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Talking Rock: Fire Incidents in 2006, Georgia (GA)

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2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 11
Location: Jones Mtn. Road, Talking Rock, GA 30175
Fire Department: Gilmer County Fire Services, 1561 S Main, Ellijay, GA 30540,  Phone: (706) 635-1333,  Fax: (706) 635-1334,  ID: 06101,  Incident #: 34,  Station: 9,  Shift/Platoon: C
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: 01/08/2006 13:24,  Arrival Time: 01/08/2006 13:39,  Controlled Time: 01/08/2006 13:59,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 01/08/2006 14:10
Alarms transmitted for the incident: 1
Action taken: Extinguishment by fire service personnel.
Location: Ravencliff Road, Talking Rock, GA 30175
Fire Department: Gilmer County Fire Services, 1561 S Main, Ellijay, GA 30540,  Phone: (706) 635-1333,  Fax: (706) 635-1334,  ID: 06101,  Incident #: 577,  Station: 1,  Shift/Platoon: C
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: 05/20/2006 20:09,  Arrival Time: 05/20/2006 20:24,  Controlled Time: 05/20/2006 20:26,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 05/20/2006 20:31
Alarms transmitted for the incident: 1
Action taken: Extinguishment by fire service personnel.
Acres Burned #: < 1
Cause of Ignition: Unintentional
Location: Whitestone Road, Talking Rock, GA 30175
Fire Department: Gilmer County Fire Services, 1561 S Main, Ellijay, GA 30540,  Phone: (706) 635-1333,  Fax: (706) 635-1334,  ID: 06101,  Incident #: 698,  Station: 1,  Shift/Platoon: C
Incident Type: Outside rubbish, trash, or waste fire. Excludes outside rubbish fires in a container or receptacle.
Alarm Time: 06/19/2006 14:22,  Arrival Time: 06/19/2006 14:32,  Controlled Time: 06/19/2006 14:33,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 06/19/2006 14:42
Alarms transmitted for the incident: 1
Action taken: Extinguishment by fire service personnel.
Location: County Road 226, Talking Rock, GA 30175
Fire Department: Gilmer County Fire Services, 1561 S Main, Ellijay, GA 30540,  Phone: (706) 635-1333,  Fax: (706) 635-1334,  ID: 06101,  Incident #: 1257,  Station: 1,  Shift/Platoon: A
Incident Type: Building fire
Alarm Time: 10/21/2006 15:55,  Arrival Time: 10/21/2006 16:10,  Controlled Time: 10/21/2006 16:21,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 10/21/2006 17:32
Property Loss: $30000,  Contents Loss: $10000
Alarms transmitted for the incident: 1,  Detector Alerted Occupants: Yes
Actions taken:
  • Extinguishment by fire service personnel.
  • Salvage and overhaul.
Buildings Involved #: 1,  Acres Burned #: < 1
Cause of Ignition: Unintentional
Structure Type: Enclosed building,  Status: In normal use,  Stories: 2 Above,  Square Feet: 840
Location: Whitestone Street, Talking Rock, GA 30175
Fire Department: Gilmer County Fire Services, 1561 S Main, Ellijay, GA 30540,  Phone: (706) 635-1333,  Fax: (706) 635-1334,  ID: 06101,  Incident #: 1319,  Station: 1,  Shift/Platoon: C
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: 11/04/2006 15:11,  Arrival Time: 11/04/2006 15:20,  Controlled Time: 11/04/2006 15:53,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 11/04/2006 16:00
Alarms transmitted for the incident: 1
Actions taken:
  • Extinguishment by fire service personnel.
  • Incident command. Includes providing support to incident command activities.
Area Type: Urban -wildland interface area
Total Acres Burned: 0.5
Location: Indian Valley Trail, Talking Rock, GA 30175
Fire Department: Gilmer County Fire Services, 1561 S Main, Ellijay, GA 30540,  Phone: (706) 635-1333,  Fax: (706) 635-1334,  ID: 06101,  Incident #: 1466,  Station: 1,  Shift/Platoon: A
Incident Type: Outside rubbish, trash, or waste fire. Excludes outside rubbish fires in a container or receptacle.
Alarm Time: 12/05/2006 17:02,  Arrival Time: 12/05/2006 17:18,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 12/05/2006 18:06
Alarms transmitted for the incident: 1
Action taken: Extinguishment by fire service personnel.
Location: Sparks Way, Talking Rock, GA 30175
Fire Department: Grandview Vol Fire Department, 340 Jack Pinyan, Jasper, GA 30143,  ID: 11205,  Incident #: 62,  Station: 5
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: 01/08/2006 18:58,  Arrival Time: 01/08/2006 19:15,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 01/08/2006 20:12
Alarms transmitted for the incident: 1
Action taken: Extinguishment by fire service personnel.
Acres Burned #: < 1
Area of Origin: Outside area, other,  Heat Source: Heat from undetermined smoking material
Cause of Ignition: Unintentional
Location: Hwy 136 W, talking rock, GA 30143
Fire Department: Grandview Vol Fire Department, 340 Jack Pinyan, Jasper, GA 30143,  ID: 11205,  Incident #: 632,  Station: 5
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: 03/30/2006 15:06,  Arrival Time: 03/30/2006 15:11,  Controlled Time: 03/30/2006 15:50,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 03/30/2006 16:15
Alarms transmitted for the incident: 1
Action taken: Extinguishment by fire service personnel.
Location: Drunkard Springs Road, Talking Rock, GA 30175
Fire Department: Grandview Vol Fire Department, 340 Jack Pinyan, Jasper, GA 30143,  ID: 11205,  Incident #: 1425,  Station: 5
Incident Type: Building fire
Alarm Time: 07/20/2006 04:48,  Arrival Time: 07/20/2006 05:38,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 07/20/2006 07:18
Action taken: Provide manpower. Includes providing manpower to assist rescue/ambulance units lift patients or providing manpower to assist police.
Location: Unspecified, Talking Rock, GA 30175
Fire Department: Grandview Vol Fire Department, 340 Jack Pinyan, Jasper, GA 30143,  ID: 11205,  Incident #: 2499,  Station: 5,  Shift/Platoon: V
Incident Type: Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire. Includes dirt bikes, specialty off-road vehicles, earth-moving equipment (bulldozers), and farm equipment.
Alarm Time: 12/06/2006 12:30,  Arrival Time: 12/06/2006 12:53,  Controlled Time: 12/06/2006 12:58,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 12/06/2006 14:43
Alarms transmitted for the incident: 1
Action taken: Extinguishment by fire service personnel.
Acres Burned #: < 1
Area of Origin: Engine area, running gear, wheel area,  Heat Source: Heat from powered equipment, other,  Item First Ignited: Flammable liquid/gas - uncontained
Cause of Ignition: Unintentional
  • Leak or break
  • Urban-Wildland Interface Area
Mobile Property Involved: Involved in ignition and burned,  Type: Construction vehicles,  Make: Caterpillar
Location: Wallys Lane, Talking Rock, GA 30175
Fire Department: Grandview Vol Fire Department, 340 Jack Pinyan, Jasper, GA 30143,  ID: 11205,  Incident #: 2428,  Station: 5,  Shift/Platoon: V
Incident Type: Forest, woods, or wildland fire. Includes fires involving vegetative fuels, other than prescribed fire, that occur in an area in which development is essentially nonexistent, except for roads, railroads, power lines, and the like.
Alarm Time: 12/08/2006 17:11,  Arrival Time: 12/08/2006 17:23,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 12/08/2006 18:18
Alarms transmitted for the incident: 1
Actions taken:
  • Incident command. Includes providing support to incident command activities.
  • Investigate. Includes investigations done on arrival to determine the situation and postincident investigations; and collecting incident information for incident reporting purposes.
  • Notify other agencies. Includes notifications of utility companies, property owners, and the like.
Acres Burned #: 7
Area of Origin: Wildland, woods, (Poor or no access for fire department apparatus)

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