McColl, SC, EMS Worker Charged with Setting Fire in Ambulance Facility

No motive has been determined for the fire that damaged the EMS building in McColl.
Nov. 17, 2025

An EMS worker has been charged with starting a fire inside the agency's building in McColl.

Hunter McDaniel was charged with second-degree arson in connection with the fire that involved an electric heater and clothes, WYFF reported. 

The motive for the fire that jeopardized the lives of a co-worker and damaged the building  remains under investigation.

The fire was extinguished quickly by McColl firefighters. 

 

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Susan Nicol is the news editor for Firehouse.com. She is a life member and active with the Brunswick Volunteer Ambulance & Rescue Company, Oxford Fire Company and Brunswick Vol. Fire Co. Susie has been an EMT in Maryland since 1976. Susie is vice-president of the Frederick County Fire/Rescue Museum. She is on the executive committee of Frederick County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association. She also is part of the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS) Region II EMS Council. Susie is a board member of the American Trauma Society, Maryland Division. Prior to joining the Firehouse team, she was a staff writer for The Frederick News-Post, covering fire, law enforcement, court and legislative issues. 

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