difficulty
breathing. A medical helicopter was sent to the scene and landed in a field
on August Hwy near Meeting House Road. Click here
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24/May/2020 – Water Rescue – “C” Shift
Two women and three children were rescued on the Edisto River Saturday
afternoon 24-May. At 14:48, 9-1-1 was notified that the group was in trouble
on the Edisto River south of Good Hope Landing before Jelicos Landing.
Firefighter-Paramedics and DNR Officers responded to Good Hope Landing. The
people’s cell phone had poor reception, but 9-1-1 Dispatchers were able to
get a general location on them. They had been traveling on the river on
inflatable rafts when the current pushed them into several downed trees
laying across the river, causing the rafts to deflate. Click
here for more information. |
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23/May/2020 - Fatal MVC – “B Shift
A 25 year old Colleton County woman died from injuries she received in a
single vehicle MVC on I-95 near the 65 mile marker northbound Saturday
evening 23-May at 19:02. The woman was operating a Dodge Dakota pickup,
traveling northbound on I-95 when she lost control, crossed both lanes of
the highway and struck the side of the bridge over Weans Rd. The vehicle
then crossed back over both lanes and overturned several times in the median
before landing on the roof against the guardrail on the southbound side of
the highway. There were two unrestrained occupants in the truck. Click
here for more information. |
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23/May/2020 – EMT Certification
We wish to congratulate Firefighter II-EMT James
Montgomery Bailey on successfully obtaining National Registry
Emergency Medical Technician certification.
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23/May/2020 – Coca Cola – AHA Drink Distribution
The Coca Cola Company distributed cases of the drink
AHA to First Responders in the Colleton Area Friday 23-May. Wal-Mart was
generous enough to allow the use of their parking lot. Senator Margie Bright
helped to coordinate the event notifying local agencies. She was present and
assisted with handing out cases of the product to Firefighters,
Firefighter-Paramedics and Law Enforcement Officers in Colleton County.
Crews reported to the Wal-Mart parking lot and drove through the
distribution line to receive cases of the drink. Click
here for more information.
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