Americus Fire & Emergency Services

• Firefighters responded to 26 calls for medical assistance.
• Firefighters responded to a traffic accident on East Lamar Street.
• Firefighters responded to Second Montgomery Street to a report of a burst water pipe. The faucet had broken outside the residence and the occupant had shut off the water.
• Firefighters responded to North Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard to a report of a gas odor. They found elevated levels of methane. Occupant was advised to contact a plumber and to stay out of the residence for the night. They ventilated the structure.
• Firefighters responded to a report of a has odor on McGarrah Street. No hazards were found.
• Firefighters responded to a traffic accident at Lafayette Street and Georgia Avenue.
• Firefighters responded to a structure fire on Brooklyn Terrace. They found a fire contained to a pot on the stove which occupants had taken outside prior to their arrival.

Sumter County Fire & Rescue

• Firefighters responded to 33 calls for medical assistance.
• Firefighters stood by at the Plains Visitor Center, 1763 U.S. Highway 280 West, Plains for a fishing rodeo.
• Firefighters responded to a report of smoke in the area of the 4000 block of U.S. Highway 280 East. There they found an occupant burning fire in the backyard.
• Firefighters provided mutual aid to the ATF (Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms) for missing equipment on Spring Street.
• Firefighters responded to a traffic accident at U.S. Highway 280 West and Jenkins Road.
• Firefighters responded to a traffic accident at Cemetery Road and U.S. Highway 19 South.