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29/April/2019 – Birth Announcement
We wish to congratulate Firefighter-Paramedic
Will Worrell and his wife Lindsey on the birth of their son, William
“Knox” Worrell, who was born Friday 05-April. Knox weighed 7 pounds,
14 ounces and was 20 inches long. He and mom are doing well.
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25/April/2019 – Shooting Incident – “C” Shift
An adult female was critically injured after being shot in the back
Wednesday evening 25-April. At 21:03, 9-1-1 received a report of the
shooting incident in the 200 block of Bodison Memorial Drive
southwest of Cottageville. Witnesses advised the incident was a
result of a domestic dispute. Sheriff’s Deputies and Cottageville
Police cleared the scene and Firefighter-Paramedics found the woman
lying in the yard with what appeared to be a shotgun wound to the
back. The patient was in critical condition and was rapidly treated
at the scene. Click here for more
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4/23/2019 - We are hiring! Are you a motivated, caring, and
skilled Firefighter, Firefighter/EMT, or Firefighter/Paramedic?
Join our team! Pre-Employment Testing will be held on May
22-24, 2019. Email your resume to
jobs@colletoncounty.org
. More info at:
https://www.colletonfire.com/jobad%202019.pdf .
https://youtu.be/pi-NBEFABiM
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4/23/2019- We offer
condolences to the family of Captain Ethan Shieder who’s mother,
Emily Shieder Craven, passed away at home this weekend. Mrs. Craven
is also the grandmother of Firefighter Explorer Andrew Shieder.
Funeral services will be held at Bryant Funeral Home in St. George,
Tuesday 23-April at 11:00. Visitation will be held one hour prior to
the service at the Funeral Home.
https://www.bryantfuneral.info/notices/Emily-Craven |
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19/April/2019 – MVC with Entrapment – “A” Shift
At 20:28, two vehicles collided in the intersection of Jefferies Hwy
(US Hwy 15) and Industrial Road Friday evening 19-April during poor
weather conditions. Fire-Rescue units arrived to find a pickup truck
in the southbound ditch and a Toyota passenger car in the northbound
ditch. Bystanders advised the 17 yr. old female driver of the Toyota
had been unconscious following the accident. The patient was trapped
in the wreckage. The 46 yr. old male driver of the pickup was
already out of his vehicle and complained of non-life threatening
traumatic injuries. Click here for more
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17/April/2019 – Structure Fire – “A” Shift
A juvenile and two teens saved a 66 year old woman from a burning
home Wednesday 17-April. At 09:43, 9-1-1 was notified of a fire in
the kitchen at a residence located at 7671 Rehoboth Road just south
of Augusta Highway (SC Hwy 61). Firefighter-Paramedics responded
from Station # 36 about 1 mile away and arrived minutes later to
find smoke coming from all sides of the singlewide mobile home and
flames coming from the front of the structure. Crews deployed one
1-3/4 handline, entered through the front door and quickly knocked
down the fire which was contained to the area of the kitchen. Click
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13/April/2019 – Florida Dive Training
Ten Fire-Rescue personnel traveled to Williston
Florida to obtain certification in Advanced Open Water Diving. The
group traveled to Blue Grotto and received training in night diving,
buoyancy control, underwater navigation and made dives up to 100
feet. The course was taught by Craig Collier and Battalion Chief
Brent Dalton served as Dive Master. The course took place Saturday
and Sunday 13-14 April. Click here
for more information.
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12/April/2019 – Structure Fire – “C” Shift
Firefighters saved a portion of the structure at 443 Smokey Bear
Lane Friday afternoon 12-April. At 15:14, 9-1-1 received a call
from a female inside the building advising the structure was on
fire. Firefighter arrived minutes later to find moderate smoke
coming from the building and flames visible from a window. The metal
building was contained a garage and residential living area. The
fire appeared to have started in a utility room of the garage area.
Crews deployed two 1-3/4 handlines and made entry through the front
door. Click here for more information. |
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09-April-2019 – F.A.S.T. Training at Con ED for
April
SC F.A.S.T. (South Carolina Fires Responders Assistance and Support
Team) Awareness training is being held at the four continuing
education classes during the Month of April. Mitch and Angie
Stewart, who are the Lowcountry Region Coordinators, are
facilitating the training. SC FAST consists of First
Responders, EMS, Public Safety and 911 Telecommunications who will
deliver the initial Behavioral Health Awareness training. SC FAST
will provide this training to our state’s First Responders, upon
request, and will continue to develop a comprehensive plan to
develop a statewide Peer Outreach program. Click
here for more information. |