News From Oconee County Fire Rescue: Tree Fire Near Skipstone Subdivision

Firefighters were called to Barnett Shoals Road near Skipstone Subdivision on May 21 around 9:30 p.m. to extinguish a tree that caught fire.

Here is a summary of other calls Oconee County Fire Rescue responded to during the week of May 21-27:

Alarm Activations

May 21

• 12:08 p.m., 1530 Meriweather Drive

May 22

• 7:38 a.m., 1081 Rocky Branch Road –
• 11:02 a.m., 1041 Godfrey Place

May 23

• 10:58 a.m., 1130 Knob Creek Drive

May 26

• 8:20 p.m., 1071 Twin Lakes Road

Auto Accidents

May 24

• 6:45 p.m., Main Street

May 25

• 1:50 p.m., Ga. Highway 316 near 10 Loop

CO Alarm Activation

May 21

• 8:39 p.m., 1121 Founders Boulevard

House Fire

May 26

• 6:20 a.m.,

Illegal Control Burn

May 24

• 4:02 p.m., 1635 Atlanta Highway

Service Call

May 26

• 9:23 p.m., Simonton Bridge Road & Norton Road

Smoke Odor in Building

May 23

• 2:22 p.m., 2 South Main Street –

Transformer Arcing

May 27

• 9:46 a.m., 1900 Block Experiment Station Road

Woods Fire

May 27

• 11:29 a.m., 1700 Block Osborne Road

There were a total of 41 medical emergencies last week. All information was provided by Oconee County Fire Rescue.