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SCDOT Incident Response Statistics

Incident Response personnel are prepared to handle a variety of situations.

These statistics covering Fiscal Year 2009 reflect the number and types of services rendered by the Incident Response personnel.
Summary of Services Rendered - Fiscal 2009
Beaufort Co.
Charleston
Columbia
Florence
Myrtle Beach
Rock Hill
Upstate I-85
Totals
Gas
116
1,267
867
256
749
360
1,035
4,650
Water
23
329
260
96
216
105
202
1,231
Changed Tire
149
1,603
1,416
762
540
702
1,837
7,009
Air for Tire
20
1,498
1,388
762
1,003
256
1,333
6,260
Taped Hose
1
8
6
4
5
6
5
35
Wrecker
2
361
48
34
113
74
177
809
Phone Call
7
9
36
38
3
17
39
149
Transported
6
66
61
75
46
32
93
379
Traffic Control
126
561
582
239
1,107
96
719
3,430
Extinguished Fire
0
4
2
1
2
2
11
22
Removed Debris
132
883
395
383
428
185
967
3,373
Notified SHP Dispatch
1,288
4,919
1,103
2,790
3,266
198
4,203
17,767
Directions
11
133
9
693
229
88
48
1,211
Moved Vehicle
94
425
441
65
264
70
172
1,531
Assistance Refused
1
7
7
2
2
30
41
90
Miscellaneous
195
2,085
579
779
210
97
776
4,721
Diesel
7
30
10
26
9
5
18
105
Jump Start
48
338
264
134
238
228
363
1,613
Checked HP Tag
1
25
1
0
1
1
0
29
Already Arranged
373
2,224
455
584
75
732
898
5,341
Mechanical Repair
20
301
61
68
189
94
167
900
EMS Assistance
2
4
11
10
1
2
7
37
Totals
2,622
17,080
8,002
7,801
8,696
3,380
13,111

Summary of Incident Types - Fiscal 2009
Beaufort Co.
Charleston
Columbia
Florence
Myrtle Beach
Rock Hill
Upstate I-85
Totals
Abandoned Vehicle 228
1,556
288
427 142 440 384 3,465
Accident 181
441
514
348 471 70 556 2,581
Debris 124
794
260
414 285 183 949 3,009
Disabled Vehicle 726
6,831
3,885
2,692 2,303 2,215 5,654 24,306
Fire 2
26
27
19 9 4 32 119
Other 61
257
41
67 62 46 125 659
Totals 1,322
9,905
5,015
3,967 3,272 2,958 7,700

Summary of Vehicle Types Assisted - Fiscal 2009
Beaufort Co.
Charleston
Columbia
Florence
Myrtle Beach
Rock Hill
Upstate I-85
Totals
Bus 2
23
19
20 17 9 25 115
Car, Pick-Up, or Van 1,307
8,884
4,820
3,143 3,259 2,838 6,164 30,415
Motorcycle 14
41
26
8 48 7 17 161
Other 5
44
40
65 24 3 64 245
Single Unit Truck 49
155
54
85 47 57 56 503
Tractor Trailer 17
368
98
122 42 175 112 934
Totals 1,394
9,515
5,057
3,443 3,437 3,089 6,438

Summary of Lane Responses - Fiscal 2009
Beaufort Co.
Charleston
Columbia
Florence
Myrtle Beach
Rock Hill
Upstate I-85
Totals
Outside Roadway 273
197
18 10 14 107 252 871
Shoulder 556
7,402
3,932 2,878 1,698 2,692 4,763 23,921
Right Lane 171
1,057
296 329 2,231 96 636 4,816
Center Lane 26
232
145 72 73 32 367 947
Left Lane 158
378
372 250 430 60 652 2,300
Median or Median Wall 219
518
434 289 450 46 394 2,350
Exit Ramp 26
327
149 72 223 255 219 1,271
Entrance Ramp 26
171
93 35 313 95 81 814

 

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