This is a public safety log of notable incidents in or near Macon County for the day. This list is not comprehensive and does not include medical calls that do not impact traffic or law enforcement operations where there is a tactical concern. If such operations cause a traffic hazard or there is a public safety concern, information on what locations to avoid will be posted.
Incidents are listed in chronological order. Most of this information will have also been published on the Macon Media News, Weather, and Information Facebook Page and the WNCscan Twitter account. A number of people have indicated they have no Facebook account or have deactivated their accounts and they wish to still keep up with local public safety incidents. This is an attempt to meet that need.
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**2:15m** POWER OUTAGE UPDATE
Macon County 2,482
North Carolina 41,196
South Carolina 19,788
DUKE ENERGY POWER OUTAGE UPDATE
Macon County 1,701 customers in 78 outage areas
Jackson County 1,133 customers in 54 outage areas
Swain County 3 customers in 3 outage areas
Haywood County 3,308 customers in 274 outage areas
Transylvania County 3,001 customers in 163 outage areas
Buncombe County 1,250 customers in 179 locations
Henderson County 2,186 customers in 147 locations
Duke Energy Carolinas Outages
North Carolina 35,000
South Carolina 17,700
TOTAL 52,700
Haywood EMC Outages
TOTAL 4,052
Macon County 781 (33.85%)
Jackson County 718 (34.08%)
Haywood County 1,175 (8.88%)
Transylvania County 705 (10.44%)
Buncombe County 455 (18.69%)
Possible Structure Fire on Martha Lane
**1:13 am**
There is a possible structure fire on Martha Lane, a residence is full of smoke.
Macon County EMS and Franklin FireDepartment are responding. Clarks Chapel and Cullasaja Fire Departments are responding to assist.
Please reroute around the area for the next couple of hours.
**1:18am** Command reports no smoke showing from the exterior, has requesting firefighters stage on Phillips Street. (later amended to Franklin High School Property)
**1:22am** Firefighters report smoke inside the residence, attempting to locate the source.
**1:39am** Command has found the source of the problem and has canceled mutual aid and EMS with an appreciation for their response to this call.
**2:24am** Operations Command has been terminated at this location. Units returning to service.
**4:00am** Engine 11 s still on scene, awaiting a Duke Energy Crew. They've not returned calls from the Macon EOC.
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Initially published at 1:38 am on December 11, 2018
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