Cherokee County
Fire & Emergency Services
Fire & Emergency Services
Cherokee County Fire & Emergency Services (CCFES) responded to a residential structure fire on Pearidge Rd. near Canton in unincorporated Cherokee County today. The call was dispatched at 1:48 p.m. and units from stations 9, 16, 11, 12, and 8 responded.
Engine 9 arrived first on scene to find a small two-story home with flames and smoke coming from the front of the structure. Firefighters quickly deployed hoselines to extinguish the fire and searched the entirety of the home for any possible victims. The fire was extinguished, and no victims were found inside the home.
Pearidge Rd. was closed for an extended period due to fire hose on the ground supplying the fire engine. Deputies from Cherokee Sheriff’s Office aided with controlling and rerouting traffic in the area.
The home received significant damage to the interior and exterior of the structure.
No injuries were reported. The cause of the fire has not yet been determined.
