Fire News Releases

FATALITY HOUSE FIRE IN LAWRENCVILLE

(Lawrenceville, Ga., August 16, 2019) - Firefighters responded at 1:24pm to a report of a fire on the 500 block of Rockmill Court SW in unincorporated Lawrenceville. The caller to 9-1-1 stated that half of the house was ...

VEHICLE ARSON FIRE REMAINS UNSOLVED

(Lawrenceville, Ga., August 12, 2019) – Fire Investigators are seeking help from the public to identify the person responsible for setting a vehicle on fire in the driveway of a residence in the 500 block of ...

OVERNIGHT FIRE RAVAGES DACULA HOME

(Dacula, Ga., August 10, 2019) – An overnight fire ravaged a home in the 1800 block of Nichols Landing Way in Dacula. Firefighters responded to the scene at 3:28am on Saturday, August 10, 2019.

Crews arrived ...

BLAZE DAMAGES APARTMENT BUILDING IN DULUTH

(Duluth, Ga., August 8, 2019) – Firefighters responded on Thursday, August 8, 2019 at 7:14pm to a report from a tenant of a fire in a neighboring apartment unit in the 3033 block of Ridge Brook Trail, NW in ...

LIGHTNING TO BLAME FOR HOUSE FIRE IN GRAYSON

(Grayson, Ga., August 5, 2019) – Firefighters say that lightning is to blame for a fire that damaged the chimney of a two-story house on the 700 block of Windsor Place Circle, SW in Grayson. The homeowners called ...

WEDNESDAY EVENING WEATHER-RELATED INCIDENTS

(Lawrenceville, Ga., July 17, 2019) – The following is a brief synopsis of weather-related incidents handled this evening by Fire and Emergency Services personnel.  It does not include all calls for the time ...

ALCOVY RIVER RESCUE INCIDENT

(Lawrenceville, Ga., July 13, 2019) – Firefighters and police responded on Saturday, July 13, 2019 at 4:52pm to a multi-victim river rescue incident on the Alcovy River at Freemans Mill Park. The park is located in ...

LIGHTNING CAUSES MULTIPLE STRUCTURE FIRES

 (Lawrenceville, Ga., July 6, 2019) – Firefighters responded to three separate structure fires as storms moved through Gwinnett County late Friday night. The storm system’s intense cloud-to-ground ...

HELP PREVENT FIREWORKS-RELATED FIRES AND INJURIES

It’s hard to think about celebrating Independence Day without seeing fireworks. As much fun as we have during these festivities, we still need to be mindful of the potential for extremely dangerous situations. For ...

MONDAY EVENING WEATHER-RELATED INCIDENTS

(Lawrenceville, Ga., June 24, 2019) – The following is a brief synopsis of weather-related incidents handled Monday evening by Fire and Emergency Services personnel. It does not include all calls for the time ...