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DCES Director Thurmond Receives Governor’s Public Safety Award
In a ceremony held recently in Forsyth, Georgia, Dawson County Emergency Services Director Billy Thurmond was among 20 public safety professionals recognized for acts of heroism and professional contributions...
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Dawson County Emergency Services Urges Thanksgiving Day Safety
According to Dawson County Deputy Chief Tim Satterfield, “Thanksgiving Day has more than double the number of home cooking fires than an average day”...
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Check Your Hot Spots
Dawson County Emergency Services offers some very valuable home heating and safety tips...
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Change Your Clocks, Change Your Batteries
We get to "fall back" this Sunday when we change our clocks as daylight savings time ends.  It's also the perfect time to check your smoke alarm batteries...
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Dawson County Home Fire Escape Drill Planned for Nov. 6
Please join together as a community and participate in the home fire escape drill this Friday.  Knowing what to do can mean the difference between life and death...
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Winter is Just Around the Corner; Is Your Home Ready?
The United States Department of Energy’s Weatherization Assistance Program is available to Georgia residents as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009...
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Safety is Top Priority on Halloween
Dawson County Emergency Management Director Billy Thurmond offers the following basic Halloween safety recommendations...
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Keep Dawson’s Kids Safe Every Trip, Every Time
In recognition of Child Passenger Safety Week (September 19-25, 2010), DCES is asking all parents to understand the importance of properly securing all children under 8 years of age in car seats and booster seats – every trip, every time...
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DCES Fire Prevention Program Helps Minimize Damage in Recent Home Fire
A smoke detector, installed just months ago by Dawson County Emergency Services as part of the free smoke detector program, saved a mobile home from destruction recently...
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Fire Station #2 Opens With Ribbon Cutting
The new facility also brings a Sheriff’s precinct, Tax Commissioner’s satellite office and community room to the east side of the county...
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CERT to Meet on September 7
Lanier Swafford, Chief of Fire/Rescue Division of Dawson County, will present “Local Emergency Operations Plan.”  This will be followed with a hands-on review for CERT's upcoming drill on October 30...
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Celebrate Safely on Water on Fourth of July Weekend
The Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources Division, has issued important tips on water safety, whether you're boating, swimming or just relaxing at the lake...
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Dawson County Emergency Services Offers Grilling Safety Tips
According to Dawson County Emergency Services Deputy Chief Tim Satterfield, “U.S. fire departments responded to an average of 7,900 home fires involving grills, hibachis or barbecues each year during 2003-2006”...
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Dawson County Emergency Services Urges Firework Safety for Independence Day
According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (“CPSC”), approximately 16% of all consumer fireworks injuries are caused by sparklers burning hands and legs, with the majority of sparkler injuries occurring to young children...
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Isakson, Chambliss Urge Federal Officials to Prepare Atlantic Coast States for Oil Spill
We ask that the Department of Homeland Security immediately begin coordinating with all state emergency preparedness agencies along the Atlantic Coast, providing full information about how best to prepare for managing an oil spill and ensuring that these states are properly equipped for the worst-case scenario...
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Understanding Wildland Fire Threats
Dawson County Emergency Services, along with Yellow Creek Fire Department and Pickens County Fire Services, will be holding an Urban Interface Information Night on Thursday, June 24 at 6:30pm at Foothills Community Church...
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Georgia Teens Ride with P.R.I.D.E. Class Come to Dawson County
The Georgia Traffic Injury Prevention Institute (GTIPI) at the University of Georgia is bringing P.R.I.D.E. – Parents Reducing Injury and Driver Error – on Monday, April 26, to help Dawson County parents prepare their teens to drive...
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UNITE to Visit North Georgia Technical College
North Georgia Tech will host the National Arrive Alive Tour ’10 at the conference center from 8:00 am until 11:00 am. This is the #1 Ranked Drunk Driving Prevention Program in America...
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CERT Spring Training Begins in April
Participants of the program will be taught Disaster Preparedness & Terrorism; Fire Safety & Medical Operations 1 & 2; Cert Organization & Disaster Psychology; and Light Search & Rescue...
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Change Your Clocks, Change Your Batteries
The National Fire Safety Council recommends three steps to maintaining smoke alarms in your home, which should be checked twice a year when you change your clocks...
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