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25/June/2022 - Structure Fire - "C Shift
Firefighter-Paramedics saved a double
wide mobile home Saturday afternoon 25-June at 16:17.
Callers to 9-1-1 reported smoke coming from the residence in
the 100 block of Kronman Ct. The home was occupied and in
the process of being renovated. Construction workers
accidentally cut into an electrical wire while installing a
large window. They used a water hose to attempt to contain
the fire, but the flames had spread into the attic area,
extending across the living room. Engine 19 arrived to find
smoke coming from the eaves on all sides of the double wide
mobile home. Click here for
additional information.
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25/June/2022 - Edisto River Drowning Incident - "C" Shift
Colleton Fire-Rescue Divers responded as a mutual aid
request from Dorchester County units to a sandbar on the Edisto River north
of Jelicos Landing Saturday afternoon 26-June at 13:47. Dorchester County
Fire-Rescue and SCDNR units were already on the scene searching for a
missing adult male. Visibility in the black water river was nearly zero.
Colleton launched three boats, one from Long Creek Landing and two from
Jelicos Landing. Divers searched the area for approximately 1-1/2 hours
before locating the man's body. He was turned over to Dorchester
Authorities. Click here for additional
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24/June/2022 - Fatal Motorcycle MVC - "B" Shift
Incident # 22-04894 - An adult male died from multiple injuries he received
when his motorcycle collided with a pickup truck at the intersection of
Peirce Rd and Brocktown Rd north of the Town of Cottageville Friday evening
24-June at 18:57. Fire-Rescue units arrived several minutes later and found
the man in the roadway with no signs of life. The driver of the pickup truck
was not injured. The Colleton County Coroner's Office responded to the scene
and transported the man. The SC Highway Patrol is investigating the
accident. Click here for additional information. |
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23/June/2022 - MVC with Entrapment - "A" Shift
A 70 yr old Florida woman received multiple, non-life threatening injuries
when her car overturned on I-95 near the 55 mile marker northbound, Thursday
afternoon 23-June at 17:14. Engine 1 arrived to find the passenger car
overturned in the trees in the median. Bystanders were assisting the woman,
including a Marine Sgt who was inside the car rendering aid.
Firefighter-Paramedics used a Glassmaster Tool to remove the windshield and
extricate the woman. She was transported by Fire-Rescue Medic 1 to Colleton
Medical Center. Click here for additional
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22/June/2022 - Structure Fires - A and B Shifts
Three mobile homes were destroyed on property at the corner of Smoak Road
and Our Dream Lane Wednesday morning 22-June. At 07:45, 9-1-1 received a
report of a mobile home on fire endangering a school bus in the 1900 block
of Smoak Rd. Engine 19 arrived to find three vacant singlewide mobile homes
well involved with an approximately 1/2 acre woods fire. Firefighters
deployed three handlines from Engine 19 to combat the fires from Smoak Road.
Engine 1 set up on Our Dream Lane deploying two handlines.
Firefighter-Paramedics had the fire knocked down within thirty minutes.
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21/June/2022 - Shed Fire with Puppy Rescue
A yard trash fire spread to a large wooden storage
building Tuesday afternoon 21-June. At 17:22, Fire-Rescue was dispatched to
238 Campbell Hill Rd in Jacksonboro for a report of an out of control yard
fire. While enroute, a second caller reported the storage building was on
fire. Engine 2 arrived to find the storage building well involved. They
deployed two handlines to control the yard fire and the building fire. While
firefighters were working to extinguish the fire, they heard a loud whining
noise coming from the storage building. Upon investigation they found seven
puppies under the burning building and rescued the pups.
Firefighter-Paramedics moved the puppies to Fire-Rescue Medic 6 and began
treating them for smoke inhalation. Click here
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19/June/2022 - Structure Fire - "C" Shift
Quick action by a homeowner helped save his residence
during an afternoon structure fire Sunday 19-June. At 15:59, 9-1-1
received a report of a residential structure fire in the 100 block of Short
Ln. Firefighter-Paramedics arrived to find smoke coming from the singlewide
mobile home. Crews entered the structure through the rear door with one
handline and quickly knocked down the remaining fire, containing it to the
bedroom. The homeowner had used a garden hose and sprayed water through the
window keeping the flames down until Fire-Rescue arrived. Click
here for additional information. |
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19/June/2022 - Fatal Shooting Incident - "B" Shift
Two men were killed and a third man and a woman were
injured in a shooting incident at the Hang Time Nightclub at 1109 Rivers
Street Sunday morning 19-June. At 02:39, 9-1-1 received a report of shots
fired at the location with multiple victims. Sheriff's Deputies arrived
quickly and secured the scene. They located two critically injured patients
in the parking lot. Firefighter-Paramedics treated both patients at the
scene and quickly transported both to Colleton Medical Center. Due to the
extent of their injuries they were transported to the closest hospital to be
stabilized, however both patients succumbed to their injuries. Click
here for additional information. |
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18/June/2022 - MVC with Air Evac - "B" Shift
Two men were injured after their car failed to
negotiate a curve, overturned and struck a house in the 4100 block of
Moselle Road north of Islandton, Saturday evening 18-June at 22:44. The
reported passenger was ejected from the car and suffered multiple
traumatic injuries. A medical helicopter was requested. The driver was able
to self extricate from the car and was found a few hundred feet from the
car. The incident began when a caller to 9-1-1 reported someone was
attempting to break into a building on his property. The man reportedly
blocked in the subjects. Click here for
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18/June/2022 - MVC with Fire - "B" Shift
A Walterboro man received injuries after his vehicle failed to negotiate a
curve on Cooks Hill Road at Clearwater Ln. The Chevolet Tahoe then collided
with a tree and caught fire. The SUV received heavy damage. The man was able
to self extricate from the SUV and was found several hundred feet away from
the burning car. Firefighter-Paramedics arrived to find the vehicle well
involved. One crew began treating the man's injuries, while another crew
deployed one handline to extinguish the fire. The man was transported to
Colleton Medical Center by Fire-Rescue Medic 1. Click
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18-June-2022 - Multi-vehicle MVC - "B" Shift
A multi-vehicle MVC on I-95 injured six people and blocked the northbound
lanes near mile marker 64 for about 45 minutes, Saturday afternoon 18-June
at 17:15. Several northbound vehicles collided causing two to enter the
wooded median and one to over-turn on the right shoulder. The
accident blocked both northbound lanes. Fire-Rescue responded with three
ambulances. Two people were transported by Fire-Rescue Medic 26 to the
Trauma Center at Trident Medical Center. Two patients were transported to
Colleton Medical Center and two patients were treated at the scene, but
denied ambulance transport to a hospital. Click here
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18/June/2022 - Fatal ATV Accident - "B" Shift
A Summerville man died from injuries received in an ATV
accident off of Parkers Ferry Road in Colleton County Saturday afternoon
18-June. At 14:58, Colleton County 9-1-1 received a report of the accident
advising it was on Parkers Ferry Rd near Lowndes Landing. The GPS from the
cell phone indicated the caller was south of the reported location and well
off of the road. Parkers Ferry Rd is a 12 mile long dirt road that
parallels the Edisto River and runs through a large tree farm. Access to
some areas of the road are poor. Click here for
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13/June/2022 - Fire Safe Community Designation
Colleton County has been named a Fire Safe Community by Fire Safe South Carolina
through the State Fire Marshal’s Office. The County Fire-Rescue Department was
recently recognized by Fire Safe South Carolina for efforts in 2021 to develop a
community risk reduction plan for Colleton County.
Just 104 fire departments in 36 of the state’s counties have received the Fire
Safe designation. The communities designated under this program continuously
work to reduce fire related injuries in our state, thereby decreasing the risks
for residents and firefighters. Click here
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10/June/2022 - Structure Fire - "B" Shift
A Jonesville home was heavily damaged in an early morning fire Friday
10-June. At 00:22, 9-1-1 received several reports of flames coming from the
roof of a house in the 400 block of Jonesville Ave. Engine 13 arrived
minutes later advising the single story brick veneer structure was
approximately 50% involved. The single occupant was located and had safely
escaped the burning building. Firefighter-Paramedics deployed multiple
handlines to the building. The fire had already breached the roof and was
running the attic. Shortly after arrival, fire was venting from all openings
at the eaves. Click here for additional
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09/June/2022 - Pickup Truck vs Lawn Mower MVC - "B" Shift
An adult female was critically injured when a small
John Deere riding mower she was driving was struck by a pickup truck in the
2200 block of Green Pond Hwy. (SC Hwy 303) Thursday night at 21:43.
Witnesses reported the lawn mower was traveling south on Rivers Street just
minutes before the collision. The area is dark on the rural highway. A south
bound Toyota Tacoma on Green Pond Hwy. rounded the curve at Rivers Street
and could not see the unlighted lawn mower driving in the road. The pickup
truck collided with the mower, throwing it to the wood line. Click
here for additional information. |
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09/June/2022 - High Speed MVC - "B" Shift
A high speed two vehicle MVC on a residential street
sent two people to the hospital Thursday evening 09-June. At approximately
20:55, Sheriff's Deputies were responding to a reported domestic incident on
Welles Lane when 9-1-1 was advised that a man stole a utility truck from the
location and had driven away from the scene. A short time later 9-1-1
received a report the utility truck had struck an SUV in the 200 block of
Welles Lane and fled the scene. Law Enforcement and Fire-Rescue were sent to
the area. Click here for additional
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08/June/2022 - Shooting Incident - "A" Shift
An adult male received multiple gunshot wounds in a
reported domestic dispute in the 200 block of Grant Street Wednesday
afternoon 08-June at 13:48. Walterboro Police and Sheriff's Deputies arrived
quickly, secured the scene and apprehended the armed suspect.
Firefighter-Paramedics treated the victim at the scene, controlled his
bleeding and transported him emergent to the Trauma Center at Trident
Medical Center in North Charleston in Fire-Rescue Medic 19. County
Firefighter-Paramedics took care of two small children who were also on the
scene. Click here for additional
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05/June/2022 - Fatal MVC with ejection - "C" Shift
A high speed single vehicle MVC claimed the life of a 24 year old Beaufort
man and sent a 22 yr old White Hall man to a Trauma Center Sunday
morning 05-June. The accident was reported at 02:22 by another motorist .
They provided aid to the 22 year old man until Fire-Rescue units arrived.
The accident involved a 2018 Dodge Charger that was traveling west on
Ritter Road. The car lost control in a curve in the 700 block, crossed into
the westbound ditch and struck a tree in the passenger side door. Click
here for additional information. |
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