HF&R recognizes its own
Every year the Highlands Fire & Rescue Department enjoys a little down time to recognize its own for the year-long work it does and to announce the Firefighter of the Year. The Firefighter of the […]
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Highlands Town Board gets look at HF&R department new plans
At the Town Board’s November meeting last week, Highlands Board of Commissioners were given a brief breakdown of the new Highlands Fire & Rescue facility planned across from the Highlands Post Office at 149 Franklin […]
Woodruff comes through for Highlands Fire & Rescue Department
Jane Woodruff has done it again. Thanks to her years of philanthropic work Highlands has a civic building at the Rec Park, a hospital, and a post office. Now Highlands is about to get a […]
Chiefs outline reasons for fire tax hike for Sky Valley/Scaly & Highlands FDs
At recent budget discussions for the Fiscal Year 2019-2020 budget both the Highlands Fire and Rescue and the Sky Valley-Scaly Mountain Fire and Rescue departments have come before the Macon County Board of Commissioners requesting […]
Search for missing plane postponed due to dangerous weather conditions
Crews from Glenville-Cashiers Rescue Squad and Highlands Fire & Rescue combed areas throughout Macon and Jackson counties for a possible downed aircraft after receiving reports of a missing plane on Thursday evening. Details were scarce […]
HF&R campus may get major upgrade
A representative of Pinnacle Architecture presented Highlands Fire and Rescue and town staff with a plan to renovate the current department campus, turning the multi-building complex into one, two-story structure. The project was discussed at […]
Highlands Fire & Rescue acknowledges its own
Saturday night, Jan. 12, members of the 30-member Highlands Fire & Rescue Dept. gathered for their annual award/appreciation banquet held once again at Old Edwards’ Spring House. Chief Ryan Gearhart thanked the members of the […]
HFR stays sharp with continued training
To stay up to date on the latest techniques and equipment, firefighters from departments throughout the area attended a training session hosted by Highlands Fire and Rescue focused on forcible entry training on Sept. 21. […]
HFR seeks donations for hurricane relief
Highlands Fire and Rescue is collecting items to help those affected by Hurricane Florence. HFR Assistant Fire Chief Robbie Forrester has organized drives like this before, six of them. “Because these people need help,” said […]
Highlands Fire and Rescue celebrates 65th anniversary
For 65 years Highlands Fire and Rescue has been putting out fires, rescuing lost hikers, responding to medical emergencies and investigating consistent fire alarms, to name a few of the ways HFR keeps the community […]