(Lawrenceville, Ga., Dec. 28, 2022) - The following is a brief synopsis of weather-related incidents mitigated from Friday, December 23, 2022, thru Monday, December 26, 2022, by Fire and Emergency Services personnel.  It does not include all calls for the time period. 

On the afternoon of Wednesday, December 21, The National Weather Service began issuing forecasts of extremely cold arctic air moving southward with an impact to much of the country. Temperatures were predicted to remain at or below freezing between 7:00 a.m. Friday morning to 7:00 a.m. Monday morning. During this 96-hour period, Gwinnett County Fire and Emergency Services responded to 2067 incidents. No additional significant incidents or injuries were reported to the Fire-PIO.

STRUCTURE FIRES: 52 incident responses

• Significant Structure Fires
  • 12/23/2022 – House Fire
    •  900 block of Hannah Creek Court NW, Lawrenceville
    • Started by cooking equipment in the garage, accidental
    • One minor injury released at the scene
  • 12/24/2022 – House Fire
    • 5700 block of Leaf Ridge Lane NE, Buford
    • Unable to determine cause, accidental
    • No injuries
  • 12/25/2022 – House Fire
    • 1000 block of Pennsylvania Run NE, Lawrenceville
    • Electrical source, accidental
    • No injuries
  • 12/25/2022 – Apartment Fire
    • Cortland Portico Apartments, Duluth
    • Fire cause under investigation
    • 1 rescue, no injuries

• 12/25/2022 – House Fire
  • 3000 block of Grove View Court, Dacula
  • Electrical source in garage, accidental
  • Two minor injuries released at the scene
  • 12/25/2022 – House Fire
    • 2700 block of Carleton Gold Road, Dacula
    • Unknown cause, source in bedroom, accidental
    • No injuries
• 12/25/2022 – House Fire
  • 1900 block of Pierce Way NE, Buford
  • Unknown cause, exterior origin
  • No injuries

APARTMENT FIRE ALARM ACTIVATIONS: 170 incident responses

COMMERCIAL ALARM ACTIVATIONS: 238 incident responses

RESIDENTIAL ALARM ACTIVATIONS: 60 incident responses

CARBON MONOXIDE ALARM ACTIVATIONS: 19 incident responses

CAVE-IN/STRUCTURAL COLLAPSE: 9 incident responses

• Included incidents involving water leaks causing collapses of sheetrock, no injuries reported.

TREE ON A BUILDING: 12 incident responses

• No injuries reported

WATER IN A BUILDING: 485 incident responses

POWER LINE DOWN: 20 incident responses

GENERAL PUBLIC ASSIST: 155 incident responses

WEATHER RELATED MEDICAL EMERGENCIES: 8 incident responses

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