Fire News Releases

STRUCTURAL COLLAPSE STABILIZED BY TECHNICAL RESCUE TEAM

(Duluth, Ga., Nov. 15, 2019) - Firefighters responded on Friday, November 15, 2019 at 12:12pm, to a report of a car being driven into the InTown Suites Extended Stay at the intersection of ...

FAMILY OF FIVE DISPLACED BY HOUSE FIRE

(Norcross, Ga., Nov. 15, 2019) - Firefighters responded on Friday, November 15, 2019 at 3:34am, to an occupant’s report of a house fire on the 200 block of Summerour Street NW in Norcross. The caller to 9-1-1 ...

ENTRAPPED HORSE REMOVED FROM MULTI-VEHICLE ACCIDENT

(Suwanee, Ga., Nov. 12, 2019) - Firefighters responded on Tuesday, November 12, 2019 at 4:39pm, to a report of a vehicle accident with an entrapment on 85 North Bound, south of Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road in unincorporated ...

FAMILY ESCAPES FIRE THAT DESTROYS HOME

(Lawrenceville, Ga., November 8, 2019) – Firefighters responded at 11:08pm to an occupant report of a house fire in the 800 block of Cruiser Run SE in unincorporated Lawrenceville. The 911 caller reported the ...

MORNING BLAZE ALMOST DESTROYS APARTMENT BUILDING

(Norcross, Ga., Oct. 22, 2019) - Firefighters responded on Tuesday, October 22, 2019 at 7:49am, to a report of an apartment fire on the 3201 block of Sunrise Village Lane NW in unincorporated Norcross. This is the Ashford ...

OUTDOOR BURN BAN ENDS, BURNING STILL LIMITED IN GWINNETT

(Lawrenceville, Ga., October 1, 2019) – The annual ban on outdoor burning put in place by the Georgia Environmental Protection Division has now ended, but Gwinnett residents must still take precautions and check ...

FIRE DESTROYS NORCROSS HOME

(Norcross, Ga., September 30, 2019) – Firefighters responded at 3:22am to an occupant report of residential fire in the Norcross Mobile Home Village located at 4498 Buford ...

FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES PROMOTIONAL CEREMONY AND FIREFIGHTER-PARAMEDIC RECRUIT GRADUATION

 (Lawrenceville, Ga., September 23, 2019) – The Gwinnett County Department of Fire and Emergency Services combined a promotional ceremony with the graduation of new ...

GWINNETT REMEMBRANCE CEREMONY PAYS TRIBUTE TO VICTIMS OF 9/11 ATTACKS

WHAT: The Gwinnett County Department of Fire and Emergency Services will hold a 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony the morning of Wednesday, Sept. 11.

The ceremony will include remarks, a presentation ...

FIVE UNITS DAMAGED BY BLAZE

(Tucker, Ga., Sept. 7, 2019) - Firefighters responded on Friday, September 6, 2019 at 9:38pm, to multiple reports of a fire in a neighboring building at the Capella Apartments on the 801 block of Preston Lake Drive, NW in ...