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Charleston County Volunteer Fire and
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2521 Rescue Drive
North Charleston SC 29405
P.O. Box 62007
North Charleston SC 29419

Headquarters: 225-7728 / 747-2532
Dispatcher 843-745-4000
Total Calls for 2007
1050

Total calls as of  Sept 28, 2008
854
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RESCUE DIVER REMOVE VEHICLE FROM LAKE
Rescue Divers assist Sheriff's Offioce in the recovery of a vehicle involved in a MVA..

RESCUE CALLED TO ASSIST ORANGEBURG COUNTY
Rescue 8 called to assist in rescue   with a trucker in O'Burg Cunty.

AIRCRAFT CRASH IN STONO RIVER
Divers from Sheriff's Office, Rescue Sq., & Chasn Police work together to recover victims and aircraft.

MISSING BOYS FOUND ALIVE
Numerous agencies assisted in the search for two teens who went fishing and washed out to sea for six days

SUV DRIVES OFF OLD COOPER RIVER BRIDGE
Mt. Pleasant Rescue and EMS work to saves mans life after dropping over 80 feet onto Drum Island

FIRE AT MEDICAL CENTER
Rescue responded along with several other agencies to an afternoon fire at the complex

FLOOR COLLAPES INJURIES TWO WORKERS AT CHURCH
Rescue Members and NCFD worked to shore up walls and floors before rescuing trapped worker

CRABBER FINDS BODY IN ASHLEY RIVER - RESCUE CALLED TO HELP RECOVER BODY
Rescue Members, Sheriff's Office and Coroner respond to investigate a body found in the Ashley River

PLANE CRASH ON JOHNS ISLAND
Rescuers Responded to find two facilities in plane crashed near Johns Island Airport

RESCUE AND CITY OF CHARLESTON FIRE DEPT Rescuers conduct a rescue operation at a downtown parking garage.

RESCUE ASSISTS WITH SEARCH FOR LOST 2 YEAR OLD BOY AND MAKE THE FIND!
Rescue Members, The Sheriffs Office, City PD Detectives and 2 Volunteers on 4 wheelers find missing boy 21 hours after his disappearance

RESCUE RESPONDS TO ASSIST
C & B FIRE DEPARTMENT AT COMMERICAL FIRE
A Fire broke out at a Ladson business, several other Fire Dept's Along with Rescue assist C & B FD.

DEER RESCUE ON CLOUTER ISLAND
Rescuers worked for four hours to rescue a Buck Deer from the spoils of Clouter Island in the Cooper River.

HORSE TRAILER ACCIDENT
Rescue, Chasn FD work to free a trapped horse from a trailer after a rollover accident.

BEES FERRY ROAD WORKING ENTRAPMENT
Rescue, Chasn and St. Andrews work a serious entrapment on Bees Ferry Rd

ELEMENTRY SCHOOL FIRE
Rescue, EMS and Numerous Fire Departments respond to help at Elementary School fire in North Charleston

CONFINED SPACE RESCUE ABOARD SHIP
Slip inside a barge leads to a technical rescue by Rescue, EMS and North Charleston Fire Fighters

FLEA MARKET FIRE
Rescue Squad and EMS respond to assist North Charleston Fire Department with 35,000 square feet Palmetto Flea Market fire.

VIADUCT RESCUE OR I-526
Members of the Rescue Squads Technical Rescue Team package the driver of a tractor/trailer after the rig went over the rail at I-526 and North Rhett.  NCFD and EMS also assisted from the viaduct.

COW RESCUE IN HOLLYWOOD
Rescuers work to rescue Lucky from a stinky situation.
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An after hours modification project to expand a room to newly purchased church leads to collapse of second story floor onto workers below, trapping one for over an hour as Rescue and North Charleston Fire Fighters work to shore up hanging walls and floors to begin Rescue Operations.
Rescue Squad Member and Sheriff's Office Crime Scene photographer document the incident scene after patient has been removed.
Floor Collapse Injuries Two
SARTECH II Pack
Mobile Communications of Charleston
The Rescue Squad has placed it's new Special Operations Unit in Service.  The SOU will be deployable for long term missions to suppost rescue Squad Operations and to assist with rehab on-scene for other agencies.
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THE CHARLESTON COUNTY VOLUNTEER RESCUE SQUAD

is currently seeking applicants to fill several volunteer openings.  Applicants must be 18 years old and live within the Charleston County lines.  Some waivers are granted based on locations near the boarders.  We are a charity 501(c) 3 organization contracted by Charleston County to provide support for auto and heavy extrications, missing or injured boaters, land search and rescue, high angle rescue, diving, drowning (recovery and transport), swift water rescue, first responder medical for EMS.  We also offer support to local Fire and Police agencies when needed with resources and/or manpower.  Any prior training is a plus, but most training is supplied thru our agency.  We operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week all year long.

If you have some spare time and would like to check out our organization, meetings/training are held every Tuesday night at 7:00 PM at 2521 Rescue Rd in North Charleston near Knology on Dorchester Rd.  You may leave a message on our answering machine 843-225-7728 and we will return your call as soon as possible.
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