West Columbia Fire Department
A crash involving at least four vehicles resulted in Klapman Boulevard being blocked Wednesday evening. West Columbia Police, West Columbia Fire and Lexington County EMS were on the scene around 6 p.m. in front of the Dollar General store just past Hook Avenue.
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Units from the West Columbia Fire Department and the West Columbia Police Department responded to a car fire at the I-26 110 Mile Marker off ramp on I-26, around 6 p.m., Sunday. Flames rose from a car on the off ramp as onlookers from the Blossom Buffet restaurant came out to see what was going […]
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Units from the Springdale Police Department, Cayce Fire, the SC Highway Patrol, along with EMS personnel responded to an accident on Airport Boulevard, Wednesday after 9:30 a.m.. It appears that a van is turned on its side and another vehicle is damaged. This post has been corrected.(Photo courtesy of Joshua Sasso Kane)
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The West Columbia Police Department is assisting the West Columbia Fire Department in the 1900 Block of Augusta Road (near Red Oak.) Around 3:30 p.m. Thursday, The WCPD reported a fire and the the road is shut down completely. Traffic is being turned away and police are asking drivers find an alternate route. At 3:45 […]
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The City of West Columbia’s Recycling Day is Saturday (Oct. 23). You can bring and dispose of scrap metal, electronics, paper, tires, dry paint and prescriptions to West Columbia City Hall, 200 N. 12th St., West Columbia. No commercial waste. The West Columbia Fire Department will donate all scrap metal proceeds to the SC Children’s […]
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Oct. 3- 9, is National Fire Prevention Week. Fire Prevention Week is observed each year in the week of Oct. 9, in commemoration of the Great Chicago Fire, which began on Oct. 8, 1871. That fire resulted in the death of more than 250 people, left 100,000 homeless and destroyed more than 17,400 structures. The […]
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Fire crews from West Columbia, Lexington County, Irmo, and Columbia fought a large fire at an apartment complex in Lexington County Saturday. Several firefighters suffered minor injuries fighting the blaze. The fire was at Peachtree Place Apartments on Berryhill Road in Seven Oaks near Irmo.The fire was first reported around noon and was not placed […]
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September is National Emergency Preparedness Month. With the possibility of a natural or manmade disaster, the West Columbia Police and Fire departments are always ready to respond. All city personnel are prepared. “The City of West Columbia staff works throughout the year to plan and train in order to address every type of situation that […]
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