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Fire crews from five Polk County Fire Departments responded to an early morning house fire this morning. Firefighters from Young’s Station, Antioch, Blooming Grove, Lake Creek, and Prior Station fire departments responded to the abandoned house on Grogan Road around 2:30 a.m. Upon arrival fire crews found a fully involved structure with a near by out building dangerously close to burning house. Crews quickly extinguished the flames closest to the out building to prevent it from catching fire. Firefighters then extinguished the remainder of the fire and put out hot spots. Crews spent nearly two hours extinguishing the blaze that completely destroyed the home. The cause of the fire is unknown and is currently under investigation.

The Polk County Fire Department along with Cedartown Fire Department responded to a house fire on Shiloh Road early Saturday morning. Firefighters from Esom Hill, Blooming Grove, Young’s Station, Prior Station and Lake Creek fire departments responded to the call after the initial call was made to Cedartown Fire. According to fire officials, 911 was unable to make contact with any Polk County fire station, due to a problem with the radio and paging system. County fire officials were notified by phone and contacted their firefighters by phone. The radio system was fixed shortly after fire crews returned to their stations. The house was a complete lose and the cause of the fire has yet to be determined.

The Cedartown Fire Department, Redmond EMS, Cedartown Police Officers, Polk County Police Officers, and Georgia State Patrol Troopers responded to a construction equipment accident on Highway 27 North near Wal-Mart, on July 19, 2010. The earth mover was doing work when it went up an embankment and flipped. No one was injured in the accident.

Crews from the Polk County Fire Department responded to a large woods fire on Wednesday afternoon. Fire crews from Lake Creek, Young’s Station, Fish Creek, and Prior Station fire departments responded to Lindsey Chapel Road around 4:15 Wednesday afternoon. Crews from the Georgia Forestry Commission were also dispatched to the location in order to contain the fire. Several Polk County crews staged at residents along both Lindsey Chapel Road and Ledbetter Road in order to keep the fire from spreading to the residents in the immediate area. The cause of the fire is yet to be determined.

The Polk County Fire Department responded to an out building fire over the holiday weekend. Fire crews from Young’s Station, Antioch , Blooming Grove, and Prior Station Fire Departments responded to the fire on Antioch Road on Saturday, July 3rd around 1:30 pm. The structure was an 8 x 10 out building near a mobile home. Inside the out building were 10 LP tanks, several Coleman Lantern fuel tanks, and a S10 pickup truck. Fire officials say the building was saved, as well as the mobile home. The fire is currently under investigation.

An Esom Hill home was completely destroyed by flames early Tuesday morning, according to Polk County Fire Department officials. The home, located at 485 Brewster Field Road, was a total loss and an investigation is currently underway to discover the cause of the blaze. A volunteer fire unit responded at 3:30 a.m. to the residence to douse the flames. However, at approximately 9:30 Tuesday morning, hot spots apparently reignited the fire and crews had to put out the flames a second time. No one was injured in the blaze. The family is currently staying at a local hotel while the investigation continues.

Investigations into a local woods fire in Polk County has found that an arsonist may be at work. A fire destroyed about 61 acres of land on August 15 near Mountain Home Road. The Georgia Forestry Commission along with Polk County Fire Units worked to extinguish the flames. No homes were directly threatened by the woods fire, though some residences on Edge Road were close and Highway 100 had to be shut down while the blaze was being put out. The investigation is still continuing to find the one responsible for starting that fire.

Flames inflicted serious damage to a home Tuesday afternoon on Piedmont Highway according to Polk County Fire Department officials. Fire units responded after they were issued an alert around 2 p.m. Tuesday. According to reports, Georgia Forestry Service personnel were the first to arrive on the scene and were able to nearly douse the flames completely before Polk County Fire arrived. The response caused traffic on Piedmont Highway to be tied up at the time. No cause has yet been determined and it appears that no one was home during the blaze. An investigation into what caused the blaze is currently underway.

The Piedmont Police Department is currently investigating several suspicious fires within the department’s jurisdiction. According to department representatives, most of the fires have occurred at vacant dwellings within a centralized area of the city and within a short time period. There have also been other suspicious fires in surrounding areas, outside of the department’s jurisdiction. Preliminary investigations of some of the fires produced evidence to prove that the fires were set intentionally and are now being investigated as arsons. The police department is currently working with the city’s fire department and the state fire marshals to complete the investigations of these cases. Police are steadily investigating leads and processing evidence, but also request that any person with information about the fires contact them. Anyone with information may contact the police department directly at 256-447-9091, email the department at crimetips@piedmontcity.org, or call the state’s Arson Hotline at 1-800-654-0775. Anyone choosing to provide information can do so anonymously if desired.

A home in the 3700 block of Old Rockmart Road was destroyed by fire just after noon on Friday. The Rome-Floyd Fire Departments responded to the mobile home blaze and were able to quickly put out the flames. However, it was too late to save the structure. According to officials the fire began in kitchen and spread outward. No one was injured. The Red Cross was called in to assist the family. Fire fighters were still on the scene as of 1 p.m. to make sure the fire was out.