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29/April/2020 Fatal MVC with Ejection B Shift
A single car MVC in the 7400 block of Sidneys Road claimed the life of an
adult male Wednesday evening 29-April. The incident was reported at 23:49
after the southbound 2008 Mercury Mariner failed to negotiate a curve and
struck a tree. The collision caused heavy damage to the small SUV. The
driver, who was not wearing a seatbelt, was ejected from the car and was
found unconsiocus in the ditch near the front of the vehicle. The man
suffered multiple traumatic injuries. Firefighter-Paramedics began treating
the man at the scene and requested a medical helicopter. Click
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28/April/2020 Salvage Yard Fire A Shift
At 20:17, a passerby on Round O Road notified 9-1-1 of a possible structure
fire at Edisto Recycling at 18001 Round O Road. The caller reported seeing
flames through the woods but could not access the property due to a locked
gate. Upon arrival, Engine 19 forced entry to the property and found seven
vehicles burning in a holding area. No structures were found to be on fire.
Firefighter-Paramedics deployed two handlines to extinguish the fires. Six
of the vehicles were destroyed and the seventh suffered exterior damage.
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26/April/2020 Shooting Incident B Shift
Three people were shot, two fatally, in a shooting incident at a residence
in the 1700 block of White Hall Road Sunday evening 26-April. 9-1-1 was
notified at 20:08 by several callers reporting at least three people were
injured at the location. While on the phone with one caller, additional
shots were heard by dispatchers in the background. Multiple Sheriffs
Deputies and three Fire-Rescue ambulances responded to the scene. Deputies
cleared the scene and several teams of Firefighter-Paramedics entered the
home. Two of the adult patients, one female and one male, were deceased.
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22/April/2020 Shooting Incident A Shift
Incident Two teenagers were shot, one fatally, in a shooting incident that
began near the intersection of Francis St and Savage St. The incident was
reported at 14:33 Wednesday 22-April. Callers to 9-1-1 reported the vehicle
was shot and drove several blocks before stopping in the yard at 203 Francis
Street. The 18 year old female driver received a fatal gunshot wound. The
second victim was a 15 year old male who ran from the scene and went to
Colleton Medical Centers ED by private car. Click
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18/April/2020 Shooting Incident C Shift
A 32 yr. old male received an accidental gunshot wound
Saturday afternoon 18-April at 18:45. The incident occurred at the Green
Acres Campground at 396 Campground Road. The man was moving a pistol when it
accidentally discharged and shot him in the leg. The bullet passed through
one leg and into the other. He applied a tourniquet to stop the bleeding.
Firefighter-Paramedics found the man in stable condition and treated him on
scene before transporting him to the Trauma Center at Trident Hospital in
Fire-Rescue Medic 27. The Sheriffs Office is investigating the incident.
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17/April/2020 Burns with Air Evac B Shift
An adult male was seriously injured with burns following an accident at his
home on Berea Road northwest of Smoaks Friday evening 17-April at 22:14. The
man, who is on oxygen, was attempting to light an item on fire in his home,
when the oxygen caused a flash fire, exploding in his face. The man received
first and second degree burns to his face and airway and a small fire
occurred on the floor of the home, which the man extinguished before
Firefighter-Paramedics arrived. Click here for
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16/April/2020 Dam Breakage / Flooding A Shift
A portion of a dam containing a 4.5 acres pond collapsed Thursday morning
spilling an estimated 14 million gallons of water into a creek running
behind Green Lawn Cemetery on Hendersonville Hwy (US Hwy 17-A). The water
filled the creek and ditches along Hendersonville Hwy at Bomar Ln and
blocked Hendersonville Hwy for one and half hours until the water safely
dropped to allow traffic to continue to move. SCDOT units were on the scene
and spend most of the day Thursday rebuilding the shoulders on both sides of
the highway. Click here for more information. |
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15/April/2020 Structure Fire C Shift
An afternoon fire at 107 Robin Drive heavily damaged a residence Wednesday
15-April at 14:09. Engine 27 arrived to find a singlewide mobile home
approximately 50% involved. Firefighter-Paramedics deployed multiple
handlines to combat the fire. Crews had the blaze under control within 15
minutes and remained on the scene for 2 hours. Neighbors reported a large
tree fell on the residence during the storms on Monday. This may have been a
contributing factor. Click here for more
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4/15/2020 - Click here to view an update
from the National Weather Service regarding their assessment of
Monday's Tornado Outbreak. |
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14/April/2020 Structure Fire B Shift
An outdoor utility building was destroyed in a late evening fire at 1083
Backfield Road Tuesday 14-April. At 23:56 Fire-Rescue units responded to the
location and found the approx. 20x30 foot building fully involved. The roof
had already collapsed prior to arrival. Engine 30 laid 300 feet of supply
line down the driveway and deployed one 1-3/4 handline to extinguish the
fire. Tenders pumped water supply to Engine 30 from the roadway. Click
here for more information. |
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13/April/2020 Tornados/Severe Weather Event C and
A Shifts
Colleton County experienced a severe weather event Monday morning 13-April
with several tornados and wide spread damage that reached from Islandton to
Edisto Beach. The storm system moved through several states and entered
South Carolina late Sunday and early Monday. Tornados struck Hampton County
before reaching Colleton and began in Islandton, then touched down in
central Walterboro, before moving through Cottageville and Edisto Beach then
exiting to Charleston and Dorchester Counties. Click
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13/April/2020 Building
Rescue C Shift
At 07:21 Monday morning 13-April, during the
severe weather event where several tornados struck Colleton County,
Fire-Rescue was dispatched to 784 Barracada Road for a report of
tree that hit a house trapping a woman and a small child.
Firefighter-Paramedics had difficulty reaching the scene due to
blocked roads where trees had fallen across the roadways. In one
case, approaching units using Robertson Blvd near the airport, City
of Walterboro Public Works employees, who had just had their
facility destroyed by one of the tornados, ran ahead of the
responding units in a heavy downpour, cutting up the trees to clear
the road for emergency responders. Click here
for more information.
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06/April/2020 Structure Fire C Shift
A fire in the utility room caused moderate damage to a residential structure
in the 700 block of Jedidiah Way Monday 06-April. At 13:01 Fire-Rescue was
notified of the incident. Engine 9 arrived to find light smoke coming from
the doublewide mobile home. Crews made entry through the front door with one
1-3/4 handline and quickly doused the fire behind the dryer. The fire burned
the floor and wall in the utility room and also damaged the dryer. Click
here for more information. |