Do not microwave your PPE!
News April 22, 2020WHITE COUNTY, Ga. — On Tuesday afternoon around 1 p.m., White County fire units with automatic aid from City of Cleveland, City of Helen, and Lee Arrendale Fire Brigade 1, responded to a reported camper fire in the Mountain Lakes Resort north of Cleveland.
On scene, firefighters found that there was no visible smoke in or around the camper.
The owner stated that there was an odor of paper burning and thought it may have been a brush fire. They went inside the camper to check and found that it was full of smoke. As firefighter investigated, one looked inside the microwave and found what appeared to be a “mask”. The owner confirmed that they did put a mask in the microwave to sanitize it (forgot they did so) but did not realize it would catch fire.
There were no injuries reported and firefighters removed the mask from the property.
Please be careful when attempting to sanitizing masks and other PPE equipment. Check CDC websites for proper sanitizing techniques.
Fire destroys White County residence
News April 15, 2020On Sunday afternoon around 3:30 p.m., White County fire units from Station 2 responded to a reported residential fire at 2718 Goat Neck Road in Cleveland. Automatic Aid was received from the City of Cleveland and Lee Arrendale Correction Institute (L.A.C.I.).
Upon arrival, the 2,000 sq foot home was totally involved; firefighters started a defensive attack to extinguish the fire.
According to the residents, they heard a loud crack of lightning and a few moment later they smelled smoke in the home and followed it to the basement. Once in the basement, they found the fire. They attempted to extinguish the fire but soon realized it was more than they could handle.
The Red Cross was called to assist the family, no injuries were reported. Firefighters were on scene for 3 hours.
On Monday, White County Fire units responded to a rekindle and were on scene for 2 hours. No injuries reported.