Flat Mountain fire leaves no trace for investigators

Highlands Fire & Rescue responded to a structure fire on the 3900 block of Flat Mountain Road at 1 a.m. on July 6. The home was vacant at the time of the fire and HFR […]

Yesterday at 5:50 p.m., the Jackson County Emergency Management 911 Center received a call reporting a 3-year-old child visiting Whitewater Falls with her family had been swept away in the water at the top of […]

Construction of the new Highlands Fire & Rescue station at the corner of Oak and Main streets was set back 2-3 weeks because wet soil wasn’t passing compaction tests, said Highlands Town Manager Josh Ward. […]

Highlands Fire & Rescue received a call on Tuesday shortly after 5:30 p.m. reporting two climbers possibly trapped on a rope on the east face of Whiteside Mountain. Pictured below is a welfare check for […]

Homeowner and rattlesnake-bite survivor says August just isn’t his month Highlands Fire & Rescue responded to a structure fire at approx. 4:45 a.m. on Thursday at the 200 block of Foreman Road in Highlands. HFR […]

Emergency Responders throughout the southeast paid homage to Eldon Jamison at his funeral on Saturday. Eldon lost his life last week while on a recovery operation at Whitewater Falls. He was a 40-plus year member […]

The body of missing hiker, Chandler Manuel, 24 of Rockwell, N.C., was located today, at the bottom of Whitewater Falls, where he was last seen on Monday. His body was extracted successfully by a National […]

by Kim Lewicki
Posted on 6 Feb 2020
News

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 […]

Emergency crews responded to a report of an injured hiker at Whitewater Falls just north of the South Carolina border on Saturday afternoon. Multiple agencies responded and helped carry out a 21-year-old male, Tristan, who […]

The location is set for a new satellite station for the Glenville-Cashiers Rescue Squad adjacent to Laurel Terrace on Highway 64. Call volume and response times are the rationale behind the project, said GCRS Chief […]

April 18 HFR responded to a medical alarm on Gold mine Church Road. HFR were called for reports of smoke from a controlled burn on Cashiers Road. April 19 HFR were called to a motorcycle […]