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Laurel Road fire: No injuries, home destroyed, cause under investigation

Posted at 8:56 pm January 21, 2018
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

A fire was reported at a house at the intersection of Hidden Valley Road and Laurel Road in Marlow late Friday afternoon, Jan. 19, 2018. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

A fire was reported at a house at the intersection of Hidden Valley Road and Laurel Road in Marlow late Friday afternoon, Jan. 19, 2018. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

 

MARLOW—No one was injured in a fire that destroyed a house in Marlow on Friday afternoon, and the cause is under investigation, authorities said.

The fire was reported at about 4:15 p.m. Friday at the intersection of Hidden Valley Road and Laurel Road, north of state Route 61 between Oak Ridge and Clinton in Anderson County.

Two adults live in the house, but they were not at home at the time of the fire, said Stephanie Fox, chief of the Marlow Volunteer Fire Department.

All five of the county’s volunteer fire departments responded: Andersonville, Briceville, Claxton, Marlow, and Medford. Firefighters were there until about 9 p.m. Friday. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, Marlow, Police and Fire, Top Stories Tagged With: Anderson County, Anderson County Highway Department, fire, Hidden Valley Road, Laurel Road, Marlow, Marlow Volunteer Fire Department, Stephanie Fox, volunteer fire departments

Roads closed as all five county fire departments respond to Marlow fire

Posted at 9:03 pm January 19, 2018
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

A fire was reported at a house at the intersection of Hidden Valley Road and Laurel Road in Marlow late Friday afternoon, Jan. 19, 2018. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

A fire was reported at a house at the intersection of Hidden Valley Road and Laurel Road in Marlow late Friday afternoon, Jan. 19, 2018. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

 

MARLOW—Laurel Road and Hidden Valley Road were closed Friday evening as all five volunteer fire departments in Anderson County responded to a house fire in Marlow.

The roads were closed because fire trucks are parked in the streets, and water is freezing on the surface of the roadways, said Mark Lucas, Anderson County Sheriff’s Department chief deputy.

The fire was reported at about 4:15 p.m. Friday, Lucas said. All five of the county’s volunteer fire departments responded: Marlow, Briceville, Claxton, Andersonville, and Medford. As far as he knew, all five were still at the fire on Friday evening, Lucas said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Anderson County, Andersonville, Briceville, Claxton, Front Page News, Marlow, Medford, Police and Fire, Top Stories Tagged With: Anderson County, Anderson County Sheriff's Department, fire, Hidden Valley Road, Laurel Road, Mark Lucas, Marlow, volunteer fire departments

AC committee to discuss 2020 reappraisals, volunteer fire department funding

Posted at 10:47 am March 9, 2015
By John Huotari 1 Comment

Johnny Alley

Johnny Alley

The Anderson County Operations Committee will discuss a plan for reappraisals in 2020 and a new funding plan for volunteer fire departments during a Monday evening meeting.

The discussion of the 2020 reappraisal plan has been requested by Anderson County Property Assessor John K. Alley Jr.

A Fire Commission proposal related to the new funding plan for volunteer fire departments has been requested by Anderson County Commissioner Tim Isbel.

The Operations Committee meeting starts at 6 p.m. Monday, March 9, in Room 312 of the Anderson County Courthouse in Clinton.

See the agenda here.

Filed Under: Anderson County, Anderson County, Front Page News, Government, Meetings and Events, Police and Fire Tagged With: Anderson County Operations Committee, Fire Commission, funding, John K. Alley Jr., property assessor, reappraisals, Tim Isbel, volunteer fire departments

Guest column: Anderson communications center very busy during Tuesday storm

Posted at 11:31 am June 15, 2014
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

Anderson County Commission and Mark Lucas

Anderson County Sheriff’s Department Chief Deputy Mark Lucas is pictured above at right during a special County Commission meeting in November. Also pictured are Anderson County Commissioners Rick Meredith, center, and Jerry White.

To All:

(Tuesday) evening was very, very busy. From 3 p.m. until 11 p.m., our communications center received 589 telephone calls, of which 143 were on 911. The overwhelming number of calls were between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m., when 365 calls came to our dispatch center. Of these 365 calls, 109 were on 911.

Comparing to last Tuesday from 3 p.m. until 11 p.m., we received 156 total telephone calls, of which 20 were on 911. The two-hour period from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. last week was only 41 total calls, of which five were on 911.

For the entire shift from 3 p.m. until 11 p.m., that was a 288 percent increase. For the two hours from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m., the increase was 790 percent.

We had four communications officers working (Tuesday) when the storm hit. A fifth came into work on her own to help out. Many of these 911 and non-emergency calls required dispatching of emergency personnel from law enforcement, fire, or EMS. Others required notifications to the state and county highway departments and the utility companies. It was non-stop for hours. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Anderson County, Guest Columns, Opinion, Police and Fire, Weather Tagged With: 911, Anderson County, Anderson County EMS, Anderson County Highway Department, Anderson County Sheriff's Department, Clinton, Clinton Utilities Board, communications center, dispatch, emergency personnel, EMS, fire, Lake City, law enforcement, Mark Lucas, non-emergency calls, Norris, Oak Ridge, Oliver Springs, rescue squad, Sheriff's Communications Center, storm, telephone calls, Tennessee Department of Transportation, Tuesday storm, volunteer fire departments

Letter: Recommends Anderson County establish fire district

Posted at 8:37 pm May 19, 2013
By Oak Ridge Today Letters Leave a Comment

To the Editor:

This month’s Operations Committee meeting included discussion on a proposed resolution that would disqualify any fee- or membership-based fire department from participating in Anderson County’s annual appropriations plan for major asset purchases. Under the current agreement, property taxes fund equipment purchases for both the municipal and volunteer fire departments on a yearly rotational basis.

According to current state statutes, local governments have only two options available to fund or contribute to the county fire departments. Either a county fire district is established, whereby a separate account is created (for funding purposes), which allows for oversight and accountability, or the source of funding is limited to a donation which allows little input from the legislative body. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Letters Tagged With: Anderson County, county fire district, equipment, fire department, fire district, funding, Mark DeVol, Operations Committee, volunteer fire departments

Three found after unexpected camping trip

Posted at 1:01 pm February 18, 2013
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Information from WYSH Radio

Rescue crews located three people reported missing after not returning from an ATV ride uninjured Saturday morning.

Crews from the Anderson and Morgan County rescue squads as well as crews from the Marlow and Briceville volunteer fire departments and others assisted in the search for a grandfather, father, and son who went riding Friday on Windrock Mountain, got lost, and had to camp out in the elements overnight. The trio was located Saturday morning and, aside from one mild case of hypothermia, was safe and sound.

Filed Under: Anderson County, Police and Fire, Recreation, Top Stories Tagged With: Anderson County, ATV ride, Briceville, camping, lost, Marlow, Morgan County, rescue squads, volunteer fire departments

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