Were you awakened last night between 2 and 2:30 a.m. to what may have sounded like guns firing?
No such thing.
Rick Skillier, Bluffton police chief, informed the Icon this morning that several residents called the department about hearing "gun shots" in the early morning hours.
Skillier said that what residents heard were fireworks being shot off in the area of Bluffton University.
"There was no public safety hazard to the noises reported last night," Skilliter said. "Residents heard fireworks being shot off."
Bluffton's fire department responded to 20 less calls in 2013 than in 2012, according to Jon Kinn, fire chief. During 2012 the department responded to 107 fire calls. This past year that number decreased to 87.
A chart at the bottom of this story shows runs by month and by type. June was the busiest month with 13 calls while December had only 4.
On Monday, Jan. 6, Beaverdam-Richland Township Fire Department responded to a house fire with Cairo. The firemen ended up covered in nearly an inch of ice. The first picture is of Ed Montgomery's safety vest frozen and standing on its own. - Sent to the Icon by Amy Mortimer
