At 14:25 11-June, 9-1-1 was notified of a second structure fire across from 1910 Van Dyke Road near Cottageville. Some units were released from the structure fire on Augusta Hwy to respond to the location. The caller responded the building was abandoned. Engine 9 arrived to find the single story, approx. 2000 sq. ft block structure fully involved. The roof had already collapsed and the woods around the building were also on fire. The building was well off of the road and the area was overgrown, making access difficult. Click here for additional information.
An Augusta Hwy. (SC Hwy 61) home was destroyed in a mid-day fire Thursday 11-June. At 11:27 a passing motorist reported to 9-1-1 that the porch of a house was on fire at 17446 Augusta Hwy. A second caller reported the house was well involved. Engine 19 arrived to the rural community about 10 minutes later to find the two story residence approximately 60% involved with flames coming from the windows and doors on both floors. Engine 19 used the deck gun to knock down the flames. Click here for additional information.
Four people were injured when a semi-truck and a Tahoe collided near the 59 mile marker southbound Monday morning 08-June at 07:15. The two front occupants of the Tahoe were trapped in the wreckage and an pediatric in the back seat suffered multiple non-life threatening injuries. The pediatric was able to exit the vehicle. The truck driver also complained of non-life threatening injuries. First arriving units requested a second Fire-Rescue ambulance to respond. Firefighter-Paramedics treated all four patients at the scene and during the extrication. Click here for additional information.
An adult driver was injured in a single vehicle high speed MVC in the 5300 block of Charleston Hwy (SC Hwy 64) Sunday morning 07-June at 10:04. The westbound Buick Enclave failed to negotiate a curve and left the roadway. The car struck a driveway culvert and became airborne. The car struck a power pole breaking it in half before flipping over. The small car landed upright on the westbound shoulder. The restrained driver was able to exit the vehicle on thier own. Firefighter-Paramedics treated the patient at the scene. Click here for more information.