Oconee EMA Helps Injured Bicyclist on Heritage Park Trail

Oconee County Fire and Rescue came to the aid of a bicyclist who suffered a dislocated shoulder and concussion after falling from her bike on a trail at Heritage Park last weekend.

According to Fire Chief Bruce Thaxton, the woman's companion called 911 after the accident around 7:45 p.m. Saturday, May 18.

An EMA Polaris was brought in and firefighter Mark Capobianco also used his four-wheeler for the rescue. Rescuers entered at the rear of park through the County Landfill area, Thaxton explained.

"National EMS EMTs stabilized the patient, and she was brought out carefully with the 4-wheeler from the wooded area, put into the Fire Chief’s vehicle, and taken to the ambulance on Highway 441," he wrote in an email to Patch.

Oconee EMA had already planned a tabletop exercise for that type of rescue call.  It's scheduled to take place in June, Thaxton said.

Here's a summary of other calls answered by the Fire Department the week of May 13-19:

Alarm Activations

May 16

•  3:41 pm, 1151 Scotland Bend CO

Auto Accidents

May 14

• 3:57 pm, 1900 Block Hog Mountain Road 

May 18

•  2:30 am, SR 10 Loop 
• 1:10 pm GA Highway 53 and Malcom Bridge Road

May 19

•  9:52 pm US sHighway 441 – Morgan County Line

Grass Fire

May 17

• 10:26 am 2500 Block Colham Ferry Road 

Oven Fire

May 18

• 9:59 pm 1031 Joie Drive Oven Fire

Power Line Arcing

May 15

• 9:31 pm 1900 Block Experiment Station Road

Ruptured Natural Gas Line

May 14

•  3:41 pm 1791 Oconee Connector – Epps Bridge Center

Vehicle Fire

May 14

•  7:47 pm 1240 Oconee Connector

May 19

• 1:29 pm Doc Hardigree Road 

Woods Fire

May 15

• 2:52 pm 2072 Whippoorwill Road

There were a total of 41 medical emergencies. All information was provided by Oconee County Fire Rescue.

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