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Fri., February 10, 2012 6:05pm
Museum officials are waiting to see whether memorabilia from the classic film "Gone with the Wind" was ruined when a fire heavily damaged the facility near Atlanta where it was stored.
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Wed., September 21, 2011 8:11pm
The Macon-Bibb County fire chief says one firefighter will lose his job for his role in a firehouse prank video that showed a masked man threatening firefighters. Chief Marvin Riggins says one sergeant will be demoted to private and four firefighters will be suspended for 10 days without pay.
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Mon., May 23, 2011 10:48am
While the fire mostly has been contained, the aerial videos date from the fire's early weeks, when it appeared more dramatic from the air. The videos come from the US Fish and Wildlife Service and the Georgia Forestry Commission. They were uploaded to a public website on May 20.
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Mon., May 9, 2011 2:27pm
A fire burning through the Okefenokee Swamp has now scorched nearly 90,990 acres, making the air smell smoky nearly 200 miles to the north.
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Wed., September 1, 2010 2:12pm
The Nature Conservancy has bought more than a thousand acres of fire-scorched land and donated it to the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge. The land is on the refuge's northwest edge, where wildfires burned a half million acres in 2007.
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Wed., July 28, 2010 3:04pm
Emergency management officials say a fire at an Athens chemical plant poses no public health risk. Chuck Gulley, coordinator of the Athens-Clarke Emergency Management Agency, told the Athens Banner-Herald that samples taken from the air and water near the blaze at J&J Chemical Co. showed safe levels of chemicals from the fire.
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Thu., July 8, 2010 3:31pm
Marietta fire marshal Scott Tucker said Thursday that Tamsir Mendy was arrested Wednesday night and charged with first degree arson at the mosque, which caught fire Monday night. Tucker says Mendy is being held without bond.Tucker says Mendy describes himself as a devout Muslim who had attended the mosque.
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Thu., March 11, 2010 5:49pm
Chatham County is considering handing back responsibility for fire inspecti
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Fri., October 23, 2009 10:15am
The Athens Historic Preservation Commission voted to give the green light t
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Wed., September 9, 2009 2:49pm
The planned burning was part of a fire safety demonstration organized by th
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