GENEVA COUNTY: Today was a regularly scheduled Geneva County Commission Meeting. On the agenda was appointment to the Geneva County 911 Board.
District One Geneva County Commissioner Weston Spivey had an appointment to the Geneva County 911 Board. Spivey has appointed Slocomb Councilman Don White to two terms on the Geneva County 911 Board. White is a former Police Chief for Slocomb and brought to the board law enforcement experience. Spivey praised Don White for his dedicated service and knowledge to the board.
The Geneva County 911 system dispatches for all law enforcement in Geneva County with the exception of Hartford Police. They dispatch for all fire and EMS throughout Geneva County, to include Hartford Fire – Rescue. The Geneva County 911 has certified dispatchers who are trained to give life saving instructions to those calling 911 while awaiting arrival of EMS.
All 911 calls are answered by Geneva County 911 for the entire 579 square miles of Geneva County. When someone calls 911 it is about a law enforcement issue, fire issue and EMS issue. The emergency responders are law enforcement, fire and EMS, along with utility companies.
The majority of the Geneva County 911 Board Members are current or retired law enforcement officers. All do a great job. D1 Geneva County Commissioner has felt for some time there needed to be some diversity on the 911 Board. The EMS and Fire had little to no representation on the board. So today, D1 Commissioner Weston Spivey, appointed Brandon Hovey, Operations Chief for Slocomb Fire – Rescue to represent District 1 – Geneva County on the 911 board.
Slocomb Fire – EMS Operations Chief Brandon Hovey brings decades of experience in the EMS and Fire service to the board. Serving with Slocomb Fire – Rescue, Fadette Volunteer Fire, and full time with Ft. Novosel Fire Department. Operations Chief Brandon Hovey’s dad, Kyle Hovey retired from Dothan Fire Department as a Captain and now serves as Slocomb Fire – EMS Chief. Brandon Hovey is very much involved in service to the eastside of Geneva County, District 1, in working to save lives and property.
Spivey said the Geneva County 911 Board has served the citizens of Geneva County with good representation. Spivey said in making the board more diversified with responders from others walks of life, other than primarily law enforcement, will help bring more enhanced services to save lives of the citizens and guests of Geneva County in emergencies.
Jeremy Williams is the Director of Geneva County 911. Williams and his staff do a good job in the daily operations of 911 service in Geneva County.
The Geneva County 911 Board Members serve free and volunteer their time to make the emergency system better. All 911 dispatchers are employees of the Geneva County 911 under the management of Director Jeremy Williams.
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Geneva County 911 now dispatches for Hartford Police Department. So all law enforcement, fire and EMS are dispatched by Geneva County 911.
Slocomb Operations Chief Brandon Hovey has 12 years in fire and EMS. But a lifetime of exposure to the fire and EMS. As stated above, his dad Kyle, a retired Captain with Dothan Fire Department. His mother, Emily in the nursing field. And his grandmother, Mrs. Bristow of Columbia, 31 years of volunteer paramedic with Columbia Fire – EMS. And Mrs. Bristow was the first female firefighter/paramedic with Dothan Fire Department. So he was birthed into the fire – EMS field.
HEADLAND: 08:44 AM Henry County 911 dispatched Headland Fire – Rescue, Headland Police and Henry County Sheriff Deputies to a motor vehicle accident with injuries.
The accident location was Highway 431 North and Henry County 99 in the southbound lanes. As a Nissan driver crossed the railroad tracks their car went off the right side of the road and wrapped around the light pole.
A Headland Fire – Rescue EMS unit was across the street fueling up at the time of the impact.
As emergency units arrived, it was discovered the driver was trapped. The car was literally wrapped around the utility pole dashboard and the driver’s feet was trapped under the crushing dashboard.
Headland Fire – EMS, joined by a off Duty Abbeville Fire – Rescue member and Headland Police Officers worked until around 9:40 AM when the patient was finally extricated. The lone driver was conscious and alert and talking to the firemen/paramedics.
This was a major extrication incident performed by Headland Fire – Rescue, and they did an excellent job.
Headland Director of Public Safety/Police Chief Mark Jones was on the scene.
Headland Police is in charge of the accident investigation.
BARBOUR COUNTY: ALEA – Troopers, Barbour County Sheriff Deputies, and Barbour County Coroner Chip Chapman are on the scene or responding to a traffic fatality in Barbour County.
The accident was on Cottonhill Road in Barbour County.
The details are not known at this time. Anyone with information or scene pictures TEXT RICKEY 334-790-1729.
UPDATE: The woman is identified as 42-year-old Shannon L. Napper. Reports indicate she was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash and was ejected from the vehicle. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
DOTHAN: 6:19 PM. Dothan 911 dispatched Dothan Fire, Pilcher Ambulance and Dothan Police to a structure fire at 100 Doncaster Way in Dothan.
The reports were smoke and flames visible from a detached garage. The fire was relayed by a passerby.
The responding fire engine companies reported smoke was visible from a distance away from the scene. The first fire engine company arrived at 6:23 PM. The first arriving engine company reported they did not connect to a water supply, making an offensive attack with the water on the fire engine.
The second arriving fire engine companies arrived at 6:25 PM, being Engine 3 Whatley Drive, Truck 3. These fire engine companies began making aggressive attack on the opposite side.
6:26 PM. Dothan Fire Engine Companies reported water on fire.
6:27 PM. Fire knock down. Dothan Fireman checking for extensions. The fire engine companies at 6:32 PM had a water supply and were protecting the close structures.
Dothan Fire is getting the fire under control. Anyone with scene pictures or information TEXT RICKEY 334-790-1729.
6:35 PM Fire under control.
Doncaster Way runs off Highway 605 just off West Main Street at Brannon Stand. The subdivision backs up to the Highlands.
HOUSTON COUNTY: 1:50 PM. Houston County 911 dispatched a motor vehicle accident with injuries, Highway 231 South and State Line Road. At the time of dispatch, a two vehicle accident with roll over. Dispatched, Madrid Volunteer Fire Department, Rehobeth Fire – Rescue, Houston County Sheriff Deputies and ALEA – Troopers.
Within 3 minutes of dispatch the first Houston County Sheriff Deputy arrived on the scene at 1:53 PM. At 1:55 PM, a second Houston County Sheriff Deputy and ALEA – Trooper Spencer Adkinson were in the scene. At 2:00 PM Rehobeth Fire Chief Nick Floyd arrived on the scene at followed by two Rehobeth Ambulances.
The accident involved two SUV’s, one being a Ford Explorer and a Chevrolet SUV. Traveling north on Highway 231 from Florida into Alabama, just as you cross the hill into Alabama there is a traffic light. There have been a number of accidents, to include DEATHS at this intersection. This traffic light was the bright idea of Alabama Department of Transportation ( ALDOT ).
At 2:15 PM Rehobeth Rescue 8 left the scene transporting two patients to Southeast Health, non-emergency. At 2:27 PM Rehobeth Rescue 6 left the scene transporting one patient, non-emergency, to Southeast Health.
ALEA Trooper Spencer Adkinson is in charge of the accident investigation
HOUSTON COUNTY: At 11:10 AM Houston County 911 dispatched Rehobeth Fire – Rescue, Hodgesville Volunteer Fire and Houston County Sheriff Deputies to a medical emergency in the 5300 block of Hodgesville Road. The reports to Houston County 911 were a two-year-old child was not breathing.
From the time the call hit Houston County 911, Rehobeth Rescue was on the scene within eight minutes. They remained on the scene for only four minutes before they began emergency transport to a Dothan hospital with CPR in progress. The child was pronounced dead in the Emergency Room after a few minutes of medical staff doing all they could to save the child. Houston County Coroner Robert Byrd was notified of the death.
Houston County Sheriff Patrol Deputies called for Criminal Investigators to respond to the scene. The child was found in an above ground swimming pool prior to Houston County 911 being called. This afternoon multiple Houston County Criminal Investigators were on the scene. There is a language barrier the investigating deputies are working through.
This is a death under investigation. At this time there is no mention of foul play, but the investigation continues.
UPDATE: The child was identified as 2-year-old Diego Caple. He was found floating in the swimming pool unresponsive.
