Oglethorpe County Fire Rescue

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
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.
(Graphic/Caitlin Farmer)

(Graphic/Caitlin Farmer)

County fire departments are separate, yet work together

Caitlin Farmer
Thursday, September 22, 2022
When fire departments across the county began consolidating to form Oglethorpe County Fire Rescue, the Arnoldsville Fire Department opted not to join.   The decision was made to save residents from paying more on their homeowners premium and maintain a faster response time, chief Heath Baker said.
Searchers wade through the remaining water at the bottom of one of the quarries that was drained in the search for Jimmy Anglin's remains. (Photo/Caitlin Farmer)

Searchers wade through the remaining water at the bottom of one of the quarries that was drained in the search for Jimmy Anglin's remains. (Photo/Caitlin Farmer)

Only trash in drained quarries

Caitlin Farmer
Thursday, May 5, 2022
Law enforcement officials came up empty in their search for the remains of Jimmy Anglin in abandoned quarries on Rocky Drive this week.   They finished searching the quarries on Tuesday, completing two weeks of draining what was initially thought to be one quarry, but turned out to be two.