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05/30/2017- S.C. Emergency Management has released the 2017 Hurricane Guide.
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27/May/2017 Structure Fire "A" Shift
Stations 9, 11, 2, and 19 were dispatched to a
structure fire at 286 Inway Ln on Saturday, May 27, 2017 at 05:32.
Engine 9 and Medic 9 arrived 10 minutes later to find a working structure
fire in a single story fixed residence. A 1.75" handline was deployed
and the fire was quickly knocked down. All occupants had self
extricated but a dog was still in the home. Click
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5/23/2017- Colleton Medical Center will be providing lunch for First Responders
in honor of EMS Week tomorrow, 24-May from 11:00 to 13:00. The luncheon will
take place near the ED Ambulance Ramp across from the helipad. All
Fire-Rescue personnel are invited to attend.
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23/May/2017 MVC with entrapment C Shift
An adult male received non-life threatening injuries after his truck left
the roadway in the 6900 block of Lowcountry Highway (US Hwy 21) near Black
Creek Road Tuesday morning 23-May. The incident was reported to 9-1-1 at
03:41. Bystanders stopped to assist, but had problems accessing the driver.
The southbound truck, which was hauling produce, drove down an embankment
and overturned causing heavy damage to the truck. Click
here for more information. |
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22/May/2017 MVC / MCI with entrapment C Shift
Ten people were injured, one critically, in a high speed five car collision
on Interstate 95 near the 64 mile marker southbound, Monday afternoon 22-May
at 13:41. All vehicles were travelling southbound when several collided
causing a Nissan Altima to drive under the trailer of a tractor trailer
truck. The car became wedged under the trailer and the rear tandem wheels
drove up over the car crushing the front seat passenger in the car. Click
here for more information. |
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21/May/2017 Drowning Incident B Shift
A Colleton County teenager drown while swimming in the Edisto River at the
Colleton State Park Sunday morning 21-May. At 11:42, 9-1-1 received two
calls reporting a 16 year old male had gone under the water and had not come
back up. The swimming area is located at the rear of the State Park which is
at 147 Wayside Lane off of Jefferies Hwy (US Hwy 15) at the Colleton /
Dorchester County line. Fire-Rescue dispatched a boat with rescue divers to
the scene. Click here for more information. |
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16/May/2017 Shooting Incident C Shift
Two adults and a child were killed and another child was injured in a
shooting incident at a residence located in the 21700 block of Lowcountry
Hwy. (US Hwy 21) Tuesday afternoon 16-May. At 16:53, 9-1-1 received several
reports of the incident. Callers advised of people down in the street.
Sheriffs Deputies cleared the scene. Firefighter-Paramedics found
bystanders with a 9 yr. old female in the roadway and 5 yr. old female
across the street who was not injured. Click here
for more information. |
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13/May/2017 MVC with Entrapment C Shift
A 22 year old Beaufort County man suffered multiple traumatic injuries in a
single vehicle crash in the 4300 block of Green Pond Highway (SC Hwy 303),
Saturday afternoon 13-May at 17:58. The Ford pickup truck was traveling
northbound on Green Pond Hwy. when it left the roadway at a high rate of
speed and entered the southbound ditch. The truck went down an embankment,
then struck several trees causing heavy damage to the truck and trapping the
driver. Click here for more information. |
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10/May/2017 Structure Fire C Shift
Three families were displaced following a fire in an apartment building
located at 2275 Green Pond Hwy. Wednesday afternoon 10-May. At 14:28,
Colleton 9-1-1 received the first report of the incident with the caller
reporting flames coming from the roof of the two story building. Engine 19
was in the area and arrived minutes later to find heavy smoke conditions and
flames visible from the rear of the building and the roof. Click
here for more information. |
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5/8/2017 - Colleton County Fire Rescue is excited to announce our partnership
with Med Trans Corporation to operate Colleton Air Rescue Evac (C.A.R.E.)
Flight, an air ambulance coming to the Lowcountry in June. Click
here
for more information. |
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5/1/2017 - Colleton County Fire-Rescue recognizes National
Stroke Awareness Week. More information is available
here. |
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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. |