A Ruffin home was heavily damaged in an afternoon fire at 415 Quarters Drive Saturday April 13. 9-1-1 received several reports of flames coming from the home. Engine 18, Medic 18 and Tender 18 …
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By Dana Erickson
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4/18/24
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A three-vehicle, high-speed MVC on Interstate 95 near the 46-mile marker northbound, critically injured one man and sent four other people to Colleton Medical Center for treatment. The accident …
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By Dana Erickson
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4/18/24
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Three people were transported to Colleton Medical Center following a three vehicle collision in the 16900 block of Augusta Hwy. (SC Hwy 61) near Byrd Farm Road Saturday morning April 13. The …
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By Dana Erickson
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4/18/24
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A motorcyclist was critically injured when he collided with a deer on Round O Rd. near Freeman Lane April 12th. A motorist drove up on the accident, finding the driver unconscious in the middle of …
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By Scott Grooms
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4/18/24
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Get to know #yourColletonFirefighter Chris Elrod on #firefighterfriday. Firefighter-Flight Paramedic (FP-C) Elrod is assigned to the Station 7 Platoon on “C” shift, and he serves as the primary …
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4/11/24
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A Hickory Hill Road residence was heavily damaged in an afternoon fire that occurred about 5 miles south of the Green Pond Community. Neighbors saw flames on the front porch and called 911 Wednesday …
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By Scott Grooms
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4/11/24
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A two vehicle collision at the intersection of Green Pond Hwy and Proctor Street sent two people to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The passenger car and pickup truck collided …
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By Scott Grooms
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4/11/24
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A barn was destroyed in an evening fire in the 9500 block of Sidneys Road Tuesday April 2, 2024. A neighbor notified 9-1-1 of the fire. They advised they could see the flames through the woods. …
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By Scott Grooms
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4/11/24
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Colleton County Fire-Rescue responded to a large woods fire Thursday afternoon April 4 on Cottageville Hwy. Crews from Station 19 were dispatched to a lawnmower on fire at a residence. Firefighters …
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By Scott Grooms
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4/11/24
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A delivery truck overturned on I-95 near the 41 mile marker, Friday morning April 5th. The truck left the roadway and overcorrected causing it to overturn in the highway. The truck came to rest …
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By Scott Grooms
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4/11/24
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Two people were critically injured in a single vehicle accident on Wood Road Tuesday afternoon April 2. The east bound Crown Victoria was traveling at a high rate of speed and crossed into the west …
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By Scott Grooms
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4/11/24
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Get to know #yourColletonFirefighter Jonathan Brown on #firefighterfriday. Firefighter-Paramedic Brown is assigned to the Station 1 Platoon on “C” Shift. Here is more information about …
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4/4/24
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Please join us in welcoming six new #Colletonfirefighters. Class 2024-001 completed New Hire Orientation and will be heading to a station near you! Congratulations Class 2024-001 and welcome to the …
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4/4/24
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Seven of #yourColletonFirefighters completed South Carolina State Fire Academy’s Aerial Operations. The class was instructed by Battalion Chief Brent Dalton and Captain Cody Hutto. Congratulations, …
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4/4/24
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Law enforcement and Colleton County Fire-Rescue were a busy handling a pair of shooting in Walterboro.
The first shooting occurred on Proctor Street where an adult male received a …
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By Scott Grooms
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3/28/24
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This month’s serve and protect is on Captain Joseph Holmes with Colleton County Fire-Rescue.
Holmes grew up in the Yemassee area and started as volunteering as a junior volunteer at the Yemassee …
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By Scott Grooms
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3/28/24
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The Citizens Emergency Response Team received disaster recovery training at the Colleton County Recreation Center on March 21st. Representative of South Carolina Emergency Management, The Red Cross, …
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By Scott Grooms
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3/28/24
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A large storage building was destroyed in an afternoon fire at a residence on Turkey Hill Lane, March 16th. 9-1-1 was notified of a grass fire at the Turkey Hill Lane location and found 1/2 acre …
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By Scott Grooms
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3/28/24
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United States Attorney Adair F. Boroughs, together with federal, state, and local law enforcement officials, announced that more than a dozen individuals were charged in federal court in connection …
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3/28/24
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Earlier this month, local first responders honored our Veterans by having coffee and donuts with a hero at Veterans’ Victory House. We enjoyed conversation and company while also learning so much …
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3/28/24
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