Oglethorpe County Emergency Services

Charley Boss, Wyatt Boss and Everett Boss use their pocket knives to help clear a tree on Cherry Street in Maxeys on Sunday morning. Strong storms and winds blew over trees and knocked out power throughout the county. ADAM NATION/FOR THE OGLETHORPE ECHO

Charley Boss, Wyatt Boss and Everett Boss use their pocket knives to help clear a tree on Cherry Street in Maxeys on Sunday morning. Strong storms and winds blew over trees and knocked out power throughout the county. ADAM NATION/FOR THE OGLETHORPE ECHO

Helpers of all ages chip in as county cleans up after storm

Julianna Duennes Russ
Thursday, February 20, 2025
Help for Sunday’s storm cleanup in Oglethorpe County came from unexpected places. “I saw (a few boys) just sawing away with their little pocket knives, so I stopped and talked to them briefly, and told them thank you,” said Adam Nation, the county’s public works director.
The Beaverdam Volunteer Fire Department participated in a pressurized container fire control course hosted by Butch McDuffie, chief of the Shiloh Volunteer Fire Department in Danielsville, on Nov. 18. Multiple departments attended the eight-hour course, which took place at Beaverdam station and at Oglethorpe County High School.

The Beaverdam Volunteer Fire Department participated in a pressurized container fire control course hosted by Butch McDuffie, chief of the Shiloh Volunteer Fire Department in Danielsville, on Nov. 18. Multiple departments attended the eight-hour course, which took place at Beaverdam station and at Oglethorpe County High School.

Photo Package: Fire Training

Emily Lupo
Wednesday, November 29, 2023
Kate Spearing, a 2023 Oglethorpe County High School graduate, stands with a county ambulance in her emergency medical services uniform. Spearing has logged more than 200 clinical hours as an EMT and will compete at HOSA’s International Leadership Conference in Dallas starting June 21. (McCain Bracewell/The Oglethorpe Echo)

Kate Spearing, a 2023 Oglethorpe County High School graduate, stands with a county ambulance in her emergency medical services uniform. Spearing has logged more than 200 clinical hours as an EMT and will compete at HOSA’s International Leadership Conference in Dallas starting June 21. (McCain Bracewell/The Oglethorpe Echo)

Spearing’s county EMT experience leads to spot in international competition

McCain Bracewell
Wednesday, June 14, 2023
Kate Spearing’s first time responding to a medical emergency was for a patient in cardiac arrest. It also happened to be the 17-year-old’s first time in the back of an ambulance.
Jason Lewis demonstrates packing a wound for staff members of the ASPIRE program at a Stop the Bleed training session at Oglethorpe County Primary School on Nov. 7. The training helps educate county teachers and officials on how to stop significant bleeding in case of injury. (Emily Garcia/The Oglethorpe Echo)

Jason Lewis demonstrates packing a wound for staff members of the ASPIRE program at a Stop the Bleed training session at Oglethorpe County Primary School on Nov. 7. The training helps educate county teachers and officials on how to stop significant bleeding in case of injury. (Emily Garcia/The Oglethorpe Echo)

Program trains teachers, officials to stop bad bleeds

Emily Garcia and Kennedy Lewis
Thursday, December 1, 2022
Tonia Willis is a visual learner. Led by Jason Lewis’ instruction, she velcroed a blue tourniquet shut on her thigh and turned the windlass rod until her leg started to go numb.
Firefighters place numbered stickers on large pads of paper to indicate their station's priorities during a meeting in the Oglethorpe County courthouse in Lexington, Georgia, on Monday, Oct. 17. (Emily Garcia/The Oglethorpe Echo)

Firefighters place numbered stickers on large pads of paper to indicate their station's priorities during a meeting in the Oglethorpe County courthouse in Lexington, Georgia, on Monday, Oct. 17. (Emily Garcia/The Oglethorpe Echo)

Small steps for fire stations

Emily Garcia
Thursday, November 3, 2022
Jehu Post, Beaverdam’s fire chief, isn’t sure he’d call the planning meeting between fire stations on Oct. 17 a unity meeting, but then again, he might.    “If we (stations) all fall underneath the strategic plan, then we're all working on the same page.
Oglethorpe County coroner and 911 director James "Junior" Jackson has had many jobs and titles throughout his career in law enforcement and public service. (Photo/Jack Casey)

Oglethorpe County coroner and 911 director James "Junior" Jackson has had many jobs and titles throughout his career in law enforcement and public service. (Photo/Jack Casey)

Jack(son) of all trades

Caitlin Farmer
Thursday, June 23, 2022
James Jackson answers to many names.    There's his given name. And then there's "Captain." But most folks know him as "Junior."   And if it’s possible, his many jobs and passions outnumber his names.
Oglethorpe County Emergency Services' new Quick Response Vehicle (QRV), which is equipped like an ambulance but doesn't transport people, has already proven it's worth, agency leaders say. (Submitted Photo)

Oglethorpe County Emergency Services' new Quick Response Vehicle (QRV), which is equipped like an ambulance but doesn't transport people, has already proven it's worth, agency leaders say. (Submitted Photo)

New quick response vehicle meets needs

Julianna Duennes Russ
Thursday, December 23, 2021
Oglethorpe County Emergency Services has been one of the heaviest users of mutual aid resources in the region the past decade. However, the recent purchase of a Quick Response Vehicle (QRV) is already changing that need.