A young Taylor County fireman was killed in a crash on the way to work early Tuesday morning. T.J. Spradley was 20. As word of the crash spread, fire departments and law enforcement agencies across the state posted condolences on social media. In May, Macon County firefighter Darrell Plank was killed at work near Taylor County. The 29-year-old was hit in the head by a metal coupling as a fire hose snagged on the truck at the scene of a fire off Ga. 128.