UPDATED FROM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT 9:12 PM
The National Weather Service has issued SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH in effect until 3 AM CST on Thursday for Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry and Houston County.
WIREGRASS: 7:07 PM. The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Houston, Dale and Geneva Counties in the Wiregrass. Please be alert and safe. Warning issued until 8:30 PM.
In Geneva County, on Highway 85 in the Bellwood Community, Belllwood Volunteer Fire and Hartford Rescue are on a tree and power line down and motor vehicle accident.
An additional Geneva County call in the area of Black. A motor vehicle accident. Because Hartford Rescue was in Bellwood the call was rolled to Geneva Rescue.
Malvern Volunteer Fire Department ( 7:00 PM ) dispatched to South County Road 49 and College Avenue to a tree down.
At 7:01 in Geneva County trees down on Geneva County Road 41 and County 45.
At 6:28 PM Southern Junction Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched to a tree down at 181 Martin Road.
6:30 PM Wicksburg Fire- Rescue was dispatched to West U.S. Highway 84 and State Highway 92. A tree across the roadway blocking the entire road. Because it was a state highway ALDOT ( Alabama Department of Transportation ) was dispatched to remove the tree. Wicksburg Fire – Rescue ( Volunteers ) standing by protecting the motoring public ( which is not their job ).
VOLUNTEERS are criticized by those who are paid to do this work or by county commissioners but the VOLUNTEERS give of their time and resources to protect the public.
I laugh at some law enforcement who are critical because a VOLUNTEER fire or rescue has a red light on their vehicle. Well, they are protecting the public. This is a true story, I was at Main and Oates one morning and there was a wreck with injuries in Cowarts on Highway 84 and Forrester Road. I went and took scene pictures, posted the article, went to Eastside Waffle House and ate breakfast. As I was leaving between Bojangles and Hardee’s the law enforcement agency of jurisdiction came by with lights and siren. Well, the injured had long been gone to the hospital. What was his emergency? To get a VIN and tag number.
Yet law enforcement has chewed out a volunteer fireman turning on his red light going to a structure fire. Which is more important, the fire or getting a tag number and VIN? Just sayin!!! The VOLUNTEERS work to save lives and property and just because they do not do it on a full time basis, THANK THEM!!!
Bot trying to be critical of law enforcement, but I am being critical of commissioners who complain and have no idea what all they do… and the costs associated.
