Area beat: April 2, 2016

Published 12:00 pm Tuesday, April 5, 2016

Americus Fire & Emergency Service

• Firefighters responded to 16 calls for medical assistance.
• Firefighters responded to Magnolia Manor, 2001 S. Lee St., to the report of a gas odor. No hazards were found.
• Firefighters responded to a traffic accident at South Lee and East Hill streets.
• Firefighters responded to Harvey’s supermarket, 1206 Crawford St., to a cooking fire in a fryer. The fire had been extinguished and no hazards were found.
• Firefighters responded to a carbon monoxide detector on East Church Street. No hazards were found; the detector was deemed faulty.

Sumter County Fire & Rescue

• Firefighters responded to 12 calls for medical assistance.
• Firefighters responded to McLittle Bridge Road and U.S. Highway 19 South to help clean up a small oil spill fire.
• Firefighters responded to Sneed Road where they extinguished a truck fire.
• Firefighters provided a public safety detail at the Boys and Girls Club in Plains, 401 Waymon St.
• Firefighters responded to a fire alarm on Old Plains Highway.
• Firefighters responded to a traffic accident at Joe Stewart and Peggy Sheppard roads.
• Firefighters responded to a fire alarm on Ga. Highway 308. There was no fire.
• Firefighters responded to Pat’s Camp Road where they provided automatic mutual aid in extinguishing a structure fire in Dooly County.
• Firefighters responded to a traffic accident at U.S. Highway 280 East and Felder Street.
• Firefighters responded to Daisy Drive to the report of a structure fire. Nothing was found.
• Firefighters conducted smoke detector detail on Ginger Drive.
• Firefighters responded to a traffic accident at Fox Stephens Road and Ga. Highway 49 South.
• Firefighters responded to a traffic accident at U.S. Highway 19 South and McLittle Bridge Road.