A Habersham County homeowner escaped unharmed. "The owner had plugged in a battery charger about 45 minutes earlier to his lawnmower in the basement,” said Habersham County Emergency Services Director Chad Black. The fire moved quickly from the roll-up door to a covered porch above and then into the attic of the house.
“We had to set up a water shuttle operation due to a long driveway and the distance to a hydrant location,” Black said.
Personnel and apparatus from Habersham, Hall and White counties responded, along with Lee Arrendale State Prison Fire Department and Baldwin Fire Department.
The water shuttle operation included two 3,000-gallon tankers from White County, a 2,000-gallon tanker from Hall County Station 16, a 3,000-gallon tanker from Habersham County Station 13, and a 750-gallon engine from Baldwin.