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Winter storm: Emergency service providers kept busy in Forsyth County
Since around 4 p.m. Monday, the Forsyth Sheriff's Office and Forysth Fire Department have responded to the following calls:
- 345 road obstructions (trees in the roadway)
- 90 wire down calls (in addition to the tree only calls)
- 14 motor vehicle crashes (8 injuries, including 1 entrapped)
- 6 tree fires
- 3 residences with storm damage
Communications officers also received around 600 duplicate calls, according to Public Information Officer Robin B. Regan. This does not include all other calls, including alarms and non-storm related calls. Altogether, Forysth communications officers received 1206 calls, Regan said.
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Fran Jeffries is a Newsletter Producer. She joined The Atlanta Journal-Constitution in 2005 as an Education Editor. She worked as a Breaking News Editor and Social Media Producer before joining the Newsletter team.
