WALTON COUNTY, GA (Dec. 15, 2025) Beginning in the early morning hours of Monday, first responders in the local area were kept busy. City of Monroe and Walton County firefighters responded to a house fire at 1 a.m. that totally destroyed a home and displaced four residents. Less than five hours later, Walton County Fire Rescue assisted the City of Social Circle Fire Department in a house fire that caused significant damage to a home in the city.
Then at 3:15 p.m. WCFR Deputy Chief Craig League reports that the department responded to a fire in a portable storage building on Emerald Drive in Walnut Grove that totally destroyed the structure.
And it wasn’t only fires that had first responders busy.
League reported that in addition, WCFR responded to a two vehicle crash on Hwy 186 at Jim Edmondson Road in Good Hope. One patient was transported by EMS with moderate injuries. Hwy 186 was shut down for a while during the investigation and vehicle removal. WCFR also responded to a three vehicle crash on Hwy 138 at Nunnally Farm Road at 5:08 pm in which minor injuries were reported as well as a two vehicle crash on Hwy 138 at Forrester Cemetery Road at 5:15 p.m. in which one minor injury reported.
Monroe Fire Chief Andrew Dykes reported that MFD also responded to a crash on North Broad at Pavilion Parkway.
“Busy for sure, our crew is on call No. 8 in the city since shift change at 7 a.m. this morning,” Dykes said.
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