COTTONWOOD-HOUSTON COUNTY: 08:21 AM Houston County Sheriff 911 dispatched a critical motor vehicle accident at Fletcher Smith Road and Murbo Road.
The vehicle involved a passenger vehicle verses a deer. The male subject driver was reported to be bleeding from the head.
Responding to the scene, Cottonwood Volunteer Fire Department, Cottonwood Rescue, Cottonwood Police, Houston County Sheriff Deputies and ALEA – Troopers.
On arrival of emergency units it determined that patient met the criteria for trauma alert. The patient was transported, emergency, to Southeast Health.
BARBOUR COUNTY: Barbour County 911 dispatched emergency units to a multi vehicle, multi patient vehicle accident, Highway 431 near the Alabama Rest Area and County Road 40.
At the time of dispatch responding emergency units were advised there were at least six ( 6 ) patients that required EMS treatment. Survival Flight was auto launched to the accident. Abbeville Fire-Rescue was mutual aid requested to the scene as well Baker Hill Fire – Rescue and Eufaula Fire – EMS. Additional air units were dispatched to the scene. Barbour County Sheriff Deputies and ALEA – Troopers were dispatched.
It is unknown the exact cause of the accident. Two helicopters from Survival Flight flew in and transported the most critical patients. The other patients were ground transported to Medical Center – Barbour.
ALEA – Troopers are in charge of the accident investigation.
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White Oak Volunteer Fire Department was never paged to this accident. This department is right at the accident scene. There were multiple requests to respond White Oak Volunteer Fire but someone dropped the ball.
DOTHAN: 10:12 AM Dothan 911 dispatched Dothan Fire, Dothan Police and Pilcher Ambulance to a HAZ MAT at 1231 Fortner Street. A gas line is ruptured.
The rupture is across the street from Ridgecrest Baptist Church and not at Ridgecrest Baptist Church.
The leak is at a Y connection and clamping the line off has been unsuccessful. NO CHILDREN ARE IN DANGER AT THIS TIME. However Dothan Fire has made the decision to evacuate Ridgecrest Christian School and daycare as a precautionary measure while time is on their hands. Rather than waiting until there was a major problem.
Fortner Street is closed between North Park and Woodland.