Gerton Fire and Rescue

Gerton Fire and Rescue Gerton Fire & Rescue protects 9.78 square miles in Henderson County NC.

09/04/2026

Today at 1549 hours, Company 16 was dispatched to Jimmy Fisher Lane for a rescue assignment. Mifflin County dispatch advised Chief 16 that there was a male patient pinned under a bulldozer. Based on this information, Chief 16 requested Parson's Towing heavy wrecker to the scene. Chief 16 arrived on scene and found a male patient with his leg pinned by a tree while seated on the bulldozer. Utility 16 arrived on scene and utilized the combi tool and cribbing to free the patient's leg. EMS then arrived on scene and took over patient care.

Responding on the call was Rescue 15 and Rescue 14 as well.

Visit https://www.granvillefire16.org/news/226/Rescue-Assignment-In-The-First-Due for more.

08/29/2026

On Tuesday, September 1st, 2026 US74A will be closed between Possum Hollow and Middle Fork Rd from 9am until 4pm to repair the major pothole at the existing temporary soil nail wall. The detour will be Grant Mountain Rd to Slock Rock Rd back to US64 and then to US74A and vice versa. All Middle Fork residents will need to take a right onto US74A to get to Grant Mountain Rd.

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4975 Gerton Highway
Gerton, NC
28735

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+18282430411

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