Sunday, January 20, 2013
'Fire does not discriminate and can strike at any time and in any type of home.'
- OPINION
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Sunday, January 20
Dear Editor: Four children tragically lost their lives in a Conyers fire on Jan. 8. Despite a quick response from first responders the home was fully engulfed in flames when emergency personnel arrived. Courageous rescue efforts were made but sadly the children aged 9, 7, 3 and eight months did not survive the terrible blaze. The children’s mother desperately tried to save her children but was burned severely and was only able to rescue her 6-year-old son. Reports show that the home did not have working smoke detectors according to fire officials. In a similarly devastating story, a man and his four children aged 5, 4, 2 and 6 months perished in a fire in Pike County, KY, on the same night. These tragedies unfortunately happen far too …
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Why is the burn ban needed? What does it entail? How long does it last? Take a look.
- GOVERNMENT
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Tuesday, May 1, 2012
The annual statewide ban on open burning begins today. The ban is issued by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources and affects 54 counties in Georgia, including the city of Acworth and all of Cobb County. During the ban period, residents cannot burn leaves, tree limbs, forestland or use air curtain destructors for land clearing. The Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) imposes a ban on outdoor burning to comply with federal clean air regulations. During the summer months in Georgia, the ozone in the air we breathe can reach unhealthy levels. The Georgia EPD has identified open burning as a significant contributor of the pollutants that form ozone, according to the city. As a result, open burning must be restricted during …
Sunday, February 6, 2011
The bodies were found after a house fire early Sunday.
Two people found dead after a house fire in Acworth early Sunday died in a murder-suicide, according to the Acworth Police Department. Officers and Cobb County firefighters responded to a 911 call regarding a house fire at approximately 12:30 a.m. Sunday and discovered the bodies inside the home on North Bend Way just off Acworth Due West Road, Acworth police said. Medical examinations suggest that Shawn Hutcheson, 42, and his mother, Dianne Hutcheson, 64, both died from gunshot wounds, Acworth Police Chief Michael Wilkie said. Wilkie said initial investigations indicate that the mother shot her son, then set the house on fire and took her own life. The case remains under investigation. Anyone with information regarding the case is asked …
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Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Cobb County's fire safety expert tells you how to have a safe holiday season.
- POLICE & FIRE
- Justin Ove
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Wednesday, December 15, 2010
The holiday season is in full swing, which means early morning shopping sprees, bundling up for cold weather and decorating your home to get into the full spirit. But sometimes "chestnuts roasting over an open fire" can turn into "burning down the house." According to the National Fire Prevention Association, between 2003 and 2008, U.S. fire departments responded to about 260 Christmas tree fires a year. Those blazes killed an average of 14 people and caused $13.8 million in property damage yearly. Dennis Rucker, the public fire and life safety specialist with the Cobb County Fire Department, offers some useful tips that will make your house safer for the holidays, starting with the tree. If you're using a real Christmas tree, Rucker …
Irene Hazelrig
12:31 pm on Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Shawn was a friend of my son and we loved him. We will miss him. This is a devastating loss for my son and our family. He is in our thoughts and prayers. The Hazelrig Family more ›