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30/April/2017 – Fatal MVC with entrapment – “B” shift
One person died and three others were injured following a head-on crash on
Augusta Hwy (SC Hwy 61) at the Colleton-Dorchester County line Sunday
evening 30-April at 18:22. Dorchester County received the reports of the
accident first and arrived before Colleton units. The accident was actually
about 100 feet into Colleton County. The two passenger cars struck head-on
just west of the Edisto River bridge trapping both drivers. Click
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30/April/2017 – First Responder Appreciation Luncheon
Rice Patch Christian Church in Islandton held a First
Responder Appreciation service and luncheon Sunday 30-April. The service
began at 11:00 and was attended by Fire-Rescue personnel from Colleton and
Hampton Counties. It honored all First Responders for their contributions to
the community. Following the service, the church provided an incredible meal
for attendees in the fellowship hall. Click
here for more information.
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30/April/2017 – Fatal MVC Double Entrapment - “B” Shift
A truck driver is credited with saving the lives of three people following a
multi-vehicle accident on I-95 near the 49 mile marker northbound.
Apparently a car collided with a pickup truck causing the pickup truck to
spin out of control on the rain slick highway. The car slid down the
embankment and struck a tree trapping the male driver. The pickup truck came
to rest sideways in the travel lanes. Click here
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4/27/2017- CCFR will conduct pre-employment testing on May 24-26, 2017.
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4/25/2017 - All personnel are
reminded about the First Responder Appreciation Service this Sunday,
April 30, at Rice Patch Christian Church in Islandton located at the
intersection of Sniders Hwy. and Ashton Rd. Worship Service will start at
11:00 and dinner will be served immediately after the service. All
fire service and law enforcement personnel and their families are invited.
Please RSVP Rev. Larry Smith at 800-864-3710 or you can call me at
843-866-3016. Please wear your uniform if attending. |
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12/April/2017 – Structure Fires – “B” Shift
Two storage buildings were destroyed, a third damaged and a tree house was
damage in an afternoon fire in the 200 block of Chamblee Road Wednesday
12-April. At 16:37, 9-1-1 was notified of a building and yard fire at 236
Chamblee Road. Car 105 arrived to find a fully involved 12x40 storage
building, 100 feet of wood fence burning, a second fully involved 12x12
storage building on the adjacent property and a fast moving ¼ acre grass
fire. Click here for more information. |
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12/April/2017 – Structure Fire – “B” Shift
A fire on the stove damaged the kitchen of a home located at 919 Silkhope
Lane Wednesday 12-April. At 15:58, Fire-Rescue was notified of the fire in
the residence. First arriving units found light smoke coming from the
doublewide mobile home. The occupants had been cooking when the fire
occurred and the flames spread to the cabinets above the stove. A 15 year
old male extinguished the fire with a garden hose. Click
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08/April/2017 – Structure Fire – “A” Shift
A fire heavily damaged a residence at 17721 Round O Road Saturday morning
08-April. At 08:16 Fire-Rescue was alerted to the incident with the caller
reporting flames coming from the window of the home. Engine 19 arrived to
find light smoke coming from the singlewide mobile home. The occupant had
used a garden hose and several buckets of water to knock down the flames
which gutted one bedroom, extended into the hall and damaged a second
bedroom. Click here for more information. |
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05/April/2017 – Structure Fire – “A” Shift
A lightning strike resulted in a fire that destroyed a work shop, tools and
tractor Wednesday afternoon 05-April. At 19:14, during a thunderstorm,
Firefighters were sent to 1313 Edward Road. Engine 1 arrived to find the
approx. 30x50 building fully involved. The fire was endangering one
exposure. Firefighters deployed two 1-3/4 handlines to extinguish the fire.
Lightning struck a large oak tree next to the building just prior to the
fire. Click here for more information. |
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03/April/2017 – Industrial Structural Fire – “B” Shift
Quick action by employees at the Dayco Plant 938 Thunderbolt Drive, lessened
the damage caused by a fire in the ceiling of an equipment room. At 18:00,
on Monday 03-April during a thunderstorm, a lightning strike caused a fire
in electrical wiring that spread to the wooden roof joists and insulation
above an equipment room on the north side of the industrial complex. Click
here for more information. |
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03/April/2017 – Structure Fire – “A” Shift
Firefighters saved a home at 546 Abbey Lane in the Burr Hill Community
Monday morning 03-April. At 00:31, 9-1-1 received a report of a residence
with flames burning on the porch and the front of the building. Firefighters
arrived minutes later to find flames around the front door and on the roof.
Crews deployed two handlines and quickly contained the fire to one room. The
home suffered smoke damage. Click here for more
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02/April/2017 – MVC with Ejection – “C” Shift
A Colleton County man was critically injured in a single car MVC on Ritter
Road at the intersection of Blue House Lane. The east bound Jeep Grand
Cherokee left the roadway, over corrected and ran through the front yard of
a home located on the corner, before overturning several times. The
unrestrained driver was ejected from the Jeep and found semi-conscious lying
in a field near the overturned Jeep. Click here
for more information. |