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News From Oconee County Fire Rescue

Calls Oconee County Fire Rescue responded to during the week of Oct. 17- Oct. 23.

Here is a summary of calls responded to during the week of Oct. 17- Oct. 23:

Alarm Activations

Oct. 17

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  • 9:21 a.m., 1031 Lexington Court

Oct. 19

  • 1331 New High Shoals Road –

Oct. 20

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  • 7:29 p.m., 1281 Spartan Lane –

Oct. 22

  • 6:06 p.m. 1101 Simonton Drive

Auto Accidents

Oct. 17

  • 9:18 a.m., Atlanta Highway and North Burson Avenue

Oct. 18

  • 8:27 a.m., Old Watson Springs Road
  • 3:36 p.m., New High Shoals Road and Spring Creek Drive
  • 4:33 p.m., Union Church Road and Crabapple Circle

Oct. 19

  • 9:37 p.m., 1911 Epps Bridge Road

Oct. 20

  • 8:27 p.m., 10 Loop near Highway 316

Oct. 22

  • 12:39 p.m., Atlanta Highway and Whitehead Road

Control Burn

Oct. 21

  • 2:51 p.m. and 4:53 p.m., 2451 Atlanta Highway

Oct. 22

  • 7:13 p.m., 1200 Block Marshal Store Road

Elevator Alarm

Oct. 20

  • 12:41 p.m., 2470 Daniels Bridge Road

Illegal Control Burn

Oct. 19

  • 9:15 p.m., 7:00 p.m., 1031 Old Bishop Road

Smoke in Area

Oct. 17

  • Timarron Trail Area

Transformer Arcing

Oct. 18

  • 6:58 p.m., Harden Hill Road and VFW Drive


There were a total of 26 medical emergencies last week. All information was provided by Oconee County Fire Rescue.

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