Glynn County Fire Rescue

GEMA/HS Alert: Glynn Warning! Tornado Warning Tornado Warning issued April 10 at 4:49PM EDT until April 10 at 5:15PM EDT by NWS Jacksonville FL *update* ... The National Weather Service in Jacksonville has issued a * Tornado Warning for... Central Camden County in southeastern Georgia... Southeastern Glynn County in southeastern Georgia... * Until 515 PM EDT. * At 448 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located near Woodbine, moving northeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...Tornado. SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is likely. * This dangerous storm will be near... Brunswick and Jekyll Island around 510 PM EDT. St. Simons Island, Dock Junction and Country Club Estates around 515 PM EDT.

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Update 8:43 AM - The northbound lane is open. Please use caution. Don’t be a rubber-necker. It’s not cool. 8:20 AM - There is a tractor trailer overturned on the bridge at I-95 and Golden Isles Parkway (Spur-25). The bridge is completely closed to traffic. Please avoid the area. A wrecker is already on scene, so it should be cleared up soon.

****** It’s Only a Training Exercise ******** Safety is top priority for Glynn County’s airports. On Tuesday, March 30th, a full-scale and multi-agency Emergenc...y Training Exercise will take place at the Brunswick Golden Isles Airport (BQK) from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM. This community-wide training event will involve a controlled-burn fire, smoke, lights and emergency vehicles with sirens. Please do not call 911 if you witness these events the morning of March 30th near BQK. The 911 lines need to remain open for actual emergencies. Thank you for your cooperation.

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On 29 March 2021 at approximately 11:52 AM, Glynn County Fire Rescue responded to a woods fire on Victorian Lakes Drive. The fire was controlled after 7:00 PM. Spot fires continue to smolder within the break and should be expected to burn over the next week. Approximately 275 acres of pine forest was burned with no injury or loss of life reported. Fires in the wildland-urban interface have been a problem for a long time. More strict air quality standards have led to reduced ...controlled burning of underbrush and have resulted in a higher fuel load. This fact combined with increased development of woodlands has created a need for extreme care while practicing open burning. Open burning in Georgia requires a permit from the Georgia Forestry Commission at https://gatrees.org/fire-prevention-suppressi/burn-permits/ or by phone at 1-877-OK2-BURN (652-2876). According to the Georgia Forestry Commission, the Georgia Rules for Air Quality define open burning as any outdoor fire from which the products of combustion are emitted directly into the open air without passing through a stack, chimney, or duct. All outdoor burning of natural vegetative materials is considered open burning and requires a burn permit.

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