Public Safety Log for 02-06-2020

File photo taken during a flood in February 2016.


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Public Safety Log for 02-06-2020

3:26am Medical Call Franklin EMS/Franklin VFD

5:52am Weather Alert Flash Flood Warning

• A Flash Flood Warning has been issued for Macon County. [LINK]

7:35am OPEN THREAD 

• Macon Media has established an open thread for the community to share information about hazardous conditions. [LINK]

7:32am Medical Call Franklin EMS/Clarks Chapel VFD

7:36am Accident Franklin EMS/Clarks Chapel VFD/Squad 4

• Report of an accident with a confirmed injury on Georgia Road in front of Dollar Store.


8:12am Medical Call Highlands EMS/Highlands VFD

8:16am Cow in Road Animal Control

• Animal Control is responding to a report of a cow in the road on Westwood Road (Lower Burningtown).

8:28am Road Closure NCDOT

• SR-1442 (Mill Creek Rd), Has been closed due to high water in the road.

8:52am Landslide US-19 in the Nantahala Gorge

• US-19 in the Nantahala Goge has debris in the road in two locations, one near Silvermine Road and another near Hewitt Road (the location of the last landslide).

8:53am High Water Ulco Dive

• A Macon Transit Driver reports water is flowing over Ulco Drive near the Greenway.

10:01am Medical Call Franklin EMS/Franklin VFD

10:49am Accident FranklinEMS/Franklin VFD

• Report of an accident on the Murphy Road near the entrance to Westgate Plaza, a vehicle is in the median.

11:05am Public Assist Franklin EMS

11:45am Medical Call Franklin EMS

12:08pm Accident Franklin EMS/Franklin VFD

• Report of an accident involving an eighteen-wheeler in the 800 block of Highlands Road.

12:57pm Medical Call Franklin EMS/Otto VFD

1:15pm Public Assist Franklin EMS

2:04pm All Call Buningtown-Iotla VFD

• Firefighters requested to assemble at the fire station for assignments

3:02pm Rescue Cowee VFD Swiftwater Rescue Team

• Members of the Swiftwater Rescue Team requested to assemble at Station #3 fo a rescue in the Burningtown District.

3:07pm Public Assist Franklin VFD

3:09pm Hazardous Condition Cowee VFD

• Powerlines in a tree on West Road

3:52pm Hazardous Condition West Macon VFD

• Firefighters requested to close Burnette Road (off Industrial Park Road) due to flooding.

5:09pm Medical Transfer Highlands EMS

• Code Two (Code Yellow) transport from Highlands-Cashiers Hospital to Northeast in Georgia

5:46pm Public Assist Franklin EMS

6:16pm Public Assist Franklin EMS

• fall at Hampton Inn

6:19pm Medical Call at a LTCF Franklin EMS

10:18pm Medical Call Franklin EMS/Cullasaja-Gorge VFD

11:44pm Medical Call Franklin EMS/Franklin VFD




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Published on Thursday, February 6, 2020