4th of July Was a Quiet One for Firefighters

CLEVELAND, Ga. – Thankfully, there were no fires for White County firefighters to deal with Tuesday. Fire Chief Norman Alexander said, “This was one of the quietest Independence Days I can ever remember.”

There was one scare, however, involving White County High School. At 1:47 a.m., a passerby noticed smoke coming from the roof at the high school and called 9-1-1.

Firefighters responded only to learn the smoke was produced by workers who are replacing the roof at the high school. Replacing a roof is hot work so they decided to do the work before sunrise when the temperature is much cooler.

Other than that false alarm, firefighters got a well-deserved day of rest.

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