ATL's local chapter of @IAFFNewsDesk. Advocates for the safety and wellbeing of the city’s firefighters.
Atlanta, GA
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Two dead after fire at abandoned Amazing Grace Church at 608 Cameron Alexander Blvd in Northwest Atlanta 11alive.com/article/news/loc…
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FATAL FIRE: Atlanta Fire Rescue says two people are dead after an overnight fire at an abandoned church in Atlanta. We’ve got the latest on @GoodDayAtlanta #ATL #NEWS
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Atlanta Fire and Rescue has rescued at least two people trapped in their cars after a pileup on I-20 in Mechanicsville. Two children and two adults have been rushed to local hospitals. fox5atlanta.com/news/atlanta…
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.@ATLFireRescue’s new truck at Station 29. The department working to replace their fleet, which has been the center of controversy for quite some time.
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UPDATE: Woman, baby rescued from burning apartment building in SW #Atlanta - tinyurl.com/2txcyzzt @ajc
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A firefighter has been hospitalized after officials say he was fighting flames at a northeast Atlanta home. wsbtv.com/news/local/atlanta…
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Empowering Heroes, Building Safety: APD & @ATLFireRescue's New Training Center, Where Excellence Meets Preparedness! 🚓👨🚒
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In situations when seconds are critical, the last thing anyone wants is to not have enough equipment or personnel. Now, as calls for help from Atlanta Fire Rescue climb, leaders say the city is struggling with pervasive equipment shortages. ajc-news.vercel.app/ajc.com/…
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Yesterday, @atlcouncil unanimously passed legislation approving over $40M of vital investments in the City's public safety equipment. Mayor @AndreforAtlanta thanked CM Dustin Hillis & CM Byron Amos, who sponsored the legislation, & the entire City Council for their support.
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WATCH: The Atlanta Fire Chief has temporarily closed 3 stations due to a shortage of engines.
They are using a “blanket approach” to reposition engines should a fire break out in those exposed areas.
Some leaders are putting pressure on the fire department to fix this. – at Atlanta, GA
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BREAKING | Large fire in SW #Atlanta snarls traffic, shuts down major roads- tinyurl.com/4cyav56p
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A strong city fire department can keep property insurance rates stable. fox5atlanta.com/news/atlanta…
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The Atlanta Public Safety Training Center will ensure that our fire, police & E-911 teams have the facilities they need to properly train and keep our neighborhoods safe.
To learn more, visit: ATLTrainingCenter.com
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Hundreds breached the site of a proposed police and fire training center in Atlanta’s wooded outskirts on Sunday, burning police and construction vehicles and a trailer, and setting off fireworks at officers stationed nearby.
My @nytimes report:
nyti.ms/3F0Xynf
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More firetrucks and SWAT vehicles are arriving at the site of the future APD training facility.
A law enforcement source tells me chaos erupted after almost 150 "Cop City" protestors damaged construction equipment and threw rocks & molotov cocktails at police.
@11AliveNews – at Atlanta, GA
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CONSTRUCTION SITE BURNS: Huge plumes of smoke and massive police response after @defendATLforest / #StopCopCity protesters face off with police at the site of Atlanta’s future Public Safety Training Facility. I’m told Molotov cocktails were thrown. Construction equipment is on fire now. This is on Key Road SE. Police are moving quickly to various areas across the expansive site. #BREAKING #ATL #ATLANTA – at Atlanta, GA
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The Atlanta Fire Rescue Department's Fire Investigators are investigating last night's fire inside the Target store located at 2539 Piedmont Road, as well as the recent fires at the Walmart store located at 835 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. as cases of arson.
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DEADLY FIRE | @ATLFireRescue on scene of a fire along LakeMoore Drive NE at Lakemoore Colony townhomes. Neighbors tell me an elderly woman could not get out of her house. Initially told the fire started in the kitchen. @11AliveNews
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ATLANTA'S OLDEST HOME ABLAZE: A fire broke out at the 1840 Joseph Willis House this AM. The home is one of few buildings that survived Sherman's March to the Sea during the Civil War and served as the HQ for a Union General. @ATLFireRescue worked quickly to preserve items inside. – at Georgia, USA
