Oconee Volunteer Fire Department

...PATCHY BLACK ICE LIKELY ACROSS NORTH AND MUCH OF CENTRAL GEORGIA TONIGHT... AS A VERY COLD AIR MASS CONTINUES TO SPREAD IN OVER THE STATE THIS EVENING AND OV...ERNIGHT... TEMPERATURES WILL FALL AT OR BELOW FREEZING FOR MOST AREAS. THIS COUPLED WITH WET GROUNDS FROM WIDESPREAD RAINS WILL RESULT IN PATCHES OF BLACK ICE... RESULTING IN SLICK SPOTS ON AREA ROADS AND BRIDGES. THE MAIN BLACK ICE THREAT TONIGHT WILL BE GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF A COLUMBUS TO MACON TO WARRENTON LINE... AND THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. PEOPLE TRAVELING ACROSS NORTH AND MUCH OF CENTRAL GEORGIA TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR SLICK SPOTS ON ROADS See more

Please pray for our brothers on the Macon-Bibb County Fire Department. One firefighter was killed and 5 others injured.

We’ve had a rash of devastating house fires in central Georgia. It turns out that new homes with modern floor plans may actually be more vulnerable. So what can you do to reduce your risk of a disaster? Do you and your family have a disaster plan in place?