__________________________ A Program of the Georgia Forestry Commission with support from the U.S. Forest Service Community Wildfire Protection Plan An Action Plan for Wildfire Mitigation and Conservation of Natural Resources Chattooga County May 1, 2009 The following report is a collaborative effort between various entities. The representatives listed below comprise the core decision-making team responsible for this report and mutually agree on the plan's contents. Community Representative(s): Name Jason Winters Chattooga County Commissioner Address P.O. Box 211 Summerville, GA 30747 Phone Number 706-857-0700 (work) 706-857-0742 (fax) Other Contact Information Chattcom.windstream.net Name Address Phone Number Other Contact Information Lamar Canada Chattooga County EMA Director P.O. Box 211 Summerville, GA 30747 706-857-0740 (work) 706-857-0723 (fax) chattoogaema@alltel.net Name Address Phone Number Other Contact Information Local Fire Department Representative(s): Name Chief Billy Bare Address Station # 1 Chattoogaville VFD Phone Number 706-895-2724 Other Contact Information Name Address Phone Number Other Contact Information Chief Sam Frazer Station # 2 Cloudland VFD 706-862-6850 Name Address Phone Number Other Contact Information Chief John King Station #3 Gore VFD 706-857-7316 Name Address Phone Number Other Contact Information Chief David Emery Station # 4 Hays State Prison 706-857-0640 Name Address Phone Number Other Contact Information Chief Tony White Station # 5 Holland VFD 706-895-3004 Local Fire Department Representative(s): Name Chief Scott Jackson Address Station # 6 City of Lyerly Fire Phone Number 706-895-2359 Other Contact Information Name Address Phone Number Other Contact Information Chief Tim Willingham P.O. Box 155 Menlo GA 30731 256-643-5922 Name Address Phone Number Other Contact Information Chief Keith Whitlock Station # 8 Subligna VFD 706-397-8844 Name Address Phone Number Other Contact Information Chief Greg Echols Station # 9 City of Summerville Fire 706-859-0914 Name Address Phone Number Other Contact Information Chief Sammy Lee Station # 11 Teloga VFD 706-734-7002 Name Address Phone Number Other Contact Information Chief Jimmy Anderson Station # 12 City of Trion Fire 706-734-0505 Name Address Phone Number Other Contact Information Chief Charla Welch Station # 14 Tri-County VFD 706-862-6519 Local Georgia Forestry Commission Representative: Name Tommy Hawkins Chief Forest Ranger Address 7465 Hwy 27 Summerville, GA 30747 Phone Number 706-857-0800 Other Contact Information thawkins@gfc.state.ga.us The following federal and other interested parties were consulted and involved in the preparation of this report. Name Ricky Hughes Troy Floyd Jr. District Ranger Organization U.S.D.A Forest Service Georgia Forestry Commission PLAN CONTENTS 1. Objectives and Goals 2. County Background and Existing Situation 3. Risk Summary for Selected Communities 4. Prioritized Mitigation Recommendations and Funding Needs 5. Action Plan and Assessment of Accomplishments 6. Wildfire Pre-Suppression Plan 1) OBJECTIVES AND GOALS The mission of the following report is to set clear priorities for the implementation of wildfire mitigation in Chattooga County. The plan includes prioritized recommendations for the appropriate types and methods of fuel reduction and structure ignitability reduction that will protect this county and its essential infrastructure. It also includes a plan for wildfire suppression. Specifically, the plan includes community-centered actions that will: Educate citizens on wildfire, its risks, and ways to protect lives and properties, Support fire rescue and suppression entities, Focus on collaborative decision-making and citizen participation, Develop and implement effective mitigation strategies, and Develop and implement effective community ordinances and codes. This plan should become a working document that is shared by local, state, and federal agencies that will use it to accomplish common goals. An agreed-upon schedule for meeting to review accomplishments, solve problems, and plan for the future should extend beyond the scope of this plan. Without this follow up this plan will have limited value 2) COUNTY BACKGROUND AND EXISTING SITUATION Location Chattooga County is located in Northwest Georgia and encompasses 200,800 acres. Of this area 155,200 acres (77%) is covered by forest. It is bordered on the west side by the state line with Alabama, on the south and east by Floyd County, and on the north by Walker County. It contains varied terrain and has two distinct physiographic regions, the Ridge and Valley, and the Cumberland Plateau. Major terrain features include Lookout Mountain, Taylor Ridge, Dirtseller Mountain, Bogan Mountain, Johns, and Little Sand Mountain. Some areas contain very rugged terrain. There is an extensive holding of the Federal Government (USFS) that generally follows the higher elevations of Taylor Ridge and the western slopes of Johns Mountain. Demographics As of the 2006 census there were approximately 26,442 people living in the county. During the period 4/1/2000 to 7/1/2006 the county experienced a growth rate of 3.8%. The most prominent towns are Summerville (county seat), Lyerly, Menlo, and Trion. A large portion of the population resides in unincorporated areas. On the whole, Chattooga County has not experienced rapid growth as regards the wildland urban interface. This is not to say that interface problems do not exist. As with most interface problem areas, the ones that do exist are associated with major transportation corridors. The principal roads in the county include US highway 27 which runs generally north to south, highway 48 which runs west from Summerville to Menlo and Cloudland Community to the Alabama State Line, and highway 337 which runs from Menlo to the northeast into Walker County. Highways 100 and 114 run south from Summerville. There are numerous county and local roads which run generally in an orientation governed by the terrain (southwest to northeast). Fire History Of the 200,800 acres in Chattooga County, 161,100 are designated as protected from wildland fire. During the last 5 complete fiscal years, (FY 04 through FY 08) the Chattooga Unit of the Georgia Forestry Commission responded to 433 wildland fires. The average size fire during this same period was 6.87 acres which is very close to the state average. Arson remains the chief cause of fire in Chattooga County with escaped debris fires following second. Many of the arson fires follow seasonal timelines. They are also found in particular geographical areas more often than not. However, they are not restricted to these areas. 3) RISK SUMMARY FOR SELECTED COMMUNITIES Community Trion / Old 27 Hwy. / Airport Rd South Brow Lakeside Lane Davis Rd / Williams Cemetary Rd Welcome Hill / Elsie Chism Trail Cooper Pit Rd Harrisburg Rd and York Rd Bryant Rd and Redbird Lane D.C. Brown Rd. Spring Creek Rd Silver Hill Nugget Ridge Dupree Rd and Chelsea Ln. Back Berryton Frontier Circle Berryton Mahan Rd Lake Wanda Rita and Scoggins trail Hamp Brewer Circle Woodhaven Mitchell Circle Rating Category 136 High 131 High 131 High 129 High 116 Moderate 114 Moderate 109 Moderate 109 Moderate 107 Moderate 104 Moderate 102 Moderate 95 Moderate 94 Moderate 90 Moderate 90 Moderate 88 Moderate 88 Moderate 86 Moderate 84 Moderate 72 Low 68 Low 67 Low These assessments were conducted by Tommy Hawkins GFC Chief Ranger and Carl Melear during the month of December of 2008. The Georgia Forestry Commission Community Assessment form was used. This document rates communities based on four criteria. The criteria are Subdivision design, Site hazard, Building Construction, and Additional factors. Ratings are based on a numerical scale in each criterion. Rating scales range from low to extreme. Incorporated areas were not assessed due to time and manpower availability. These assessments are included in the appendix. 4) PRIORTIZED MITIGATION RECOMMENDATIONS The following recommendations were developed during follow-up meetings with local, state, federal and community stakeholders held on December 11, 2008. A priority order was determined based on which mitigation projects would best reduce the hazard of wildland fire to communities and infrastructure. Proposed Community Hazard and Structural Ignitability Reduction Priorities: Hazard Incendiarism Fuel Hazard Fuel Hazard Fuel Hazard Mitigation Standardized or improved law enforcement response Prescribed burning Reduction of fuel and creation of defensible space around individual residences Reduce fuel levels in shared community spaces Method Improve coordination between County, State, and Federal investigators. Coordination across state lines should be considered. Investigate all suspected incendiary fires by jurisdiction involved. Agencies should provide assistance to each other when occurrence is high or becomes a problem in a particular area. Encourage prescribed burning throughout the county with special emphasis near communities at risk. Provide assistance to landowners using Stephens grant monies should the program continue. Assist landowners by providing on site inspections aimed at increasing defensible space around structures. Create a space in common ground where debris can be transported to and burned safely. Conduct a Community Clean up day. Use a chipper to reduce fuels where burning is hazardous or undesired. Proposed Education and Outreach Priorities: The following recommendations were the result of collaboration with interested parties during the stakeholder meeting on December 11, 2008. There are doubtless other avenues by which the prevention and self protection message can be related to the citizens of Chattooga County. Educational Priority Increase public awareness concerning firewise principles and fire prevention through direct contact Responsible party County, State, and Federal agencies Increase public awareness concerning firewise principles and fire prevention through use of media State and Federal agencies Method Conduct firewise meetings by each fire response jurisdiction assisted by Georgia Forestry Commission (state) and USDA Forest Service (federal). Conduct a door to door campaign in particularly hazardous communities Use PSA's in local newspapers and local radio stations. Utilize firewise displays in local post offices and banks. Seek use of local EMC newsletter for firewise message. Create poster sized notices for use in common public places (stores, post offices, etc. adjacent to high hazard areas advising residents about the hazard and how to protect themselves and their property. Distribute public notices concerning firewise at local sporting events and other public gatherings. POTENTIAL FUNDING SOURCES: As funding is questionable in these times of tight government budgets and economic uncertainty, unconventional means should be identified whereby the need for funding can be reduced or eliminated. Publications / Brochures FIREWISE materials are available for cost of shipping only at www.firewise.org. Another source of mitigation information can be found at www.nfpa.org. Access to reduced cost or free of charge copy services should be sought whereby publications can be reproduced. Free of charge public meeting areas should be identified where communities could gather to be educated regarding prevention and firewise principles. Mitigation Community Protection Grant: o USFS sponsored prescribed burn program. Communities with at risk properties that lie within 3 miles of the USFS border may apply with the GFC to have their forest land prescribed burned free of charge. FEMA Mitigation Policy MRR-2-08-01: through GEMA - Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) and Pre Disaster Mitigation (PDM) o To provide technical and financial assistance to local governments to assist in the implementation of long term cost effective hazard mitigation measures. o This policy addresses wildfire mitigation for the purpose of reducing the threat to all-risk structures through creating defensible space, structural protection through the application of ignition resistant construction, and limited hazardous fuels reduction to protect life and property. o With a complete and registered plan (addendum to the State plan) counties can apply for premitigation funding. They will also be eligible for HMGP if the county is declared under a wildfire disaster. GFC - Plowing and burning assistance can be provided through the Georgia Forestry Commission as a low cost option for mitigation efforts. Individual Homeowners In most cases of structural protection ultimately falls on the responsibility of the community and the homeowner. They will bear the cost; yet they will reap the benefit from properly implemented mitigation efforts. GEMA Grant - PDM (See above) Ultimately it is our goal to help the communities by identifying the communities threatened with a high risk to wildfire and educate those communities on methods to implement on reducing those risks. 5) ACTION PLAN Timetables Planned Action Prescribed Burning Timing Late Winter Early Spring Reduce Incendiarism Continuous Improve accessibility for fire equipment Continuous Install and maintain permanent firebreaks Continuous Conduct Community Clean Late Fall /Early Spring up days Responsible Party Action Georgia Forestry Commission and US Forest Service Chattooga County Law Enforcement, Georgia Forestry Commission and US Forest Service Chattooga County Fire Departments,building permit office, Chattooga County Public Works, and developers Georgia Forestry Commission, US Forest Service Local Fire Depts and Georgia Forestry Commission Burn pine stands adjacent to Frontier Circle, Lakeside Lane, and Frontier Circle. Repeat every 3 years Utilizing state and federal fire reports, investigations should be conducted on all fires determined to be arson caused on each jurisdiction. Fires occurring on the state line should involve coordination with Alabama State. All fire stations should examine all communities in their jurisdiction for accessibility problems and report findings to affected parties. The development board and the permit office should anticipate problems and recommend corrections Permanent breaks should be considered for Lakeside Lane, Frontier Circle, and Mitchell Circle Fire depts. should identify communities at risk in their jurisdiction and conduct community clean up days where local residents can burn or chip hazardous fuels Education and Outreach Priorities 1. Conduct Firewise workshops for Chattooga County Residents Set up and conduct Firewise workshops for residents in conjunction with recurrent fire department meetings. Workshops will feature displays and informational material for distribution about how to make homes and buildings safe from wildfire. Topics for discussion to include the concept of defensible space, landscaping, building construction, and other pertinent topics. The workshops will involve communities at risk identified in this document adjacent to each department. Workshops should be evening or weekend meetings when the majority of homeowners and landowners are available and advertised through local media. 2. Create and Distribute signage near communities at risk Create and distribute laminated posters or signs advising residents that they live in areas with potential risk from wildfire. These posters would be strategically placed in local stores and other public places to target named adjacent communities at risk. These signs should not be alarmist but should advise residents about the dangers of living in the Wildland-Urban interface. Telephone numbers of local fire departments and the Georgia Forestry Commission should be included along with information about the "Firewise" website. 3. Conduct door to door campaign in high risk communities A door to door campaign could be conducted in the Trion, Old Hwy 27, and Airport Road areas. The same effort should be conducted in the South Brow Community and the Lakeside Lane areas. Informational material would be provided to residents. 4. Improve public awareness utilizing local media Using local newspaper and radio stations create PSA's informing the public about the dangers of living in the Rural Urban Interface. These PSA's should be aired and printed on a regular basis in accordance with media policies. Increased broadcast or printings should be considered during elevated fire danger. Assessment of Accomplishments: Assessment of the effectiveness of any law enforcement effort could be measured by the number of contacts made following any investigation. Any arrest or conviction regarding arson would be an obvious measure of success. Effectiveness of door to door campaigns would be measured by the number of residences contacted and the number of calls received after the door to door effort and the posting of notices regarding wildland danger in public locations. Acres of prescribed burning directly for the purpose of fuel reduction around values at risk would be an effective measure of this type effort. Educational outreach to communities would be measured directly by the number of programs and the number of people who attend. Direct assistance to communities such as chipper days would be measured by the number of events held, the number of people who attend, and an estimate of hazardous fuel treated. 6) Pre suppression Plan The pre suppression plan for Chattooga follows the standard format for the Georgia Forestry Commission fire plan. This document outlines resources available and identifies responsibilities following principles outlined by the Incident Command System (ICS). This document is included in the appendix. 7) County Base and Hazards maps The following maps are included in the appendix. Areas of Concern Fire Occurrence Areas Surface Fuels Fire Response Accessibility Index 8) Appendix Presuppression Plan County Base and Hazards maps Community Assessment forms P. O. Box 819 Macon, GA 31202 1-800-GA-TREES GaTrees.org The Georgia Forestry Commission provides leadership, service, and education in the protection and conservation of Georgia's forest resources. An Equal Opportunity Employer and Service Provider Fire Response Accessibility Index AOI: Rome District Chattooga AOI Description: Published Results Dataset for the AOI Teloga FD Trion FD Subligna FD Tri County FD Cloudland FD Cloudland Station 2 Hayes CI Summerville FD Georgia Forestry Comm. Gore FD Lyerly FD Gore Substation Chattoogaville FHDolland FD Roads, Level 3 Roads, Level 2 Roads, Level 1 Area of Interest (AOI) Initial Dispatch Locations Roads, Level 4 District Boundaries County Boundaries Water Fire Response Accessibility Index 0 - 15 minutes 16 - 30 minutes 31 - 45 minutes 46 - 60 minutes 1 - 2 hours > 2 hours : 0 0.450.9 1.8 2.7 3.6 Miles 6/1/2009 Disclaimer: The user assumes the entire risk related to their use of the SFRAS application and either the published or derived maps from the application. The Southern Group of State Foresters is providing these data "as is" and disclaims any and all warranties, whether expressed or implied, including (without limitation) any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. In no event will the Southern Group of State Foresters be liable to you or to any third party for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special or exemplary damages or Surface Fuels AOI: Rome District Chattooga AOI Description: Published Results Dataset for the AOI Legend Roads, Level 1 Roads, Level 2 Roads, Level 3 FBPS 1 - Short grass (1 ft.) FBPS 2 - Timber (grass and understory) FBPS 3 - Tall grass (2.5 ft.) FBPS 4 - Chaparral FBPS 5 - Brush FBPS 6 - Dormant brush, hardwood slash FBPS 7 - Southern rough FBPS 8 - Closed timber litter FBPS 9 - Hardwood (long-needle pine) litter FBPS 10 - Timber (litter and understory) FBPS 11 - Light slash FBPS 12 - Medium slash FBPS 96 - Urban FBPS 97 - Non-burnable agriculture FBPS 98 - Water FBPS 99 - Non-burnable, barren Roads, Level 4 District Boundaries County Boundaries Water : 0 0.5 1 2 3 4 Miles 12/8/2008 Disclaimer: The user assumes the entire risk related to their use of the SFRAS application and either the published or derived maps from the application. The Southern Group of State Foresters is providing these data "as is" and disclaims any and all warranties, whether expressed or implied, including (without limitation) any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. In no event will the Southern Group of State Foresters be liable to you or to any third party for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special or exemplary damages or lost profit resulting from any use or misuse of these data. Fire Occurrence Areas AOI: Rome District Chattooga AOI Description: Published Results Dataset for the AOI Legend Roads, Level 3 Roads, Level 2 Roads, Level 1 Roads, Level 4 District Boundaries County Boundaries Water Fire Occurrence Areas (fires/1000 acres/year) Non-Burnable 0 - 0.024 0.025 - 0.049 0.050 - 0.099 0.100 - 0.199 0.200 - 0.290 0.291 - 0.399 0.400 - 0.599 0.600 - 0.999 1.000 - 1,000 : 0 0.5 1 2 3 4 Miles 12/9/2008 Disclaimer: The user assumes the entire risk related to their use of the SFRAS application and either the published or derived maps from the application. The Southern Group of State Foresters is providing these data "as is" and disclaims any and all warranties, whether expressed or implied, including (without limitation) any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. In no event will the Southern Group of State Foresters be liable to you or to any third party for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special or exemplary damages or lost profit resulting from any use or misuse of these data. Areas of Concern AOI: Rome District Chattooga AOI Description: Published Results Dataset for the AOI Teloga FD Trion FD Subligna FD Tri County FD Cloudland FD Cloudland Station 2 Hayes CI Summerville FD Georgia Forestry Comm. Gore FD Lyerly FD Gore Substation Chattoogaville FHDolland FD Roads, Level 3 Roads, Level 2 Roads, Level 1 Communities at Risk (CAR) MeanWFSI Low (0.0 - 0.00099) Moderate (0.001 - 0.0099) High (0.01 - 0.099) Very High (0.1 - 1.0) Area of Interest (AOI) Initial Dispatch Locations Roads, Level 4 District Boundaries County Boundaries Water : 0 0.5 1 2 3 6/1/2009 4 Miles Disclaimer: The user assumes the entire risk related to their use of the SFRAS application and either the published or derived maps from the application. The Southern Group of State Foresters is providing these data "as is" and disclaims any and all warranties, whether expressed or implied, including (without limitation) any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. In no event will the Southern Group of State Foresters be liable to you or to any third party for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special or exemplary damages or GEORGIA FORESTRY COMMISSION FIRE PLAN CHATTOOGA COUNTY UPDATED 1/20/2009 1 A. Preface: The purpose of the Rome District and County Fire Plan is to provide support of incident personnel summoned to take corrective actions for natural disasters, planned events and training within the geographical boundaries of our protection area. Objectives: 1. Provide a concise, accurate and easy to use plan for support of incident activities. 2. Provide updated information to the plan on an annual basis to maintain accuracy. 3. Provide reviews of plans to all personnel on an as needed basis. The District Fire Plan consists of the following information: A. Preface. B. Operational Procedures and Responsibilities C. General Incident Command System Information D. Rome District Terrain Features E. General Information 2 B. Operational Procedures and Responsibilities: Requests for Incident Resources from the USDA-Forest Service: The Georgia Forestry Commission and the Rome District maintain a harmonious working relationship with the USDA Forest Service with a reciprocating Plan of Operation that is updated and signed annually. The Georgia Forestry Commission maintains initial attack on FS lands within the Armuchee District and play an assisting role on all other public lands within the area of our protection. Request for assistance is usually channeled thru the Rome District Office to or from the Forest Service for assistance, but may go directly to the local Chief Ranger. All Forest Service guidelines and policies must be adhered to when suppressing wildfires on public lands. Special provisions exist in many areas such as wilderness, endangered species, aviation and others, so GFC personnel must maintain an awareness of these policy differences and abide by them. Out of State Request for Assistance: The Georgia Forestry Commission and the Rome District maintain a harmonious working relationship with the states of Tennessee and Alabama. We will strive to assist adjoining states, within a reasonable distance, by supplying suppression equipment when a wildland fire threatens to burn into the State of Georgia. Request for assistance usually is directed to Chief Ranger whose county adjoins the state experiencing the situation. Other assistance may be provided upon activation of the Southern States Compact. Reporting Large Acreage Fires All wildfires reaching 50 acres in size or estimated by the initial attack forces to become more than 50 acres before containment will be reported to the District Office without delay. All wildfires reaching 100 acres in size will be reported to the Forest Protection Department by the District Office without delay. 3 Reporting Fires of Unusual Nature, Extremely Damaging, or Suspect Origin All fires of an unusual nature, high numbers of multiple sets, extremely damaging to property, injures the public or firefighter personnel or where arson is suspected, must be initially investigated by the Chief Ranger. The Chief Ranger will request assistance in conducting the investigation from the District Office when the following occurs: 1. Conclusive evidence as to the origin of the fire is not readily discernible. 2. Property damage appears extreme and excessive. 3. Circumstances surrounding the nature of the wildfire appear unusual or deviate from the typical wildfire of that region indicating possible foul play. The District Office will request assistance from the Forest Protection Department if needed to satisfactorily complete the investigation. Landfill Fires The following policy was set by memo to district foresters from Wesley Wells; Chief of Forest Protection as of January 8, 1998. "Landfill fires fall under the jurisdiction of the environmental Protection Division. The EPD Emergency Response Team should be notified of a landfill fire prior to us sending any personnel to the fire scene. They can be contacted at 1-800-241-4113; 24 hours per day. After EPD has surveyed the situation, a request should come from them for Georgia Forestry Commission on the fire. If a county official calls the GFC for assistance, please refer them to the EPD. Please notify the Forest Protection Department in Macon if you respond to a landfill fire." County units in the Rome district should notify the District Office with a complete situation report of these types of fires. The District Office will notify the Macon Protection Department. Suppression action may be taken on some inert landfill fires if the responsible party can not be located or extenuating circumstances prohibit the responsible party from such action. All safety risk must be mitigated and EPD must be on site prior to GFC actions. Suppression charges may apply if approved by the Chief of Forest Protection. Requests for Additional Resources from Adjoining Counties, Districts and Cooperating Agencies The District Office will coordinate the assignment and movement of resources within the district during times heavy fire activity. Otherwise request will flow between county offices with notification to the District Office. Aviation request will be made thru the DO, if the airplane is not on patrol. 4 Department of Corrections Fire Crews (Policy) In the Rome District, the District Ranger, District Forester or district office staff on fire call (in the absence of the District Ranger or District Forester) will be contacted for approval before a request for dispatch of Department of Corrections fireline hand crews is filled. Intent of this policy is mainly to coordinate suppression efforts and priorities for this resource on a district scale and to provide adequate logistical support or additional supervisory personnel if required. Incident Commanders are reminded that Department of Corrections crews are minimally trained, limited experienced personnel and will be used under strict compliance with the Memorandum of Understanding between the GFC and DOC. Incident Commanders will thoroughly assess any night time dispatch requests for D.O.C.(as well as GFC personnel) hand crews in regards to firefighter safety in steep topography and potential of the fire to cause significant threat to: human life and firefighter safety as first priority, real property and improvements as second priority, and natural/cultural resources as third priority. Dispatch decisions will be based on values to be protected and other considerations. Requests for resources from outside the originating district will initially come to the Forest Protection Department for assignment and coordination. Requests for Additional Resources from State Headquarters Requests for the following types of resources/services will be directed to the Forest Protection Department on a resource order form from the District Office: 1. Helicopter support 2. Special deliveries of equipment and supplies 3. Contracts 4. Incident Management Teams 5. LDH or other water handling equipment Cooperative Fire Suppression Agreements with other Agencies and Industries Copies of all Cooperative Fire Suppression Agreements are on file at the Forest Protection Department in Macon and outline the duties/responsibilities of the GFC and the cooperating agency. Copies may be obtained by contacting the Forest Protection Department. Some of the key agencies/industries with agreements on file are listed below: The USDA Forest Service (USFS) The US Department of Interior Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) The US Department of Interior National Park Service (USNPS) 5 Military installations, including the Corps of Engineers The Atomic Energy Commission Georgia Power Company Georgia Department of Corrections Forest Industry and others The District Office should coordinate directly with cooperators concerning the utilization of cooperator resources. Requests for cooperator resources from outside the district should be routed through the District Office and forwarded to Macon Dispatch on a resource order form. District and State Dispatching Procedures: The following is a brief operational description of the District and State Dispatch Systems: During normal duty hours, 8:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m., weekdays and weekends/ holidays when fire activity dictates, each County Forestry Unit will handle its own dispatch and communications using the statewide fire control frequencies. When Fire activity dictates the closing of a county office during normal business hours, the unit should first call forward to the nearest adjoining and uncommitted unit to handle calls and related dispatching while the office is closed. The district office should also be notified of this occurrence. No additional burning permits should be issued in the closed county until the office is re-opened by unit personnel. At the close of business, each County Forestry Unit telephone will be placed on callforwarding to the District Office where dispatch communications are handled by the District Dispatcher with routine duty hours of 4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. on weekdays and 8:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. on weekends and holidays. The district dispatcher will continue dispatch (until relieved by supervision) as long as there are uncontrolled fires in the district. After 8:00 p.m., all District Dispatch Center telephones will be placed on call forwarding to the State Dispatch Center at the State Office in Macon unless there are on-going fires within the district that still require active dispatching. In times when fires are still uncontrolled at 8:00 p.m., the district dispatcher should remain on duty until fires are controlled or notify the district ranger or district office staff on fire call of the situation. Whenever it is apparent that fires will require dispatching after 11:00 p.m., the district ranger or on call staff will arrange for district level dispatching to continue if State dispatch can not accept district dispatch due to workload. At the end of district shift, all District Dispatch Center telephones will be placed on call forwarding to the State Dispatch Center at the State Office in Macon. 6 Standard Operating Procedures for Dispatching: 1. County units who are initially dispatched by their local 911 systems, will report to the GFC dispatcher by radio (as soon after the dispatch as possible) the time of initial dispatch, situation reported and give a "departed" time to the GFC dispatcher when they depart from the unit with a fire suppression vehicle. Routine communications will be conducted from this point on between the GFC dispatch and suppression forces. 2. When fires, smoke complaints, etc., are reported through channels to the GFC dispatch from counties who are normally dispatched by local 911 systems; the GFC dispatcher should take down the name and telephone number of the caller and advise them to report the situation to their local 911 and request forestry dispatch. Routine communications will then be initiated as outlined in item #1. Counties Receiving Paging Dispatch through GTA Pagers: 1. Determine the County, name and telephone number of the person reporting. Advise the caller that you will page the local forest ranger and will have them to return a call to the person at the number provided for specific directions to the incident [there is no need for district dispatchers to try and get specific directions as this is much more effectively worked out at the local level. Always record directions if the caller insists on giving this information or if it is impossible for them to standby for the return call]. 2. Attempt to contact the county unit or DO staff personnel listed on call by pager first and telephone as a backup. 3. Permit requests for all counties will be handled according to permit guidelines 4. Non-emergency communications should be conducted by telephone or radio. In multiple fire situations on a district-wide scale (when the dispatcher is likely to exceed a 5 - 1 span of control in attempting to accomplish dispatch duties on uncontrolled and escalating fires), or complex fires requiring coordination and organizational commitment of Type 3 or extended attack type fires, the district office will assume dispatch coordination and the fire management officer or other district office staff on fire call should be called in to manage dispatch. 7 Personnel will respond to the page in accordance with the current statewide minimum standards listed below: 1. The paged individual contacts the dispatcher within 15 minutes of being paged. 2. That person departs with to the fire within 30 minutes of being paged or otherwise alerted. 3. Stricter standards may be enforced when fire danger and/or fire occurrence dictates. On-call GFC personnel will respond to all known forest, brush, or grass fires regardless of the presence of another agency at the scene. Calls of concern on fires in or near locations of known control burns will be checked by GFC personnel. Any damage, malfunction or other problems with pagers or paging in general should be reported to the nearest GTA maintenance facility and the District Office. The District Office will then notify the Forest Protection Department. Information concerning dispatching, paging, radio procedures, etc. can be found in the Radio Procedures Manual. Basic Roles of County Unit Personnel on a Wildfire or Other Incident: The Chief Ranger is responsible for fire prevention, detection, and suppression in his/her county. The Chief Ranger will insure that unit personnel maintain facilities and equipment in a high state of readiness, able to respond to all wildfire and other types of incidents in accordance with current response time standards. The Chief Ranger will maintain their Fire Plan in such a fashion to keep accurate information to support incident activities. . The County unit will provide sufficient GFC resources to quickly contain, mop-up, and otherwise minimize property damage resulting from a wildfire. Unit personnel will request, coordinate, and control additional cooperator resources from within the county first. The County Unit should route requests for additional GFC and cooperator resources through the District Office. 8 Unit personnel will plan for, coordinate, and control all resources on an incident until replaced by the District/State IM Team or assigned relief personnel. Unit personnel may assist in training cooperator personnel in ICS. Unit personnel should follow established guidelines for rendering assistance to other agencies on non-fire incidents. Unit personnel are responsible for the preparation, reporting, processing and storage of incident records and files. All personnel will adhere to the provisions of Chapter 5.000 of the Policy and Procedure Manual which defines Forest Protection policy and procedure applicable throughout Georgia. Basic Roles of the District Office (DO) on a Wildfire or Other Incident: District Office personnel will monitor the status of ongoing wildfires and other incidents in the district, making preparations for expanding the role of district resources in the area of command, control, and equipment. The DO will insure: Firefighter and public safety is the first priority in every fire management activity. Fire suppression units are maintained in a high state of readiness. County unit personnel are properly equipped and trained to respond to wildfires and other incidents within the established minimum response time standards. Current, up-to-date copies of all county Fire Plans will be maintained on the GFC Forest Protection web site. The DO will provide IM personnel directly to the incident or assign other district resources to the incident as needed. The DO will coordinate with cooperating organizations/agencies within the district for additional incident resources. All requests for statewide resources or Incident Management Teams will be directed to the Forest Protection Department by the District Forester or if absent, his duly appointed representative on a resource order form. The DO will keep the Forest Protection Department informed of the current fire situation and other incident status. 9 Basic Roles of the Forest Protection Department on a Wildfire or Other Incident: These Include: 1. Maintains current statewide resource readiness and availability rosters. 2. Monitors incident developments and anticipates resource needs. 3. Coordinates for the allocation and transportation of statewide personnel, equipment, services, and supplies in response to district requests. 4. Directly provides personnel to an incident in a support/advisory role unless the intensity and size of the incident warrants otherwise. The Incident Commander (IC), on type 4 and 5 incidents, should be an individual from the district familiar with the county where the incident occurs, unless otherwise deemed necessary. 5. Provides directly from the State Office, the following support and services as requested: 1. Helicopter support. 2. Special deliveries of equipment and/or supplies 3. Contracts 4. Incident Management Teams 5. LDH or other water handling equipment 10 Readiness and Initial Attack The Georgia Forestry Commission's preparation for and response to wildland fire situations and other type incidents will take place as outlined in the following paragraphs under General Manning and Action Guidelines, and Response Time Standards. General Manning and Action Guidelines (MINIMUM RECOMMENDATIONS) Class One Day: Personnel, equipment and aviation needs are based on fire activity and supervisors discretion. On call arrangements must be made to have a timely response to wildfires and other calls after hours and weekends/holidays. District Office "on call" person indicated on dispatch roster. Burning Authorizations are issued based on fire activity, weather and smoke management considerations. Class Two Day: Use the same guidelines as Class 1 day. Class Three Day: Personnel needs are based on fire activity and supervisors discretion. Personnel working away from the office, but in close proximity, should remain in contact with that office. Consideration should be given to increasing fire danger and fire activity. Check fire weather forecast for current and predicted fire weather. Check fire situation report for current trend in fire behavior. Take notice of observed fire behavior. All equipment should be in a state of readiness. Supervisors should consider responding to wildfires with two suppression units depending on observed fire behavior. Aircraft will make at least one district wide flight in the afternoon unless fire activity requires 11 additional flights. Consideration should be given to the number of burn authorizations issued and wildfires from the previous day that needs to be checked by airpatrol. At least one suppression unit on call per county unit during nights and weekends/holidays. Supervision for fire suppression available if needed. District Office staff working away from normal workstations remain in close communications with the DO. District designated on call person remain in close communications with DO. Burning Authorizations are issued based on fire activity, weather and smoke management. Class Four Day: All available personnel will be in continuous communication and ready for immediate dispatch. Review county fire plan. Brief all personnel on predicted fire behavior and safety. A minimum of one ranger should be on duty either at the office, at a strategic location or at home to respond immediately on weekends and holidays. Notify DO and supervisor of all fire dispatches. Supervision should be available if needed on incident. All equipment should be in a state of readiness. Supervisor should consider sending two suppression units if conditions dictate. Utilize Fire Departments and other cooperators to insure safety of personnel and equipment. Aircraft should be available for morning airpatrol if requested. Aircraft will make at least one district wide patrol in afternoon. Fire activity may require additional flights. Communicate with other county units and DO concerning availability of resources. District Forester, District Ranger and fire prevention personnel begin planning for fire prevention strategy dictated by fire activity and supervisor discretion. 12 Consult with District Forester and/or District Ranger to consider burn authorization restrictions. Class Five Day: Same recommendations as Class 4 day with following exceptions: Aircraft in full operation to be utilized as needed during daylight hours. District Incident Management Teams: The District Forester will establish a District Incident Management Team, IMT3, made up of personnel from within the district to exercise command and control over incidents of a large or complex nature. Activation of the district IMT3 will be by request of the local Incident Commander to the DO. State Incident Management Teams: The Georgia Forestry Commission has a type 2 IMT available for use. This team has the capabilities of being dispatched as a short type 3 team also. Notification: Forest Protection will, whenever possible, keep track of any developing situation that may possibly require the use of an Incident Management Team (IMT). If it seems possible that a team may be deployed, Forest Protection will notify the team that they are on "alert" status. Whenever a team is alerted or deployed, Forest Protection will notify the team Incident Commander. Notification of District Foresters will be initially made by telephone to the District Office followed by notification by electronic mail by Forest Protection. The Incident Commander is then responsible for the notification of the Command and General Staff. Transitioning to a state IMT: The Incident Commander will make contact with the ordering district to establish a time and location for a briefing on the incident by the Agency Administrator appointed by the 13 district. This briefing is usually attended by the team IC, PSC and district AA. The ordering unit must provide a "Letter of Delegation of Authority" to the IC at this briefing, a location of an Incident Command Post and time, date and location of the incident transition to the team. The team works for the district agency administrator for the duration of the assignment. The Incident Commander and Agency Administrator will communicate as often as allowed to discuss incident related issues, justify resource and supply request, provide an ISC 209, IAP and other documents necessary for the AA to stay informed about incident activities. It is recommended the AA make a daily visit to the ICP, if possible. Transitioning Back to the District: The IC and AA will decide and communicate a date and time for the transition of the incident back to the local district or to another team. Prior to departure of the team from the incident, the AA will be provided with a complete incident document package, debriefing by the Command and General Staff and transition plan. 14 Firefighter Safety: TEN STANDARD FIRE ORDERS FIRE BEHAVIOR 1. Keep informed on fire weather conditions and forecasts. 2. Know what your fire is doing at all times. 3. Base all actions on current and expected behavior of the fire. FIRELINE SAFETY 4. Identify escape routes and make them known. 5. Post lookouts when there is possible danger. 6. Be alert. Keep calm. Thick clearly. Act decisively. ORGANIZATIONAL CONTROL 7. Maintain prompt communications with your forces, supervisor and adjoining forces. 8. Give clear instructions and insure they are understood. 9. Maintain control of your forces at all times. IF 1-9 ARE CONSIDERED, THEN... 10. Fight fire aggressively having provided for safety first. 15 WATCH OUT SITUATIONS (SURVIVAL CHECKLIST) 1. FIRE NOT SCOUTED AND SIZED UP. 2. IN COUNTRY NOT SEEN IN DAYLIGHT. 3. SAFETY ZONES AND ESCAPE ROUTES NOT IDENTIFIED. 4. UNFAMILIAR WITH WEATHER AND LOCAL FACTORS INFLUENCING FIRE BEHAVIOR. 5. UNINFORMED ON STRATEGY, TACTICS AND HAZARDS. 6. INSTRUCTIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS NOT CLEAR. 7. NO COMMUNICATION LINK WITH CREW MEMBERS/SUPERVISOR. 8. CONSTRUCTING FIRELINE WITHOUT SAFE ANCHOR POINT. 9. BUILDING FIRELINE DOWNHILL WITH FIRE BELOW. 10. ATTEMPTING FRONTAL ASSAULT ON FIRE. 11. UNBURNED FUEL BETWEEN YOU AND THE FIRE. 12. CANNOT SEE THE MAIN FIRE; NOT IN CONTACT WITH ANYONE WHO CAN. 13. ON A HILLSIDE WHERE ROLLING MATERIAL CAN IGNITE FUEL BELOW. 14. WEATHER IS GETTING HOTTER AND DRIER. 15. WIND INCREASES AND /OR CHANGES DIRECTION. 16. GETTING FREQUENT SPOT FIRES ACROSS LINE. 17. TERRAIN AND FUELS MAKE ESCAPE TO SAFETY ZONES DIFFICULT. 18. TAKING A NAP NEAR THE FIRELINE. 16 C. General Incident Command System (ICS) Information All responses to wildland forest fire and other incidents in the county will take place under the Incident Command System (ICS) guidelines. As the greatest majority of wildland fires are contained and controlled by the initial attack forces, most fire situations are not expected to reach a level of complexity requiring activation of numerous sections of the ICS organization. All organizational sections should be considered and accomplished during "routine" responses by initial attack crews to fire and other type incidents, and in the event of incident escalation. If an incident will continue into extended attack, not controlled within the first operational period or mop-up will continue into another operational period, the Incident Commander should consider the use of: 1. ICS 201 or IAP 2. Complexity Analysis Form 3. Use of CTR's and Shift Tickets 4. ICS 214 5. ICS 209 Planning for ICS will start early in the incident and be on-going in order that various functions and sections of the ICS organization can be quickly and efficiently implemented as the need arises. Span-of-Control will not exceed 5:1. There should be no hesitation in requesting additional resources if span-of-control is expected to exceed 5:1. The red NWCG Fireline Handbook and yellow Incident Response Pocket Guide should be available to personnel assigned to positions of responsibility in the ICS organization and the appropriate checklists followed. A brief summary of the main duties and responsibilities for each major position is included in the NWCG Fireline Handbook. Incident Fire Plan Completion/Update The Rome District and County Fire Plan will be reviewed and updated by the District Fire Management Officer/County Chief Ranger annually, or as needed. The updated plan will be forwarded to Ron Byxbe for downloading to the Forest Protection web site. 17 D. District Terrain Features: Main Geographical Features: Geographic features in the Rome District vary greatly. These variations often dictate a very different response as regards suppression method. Counties in the southwest part of the district show characteristics of the Piedmont region of middle Georgia. Haralson, Polk, Paulding, and Bartow show these influences as well as the southern half of Cherokee county. Cobb County is also influenced by this type of terrain. Portions of the eastern side of the District are dominated by the influences of the southern terminus of the Blue Ridge Mountains. These features are found in Fannin, Gilmer, Pickens, Northern Cherokee and Bartow and the eastern side of Murray County. This terrain is comprised of high rounded granite mountains. Fort Mountain and Grassy mountain in Murray , Hemp Top in Western Fannin, Rich Mountain in Gilmer, Burnt Mountain in Eastern Pickens, and Pine Log Mountain in Northwestern Cherokee County are some of the most noteworthy. This region is very different from terrain in the interior portions of the district. U.S. highway 411 roughly follows the Cartersville fault which divides the granite influenced terrain of the east from the more sedimentary based rocks to the west. This terrain is found in Gordon, Floyd, Whitfield, and western portions of Murray and Catoosa. Lower elevations in Walker and Chattooga counties also show this influence. Higher elevations in (Main Geographical Features, Rome district, continued) Floyd, Chattooga, Gordon, and eastern Walker and Catoosa are dominated by the long narrow mountains of the Armuchee Ridges region. Taylor Ridge, Johns, and Horn Mountain, as well as Sims and Lavender Mountains are the most well known features in this region. Lower elevations in Floyd, Gordon, and portions of Whitfield and Murray County lie in what is known as the Great Valley. Finally, the counties of the far Northwest of the district have terrain which lies in the Cumberland Plateau. This terrain is found in western Walker County, Northwestern Chattooga County, and most of Dade County. This region is characterized by large, broad, flat topped limestone mountains with sandstone caps. Much of this terrain is karsts type and is extremely rugged. Lookout Mountain and its eastern spur Pigeon Mountain, and Sand and Fox Mountain in Dade County are the most well known features. 18 E. General Information The Georgia Forestry Commission, by law, has been designated as the agency with overall responsibility for the administration of forest fire protection, prevention, and investigation. The following paragraphs are taken directly from Vol. 10 of the Official Code of Georgia-Annotated. 12-6-82, Definitions. "As used in this part, the term: "Forest fire" means any fire burning uncontrolled on any forest land covered wholly or in part by timber, brush, grass, or other flammable material. "Forest lands" means all lands which are situated outside of corporate limits and which have enough forest growth, either standing or down, or have sufficient flammable debris or grass, to constitute, in the judgment of the State Forestry Commission, a menace to such lands or adjoining lands." 12-6-83. Direction and supervision by State Forestry Commission of forest fire protection work; making and enforcing rules and regulations. "All forest fire protection work shall be under the direction and supervision of the State Forestry Commission, through the director of the commission, subject to this part and the laws of this state relative to forestry and forest fire prevention and suppression. This commission shall have power to make and enforce all rules and regulations necessary for the administration of forest fire protection. 12-6-84, Entry upon land for fire-prevention purposes or investigations. "The members of the State Forestry Commission and any of its authorized agents or anyone acting at their direction shall have the right at any or all times to go upon any land for the purpose of preventing, controlling, or suppressing forest fires, as defined in Code Section 12-6-82, or for the purpose of making investigations, without incurring liability for trespassing." Initial response to any wild forest fire by Georgia Forestry Commission personnel will be under the command of the highest ranking member of the initial attack crew. The chain of command should be predetermined by the Chief Forest Ranger in cases where the initial attack crew is comprised of more than one single resource. The Chief Forest Ranger should always be the Incident Commander on any incident in the county involving forest fires unless prevented from being on the scene. At these times, the next highest ranking Forest Ranger will be the IC and will be qualified as ICT 4. Forest Rangers who will be directly involved in attack of the fire must consider the applications of ICS and plan accordingly, remembering the 5:1 span of control rule. 19 GFC personnel acting as the IC on forest fires will not relinquish overall command and control to any other responding fire agency. In cases of urban interface fires, command of the incident may be shared with qualified individuals from other responding agencies under Unified Incident Command. Examples of situations where Unified Incident Command may be necessary could involve traffic control, hazardous materials, evacuations, protection of threatened structures and more. In cases of multi-agency response, the GFC IC should be the one to initiate contact and request establishment of Unified Incident Command with other responding agencies. Unified Incident Commanders should be the highest ranking, qualified individual from the assisting agency. DOC HANDCREWS: Trion, Hays Correctional Handcrew Type 2 Chattooga County Institute 10 person Cedartown, Northwest Handcrew Type 2 Polk County Probation Detention 10 person Center David Emory Ronny Turner 706-857-0636 706-857-0640 770-749-2300 770-749-2306 Dallas, Paulding County Handcrew Type 2 Tony Daniel 770-443-7871 Paulding County DOC 10 person INDUSTRY COOPERATORS: Forest Industries - Rome District Request resources through main offices 20 DISTRICT IMT3: Incident Commander- Troy Floyd, Primary, South Rome District; Denise Croker, Primary, North Rome District; Brad Ridley, Alternate, District wide. Safety Officer- Stephen Wilson Operations Section Chief- Vicky Edge Plans Section Chief- Carl Melear Logistics Section Chief-Brad Ridley, Primary, South Rome District; Steve Blackwell, Primary, North Rome District; Bobby Smith, Alternate, District wide Finance Section Chief- Sherri Cummings, Rome DO AVIATION RESOURCES: Vendor: Minnish Aviation Services. Howard Minnish, Owner and primary pilot. He has three fixed wing aircraft, one additional and one part time pilot available. Telephone: 706-335-9341. AIRPORTS: Airport Phone # Name Russell field 706-2957835 Lafayette 706-6387071 Length of runway 6000 ft Fuels available Nearest Pilot 24 hrs JET-A Fuel Facilitie Security s Airplane, helicopter On Site Yes Yes 5400 ft Airplane, helicopter On Site Yes Yes LANDING STRIPS: Air Strips Phone # Name Greg Wyatt's 706-506-5745 Private Air 706-734-0567 Strip Type & Length Fuels Nearest Latitude & of runway available JET-A Fuel Longitude 2700ft Grass None Lafayette 34*-34'-46" 85*-23'-05" 21 COOPERATORS: FIRE DEPARTMENT: Name Chief's Name Station 1 Chattoogaville Station 2 Cloudland Station 3 Gore Station 4 Hays Station 5 Holland Station 6 City of Lyerly Station 7 City of Menlo Station 8 Subligna Station 9 City of Summerville Station 11 Teloga Station 12 City of Trion Station 14 Tri-County Bill Bear Sam Frazer John King David Emory Tony White Scott Jackson Tim Willingham Keith Whitlock Greg Echols Sammy Lee Jimmy Anderson Charla Welch Phone # 706-895-2724 706-862-6850 706-857-7316 706-857-0412 City/County VFD/Paid County VFD County VFD County VFD DOC FD 706-895-3004 706-895-2359 256-643-5922 706-397-8844 706-857-1079 706-895-2206 706-734-7002 706-734-0505W 706-506-7685 Cell 706-862-6519 706-859-2349 Cell County VFD City/County VFD City/County VFD County VFD City/County Paid/VFD County VFD City/County VFD County VFD USDA FOREST SERVICE: Name Contact Person Armuchee Ranger District FMO: Ricky Hughes Phone Number 706-397-2265 22 Other Cooperators: Name Chattooga County Commissioner Chattooga County EMA Chattooga County 911 Director Chattooga County EMS Chattooga County Garage & Public Works Chattooga County Health Department Chattooga County School Superintendent Chattooga County Water Department Georgia DOT (Chattooga County) Georgia DNR Game & Fish (Armuchee) Georgia DNR Game Warden (Chattooga) Georgia DNR Parks (Sloppy Floyd) City of Summerville Mayor City of Summerville Manager City of Summerville Public Works City of Trion Mayor City of Trion Public Works City of Lyerly Mayor City of Lyerly Public Works City of Menlo Mayor City of Menlo Public Works Georgia Power Company North Georgia Electric Company Contact Person Jason Winters Lamar Canada Frances Hamilton Herbert Dodd Lamar Canada Mitzi Smith Dwight Pullen Mike Dawson Josh Bryan Tim Wilson Joe Norton Grady McCollum Tony Carroll Benny Perry Mark Hollis Charles Jones Harold Ragland Teresa Canada Sid Swords Phone Number 706-857-0700 706-857-0736 706-857-3400 706-857-0740 706-857-0735 706-857-3471 706-857-3447 706706-857-0801 706-295-6041 706-857-0826 706-859-0900 706-859-0900 706-859-0907 706-734-2332 706-734-2332 706-895-2611 706-895-2611 706-862-2440 706-862-2440 1-888-891-0938 706-734-7341 23 LOGISTICS: LODGING: Name Coach Inn Carousel Inn Express Inn Phone # 706-857-7007 706-734-3938 706-734-2117 #of available rooms/Type 10 Double 12 Single 13 Double 7 Single 14 Double 14 Single Location 9785 Rome Blvd 14230 Hwy 27 14364 Hwy 27 FEEDING ESTABLISMENTS: Name Hrs of Operations Dirt Town Deli Ingles Jim's Family Restaurant Walmart M-Sat 0530-1500 0700-2200 0630-2100 0700-2000 Location Phone # Summerville 706-857-1589 Summerville 706-857-5977 Summerville 706-857-2123 Pennville 706-857-3469 Type food available Prepared Food Groceries Prepared Food Sack Lunches AUTOMOTIVE PARTS: Vehicle Parts and Repair Type of Service Truck Parts Auto Parts Name Phone # Location Power Brake 615-267-6505 Chattanooga TN Hammonds Auto Parts 706-857-2431 Summerville GA Auto Parts Canada's Auto Parts 706-862-2312 Menlo GA Auto Parts Autozone 706-857-4933 Summerville GA Auto Parts Advanced Auto 706-859-0029 Summerville GA Truck Repair Truck Parts / Repair Corner Garage Lee Smith 706-506-0920 Summerville GA 1-800-843-6031 Chattanooga TN Truck Parts Evans Store & Auto 706-235-2171 Coosa GA Road Repair Transmission Repair Deaton Truck & Tire Service AAA Transmission 706-295-4555 Rome GA 706-857-5888 Pennville GA Type of Service Tractor Repair TRACTOR Parts and Repair Name Phone # Location Corner Garage 706-506-0920 Summerville GA Parts & Service Hydraulics & Filters Metrac 770-773-9857 Adairsville GA Hammonds Auto Parts 706-857-2431 Summerville GA 24 BULK FUEL/NON-HIGHWAY DIESEL: Name Phone # Ragland Oil Company 706-857-2624 Location Summerville GA RENTAL VEHICLE COMPANIES: Name Phone # Truck Town Rental 706-857-0381 Okay Rental 706-857-9214 Enterprise Rental 706-290-1093 Location Summerville, GA Summerville, GA Rome, GA PORTA-TOILET COMPANIES: Type of Service Name Phone # Portable Toilets Portamaster Portable 706-291-1492 Restrooms Portable Toilets Toilets Galore 706-602-8002 Portable Toilets Portable Toilets of Rome 706-234-6390 Location Rome GA Calhoun, GA Rome GA RADIO REPAIR: Type of Service Radio Repair Name South Com. Phone # Location 770-386-6456 Cartersville GA LAUNDRY SERVICE: None in County Type of Service Name Laundromat Armuchee Laundromat Laundromat West Rome Laundromat Phone # 706-235-5207 706-234-0144 Location Armuchee, GA Rome, GA WRECKER SERVICE: Type of Service Name Wrecker Service Lg/Sm Flood's Wrecker Wrecker Service Lg/Sm Bate's Wrecker Wrecker Service Lg/Sm Luallens Wrecker Phone # 706-857-1170 706-857-5904 706-857-3944 Location Summerville Summerville Summerville ROAD SERVICE: Type of Service Name Road Repair Deaton Truck & TireService Phone # 706-295-4555 Location Rome GA 25 Workers Compensation Doctors List Name and Type of Care Phone # Address The Harbin Clinic (Ortho & Eye) 706-295-5331 1825 Martha Berry Hwy 800-556-0871 Rome GA 30165 Hrs of Operations 0700-1700 Chattooga Family Medicine Sanford Hill (Chiropractor) Trion Medical Center (M) Family Medicine 706-857-3915 706-734-3433 706-734-2003 11766 Hwy 27 Summerville GA 30747 PO Box Drawer 8 14261 Hwy 27 Trion GA 30753 P.O. Box 880 701 Allgood St. Trion GA 30753 0900-1700 0900-1700 0800-1700 HOSPITALS: Name of Hospital Redmond Park Floyd Medical Hutcheson Medial Center Erlanger Phone # 706-291-0291 706-802-2000 706-858-2000 423-778-7000 Location Type Facilities Rome GA ER, Heart Center Rome GA Trauma, Burn Center Fort Oglethorpe GA Trauma Chattanooga TN Trauma, Burn Center BURN CENTERS: Name of Hospital Grady Memorial Hospital Phone # Location 404-616-1000 Atlanta, GA Joseph M Still Burn Center 706-651-3232 Augusta, GA Floyd Medical 706-802-2000 Rome GA Erlanger 423-778-7000 Chattanooga TN Type Facilities Burn Center, Level I Trauma Unit Burn Center Level II TraumaUnit, Burn Center Level I Trauma Unit, Burn Center 26 AMBULANCE/TRANSPORT SERVICES: Name of Ambulance Company Phone # Location Chattooga County Emergency- 911 Summerville GA Ambulance Service Non-Emergency 706- 857-0734 How dispatched and response time to area Chattooga 911 5-15 min response MEDIVAC/EVAC SERVICES: Name of Facility Phone # Location Life Force 423-778-7000 Chattanooga TN Emory Life Flight 888-763-1010 Atlanta, GA How dispatched and response time to area Chattooga 911 15 min response Chattooga 911 LAW ENFORCEMENT: Agency Phone # Georgia State Patrol 706-295-6002 Chattooga County Sheriff City of Summerville Police City of Trion Police DNR- Sloppy Floyd State Park DNR Game Warden USFS Law Enforcement 706-857-3411 706-859-0900 706-859-0912 706-734-2332 706-857-0826 706-695-6736 Contact Post Commander Chuck Sizemore Sheriff John Everett Chief Stan Mosley Chief Charles Latta Park Manager Tim Wilson Location Rome GA Summerville GA Summerville GA Trion GA Sloppy Floyd State Park Calhoun GA Chatsworth GA 27 Media contacts Chattooga County: News Paper Name & Address Phone Fax Number Number The Summerville News 706-857-2494 706-857-2393 P.O. Box 310 Summerville GA 30747 E-Mail: sumnews@aol.net Chattooga Press 305 East 6th Ave. 706-857-5433 706-290-5219 706-234-6478 Rome GA 30161 Radio Chattooga County Radio 706-859-1180 706-859-1195 1180AM 10143 Commerce St. Summerville GA 30747 classicradio@windstream.net Television WKSY (SKY21) Television 706-857-2121 706-857-2006 P.O. Box 735 Summerville GA 30747 Sky21@windstream.net Channel 6 706-857-5502 191/2 N Commerce St. Multi Media Web Page Chattooga County Radio 706-859-1180 706-859-1195 1180AM 10143 Commerce St. Summerville GA 30747 The Summerville News 706-857-2494 706-857-2393 P.O. Box 310 Summerville GA 30747 E-Mail: sumnews@aol.net Contact person Beth Carr Pam Purcell Margaret Dillard 706-859-1833 Phyllis Howell Margaret Dillard 706-859-1833 28 29