Berkeley Co. Rescue Squad

Every year, the Berkeley County Rescue Squad has its annual Christmas Dinner. On December 10th, 2014 (a Wednesday), it was held at Wampee Plantation in Pinopolis. Below are some of the photos from the event. Enjoy! Dan Moon, spokesperson for the Berkeley Co. Sheriff's Office. He helped start the rescue squad's catfish tournament many "moons" ago. Deputy Chief Rick Ollic With the Berkeley Co. Sheriff's Office. We work closely with his department. Cody Dangerfield named "Rookie of the Year" for the Berkeley Co. Rescue Squad Mike Yonke named "Member of the Year" for the Berkeley Co. Rescue Squad Moncks Corner Mayor Bill Peagler and Berkeley Co. Rescue Squad Chief Bill Salisbury The cooks at Wampee who really know how to make a mean meal. We had steak, shrimp, baked potatoes, salad---and the list goes on! Bill Peagler speaking during the dinner. He will be sworn in as the county's newest supervisor on January 2nd.

This year a lot of hard work went into getting ready for this year's parade. With the movie "Frozen" being so popular, we decided our float would have a winter theme. To top it off, we got Elsa and Anna to join us on our float. How "cool" is that?!?! (Big THANKS to Glass Slipper Productions !!!) John DeHay adding some last minute touches to our "winter float." Ms. Charlene assisting with our fake snow. Our new ride, the "mule," was also featured in the parade. This was where "Olaf" rode. Miss Charlene was "Olaf." She made her costume herself! Finally arrived at Berkeley High School for the start of the parade. Group photo!!!! And there's Elsa and Anna from "Frozen!" Raymond Owens and Nikki Gaskins pass out candy to the kids. (They were also guilty of eating some along the way.) Traveling down Main Street and waving to the crowd. "Olaf" seated

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Electrocution is the second leading cause of death for construction workers; however, it’s not just the people working in that particular field who should worry about the dangers associated with live wires—especially power lines. “A lot of people don’t really understand the danger or how fast you can come in contact with a power line,” stated Claud Wessinger, Santee Cooper’s senior training instructor. “It’s not like you get a light that comes on telling you, ‘Hey, you’re getting too close.’ It’s just suddenly you’re into the power lines, and then there’s not a whole lot you can do about it.” On Thursday, Wessinger and two linemen conducted a live electricity demonstration at the Berkeley Co. Rescue Squad building in Moncks Corner to show how electricity is nothing to play around with. “The rescue squad answers a lot of traffic accidents. A lot of times people hit power poles and we have to deal down power lines,” explained Bill S