Crime & Safety
Oconee Fire and Rescue Investigates Chemical Spill
A summary of calls Oconee County Fire Rescue answered during the week ending on Dec. 16, 2012.
Oconee County Fire and Rescue personnel were called to a residence in the 1600 block of Branch Road on Dec. 10 at 5:52 p.m. to assist with a chemical spill.
The resident of the property found a bottle of Dimethyl Sulfoxide -- chemical is used to treat cuts on horses-- turned over and smoke coming from it in the barn, according to administrative assistant Lara Crowe.
The fire department investigated and advised the homeowner to have a private cleaning company come and clean the spill, Crowe reported.
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Alarm Activations
Dec. 10
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- 7:09 a.m., 1201 Bishop Farms Parkway – Gainesville College
Dec. 11
- 3:34 a.m., 1201 Bishop Farms Parkway – Gainesville College
Dec. 13
- 2:02 p.m., 4107 Heather Lane
Auto Accidents
Dec. 10
- 3:38 p.m., Highway 15 near Wire Bridge Road
- 5:21 p.m., Highway 53 & Osborne Road
Dec. 12
- 2:43 a.m., Highway 441 near Friendship Circle
Dec. 13
- 8:09 a.m., Mars Hill Road & Hodges Mill Road
- 8:19 a.m., 2200 Block Belmont Road
Dec. 14
- 1:22 p.m., Highway 441 at Morgan County Line
Dec. 15
- 2:49 a.m., 10 Loop & Highway 441 – Athens-Clarke County
Control Burn
Dec. 13
- 11:50 a.m., 1010 Payne Road
Illegal Control Burn
Dec. 10
- 12:37 a.m., 3180 Monroe Highway – Lot 21
Natural Gas Odor
Dec. 14
- 9:53 a.m., 1260 Mars Hill Road – Flawless Finish
Smoke Odor in Building
Dec. 10
- 1:15 a.m., 1641 Virgil Langford Road – Magnolia Estates
Smoke Odor in Mobile Home
Dec. 15
- 3:36 p.m., 2020 Rays Church Road
Vehicle Smoke Scare
Dec.14
- 6:22 a.m., 1747 Langford Drive
There were a total of 30 medical emergencies last week. All information was provided by Oconee County Fire Rescue.
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