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MCPD officer's quick thinking and electrician skills save house from fire

MOUNT CARMEL — Initially Hawkins County Central Dispatch called on three fire departments to respond to the Mount Carmel home of Darby and Julie Patrick the afternoon of May 12, but moments later a fourth department was requested to assist. Anyone listening to their police scanner at the time would have tough there was a major house fire on Valley Crest Drive in the Hammond Estates community. But, in less than five minutes after the initial call they were all told to "signal 9", or back down. That's because Mount Carmel Police Department Officer Grady White, who was first on the scene, happens to possess the skills necessary to turn what could have been a devastating house fire into an inconvenient home repair. On Saturday, May 12 around 2 p.m.

 

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