Chris Eddy

Greene County was well represented at the GPSTC ceremony. Attending were (back row l-r) Thomas Smith, Todd Lamb, Macki McHugh, Battalion Chief Case Segrest, Deputy Chief Daniel Pritchett, Public Safety Director Joe Bashore, Assistant EMS Director Chris McDaniel, Clark Graves and Noah Green; (front l-r) Battalion Chief Russ McHugh, Fire Chief Rodney Wiggins, Marty Sisk, Chris Eddy’s wife Lindsey Sisk Eddy, Julie Wiggins, Bryson Sisk and Kay Sisk. CONTRIBUTED

Greene County was well represented at the GPSTC ceremony. Attending were (back row l-r) Thomas Smith, Todd Lamb, Macki McHugh, Battalion Chief Case Segrest, Deputy Chief Daniel Pritchett, Public Safety Director Joe Bashore, Assistant EMS Director Chris McDaniel, Clark Graves and Noah Green; (front l-r) Battalion Chief Russ McHugh, Fire Chief Rodney Wiggins, Marty Sisk, Chris Eddy’s wife Lindsey Sisk Eddy, Julie Wiggins, Bryson Sisk and Kay Sisk. CONTRIBUTED

GCFR’s Eddy among those honored at GPSTC service

T. Michael Stone
Thursday, October 23, 2025
Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.John 15:13Everyone in Lake Country knew that Chris Eddy was a hero. Now the entire state of Georgia knows it.
Greene County Fire and Rescue B Shift unveils the sign announcing the planned The Reddy Drill Yard named for Chris Eddy, which will be used for training once completed. HEATHER HARRIS/Staff

Greene County Fire and Rescue B Shift unveils the sign announcing the planned The Reddy Drill Yard named for Chris Eddy, which will be used for training once completed. HEATHER HARRIS/Staff

Training facility named after the late Chief Eddy

T. Michael Stone
Thursday, September 18, 2025
Battalion Chief Chris Eddy of Greene County Fire and Rescue was honored by area firefighters, local government officials, and many friends and admirers at a ceremony held at Greene County’s Fire Department headquarters on the anniversary of his 2024 death.
Chris Eddy was tragically killed in an accident on Sept. 4. (CONTRIBUTED)

Chris Eddy was tragically killed in an accident on Sept. 4. (CONTRIBUTED)

Firefighter killed in tractor trailer fire

T. Michael Stone
Thursday, September 12, 2024
Battalion Chief Chris Eddy of Greene County Fire Rescue was killed in an explosion on Sept. 4 after he responded to a tractor-trailer fire on Hwy. 15 near Lickskillet Road.Greene County’s Emergency Management Agency Director Joe Bashore said the accident is still under investigation.
The flag flies at half-staff outside the Morgan County Courthouse Sunday, in memory of Greene County Fire Rescue Battalion Chief Chris Eddy. (HANNAH BARRON/Staff)

The flag flies at half-staff outside the Morgan County Courthouse Sunday, in memory of Greene County Fire Rescue Battalion Chief Chris Eddy. (HANNAH BARRON/Staff)

Community mourns loss of firefighter, hero to many

Hannah Barron
Thursday, September 12, 2024
The Lake Country community is reeling from the tragic loss of a great firefighter. Greene County Fire Rescue Battalion Chief Chris Eddy was killed in the line of duty on Sept. 4 while putting out a tractor-trailer fire on Hwy. 15 north of Greensboro.
Battalion Chief Chris Eddy of Greene County Fire Rescue was tragically killed in accident on Sept. 4, 2024. (CONTRIBUTED)

Battalion Chief Chris Eddy of Greene County Fire Rescue was tragically killed in accident on Sept. 4, 2024. (CONTRIBUTED)

Firefighter killed in tractor-trailer fire

Staff Reports
Wednesday, September 4, 2024
Battalion Chief Chris Eddy of Greene County Fire Rescue was killed in an explosion on Sept. 4 after he responded to a tractor-trailer fire on Hwy. 15 near Lickskillet Road.Greene County’s Emergency Management Agency Director Joe Bashore said the accident is still under investigation.
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