Fire News Releases

FIREFIGHTERS PREVENT BLAZE FROM DAMAGING MULTIPLE BUSINESSES

(Norcross, Ga., July 13, 2021) – Firefighters responded at 2:13 a.m. to a report of a business fire located at 5965 Buford Highway NW in Norcross. The caller to 9-1-1- advised they could see the fire from across the ...

AFTERNOON FIRE DAMAGES LILBURN HOME

(Lilburn, Ga., July 8, 2021) – Firefighters responded to a report of a house fire at the 133 block of Lester Woods Ct in Lilburn. The caller to 911 advised that there was possibly a dog inside but that the residents ...

FIRE INVESTIGATORS SEEKING LEADS IN RECENT APARTMENT FIRE ARSON CASE

(Norcross, Ga., July 6, 2021) – Gwinnett County fire investigators are trying to determine who is responsible for starting two fires at an apartment complex during the early morning hours of Sunday, June 27, 2021. A ...

EARLY MORNING FIRE DAMAGES LAWRENCEVILLE QUADRAPLEX

(Lawrenceville, Ga., June 25, 2021) – Firefighters responded at 12:44 a.m. to a resident report of an apartment on fire in building 13. The caller to 911 stated that it was unknown where the fire was coming from. ...

MALTBIE STREET DUPLEX FIRE SPARKED BY TREE FALLING ON POWER LINES

(Lawrenceville, Ga., June 20, 2021) – Firefighters responded at 9:25 a.m. to a passerby’s report of a structure fire near the intersection of Maltbie Street NW and N Perry Street NW in the city of ...

MEMORIAL DAY HOUSE FIRES SPARKED BY FIREWORKS DEVICES

(Snellville, Ga., June 1, 2021) – Firefighters responded to two house fires in the Snellville area on Memorial Day that were caused by discarded fireworks devices.

The first fire occurred around 10:03 p.m. on ...

MONDAY AFTERNOON BLAZE DAMAGES DULUTH APARTMENTS

(Duluth, Ga., May 31, 2021) – Firefighters responded at 12:52 p.m. to a resident report of an apartment fire at The Portico Apartments, located at 1171 Preston Park Drive NW in unincorporated Duluth. The caller to ...

WOMAN DIES IN SATURDAY MORNING FIRE AT NORCROSS APARTMENTS

(Norcross, Ga., May 29, 2021) – A Norcross woman died Saturday morning when a fire ripped through her unit at the JSD Apartments, located on the 2100 block of Sarah Court NW in unincorporated Norcross. Firefighters ...

CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER RECOVERY (ACTIVE INCIDENT) SUWANEE MCGINNIS FERRY BRIDGE (SOUTH)

(Suwanee, Ga., May 25, 2021) – Firefighters responded at 1:23 a.m. to a report of a missing kayaker. Forsyth County’s Swiftwater team was already in the water and had located the kayak but requested assistance ...

UPDATE: BLAZE DESTROYS BUSINESSES AT STRIP MALL

UPDATE: (Norcross, Ga., May 20, 2021) – According to Fire Investigators, at this time there is nothing indicating that this fire was intentionally set. A sample for ignitable liquids was analyzed at a ...