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A Smoak Rd family lost their home in an afternoon fire Sunday 07-August. At 14:52, Colleton County (SC) 9-1-1 operators began receiving reports of explosions and smoke coming from a wooded area in the 1500 block of Smoak Road east of Walterboro. Several callers noted there was a home located down a long dirt driveway. Responding units could see a thick column of black smoke three miles from the scene.

Colleton County Fire-Rescue Medic 1 arrived in the area and had some difficulty locating the residence. The narrow driveway was almost completely obscured by trees and brush. Once on scene, they found a doublewide mobile home fully-involved at 1492 Smoak Road. The roof had already collapsed. Engine 19 initially used a deck gun to knock down most of the fire and deployed two 1-3/4 handlines to extinguish the remaining flames. Firefighters had the fire under control in about 20 minutes, but were on the scene for two hours performing overhaul.

No one was home when the fire occurred, but crews were able to make contact with the homeowner. She advised earlier in the day, the power in the home had been flickering. She left approximately an hour prior to the fire being reported. Water supply was conducted with tenders.

Engine 19, Engine 27, Tender 1, Tender 9, Tender 19, Tender 26, Tender 27, Medic 1, Medic 26, Battalion 1 and Car 12 responded. Firefighter-Paramedic Zack Huber served as Incident Commander.

Barry W. McRoy, Fire Chief, Colleton County Fire-Rescue

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An adult male was injured and his home was destroyed in a late night fire the occurred Saturday 09-July at 22:38. Colleton County (SC) Fire-Rescue was alerted to the incident at 2064 Peirce Road north of Cottageville advising a generator was on fire on the back porch of the residence. Engine 9 arrived five minutes later to find the entire one-story block structure fully-involved. The roof collapsed shortly after arrival.

Firefighters deployed multiple handlines to combat the fire. The homeowner advised he was filling a generator on the back porch with fuel, when the gasoline exploded. He attempted to extinguish the fire himself and was able to safely evacuate the other three family members from the residence. He received severe burns to both legs during the incident. The man was treated at the scene by Firefighter-Paramedics, then transported emergent by Fire-Rescue Medic 9 to Colleton Medical Center. He was later transferred to the burn center in Augusta Ga. by private ambulance.

Firefighters were on the scene for four hours. It appears the fire quickly spread to several appliances on the covered rear porch, then entered the attic space. Water supply was conducted with a water shuttle. Engine 27 set up at a dry hydrant one mile south of the scene. The family lost most of their belongings. The Red Cross is assisting them.

Engine 9, Engine 902, Engine 27, Tender 2, Tender 9, Tender 19, Tender 27, Tender 32, Medic 9, Medic 19, Battalion 1, Car 12 and Car 107 responded. Battalion Chief Scott O’Quinn served as Incident Commander.

Barry W. McRoy, Fire Chief, Colleton County Fire-Rescue

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A Renee Court home was destroyed in a Saturday evening blaze 23-Janaury. At 20:34, several callers reported seeing flames coming from a residence near the intersection of Robertson Blvd and Renee Court south of Walterboro. Colleton County Fire-Rescue (SC) Car 118 arrived four minutes later to find the single-story, wooden structure fully-involved. Engine 1 initially used a deck gun to knock down the flames while crews deployed handlines to the building. Two 1-3/4 handlines were used to extinguish the fire. The back of the building had already collapsed prior to arrival indicating the building had been burning for some time before anyone reported the fire. It took approximately 15 minutes to bring the fire under control. Firefighters were on the scene for 2 hours performing overhaul. Water supply was conducted with tenders. No one was at home when the fire occurred and the cause is under investigation.

Engine 1, Engine 26, Tender 1, Tender 19, Tender 27, Medic 1, Battalion 1, and Car 118 responded. Battalion Chief Scott Feather served as Incident Commander.

Barry W. McRoy, Fire Chief, Colleton County Fire-Rescue

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