Crime & Safety
Oconee Fire and Rescue Clear Two Trees from Power Lines
Wonder where the fire trucks were headed last week? Check out calls the Oconee County Fire Rescue responded to during the last week.
The following is a summary of calls Oconee County Fire Rescue answered during the week ending on Oct. 14:
Alarm Activations
Oct. 8
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- 10:36 a.m., 401 Hopping Road – High Shoals Elementary
Oct. 9
- 6:03 p.m., 2340 Watson Springs Road
Oct. 10
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- 8:09 am, 1181 Rocky Branch Road – Rocky Branch Academy
Auto Accidents
Oct. 10
- 6:00 p.m., Highway 186 and Payne Road
Oct. 12
- 2:22 p.m. Colham Ferry Road near Carson Graves
Control Burn
Oct. 13
- 6:07 a.m., 1461 Greensboro Highway
Illegal Burn
Oct. 14
- 5:55 p.m., 3252 Colham Ferry Road
Natural Gas Leak
Oct. 12
- 3:15 p.m., 1217 Carey Way
Smoke Scare
Oct. 8
- 3:28 p.m., 1331 New High Shoals Rd. – Watkinsville First Methodist Church
Trees on Power Lines
Oct. 13
- 7:13 p.m., 20 South Main Street
- 7:37 p.m., Wire Bridge Road and Belmont Road
There were a total of 32 medical emergencies last week. All information was provided by Oconee County Fire Rescue.
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