6/29/2020- Colleton County Council, Walterboro
City Council, and Edisto Beach Town Council have all passed
ordinances requiring the use of masks or face coverings by all
persons entering commercial or business establishments such as
restaurants, retail stores, salons, barber shops, grocery stores,
pharmacies, etc. effective July 1, 2020 See each government's
website for more information:
www.colletoncounty.org
www.walterborosc.org
www.townofedistobeach.com |
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27/June/2020 Structure Fire C Shift
A Smoaks man was displaced following a fire that heavily damaged his home
Saturday morning 27-June at 02:06. Engine 7 arrived to find the singlewide
mobile home approximately 40% involved. Firefighter-Paramedics deployed one
1-3/4 handline and quickly knocked down the flames sparing about half of the
structure, however the remainder of the home suffered substantial heat and
smoke damage. Very little of the personal items were salvageable. The fire
appears to have been electrical in nature and started on the north end of
the mobile home. Click here for more information. |
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6/23/2020- Our condolences go out to Fire-Rescue Chief Barry McRoy
and his family on the death of his mother, June McRoy. Due to
the COVID19 pandemic, the family has decided to hold a private
service; however, a memorial service will be planned for a later
date, once it is safe to congregate again. In lieu of flowers,
memorials may be sent to the Presbyterian Church of Edisto Island,
2164 Hwy 174, Edisto Island, SC 29438 or Thornwell Children's Home,
302 S Broad St, Clinton, SC 29325. |
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22/June/2020 Structure Fire A Shift
A Walterboro family was displaced following an early morning fire in their
mobile home at 212 Chestnut Road Monday morning 22-June. At 01:19, 9-1-1
received a report of a home being on fire at this location. Engine 19
arrived several minutes later to find heavily smoke conditions and flames
coming from the windows on the front of the singlewide mobile home. All of
the occupants were able to safely exit the structure prior to the arrival of
Fire-Rescue. Click here for more information. |
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6/21/2022- Our condolences go out to Ms. Adrienne Stokes with
Fire-Rescue and her family on the death of her uncle, Pastor
Emeritus Reverend Robert L. Edwards of Walterboro. Reverend
Edwards passed away on Thursday, June 18, 2020. More
information is available at:
https://www.haroldfraziermortuary.com/obituary/Robert-Edwards |
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21/June/2020 Structure Fire A Shift
A singlewide mobile home received damage after an electrical fire spread to
the wall, carpet, curtains and nearby furniture in the home Sunday afternoon
21-June. At 15:23, Fire-Rescue responded to the incident. The occupant was
awakened to smoke in the residence and found the items burning. They threw
out most of the burning items and pushed a window a/c unit out of the home
preventing more damage. Everyone exited the home and no one was injured.
Firefighters-Paramedics deployed one handline and doused the remaining
flames. Click here for more information. |
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21/June/2020 Structure Fire C Shift
Firefighter-Paramedics saved a home in the 100 block of Ulmer Lake Dr Sunday
morning 21-June. At 06:29, 9-1-1 was notified of a residence on fire at that
location. Engine 1 arrived to find heavy smoke coming from the two story
residential dwelling and flames coming from the rear of the structure. Crews
deployed multiple handlines to the building and quickly knocked down the
exterior flames at the rear of the home. The fire originated at the back of
the living room and appeared to be electrical in nature. Click
here for more information. |
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14-June-2020 MVC with entrapment and Air Evac C
Shift
An adult female received multiple traumatic injuries in a single vehicle MVC
in the 2500 block of Red Oak Road north of Cottageville Sunday afternoon
14-June at 13:41. The Chevrolet Colorado pickup was traveling north on Red
Oak Road when it crossed into the southbound ditch and struck a stump. The
vehicle became airborne and landed approximately 100 feet away in a front
yard, flipping over at least three times. It came to rest on the passenger
side. The female driver was wearing a seatbelt and was trapped in the
wreckage. Click here for more information. |
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14/June/2020 Transfer Station Fire C Shift
At 12:33 Sunday 14-June, 9-1-1 was notified that the County Transfer Station
at the Landfill was on fire. Battalion 1 arrived to find heavy smoke visible
from the two story high metal building. Engine 1 set up in front of the
facility. Multiple handlines and a Blitzfire monitor were set up to combat
the fire. A drop tank was set up in front of Engine 1 for water supply and
Tenders refilled from a pressurized hydrant two miles from the scene. Upon
further investigation it was found that only garbage inside the building was
on fire and the structure was not involved. Click
here for more information. |
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13/June/2020 Structure Fire with injuries B Shift
A 28 yr. old man received second degree burns over approximately 40 percent
of body following a fire at the Lively Stone Temple located at 1406 Lively
Stone Road south of Ashton Saturday afternoon at 13:47. The man and serval
other church members were conducting grounds maintenance when a lawn mower
was stored in a storage building. Witnesses advised the unit was being
refueled when an explosion occurred spreading fire to the building and
igniting the mans clothing. Other members assisted the injured man and
called 9-1-1. Click here for more information |
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13/June/2010 High Speed MVC B Shift
Six people were injured, two severely in a two vehicle high speed MVC on
Interstate 95 at Exit 42 northbound Saturday morning 13-June at 08:13. The
vehicles collided just north of the exit causing both cars to enter the
woods. The Subaru struck several trees and overturned on its side. The
Honda drove deeper into the woods and also struck several trees. Both cars
received heavy damage. An off-duty Firefighter-EMT from Station 13 had just
finished his shift and drove up on the accident immediately after it
occurred. Click here for more information. |
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10-June-2020 Auto Pedestrian MVC with Air Evac B
Shift
A 71 year old Smoaks man was critically injured after he was struck by a car
in the 800 block of Sizemore Road Wednesday 10-June. The man received
multiple traumatic injuries, including head and facial injuries. The
accident was reported at 08:19, but it is possible the man had been in the
ditch for sometime before he was found. The car that struck him did not
stop. Firefighter-Paramedics treated him at the scene and called for a
medical helicopter to respond. CARE Flight was landed in a nearby field in
Johnsville. Click here for more information. |
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09-June-2020 Moped MVC with Air Evac A Shift
A 41 yr. old Walterboro man was injured in a reported hit and run MVC in the
1200 block of Burlington Road Tuesday evening 09-June at 21:25. The man
advised he was riding his moped on Burlington Road when he was struck by a
car. The car did not stop and left the scene. The man was found with
multiple traumatic injuries lying in the roadway. Firefighter-Paramedics
treated him at the scene and placed a medical helicopter on standby. Click
here for more information. |
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09-June-2020 Structure Fire C Shift
A 20 x 12 picnic shed was heavily damaged in an early
morning fire in the 11500 block of Augusta Hwy (SC Hwy 61) Tuesday morning
09-June at 04:03. Initial reports indicated the home was on fire, however
first arriving units found the fire was isolated to the picnic shed, located
about 20 feet from the home. The residence was not damaged. Firefighters
used two handlines to douse the flames. The fire was quickly brought under
control. It appeared the fire started in the area of a refrigerator located
inside the building, then spread to the walls and roof. Click
here for more information.
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07/June/2020 Motorcycle MVC with Air Evac B Shift
A 25 yr. old male received multiple traumatic injuries after his motorcycle
crashed into a wooded area in the 1200 block of Oregon Road Sunday evening
07-June at 20:02. Firefighter-Paramedics treated the man at the scene, then
transported him emergent to a nearby field to meet with the CARE Flight
helicopter. He was transferred to the Flight Crew without incident and flown
to the Trauma Center at MUSC in Charleston. Click
here for more information. |
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07/June/2020 Fatal MVC with Air Evac A Shift
One man was critically injured and a second man died from injuries received
in a single vehicle accident in the 2500 block of Possum Corner Road Sunday
morning 07-June at 00:06. The men were traveling southbound on Possum Corner
Rd in a 2007 Ford Crown Victoria when the car dropped off of the shoulder in
the 2500 block. The driver overcorrected and the car slide sideways into a
large pine tree causing heavy damage to the passenger side. Neither occupant
was wearing a seatbelt. A 36 yr. old male received multiple traumatic
injuries and was found unconscious in the car. Click
here for more information. |
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04/June/2020 Structure Fire B Shift
A single family dwelling in the Town of Lodge receive damage from a fire
started from an electrical wire. Fire-Rescue was dispatched the home in the
8500 block of Lodge Hwy at 21:04 when a neighbor reported smoke coming from
the home. It appeared an electrical wire shorted out starting some towels on
fire which damaged a water heater, an appliance and the vinyl siding on the
back porch. A firefighter extinguished the fire using a portable fire
extinguisher. The fire was contained to the back porch. Light smoke was found inside the residence. Firefighters used a PPV Fan to force
smoke from the building. Click here for more
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03/June/2020 Structure Fire A Shift
A single story residential dwelling in the 9600 block of
Augusta Hwy received moderate damage after a fire occurred in the attic
Wednesday evening 03-June. At 20:37, 9-1-1 was notified by the homeowner
that there was smoke in the residence. Fire-Rescue units arrived to find
light smoke in the living space. The occupant advised a contractor had been
working on the home earlier. Crews searched the building using thermal
imaging cameras and located a fire in the attic area, including smoldering
insulation. Several rafters had been burned through. Click
here for more information.
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03/June/2020 Fatal Motorcycle MVC A Shift
A Walterboro man died from injuries received in a motorcycle accident in the
200 block of Bomar Lane Wednesday evening 03-June at 19:58. The man was
operating a 2006 Hayabusa motorcycle traveling east bound on Bomar Lane when
he failed to negotiate a curve and crashed into the ditch. The driver was
thrown from the motorcycle. Firefighter-Paramedics arrived within minutes
from Station # 1 located two blocks away. They found the man unconscious in
the ditch. Click here for more information. |
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03/June/2020 High Speed MVC A Shift
Three people were injured in a single vehicle MVC in the 2300 block of
Cannon Road Wednesday afternoon 03-June at 19:15. A northbound Ford Pickup
truck dropped off of the right shoulder, over-corrected, entered the
southbound ditch and struck a ditch embankment. The truck received heavy
damage and the three unrestrained occupants suffered multiple injuries. Two
Fire-Rescue ambulances responded to the scene. An adult female suffered head
and facial injuries and an adult male also suffered facial, but non-life
threatening injuries. Click here for more
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02/June/2020 Fall with Air Evac C Shift
An adult male received a head injury after falling
approximately 12 feet off of the roof of an RV at a campsite on Jefferies
Hwy near Canadys Crossroads Tuesday 02-June at 16:35. Witnesses advised the
man was unconscious after falling. Firefighter-Paramedics found the man with
suspected severe injuries and requested a medical helicopter. Crews
immobilized the man and transported him to a nearby field in Fire-Rescue
Medic 19 to meet with the CARE Flight helicopter. He was transferred to the
Flight Crew without difficulty and flown to the Trauma Center at Trident
Medical Center in North Charleston. Click here
for more information.
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6/2/2020- We offer condolences to Battalion Chief
Joey Campbell and his family. His Grandmother Laurette Bassett
passed away peacefully 31-May. Please remember Chief Campbell and
his family in your prayers. Graveside services will be held
Wednesday 03-June at 11:00 at St Johns Baptist Church, 2468 St.
Johns Church Road, Ehrhardt, SC. The family will receive friends in
the church sanctuary between 09:30 and 11:00. Herndons Funeral Home
will be handling the arrangements.
https://www.briceherndonfuneralhome.com/obituary/Laurette-Bassett |