Denell Boyd of Cobb County Fire & Emergency Services offers the following tips.
We will revert to Standard Time on Sun., Nov. 4. Time will fall back at 2 a.m. When you change your clock, remember to change the batteries in your smoke alarms. Editor's note: This was prepared by Denell Boyd of Cobb County Fire & Emergency Services.
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Cobb firefighters will be at businesses throughout the county during the first three Fridays of May to collect donations.
Cobb firefighters will be at businesses throughout the county on May 4, 11 and 18—the first three Fridays of the month—as part of the Give Burns the Boot annual fundraiser. They'll be collecting money for the Georgia Firefighters Burn Foundation and a camp for children with burn injuries. There isn’t a set list of collection locations, as each station in the county decides separately where they'll be, Cobb County Fire and Emergency Services spokeswoman Denell Boyd said. But firefighters typically go to places like Kroger and Home Depot, she added. One definite collection point is Town Center Mall, Boyd said. The Georgia Firefighters Burn Foundation works to educate the public in burn awareness and prevention, as well as supports the Burn …
The 16-month-old likely fell 10 feet from the second floor inside a house, city police say.
A 16-month-old boy suffered a severe head injury after a possible 10-foot fall from the second floor inside an Acworth home on Terrace Drive on Tuesday night, according to the Acworth Police Department. Acworth police said the child's parents were at home when the incident happened. They found the child on the first floor and called 911. Cobb Fire and Emergency Services responded to the scene to treat the toddler, who was conscious and moving when officers arrived. A helicopter flew the boy to Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite in Sandy Springs. Authorities said the toddler is in critical but stable condition as of Wednesday afternoon. The case is being treated as an accident pending further investigation.
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Due to county economic cutbacks, mowing medians and other areas has taken a backseat. The hiring of some part-time help will remedy the situation.
In the last few years Cobb County has tried to save money anywhere it could. Due to these budget constraints, available funding for contracted shoulder maintenance, median mowing and street sweeping services has been significantly reduced, according to Faye DiMassimo, director of transportation. The fiscal year budget for these services is $233,000, which represents a 78 percent decrease from 2009. Because of this, the intervals between mowing and maintenance have been significantly lengthened. In 2010, the services were re-assigned to road maintenance crews in-house. But it is too much for them to handle so the commissioners are being asked to approve 14 part-time, seasonal workers for the job. Salaries and equipment comes to $176,000. In…
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8:17 pm on Monday, April 9, 2012
Cobb County could have taken the millions of dollars that they donate to non profit charity's and used that money for maintenance. Problem is that Tim Lee's wife holds a top level position at Must Ministries. Guess where the money went? more ›
Accreditation is a process of self-assessment and evaluation by peers and the Commission on Fire Accreditation International.
Cobb County Fire and Emergency Services has successfully earned reaccreditation by the Commission on Fire Accreditation International. With this accreditation, Cobb County Public Safety now has Police, 911 Communications and Fire as accredited agencies. Accreditation is a process of self-assessment and evaluation by peers and the CFAI. The process enables the fire department to achieve excellence through self assessment in order to promote quality improvements and enhancement of its service delivery to the community.
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2:39 pm on Thursday, April 26, 2012
Ruben Cabrera y Aide de Cabrera Siempre tendran El apoyo de todos sus amigos y estamos resando para que El pequeño Ruben se recupere y este en casa,los queremos mucho y siempre tendran nuestro apoyo, de sus amigos Diana Y Erik more ›