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Former Rockdale County Fire Chief Marian McDaniel speaks during a press conference addressing the fire at the BioLab fire on Sept. 29, 2024.

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Rockdale County's fire chief resigns months after BioLab fire

Her departure comes months after a chemical fire at the BioLab facility in Conyers, Ga., where cleaning products for swimming pools and spas are produced.

February 05, 2025
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  • Pamela Kirkland
Members of the Macon-Bibb County Fire Department dive team stand near new scuba gear for the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office during a press conference on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024, at Amerson River Park in Macon, Georgia. The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office announced acquiring new scuba equipment that they will lend out to Macon-Bibb County Fire Department dive team to help in water emergencies. The money for the equipment was raised by the Macon-Bibb Law Enforcement Foundation. Katie Tucker/The Telegraph

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New scuba gear for fire department will help save people from drowning in Macon

The Bibb County Fire Department’s rescue divers were given access to new scuba equipment which they hope will help them save drowning victims, officials announced Tuesday.

December 12, 2024
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  • Jesse Fraga
Midway Fire Department

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Midway fire station could lose certification

The City of Midway could lose its only firehouse after the interim chief and most of the volunteer firefighting force resigned Monday evening. A Georgia fire compliance officer has sent the city a letter giving it 30 days from that point to get the department back into compliance.

August 21, 2024
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  • Robin Kemp
A fire heavily damaged the historic Kodak and Atlanta Eagle buildings in Midtown on June 6. (Photo by Dyana Bagby)

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Fire damages historic Atlanta Eagle and Kodak buildings in Midtown

Fire heavily damaged the Kodak building and the former site of the LGBTQ bar Atlanta Eagle on Thursday evening. Atlanta Fire Rescue officials got a call about 8 p.m. of a fire at the two historic buildings at the intersection of Ponce de Leon and Argonne avenues in Midtown.

June 07, 2024
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  • Dyana Bagby
Repairs to a major water main in Midtown at 11th and West Peachtree streets were still underway on Tuesday morning, June 4. (Photo by Beth McKibben)

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UPDATE: Midtown repairs continue, Army Corps of Engineers called in as water crisis enters fifth day

Repairs to a major water main break in Midtown continued on Tuesday morning as Atlanta’s unprecedented water crisis moved into a fifth day.

June 04, 2024
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  • Collin Kelley
American Red Cross of Georgia pictured with the City of Atlanta Fire Department in a March 2024 photo as they collaborated in securing homes with fire alarms.

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American Red Cross of Georgia honors MIRA USA for installing 1,000th free smoke alarm

On June 1, the American Red Cross honored community partner MIRA USA for installing its 1,000th free smoke alarm in honor of the Red Cross Home Fire Campaign.

June 03, 2024
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  • Ambria Burton
Sandy Springs Fire Chief Keith Sanders, left, said firefighters and their vehicles were being kept out of service by non-emergency service calls.

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Sandy Springs Fire Department proposes charging businesses for non-emergency services

Sanders said the fire department gets 50 to 70 calls a year for lift assists, which keep firefighters and vehicles out of service for a half hour or more.

January 18, 2024
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  • Bob Pepalis
City of Atlanta fire truck

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Atlanta firefighter and truck shortages prompt the city to temporarily close 3 fire stations

The city of Atlanta has temporarily closed three of its more than 30 fire stations because of truck breakdowns and a shortage of firefighters.

October 24, 2023
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A 97-year-old Los Angeles church catches on fire for the 2nd time in 2 years

The St. John's United Methodist Church first caught fire in February 2022. It had still been holding services in the parking lot as the sanctuary was being renovated when the second fire broke out.

June 05, 2023
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  • Ayana Archie
Historic Atlanta Krispy Kreme donut shop damaged by fire

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Shaquille O'Neal's Historic Atlanta Krispy Kreme Damaged By Raging Fire

An historic Krispy Kreme doughnut shop was damaged by fire early Wednesday morning in Atlanta.

February 10, 2021
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  • La'Raven Taylor and
  • Associated Press
The New York City Fire Department's James Gordon Bennett Medal was established in 1869 and features an image of Neptune (left) wading ashore. It will be renamed the Chief of Department Peter J. Ganci, Jr. Medal.

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NYC Fire Department Renames Highest Award In Light Of Namesake's Racist Views

Fire Commissioner Daniel Nigro said the FDNY was renaming the medal after Chief of Department Peter J. Ganci Jr., who was the highest-ranking member killed in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

September 10, 2020
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  • Brakkton Booker

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