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Hiawassee: Fire Incidents in 2006, Georgia (GA)Back to: Hiawassee, GA, Georgia, Georgia forum, All US cities. 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
Incident types - Hiawassee Incident types - Georgia Location: Red Plow Terrace, Hiawassee, GA 30546
Fire Department: Towns County Fire & Rescue, Hiawassee, GA 30546, Phone: (706) 896-2090, ID: 13901, Incident #: 121, Station: 4 Incident Type: Brush or brush-and-grass mixture fire. Includes ground fuels lying on or immediately above the ground such as duff, roots, dead leaves, fine dead wood, and downed logs. Alarm Time: 03/08/2006 15:39, Arrival Time: 03/08/2006 16:20, Controlled Time: 03/08/2006 16:36, Last Unit Cleared Time: 03/08/2006 18:30 Action taken: Extinguishment by fire service personnel. Acres Burned #: 3 Area of Origin: Open area - outside, Heat Source: Hot ember or ash, Item First Ignited: Light vegetation - not crop, including grass Cause of Ignition: Unintentional (High wind) Location: Sthwy 17 Nw, Hiawassee, GA 30546
Fire Department: Towns County Fire & Rescue, Hiawassee, GA 30546, Phone: (706) 896-2090, ID: 13901, Incident #: 407, Station: 6 Incident Type: Power line down. Excludes people trapped by downed power lines. Alarm Time: 07/05/2006 19:44, Arrival Time: 07/05/2006 19:50, Controlled Time: 07/05/2006 19:50, Last Unit Cleared Time: 07/05/2006 19:54 Action taken: Investigate. Includes investigations done on arrival to determine the situation and postincident investigations; and collecting incident information for incident reporting purposes. Location: Main, Hiawassee, GA 30546
Fire Department: Towns County Fire & Rescue, Hiawassee, GA 30546, Phone: (706) 896-2090, ID: 13901, Incident #: 434, Station: 1 Incident Type: Gas leak (natural gas or LPG). Excludes gas odors with no source found. Alarm Time: 07/22/2006 21:16, Arrival Time: 07/22/2006 21:28, Controlled Time: 07/22/2006 21:28, Last Unit Cleared Time: 07/22/2006 22:00 Action taken: Investigate. Includes investigations done on arrival to determine the situation and postincident investigations; and collecting incident information for incident reporting purposes. Location: Highway 76 West Highway, Hiawassee, GA 30546
Fire Department: Towns County Fire & Rescue, Hiawassee, GA 30546, Phone: (706) 896-2090, ID: 13901, Incident #: 436, Station: 2 Incident Type: Grass fire. Includes fire confined to area characterized by grass ground cover, with little or no involvement of other ground fuels. Alarm Time: 07/24/2006 16:49, Arrival Time: 07/24/2006 16:53, Controlled Time: 07/24/2006 16:53, Last Unit Cleared Time: 07/24/2006 17:01 Action taken: Extinguishment by fire service personnel. Acres Burned #: < 1 Area of Origin: Highway, parking lot, street: on or near, Item First Ignited: Light vegetation - not crop, including grass Cause of Ignition: Unintentional Location: Sthwy 17 Nw, Hiawassee, GA 30546
Fire Department: Towns County Fire & Rescue, Hiawassee, GA 30546, Phone: (706) 896-2090, ID: 13901, Incident #: 457, Station: 1 Incident Type: Gasoline or other flammable liquid spill (flash point below 100 degrees F at standard temperature and pressure (Class I)). Alarm Time: 08/04/2006 22:15, Arrival Time: 08/04/2006 22:20, Controlled Time: 08/04/2006 22:20, Last Unit Cleared Time: 08/04/2006 23:16 Action taken: Hazardous materials spill control and confinement. Includes confining or diking hazardous materials. Location: Hidden Fields, Hiawassee, GA 30546
Fire Department: Towns County Fire & Rescue, Hiawassee, GA 30546, Phone: (706) 896-2090, ID: 13901, Incident #: 461, Station: 6 Incident Type: Grass fire. Includes fire confined to area characterized by grass ground cover, with little or no involvement of other ground fuels. Alarm Time: 08/05/2006 15:10, Arrival Time: 08/05/2006 15:29, Controlled Time: 08/05/2006 15:29, Last Unit Cleared Time: 08/05/2006 16:04 Action taken: Extinguishment by fire service personnel. Acres Burned #: < 1 Area of Origin: Open area - outside, Heat Source: Hot or smoldering object, other, Item First Ignited: Light vegetation - not crop, including grass Cause of Ignition: Unintentional Location: River, Hiawassee, GA 30546
Fire Department: Towns County Fire & Rescue, Hiawassee, GA 30546, Phone: (706) 896-2090, ID: 13901, Incident #: 475, Station: 1 Incident Type: Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other. Alarm Time: 08/09/2006 14:33, Arrival Time: 08/09/2006 14:36, Controlled Time: 08/09/2006 14:36, Last Unit Cleared Time: 08/09/2006 14:48 Property Value: $30000, Property Loss: $20, Contents Value: $10000, Contents Loss: $20 Action taken: Provide first aid and check for injuries. Medical evaluation of patient. Location: H. F. Lions Rd., Hiawassee, GA 30546
Fire Department: Towns County Fire & Rescue, Hiawassee, GA 30546, Phone: (706) 896-2090, ID: 13901, Incident #: 484, Station: 4 Incident Type: Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire, not self-propelled. Includes trailers. Alarm Time: 08/11/2006 20:23, Arrival Time: 08/11/2006 20:40, Controlled Time: 08/11/2006 20:45, Last Unit Cleared Time: 08/11/2006 21:45 Property Value: $5000, Property Loss: $5000, Contents Value: $1000, Contents Loss: $1000 Action taken: Extinguishment by fire service personnel. Acres Burned #: < 1 Area of Origin: Storage room, area, tank, or bin, Item First Ignited: Box, carton, bag, basket, barrel Cause of Ignition: Unintentional Mobile Property Involved: Involved in ignition and burned, Type: Trailer - travel, designed to be towed, Make: Other Make Location: Main, Hiawassee, GA 30546
Fire Department: Towns County Fire & Rescue, Hiawassee, GA 30546, Phone: (706) 896-2090, ID: 13901, Incident #: 486, Station: 1 Incident Type: Cooking fire involving the contents of a cooking vessel without fire extension beyond the vessel. Alarm Time: 08/13/2006 09:49, Arrival Time: 08/13/2006 09:54, Controlled Time: 08/13/2006 09:57, Last Unit Cleared Time: 08/13/2006 10:00 Detector Alerted Occupants: Yes Action taken: Investigate. Includes investigations done on arrival to determine the situation and postincident investigations; and collecting incident information for incident reporting purposes. Location: Sampson, Hiawassee, GA 30546
Fire Department: Towns County Fire & Rescue, Hiawassee, GA 30546, Phone: (706) 896-2090, ID: 13901, Incident #: 526, Station: 2 Incident Type: Building fire Alarm Time: 08/27/2006 06:32, Arrival Time: 08/27/2006 06:44, Controlled Time: 08/27/2006 07:15, Last Unit Cleared Time: 08/27/2006 11:51 Property Value: $75000, Property Loss: $75000, Contents Value: $30000, Contents Loss: $30000 Action taken: Extinguishment by fire service personnel. Buildings Involved #: 1, Acres Burned #: < 1 Area of Origin: Ceiling & floor assembly, crawl space b/t stories, Heat Source: Hot ember or ash, Item First Ignited: Structural component or finish, other Cause of Ignition: Unintentional Structure Type: Enclosed building, Status: Vacant and unsecured, Stories: 1 Above, Square Feet: 1000, Stories with Damage: 1 Extreme Location: Bell Creek, Hiawassee, GA 30546
Fire Department: Towns County Fire & Rescue, Hiawassee, GA 30546, Phone: (706) 896-2090, ID: 13901, Incident #: 593, Station: 1 Incident Type: Authorized controlled burning. Includes fires that are agricultural in nature and managed by the property owner. Excludes unauthorized controlled burning and prescribed fires. Alarm Time: 09/19/2006 18:41, Arrival Time: 09/19/2006 18:45, Controlled Time: 09/19/2006 18:45, Last Unit Cleared Time: 09/19/2006 19:21 Action taken: Investigate. Includes investigations done on arrival to determine the situation and postincident investigations; and collecting incident information for incident reporting purposes. Location: Bugscuffle, Hiawassee, GA 30546
Fire Department: Towns County Fire & Rescue, Hiawassee, GA 30546, Phone: (706) 896-2090, ID: 13901, Incident #: 598, Station: 1 Incident Type: Fire in mobile home used as a fixed residence. Includes mobile homes when not in transit and used as a structure for residential purposes; and manufactured homes built on a permanent chassis. Alarm Time: 09/23/2006 14:57, Arrival Time: 09/23/2006 15:09, Controlled Time: 09/23/2006 15:13, Last Unit Cleared Time: 09/23/2006 17:30 Property Value: $20000, Property Loss: $10000, Contents Value: $10000, Contents Loss: $5000 Detector Alerted Occupants: Yes Actions taken:
Area of Origin: Function area, other, Item First Ignited: Soft goods, wearing apparel, other Cause of Ignition: Cause under investigation Structure Type: Enclosed building, Status: In normal use, Stories: 1 Above, Square Feet: 800, Stories with Damage: 1 Significant Location: Highway 76 West Highway, Hiawassee, GA 30546
Fire Department: Towns County Fire & Rescue, Hiawassee, GA 30546, Phone: (706) 896-2090, ID: 13901, Incident #: 607, Station: 1 Incident Type: Cooking fire involving the contents of a cooking vessel without fire extension beyond the vessel. Alarm Time: 09/30/2006 15:12, Arrival Time: 09/30/2006 15:16, Controlled Time: 09/30/2006 15:16, Last Unit Cleared Time: 09/30/2006 15:34 Property Value: $200000, Contents Value: $50000, Contents Loss: $50000 Detector Alerted Occupants: Yes Action taken: Investigate. Includes investigations done on arrival to determine the situation and postincident investigations; and collecting incident information for incident reporting purposes. Location: Ruby Lake, Hiawassee, GA 30546
Fire Department: Towns County Fire & Rescue, Hiawassee, GA 30546, Phone: (706) 896-2090, ID: 13901, Incident #: 609, Station: 3 Incident Type: Gas leak (natural gas or LPG). Excludes gas odors with no source found. Alarm Time: 10/01/2006 16:23, Arrival Time: 10/01/2006 16:24, Controlled Time: 10/01/2006 16:24, Last Unit Cleared Time: 10/01/2006 17:00 Action taken: Investigate. Includes investigations done on arrival to determine the situation and postincident investigations; and collecting incident information for incident reporting purposes. Location: Sutton, Hiawassee, GA 30546
Fire Department: Towns County Fire & Rescue, Hiawassee, GA 30546, Phone: (706) 896-2090, ID: 13901, Incident #: 626, Station: 6 Incident Type: Fire in mobile home used as a fixed residence. Includes mobile homes when not in transit and used as a structure for residential purposes; and manufactured homes built on a permanent chassis. Alarm Time: 10/08/2006 17:25, Arrival Time: 10/08/2006 17:35, Controlled Time: 10/08/2006 17:35, Last Unit Cleared Time: 10/08/2006 19:11 Property Value: $15000, Property Loss: $15000, Contents Value: $3000, Contents Loss: $3000 Detector Alerted Occupants: Yes Action taken: Extinguishment by fire service personnel. Buildings Involved #: 1, Acres Burned #: < 1 Cause of Ignition: Cause under investigation Structure Type: Enclosed building, Status: In normal use, Stories: 1 Above, Square Feet: 600 Location: Moody Hollow, Hiawassee, GA 30546
Fire Department: Towns County Fire & Rescue, Hiawassee, GA 30546, Phone: (706) 896-2090, ID: 13901, Incident #: 681, Station: 1 Incident Type: Gasoline or other flammable liquid spill (flash point below 100 degrees F at standard temperature and pressure (Class I)). Alarm Time: 10/26/2006 18:09, Arrival Time: 10/26/2006 18:28, Controlled Time: 10/26/2006 18:28, Last Unit Cleared Time: 10/26/2006 19:00 Action taken: Investigate. Includes investigations done on arrival to determine the situation and postincident investigations; and collecting incident information for incident reporting purposes. Location: Highway 75 South Highway, Hiawassee, GA 30546
Fire Department: Towns County Fire & Rescue, Hiawassee, GA 30546, Phone: (706) 896-2090, ID: 13901, Incident #: 682, Station: 5 Incident Type: Passenger vehicle fire. Includes any motorized passenger vehicle, other than a motor home (e.g., pickup trucks, sport utility vehicles, buses). Alarm Time: 10/27/2006 07:09, Arrival Time: 10/27/2006 07:20, Controlled Time: 10/27/2006 07:20, Last Unit Cleared Time: 10/27/2006 07:46 Action taken: Investigate. Includes investigations done on arrival to determine the situation and postincident investigations; and collecting incident information for incident reporting purposes. Acres Burned #: < 1 Area of Origin: Highway, parking lot, street: on or near Cause of Ignition: Unintentional Mobile Property Involved: Involved in ignition, but did not itself burn, Type: Passenger car., Make: Chevrolet Location: Highway 76 East, Hiawassee, GA 30546
Fire Department: Towns County Fire & Rescue, Hiawassee, GA 30546, Phone: (706) 896-2090, ID: 13901, Incident #: 691, Station: 4 Incident Type: Building fire Alarm Time: 10/31/2006 19:28, Arrival Time: 10/31/2006 19:34, Controlled Time: 10/31/2006 21:15, Last Unit Cleared Time: 10/31/2006 22:20 Property Value: $5000, Property Loss: $5000, Contents Value: $100, Contents Loss: $100 Actions taken:
Area of Origin: Function area, other, Heat Source: Hot or smoldering object, other, Item First Ignited: Floor covering or rug/carpet/mat Cause of Ignition: Unintentional (Heat source too close to combustibles.) Structure Type: Enclosed building, Status: Vacant and unsecured, Stories: 1 Above, Square Feet: 800 Location: Konahetah, Hiawassee, GA 30546
Fire Department: Towns County Fire & Rescue, Hiawassee, GA 30546, Phone: (706) 896-2090, ID: 13901, Incident #: 719, Station: 1 Incident Type: Authorized controlled burning. Includes fires that are agricultural in nature and managed by the property owner. Excludes unauthorized controlled burning and prescribed fires. Alarm Time: 11/10/2006 20:26, Arrival Time: 11/10/2006 20:40, Controlled Time: 11/10/2006 20:40, Last Unit Cleared Time: 11/10/2006 21:15 Action taken: Investigate. Includes investigations done on arrival to determine the situation and postincident investigations; and collecting incident information for incident reporting purposes. Location: Hooper Branch, Hiawassee, GA 30546
Fire Department: Towns County Fire & Rescue, Hiawassee, GA 30546, Phone: (706) 896-2090, ID: 13901, Incident #: 721, Station: 3 Incident Type: Unauthorized burning. Includes fires that are under control and not endangering property. Alarm Time: 11/11/2006 18:16, Arrival Time: 11/11/2006 18:28, Controlled Time: 11/11/2006 18:28, Last Unit Cleared Time: 11/11/2006 19:35 Action taken: Extinguishment by fire service personnel. Location: Chatuge Shores, Hiawassee, GA 30546
Fire Department: Towns County Fire & Rescue, Hiawassee, GA 30546, Phone: (706) 896-2090, ID: 13901, Incident #: 729, Station: 1 Incident Type: Unauthorized burning. Includes fires that are under control and not endangering property. Alarm Time: 11/13/2006 19:12, Arrival Time: 11/13/2006 19:20, Controlled Time: 11/13/2006 19:20, Last Unit Cleared Time: 11/13/2006 19:45 Action taken: Extinguishment by fire service personnel. Location: Bill Brown Cove, Hiawassee, GA 30546
Fire Department: Towns County Fire & Rescue, Hiawassee, GA 30546, Phone: (706) 896-2090, ID: 13901, Incident #: 732, Station: 5 Incident Type: Building fire Alarm Time: 11/14/2006 11:45, Arrival Time: 11/14/2006 11:53, Controlled Time: 11/14/2006 12:22, Last Unit Cleared Time: 11/14/2006 14:34 Property Value: $200000, Property Loss: $100000, Contents Value: $100000, Contents Loss: $75000 Detector Alerted Occupants: Yes Actions taken:
Area of Origin: Bedroom - < 5 persons, Heat Source: Hot or smoldering object, other, Item First Ignited: Mattress, pillow Cause of Ignition: Unintentional
Detector Presence: Detectors Present, Type: Smoke, Power: Hardwire with battery, Operation: Operated, Effectiveness: Alerted Occupants Location: Church, Hiawassee, GA 30546
Fire Department: Towns County Fire & Rescue, Hiawassee, GA 30546, Phone: (706) 896-2090, ID: 13901, Incident #: 734, Station: 1 Incident Type: Gas leak (natural gas or LPG). Excludes gas odors with no source found. Alarm Time: 11/15/2006 23:04, Arrival Time: 11/15/2006 23:07, Controlled Time: 11/15/2006 23:18, Last Unit Cleared Time: 11/15/2006 23:30 Actions taken:
Location: Bell Creek, Hiawassee, GA 30546
Fire Department: Towns County Fire & Rescue, Hiawassee, GA 30546, Phone: (706) 896-2090, ID: 13901, Incident #: 739, Station: 1 Incident Type: Gas leak (natural gas or LPG). Excludes gas odors with no source found. Alarm Time: 11/17/2006 10:54, Arrival Time: 11/17/2006 10:57, Controlled Time: 11/17/2006 10:57, Last Unit Cleared Time: 11/17/2006 11:17 Action taken: Investigate. Includes investigations done on arrival to determine the situation and postincident investigations; and collecting incident information for incident reporting purposes. Location: Bell Creek, Hiawassee, GA 30546
Fire Department: Towns County Fire & Rescue, Hiawassee, GA 30546, Phone: (706) 896-2090, ID: 13901, Incident #: 747, Station: 1 Incident Type: Grass fire. Includes fire confined to area characterized by grass ground cover, with little or no involvement of other ground fuels. Alarm Time: 11/20/2006 13:33, Arrival Time: 11/20/2006 13:38, Controlled Time: 11/20/2006 13:40, Last Unit Cleared Time: 11/20/2006 13:44 Action taken: Extinguishment by fire service personnel. Acres Burned #: < 1 Area of Origin: Open area - outside, Item First Ignited: Light vegetation - not crop, including grass Cause of Ignition: Unintentional Location: Sthwy 180 S, Hiawassee, GA 30546
Fire Department: Towns County Fire & Rescue, Hiawassee, GA 30546, Phone: (706) 896-2090, ID: 13901, Incident #: 753, Station: 5 Incident Type: Carbon monoxide incident. Excludes incidents with nothing found. Alarm Time: 11/22/2006 02:37, Arrival Time: 11/22/2006 02:53, Controlled Time: 11/22/2006 03:00, Last Unit Cleared Time: 11/22/2006 04:34 Action taken: Investigate. Includes investigations done on arrival to determine the situation and postincident investigations; and collecting incident information for incident reporting purposes. Location: Upper Bell, Hiawassee, GA 30546
Fire Department: Towns County Fire & Rescue, Hiawassee, GA 30546, Phone: (706) 896-2090, ID: 13901, Incident #: 758, Station: 1 Incident Type: Chimney or flue fire originating in and confined to a chimney or flue. Alarm Time: 11/23/2006 00:26, Arrival Time: 11/23/2006 00:39, Controlled Time: 11/23/2006 00:39, Last Unit Cleared Time: 11/23/2006 00:59 Property Value: $100000, Contents Value: $30000 Detector Alerted Occupants: Yes Action taken: Investigate. Includes investigations done on arrival to determine the situation and postincident investigations; and collecting incident information for incident reporting purposes. Location: Earl, Hiawassee, GA 30546
Fire Department: Towns County Fire & Rescue, Hiawassee, GA 30546, Phone: (706) 896-2090, ID: 13901, Incident #: 767, Station: 4 Incident Type: Gas leak (natural gas or LPG). Excludes gas odors with no source found. Alarm Time: 11/26/2006 16:23, Arrival Time: 11/26/2006 16:40, Controlled Time: 11/26/2006 16:40, Last Unit Cleared Time: 11/26/2006 17:04 Action taken: Investigate. Includes investigations done on arrival to determine the situation and postincident investigations; and collecting incident information for incident reporting purposes. Discuss this city on our hugely popular Georgia forum Back to: Hiawassee, GA, Georgia, All US cities.
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