Tag Archives: Jackson County EMS

Jackson County Emergency Management will provide cold-weather shelters as needed through the week’s cold snap. Jackson County EMA Public Information Officer Derek Woolbright said the cold-weather shelters will be opened on an as-needed basis. Woolbright said needed equipment is kept on standby so that churches and community centers can be used to house people at a moment’s notice. Woolbright said ... Read More »

Jackson County EMS is offering a basic EMT course as a way to generate more employees for the county’s service and surrounding counties. EMS Director Keith Bean said people who take the course will be qualified to work on an ambulance as soon as they are finished. Bean said the department is not hiring any more full-time employees at this ... Read More »

Insurance money for flood damage at the Jackson County EMS and 911 building has come in. Mayor Randy Heady said the county received roughly $50,000 for the damages and the department is back to work in the building. Heady said the county is in an assessment to see if flood mitigation is possible but ultimately any solution needs to prevent ... Read More »

Jackson County EMS and 911 was forced to evacuate their facility due to flooding. Jackson County EMA spokesperson Derek Woolbright said crews started monitoring flooding near the facility, but water made its way in at about 2:00 AM Sunday. Woolbright said 911 communications were able to stay in operation thanks to Putnam County and Upper Cumberland Homeland Security. “There’s a ... Read More »

Multiple agencies continued the search Friday at Cummins Falls State Park. That is according to TDEC Communications Director Eric Ward who said the search will continue while the park is closed to the public. The search began Thursday, the unoccupied vehicle was found on Wednesday. A hiker is presumed to being missing in the park. The car of the individual, ... Read More »

Additional agencies are getting involved as the search continues for a missing hiker at Cummins Falls State Park. That is according to State Park Manager Ray Cutcher, who said he could not disclose which agencies are joining the missing persons search. Cutcher said that the person might not even be in the park at this time. He said they know ... Read More »

A person is missing in Cummins Falls State Park as first-responders and park rangers continue the search. Cummins Falls Park Manager Ray Cutcher confirmed that attempts are being made to try and ping the missing person’s cellphone. Cutcher said that 25 State Park Rangers, Jackson County Rescue Squad, Jackson County EMS and volunteer fire departments are working together in the ... Read More »