Rutherford County dispatchers handle 504 calls in 48 hours

Report lists medical calls, crashes, gas leak reports and a vehicle fire

Rutherford County Emergency Communications processed 504 emergency and administrative calls during a 48-hour reporting period over the weekend, according to the agency’s radio report obtained by WCAB News.

The report lists 71 Emergency Medical Services calls and 353 law enforcement calls.

The Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office accounted for 121, followed by Spindale with 116, Forest City with 63, Rutherfordton with 32 and Lake Lure with 21.

Fire departments responded to motor vehicle accidents, reports of gas leaks or odors, and a vehicle fire.

Forest City had three gas leak or odor calls listed. Chimney Rock and Hudlow each had one. Hudlow also responded to a motor vehicle accident.

Other departments listed for motor vehicle accidents were Bills Creek, Cliffside, Lake Lure, Rutherfordton, SDO and Union Mills. Lake Lure also assisted Bills Creek on a crash call.

Spindale responded to a vehicle fire, according to the report.

The summary does not provide incident addresses, information about injuries or details about the outcomes of the calls.

As of Monday morning, no departments have issued any public statements about the incidents.

Editor's note: The public domain file photo is from a controlled burn during fire training on Oct. 7.