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Camper fire near highway threatens nearby structures, Ridgeville SC

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/20/2025 12:13 PM

SC-61, Ridgeville, SC 29472

A camper caught fire near Highway 61 close to Ridgeville. The fire may spread and threaten nearby campers and a house. It is unclear if anyone is inside the camper.

Audio|Source: Dorchester County Fire and EMS

02:19

Transcript:

00:00

Station 8, Eastern Station 3, Medic 3, Structure Fire, near Highway 61, near Ridgeville, cross street of Funfield Lane and Gardner Drive, respond on Incident 3, 1512.

00:18

Control is a 423.

00:20

423.

00:22

Respond, and structure back.

00:24

I copy. Samebop for size-up.

00:27

Control, 4-8-4-8.

00:29

Control 4-8.

00:32

Control the tank-4-11.

00:37

Control 184-11, tagging 4-11, tagging 4-11.

00:39

Tanging 4-11. Tanging 4-2 responded.

00:40

Check for us.

00:43

Tadowing, 4-2, I copy your traffic.

00:50

Unit send out to Highway 61 be advised.

00:53

It could be for a camper that's on fire.

00:55

The roof is engulfed at this time.

00:57

Unknown if anyone's inside is a 20-foot long camper.

01:00

We do not have an exact location, but the caller advised you will be able to see it.

01:06

Dr. Battalion 4-2, copy-law.

01:09

We'll be able to go. Okay.

01:13

Montana,

01:14

4-2.

01:15

Battalion 4-2? Battalion 4-2.

01:18

Please, myself, then engine 411 hours, service, Kenneco.

01:22

Top of that, fishing fishing.

01:28

Engine 302? Engine 302? Engine 302 is 10000.

01:36

Do you need PED there?

01:43

We're just clear it up.

01:46

Everything's been forward, y'all is okay.

01:52

You need to interrupt to 61 be advised.

01:55

Another caller advised that near the BP gas station or the camper on fire,

02:02

they also advise that the camper may be threatening a second structure at this time, possibly another camper.

02:13

Copy, there's also a residential structure nearby as well.

02:17

Copy, threatening multiple structures, copy.

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SC-61, Ridgeville, SC 29472

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