Towns County Fire & Rescue Activity Report
Activity Report July 16, 2019
Towns County Fire Rescue
Weekly Report
7/3/19 -7/9/19
7/3/19
4 Medical Calls
1 Public Assist
7/4/19
4 Medical Calls
1 Public Assist
3 Assist Other
7/5/19
4 Medical Calls
1 False Alarm
1 Cancelled En Route
7/6/19
3 Medical Calls
4 Cancelled En Route
1 Controlled Burn
1 False Call
7/7/19
6 Cancelled En Route
1 Medical call
1 False Call
7/8/19
4 Medical Calls
1 Landing Zone
1 Motor Vehicle Accident
1 Cancelled En Route
1 Smoke and Odor Investigation
7/9/19
4 Medical Calls
3 Cancelled En Route
1 Motor Vehicle Accident
Towns County Fire & Rescue Activity Report
Activity Report July 8, 2019
Towns County Fire Rescue
Weekly Report
6/26/19 – 7/2/19
6/26/19
5 Medical Calls
1 Landing Zone
6/27/19
7 Medical Calls
1 Motor Vehicle Accident
1 Landing Zone
6/28/19
2 Medical Calls
1 False Fire Alarm
6/29/19
3 Medical Calls
2 Assist Other
2 Cancelled En Route
1 Landing Zone
1 Motor Vehicle Accident
6/30/19
3 Medical Calls
1 Motor Vehicle Accident
1 Cancelled En Route
7/1/19
4 Medical Calls
1 Assist Other
1 Landing Zone
7/2/19
4 Medical Calls
Towns County Fire and Rescue Activity Report
Activity Report, News June 7, 2019
Towns County Fire Rescue
Weekly Report
5/29/19 – 6/4/19
5/29/19
3 Medical calls
1 Landing Zone
5/30/19
2 Medical calls
1 Motor Vehicle Accident
1 Cancelled En Route
5/31/19
2 Medical Calls
2 Cancelled En Route
1 Motor Vehicle Accident
6/1/19
4 Medical Calls
2 Cancelled En Route
1 Landing Zone
1 Public Assist
6/2/19
4 Medical Calls
2 Landing Zones
2 Motor Vehicle Accident
3 Cancelled En Route
6/3/19
4 Medical Calls
2 Cancelled En route
1 Landing Zone
6/4/19
1 Medical Call
1 Landing Zone
6/5/19
5 Medical Calls
1 Motor Vehicle Accident
1 Landing Zone
1 Public Assist
Towns County Fire & Rescue Activity Report
Activity Report, News August 24, 2019
Towns County Fire & Rescue
Weekly Report
8/14/19 – 8/20/19
8/14/19
6 Medical Calls
3 False Alarms
1 Landing Zone
8/15/19
1 Medical Call
1 Cancelled En Route
8/16/19
3 Medical Calls
1 Motor Vehicle Accident
1 Cancelled En Route
8/17/19
4 Medical Calls
2 Motor Vehicle Accidents
1 Assist Other
1 Cancelled En Route
1 Landing Zone
8/18/19
3 Medical Calls
2 Motor Vehicle Accidents
1 False Alarm
1 Cancelled En Route
8/19/19
6 Medical Calls
2 Cancelled En Route
1 Public Assist
8/20/19
2 Medical Calls
2 Landing Zones
1 Cancelled En Route
1 Assist Other
Towns County Fire & Rescue Activity Report
Activity Report, News August 2, 2019
Towns County Fire & Rescue
Weekly Report
7/24/19-7/30/19
7/24/19
2 Medical Calls
1 Public Assist
1 Landing Zone
7/25/19
3 Medical Calls
2 Cancelled En Route
1 Assist other
1 Motor Vehicle Accident
1 Landing Zone
1 Structure Fire
7/26/19
3 Medical Calls
1 Assist Other
1 Motor Vehicle Accident
7/27/19
4 Medical Calls
1 Landing Zone
7/28/19
1 Medical Call
7/29/19
3 Medical Calls
1 Cancelled En Route
1 Trail Rescue
1 Motor Vehicle Accident
3 Assist Other
1 Landing Zone
7/30/19
1 False Alarm
1 Motor Vehicle Accident
1 Cancelled En Route
Towns County Fire and Rescue Activity Report
Business March 26, 2019
Towns County Fire and Rescue Activity Report
3/14/19 – 3/20/19
3/14
4 Medical Calls
1 Assist Other
3/15
2 Medical Calls
1 Smoke Investigation
1 Assist Other
1 Cancelled En Route
3/16
3 Medical calls
1 Motor Vehicle Accident
1 Canceled En Route
3/17
3 Motor Vehicle Accident
2 Medical Calls
1 Canceled En Route
1 Landing Zone
3/18
No Calls
3/19
2 Medical Calls
2 Assist Other
3/20
5 Medical Calls
2 Assist Other
2 Canceled En Route
1 Brush Fire
Towns County Fire and Rescue Activity Report
Activity Report March 11, 2019
Towns County Fire Rescue
2/27/19-3/6/19
2/27/19
3 Medical Calls
1 Canceled En Route
1 Motor Vehicle Wreck
2/28/19
1 Canceled En Route
3 Medical Calls
1 Motor Vehicle Wreck
3/1/19
4 Medical calls
1 Landing Zone
3/2/19
3 Medical Calls
2 Motor Vehicle wreck
3 Landing Zones
2 Canceled En Route
3/3/19
2 Medical Calls
1 Motor Vehicle Wreck
1 False Alarm
1 Canceled En Route
3/4/19
5 Medical Calls
2 False Alarms
3/5/19
4 Medical calls
1 Landing Zones
1 Canceled En Route
1 False Alarm
3/6/19
1 Structure Fire
1 Medical Call
1 Assist other
2 Canceled En Route
Man suffers head injury while trimming trees, east of Hiawassee
News February 26, 2019
HIAWASSEE, Ga. – A man, believed to be in his 40s, suffered a serious head injury earlier this afternoon, Tuesday, Feb. 26, after falling from a 15-foot ladder while trimming trees. The accident occurred on Taylor Road, east of Hiawassee.
FYN obtained information from Towns County Fire Chief Harold Copeland at the Towns County Courthouse shortly before 3 p.m.
“He’s reported as in and out of conscientious at this time,” Chief Copeland said, adding that the man was actively sawing at the time of the incident.
A medical air flight was dispatched to transport the victim for treatment at a trauma center.
Overnight Fire Destroys Hiawassee Home
News July 25, 2017
Hiawassee, GA – Towns County 911 dispatched Fire and Rescue to 1383 Konahetah Drive in Hiawassee at approximately 11:28 pm on Monday night, July 24, in response to a fully involved structure fire.
The home was engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived on scene.
There were no human injuries although the family’s dog sadly perished. The home was completely destroyed, a “total loss.”
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Fetch Your News will provide more details as they become available.
Towns County Fire and Rescue Activity Report
Activity Report February 19, 2019
Towns County Fire and Rescue Activity Report
Feb. 8 – 14, 2019
2/8/19
1 Motor Vehicle Accident
2//9/19
1 Brush/ Woods Fire
2/10/19
6 Medical Calls
2 Cancelled En route
2/11/19
3 Medical Calls
1 Cancelled En Route
2/12/19
4 Medical Calls
1 Fire Alarm
2/13/19
1 Dumpster Fire
1 Landing Zone
2/14/19
1 Elevator Problem
1 Public Assist
2 Medical Calls
Towns County Fire and Rescue Activity Report
Activity Report September 10, 2018
Towns County Fire & Rescue
Weekly Report: Sept. 3 – 9, 2018
9/3/18
Medical assist (2)
9/4/18
Medical assist (1)
Controlled burn (1)
9/5/18
Medical assist (3)
Public service (1)
9/6/18
Medical assist (4)
Electrical fire (1)
Public service (1)
Fire alarm (1)
9/7/18
Medical assist (4)
No emergency found (1)
9/8/18
Medical assist (4)
Trail rescue (1)
Landing zone (2)
Assist other agency (1)
9/9/18
Vehicle fire (1)
Fire alarm (1)
Towns County Fire and Rescue Activity Report
Activity Report September 3, 2018
Towns County Fire and Rescue Activity Report
Week of Aug. 27 – Sept. 2
8/27/18
Medical assist (3)
8/28/18
Medical assist (2)
Assist other agency (1)
Landing zone (1)
Fire alarm (1)
8/29/18
Medical assist (3)
MVA (1)
Landing zone (1)
8/30/18
Medical assist (5)
MVA (1)
8/31/18
Medical assist (6)
MVA (3)
No incident found (1)
9/1/18
Medical assist (2)
Landing zone (1)
9/2/18
Medical assist (4)
Fire alarm (1)
Towns County Fire and Rescue: 10/02-10/08
Incident Report October 10, 2017
Towns County Fire and Rescue Incident Report
10/02/17
Medical assist (6)
Unauthorized burning (1)
10/03/17
Medical assist (3)
MVA (2)
10/04/17
Landing zone (1)
10/05/17
Medical assist (6)
Public service (1)
10/06/17
Medical assist (3)
MVA (2)
Fire alarm (1)
10/07/17
Medical assist (2)
Landing zone (1)
10/08/17
Medical assist (1)
MVA (1)
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Towns County Fire and Rescue Incident Report: 7/31 – 8/6
Community, News August 7, 2017
Towns County Fire and Rescue Incident Report:
7/31/17 — Medical assist (5)
8/1/17 — Medical assist (2)
Controlled burn (1)
8/2/17 — Medical assist (1)
Assist other agency (1)
8/3/17 — Medical assist (4)
MVA (2)
Smoke investigation (1)
Assist other agency (1)
Public service (2)
8/4/17 — Medical assist (4)
MVA (1)
Landing zone (1)
Assist other agency (1)
8/5/17 — Medical assist (3)
Trail rescue (1)
Illegal burn (1)
Brush fire (1)
Assist other agency (1)
8/6/17 — Medical assist (4)
Illegal burn (1)
Towns County Fire & Rescue Activity Report
Activity Report January 28, 2019
Towns County Fire & Rescue
Weekly Report
1/20/19
Landing zone (2)
Medical assist (5)
Fire alarm (1)
1/21/19
Medical assist (6)
Landing zone (1)
Towns County Fire and Rescue
1/22/19
Medical assist (2)
Landing zone (1)
MVA (2)
1/23/19
Medical assist (3)
1/24/19
Medical assist (4)
Fire alarm (1)
Landing zone (1)
1/25/19
Medical assist (1)
Elevator rescue (1)
1/26/19
Medical assist (3)
Landing zone (1)
Fires destroy two homes in a single day
News April 5, 2018
HIAWASSEE, Ga. – Towns County Fire and Rescue responded to two separate structure fires on Tuesday, April 3, 2018.
The first structure fire occurred at approximately 1 p.m. at a residence located on Owl Creek Road. A female occupant was able to escape without harm after being alerted of the blaze by her barking dog.
Towns County Fire Chief Harold Copeland told FetchYourNews (FYN) that Station 5 responders were on scene within minutes of being dispatched.
“The scene was quickly sized up, and a propane tank on the premises was immediately secured,” Chief Copeland explained. “The fire began in the right rear corner of the home, in the master bedroom, master bathroom area.”
Residence on Owl Creek Road.
Tanker 1, Engine 5, and Engine 6 responded on scene.
The second structure fire occurred at approximately 7 p.m. at a residence on Glen Road. The homeowners saw smoke as they returned for the evening and dialed 911.
Tanker 1, Engine 1, and Engine 6 were dispatched.
The cause of the fires are undetermined at this time.
Sadly, family pets perished in both incidents from smoke inhalation.
Chief Copeland told FYN the homeowner of the residence on Owl Creek Road was able to break a window, however, and save the dog who alerted the occupant.
Featured Photo: Residence on Glen Road.