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2006
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Welcome to the
P.C.F.D. news section. Here you will find current information
about the services we have been providing to the community as
well as events within the department. If you need further
information about an incident we have responded to or are a
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12/25/2006
Personnel Added to
Water Rescue Team
The Peachtree City Fire
Department recently conducted a Water Rescue Technician course
on Nov. 9th and added several members to the Water Rescue Team.
Those who graduated at the Swift Water Rescue Technician level
were: Tim Ciminnisi, Kyle Prince, Ellen Schmieder, Mark Russell,
and John Waters. In addition, the following officers attended a
class on Swift Water Rescue on Nov 6th 2006: Asst.Chief Eiswerth,
Water Rescue Director Davis, Capt.Prince, Capt. Koldoff,
Capt.North, and Lt. Neese. It is important to have
administration's support and involvement in this team and as a
result, the department will continue improve services the
citizens expect and deserve. |
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11/15/2006
Crews Practice
Extrication Techniques
P.C.F.D. members recently had an opportunity to practice their
extrication skills during a one-day extrication refresher at the
P.C.F.D. training center. Vehicles were donated by a local
salvage yard and members were assigned various tasks to complete
on each vehicle. The training simulated what Firefighters
routinely encounter when they are called to extricate crash
victims from automobiles. The P.C.F.D. recently completed a new
extrication training pad that is specifically designed for this
type of training. All P.C.F.D. members are required to be
proficient in the use of specialized rescue tools and
extrication equipment. |
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11/04/2006
'C' Shift Responds
to Residential Building Fire
Fayette County E911
received a report of a residential building fire on Sunday
evening and dispatched companies 84 and 82. First arriving units
found a large residential structure with heavy smoke showing. An
initial attack was made utilizing an 1 3/4" and 2 1/2" hand
lines through the front door. Crews encountered heavy fire and
heat conditions on the second floor of the structure. Operations
were shifted to defensive mode and an elevated master stream
from T8 was utilized to control the fire. One Firefighter was
injured in the incident and was treated on the scene for burns.
The cause of the fire is under investigation. |
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11/03/2006
Department Hires
New Members
The Peachtree City Fire
Department recently hired three additional Firefighter/EMT's.
One additional Firefighter/EMT will be added to each shift. This
new level of staffing enhances the abilities of the department
and provides for better safety on incident scenes. The
Department hopes to hire additional personnel in the near future
to bring staffing closer to the NFPA recommended level. The new
hires are Joshua Crawford, John Faunce, and Eric Furey. |
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11/10/2006
P.C.F.D. Holds
Promotion Ceremony
The Peachtree City Fire
Department recently promoted several members of the department
to new positions. A ceremony was held at Station 81 with guest
speaker Chief Lacy of the Henry County Fire Department who
provided guidance and wisdom for the newly appointed personnel.
Those promoted were: Sergeants Jeff Felmet, David Winkles, Ricky
Howard, Lieutenants Chris Campbell, Clint Murphy, Darryl Neese,
Joe O'conor, and Captains Jeff Koldoff, Ron Mundy, Gary North,
Peki Prince. |
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2006 Public Safety Games
Daily Coverage |
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Peachtree City Fire Department Wins 2006 Public Safety Games!
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Final
Scores:
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Department |
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| Peachtree City
Fire Department |
153 |
| Peachtree City
Police Department |
149 |
| Fayette County
Fire Department |
68 |
| Fayette County
Sheriffs Department |
3 |
| Fayetteville Fire
Department |
82 |
| Fayetteville
Police Department |
56 |
Click here for detailed results
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09/30/2006
After two weeks of tough competition, The Fayette County Public
Safety Games came down to the wire. Things looked as if
Peachtree City Fire Department was going to win the competition
easy, but the Peachtree City Police Department came on strong in
the final week. Going into Saturday's six person volleyball the
Fire Department only had a ten point lead on the Police
Department. The Police Department knew that in order to win the
trophy they needed to finish first in the volleyball tournament
and hope that the Fire Department would finish third or lower.
Peachtree City Police Department came out and beat all of their
opponents, taking first place in the volleyball tournament.
Peachtree City Fire Department defeated the Fayetteville Police
Department for second place, securing the victory for the 2006
Public Safety Games by only four points. |
09/24/2006
Going into the weekend Peachtree City Fire Department seemed to
have a comfortable lead in the Fayette County Public Safety
Games, but the Fayette County Fire Department showed that they
were not to be counted out. Starting out on Saturday with the
Softball Tournament, Fayette County Fire Department won the Home
Run Derby and took first place in the over all tournament.
Coming in second place was the Fayetteville Police Department.
Taking third place was the Peachtree City Police Department.
Sunday kicked off with the Flag Football Tournament. Peachtree
City Police Department took third place after being beat by the
Peachtree City Fire Department in overtime. The Championship
game was a competition between fire departments, with Peachtree
City Fire Department playing against the Fayette County Fire
Department. At the end of regulation play, the score was tied
21-21. With dangerous thunderstorms in the area, the Fayette
County Recreation Department decided that the game would end in
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9/22/2006
The Games started off today with the Obstacle Course. The event
was held in Peachtree City at Velocity Sports. The result was as
follows: In the under 40 age group coming in first at 1:00:22
was Brad Williams of the Peachtree City Police. Taking second
place was Gary Meier of the Peachtree City Police, crossing the
finish line in 1:09. Taking third place was Peachtree City Fire
Department's Clint Murphy, with a time of 1:11: 81.The Over 40
age group was a clean sweep by the Peachtree City Fire
Department. Taking first place, with a time of 1:01:53 was Gary
Meyer. Coming in second at 1:19 was Yolanda Bleass. And taking
third place by a nose was Les Dyer with a time of 1:19.
The Basketball tournament was held at the Kedron Field House in
Peachtree City. The night started out with the Free Throw
contest. Coming in first was the City of Fayetteville Police
Department's Ernest Stanley. Mark Brown of the Peachtree City
Police Department took second, and Terry Blackburn, also with
the Peachtree City Police took third. Next was the Three Point
Shoot Out. Coming in First was Billy Ross Of the Peachtree City
Fire Department. Once again Peachtree City Police Department's
Terry Blackburn and Mark Brown took second and third. The Finial
event of the evening was 3 vs. 3 Basketball. In a battle to the
end Peachtree City Police Department edged Peachtree City Fire
Department for first place. PCFD finished second, with the
Fayetteville Police Department coming in third.
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09/21/2006
The Fayette County Public Safety Games continued Thursday
starting with the Bicycle Obstacle Course. Coming out with a
strong showing was the Peachtree City Police Department, taking
first, second and third place in the under 40 category. Gary
Meyer of Peachtree City Fire Department took first place in the
over 40 group. Coming in second was Yolanda Blaess of Peachtree
City Fire Department. Taking third place was Sam Smith of
Peachtree City Police Department.
Billiards was played at the Classic Q in Fayetteville. Peachtree
City Fire Department's Les Dyer took first place. Coming in
second and third was Fayetteville Police Department.
The Games moved to the Fayette County Recreation Center for the
Darts Competition. Once again, taking first place was Les Dyer
of Peachtree City Fire Department. Coming in second was Jamie
Anderson of Fayette County Fire Department. Taking third was
Brad Owens of Peachtree City Police Department. |
09/20/2006
P.C.F.D. lapped several contenders today in the one mile run.
Jeff Pakulski and Gary Meyer finished in first place in the
under 40 and over 40 respectively and Yolanda Blaess and Natalie
Johnson brought home second and third place in the women's run.
P.C.F.D. also got some love in the tennis tournament with the
dream team of Shires and Reddy picking up first place in doubles
and Raghuram Reddy bringing in second place in singles. |
09/19/2006
Peachtree City Fire Department took the fishing tournament hook,
line, and sinker, by sweeping 1st, 2nd and 3rd places. Coming in
1st with a 2 lb bass was Andy Lee. Taking both 2nd and 3rd
places with fish both coming in at a pound and a half each were
Bryce Clark and Chad Matheny.
Three Person Beach Volleyball took place today at Peachtree
City's Blue Smoke Park. Coming in 1st was Peachtree City Fire
Department's team of Tom Yoders, Ryan Brady and Ricky Howard.
City of Fayetteville Police Department took 2nd, with the
Peachtree City Police Department coming in 3rd.
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09/18/2006
18:00
Peachtree City Police Department came bouncing back in the Table
Tennis Tournament. In the singles event Terry Blackburn from
PCPD took 1st, Kristine Doyle of PCPD took 2nd, and Gary Half of
PCFD took 3rd place. The doubles event was lead by PCFD's team
of Half and Dyer. PCPD took 2nd and 3rd with the teams of
Blackburn and Hughes, and Doyle and Williams. |
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09/18/2006
16:30
The Peachtree City Fire Department completed the 5K race with
three 1st and one 2nd place finish. Jeff Pakulski came in 1st in
the under 40 category, Gary Meyer finished 1st in the over 40
category and Jodi Blaess also finished 1st in the over 40
women's category. Gary Half also scored big for the P.C.F.D.
team with his 2nd place finish in the over 40 category.
Congratulations to the 5K runners on their victories today.
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09/17/2006
P.C.F.D. Once again "Fit to Fight"
The “Baker’s Dozen” team of
Peachtree City Fire Department’s Sgt Clint Murphy, Sgt Mark Gelhardt and
FF/PM Ricky Howard, FF/EMT Jodi Blaess plus volunteer firefighters
Ciminnisi, Corsetti, Dyer, Half, Pakulski, Reddy, Russell, H. Waters and
J. Waters completed the grueling 14 hour Fit to Flight Relay on the
morning of 9 September. The relay is sponsored by Gold’s Gym.
Departing The Capitol steps in Atlanta at 1900, 9/8, the 13 with fire
department teams from Dalton, Cherokee and Cartersville followed GA Hwy
19/41 south through Griffin to the GPSTC (Georgia Public Safety Training
Center) in Forsyth; a distance of 75 miles.
Rules of the competition stated that two firefighters must always have
their “feet on the ground’, in full turnout gear minus boots, gloves and
liners. One member ran with a 30 lb.SCBA (self contained breathing
apparatus) pack and the other with a US flag.
Two buses and a RV, which provided “break havens’ between runs for
competitors, trailed runners. The Atlanta Police and Georgia State
Patrol provided escort along the entire route. Thanks ! A
little over 14 hours later the teams arrived at the fire academy and all
entered the facility together in a show of solidarity.
The all night trek left lasting memories, sore muscles and a
considerable amount of money for the line-of-duty death of DeKalb County
Firefighter Bill Craddock. |
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09/05/2006
P.C.F.D. Remembers
Katrina at Ceremony
On Tuesday, August 29, 2006 Biloxi, Mississippi as well as other
Cities along the Gulf Coast hosted a series of special events
and ceremonies dedicated to honoring those that have served
their families, friends, and humanity by helping one another in
one of our nation's greatest natural disasters. To help the City
of Biloxi and the Biloxi Fire Department commemorate the first
anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, representatives from the
Peachtree City Fire Department, Riverdale Fire Department,
Fulton County Fire Department and Atlanta Fire Rescue attended a
special ceremony that featured several key note speakers. One
only has to drive through communities such as Biloxi, Waveland
and many others along the coast to see the incredible evidence
of the human spirit. It has been this spirit and determination
that has allowed for the growth and rebuilding of the community
to the level that has occurred over the past year. |
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09/04/2006
Ambulance Delivered
with Eye-catching Features
The Peachtree City Fire
Department recently took delivery of an ambulance from Road
Rescue. The ambulance, formerly Medic 84, was remounted on a new
chassis and given a brand new paint job and graphics package.
The truck features and LED warning light package, highly visible
reflective graphics, and a refrigerated medication compartment.
The ambulance will replace Medic 83 on the south side of
Peachtree City. |
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08/28/2006
P.C.F.D. Members
Honored by EMS Region 4
Several members of the
Peachtree City Fire Department were honored by Georgia EMS
Region Four at their annual banquet at the Wyndham Peachtree
Conference Center. FF/EMT Curt Ousley, FF/Paramedic Chad
Matheny, FF/Paramedic Jeff Felmet, Sgt. Daryl Neese, Sgt. Chris
Campbell, FF/Paramedic Royce Miller, Sgt. Clint Murphy and Sgt.
Jim Kretchman all received awards for distinguished service for
their efforts in the response to Hurricane Katrina. All the
members served as part of a state-wide task force that responded
to New Orleans and Mississippi immediately following the
disaster last year. Also recognized was FF/Paramedic Trent
Jenkins who was awarded the Region Four Paramedic of the Year.
The P.C.F.D. would like to congratulate those members that were
recognized. |
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08/27/2006
P.C.F.D. Responds to
Residential Fire in Planterra
The Peachtree City Fire
Department responded to a residential building fire in the Planterra
subdivision in western Peachtree City. The fire occurred during a heavy
downpour and the first-arriving units response was slowed due to
recently installed speed bumps. Once on-scene, the crews worked
diligently to quickly bring the fire under control and minimize damage
to the structure. One Firefighter was injured during the incident and
was transported to a local hospital where he was later released. The
cause of the fire is under investigation. |
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08/18/2006
Firefighter/Paramedic O'conor Promoted to Lieutenant
The Peachtree City Fire
Department recently held a promotional assessment exam for
several positions available within the department.
Firefighter/Paramedic Joseph O'conor successfully completed the
exam and met the stringent requirements for the position and was
promoted to Training Lieutenant. The department would like to
congratulate Lt. O'conor on his achievement. Several other
P.C.F.D. members successfully completed the promotional
assessment exam and will fill Sergeant and Lieutenant positions
in the near future. |
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08/03/2006
Airplane Crashes at
PTC Falcon Field
Fayette County E911
alerted Q83, M83, E81, and R8 to an aircraft crash at Peachtree
City Falcon Field shortly before 8:00 a.m. Thursday morning.
First arriving units found a single engine aircraft down at the
north end of the runway. Crews pulled one 1 3/4" attack/foam
line and one 2 1/2" attack line to protect Firefighters who were
extricating the Pilot from the cockpit. The scene was turned
over to the NTSB for investigation. |
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07/29/2006
Recruit Class
Graduates
On July 20,
2006 Peachtree City Fire/Rescue held it’s second graduation
ceremony of 2006 at Station 81. Twelve firefighters were
recognized for attending and passing National Professional
Qualifications (NPQ) Firefighter I. The course was 4
months long and included classroom and practical skills needed
to become a safe operating basic firefighter. Classroom
academics included basics of fire, safety on the fire ground,
personnel protection gear, Incident Command System, and many
other subjects. Many hours were spent in the “burn
building” and the bay practicing firefighting skills. The
recruits learned how to enter a ‘burning building” and conduct
search and rescue tasks, perform forced entry, advancing a
“charged” hose line to extinguish a fire, and ventilate the
smoke from a building. These were only a few of the skills
that had to be learned over the grueling four months of
training. At the completion of the class, the recruits had
to take a 150-question test and practical skills test, which
lasted all day. The following were recognized: Chris
Calhoun, Justin Corley, Jennifer Culpepper, David Druga,
Benjamin Hsieh, Zackery Mittenzwei, Jared Olmstead, Raghuram
Reddy, Mark Russell, Elmer Stancil, Cutis Urrutia, and John
Waters.
Also recognized
at this ceremony were the firefighters who had just passed First
Responder. The long-term goal of the Peachtree City
Fire/Rescue is have all volunteer firefighters at least
certified at the First Responder for EMS. At present there
are 2 volunteer paramedics, 7 EMT-I, 7 in EMT-I class, and 15
First responders. The following passed First Responder
class: Stephen Alligood, Candy Baczkowski, Chris Calhoun, John
Daily III, Gary Half, Daniel Klingler, Randy Stone, Doug Waters,
and Hal Waters.
The guest
speaker for the ceremony was Chief Dennis Rubin from Atlanta
Fire/Rescue. Following the outstanding speech by Chief Rubin the
new firefighters were presented their new helmets as the
recognition of joining the “brotherhood” of firefighters.
The firefighters significant family member or friend presented
the new helmets to them. About 75 friends and family
of the “new” firefighters attended the ceremony. Following
the presentation, refreshments were served along with
opportunities for pictures. |
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06/24/2006
Shift 3 Responds to
Residential Fire
Fayette County E911
alerted Station 81 & Station 82 to a report of a residential
structure fire on Cedar Dr. early Sunday morning. The first
arriving engine with career Firefighter/Cardiac Tech. Jeremy
Henson and volunteer Firefighter/Driver Ryan Brady found a two
story wood frame residence with heavy smoke and fire conditions.
Both Firefighters were able to begin suppression activities and
contain the spread of the fire while awaiting assistance from
other companies. No one was injured in the fire, however, two
canines and one feline were found deceased in the residence. The
cause of the fire remains under investigation by the Fire
Marshal's Office. |
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06/23/2006
Department Participates in
Annual "Stand Down"
The Peachtree City Fire
Department recently participated in the nationwide initiative
"Firefighter Safety Stand Down" sponsored by the International
Association of Fire Chiefs. The program, now in its second year,
was designed to focus on firefighter safety and injury
prevention. During the stand down, all non-emergency activities
are suspended and the entire day is devoted to firefighter
safety, education and training.
The Stand Down
also serves to remind the citizens of Peachtree City to do their
part in keeping our community’s fire fighters safe. Remember to
pull to the right when you see fire trucks or ambulances
responding, and use caution when driving by emergency scenes
where Firefighters or Paramedics are helping accident victims.
Last year, 106 fire fighters died in the line of duty in the
United States; 26 of these deaths occurred in emergency
vehicle-related accidents. Thousands more were injured while on
duty. The purpose of the stand down is to call international
attention to these unacceptable numbers of line-of-duty deaths
and injuries and devote an entire day to the critical issue of
fire fighter safety. |
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06/12/2006
Lightning Strikes in Centennial
Subdivision
Station 81 & 82 were dispatched Monday
afternoon to a report of a lightning strike to a residence in
the Centennial Subdivision. M81 arrived to find a two-story
residence with an obvious lightning strike to the roof. Crews
investigated and found a large hole near a vent. Quint 83
assisted in the operations by laddering the roof, allowing
members from Co. 82 to place a tarp over the hole. No one was
injured in the incident. |
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06/11/2006
Crews Respond to Residential
Fire
P.C.F.D. was dispatched to a structure
fire on Palamino Path in Glenloch Village at approximately 4:00
p.m. First-arriving companies found a heavily involved two-story
residential structure. The fire was brought under control a
short time later and no injuries were reported. The cause of the
fire remains under investigation. |
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05/17/2006
P.C.F.D. Launches ICE Program
If you should ever become incapacitated in case of an emergency,
Peachtree City emergency workers need a quick way to find out
whom they should contact. Paramedics, police and firefighters
often waste valuable time trying to figure out which name in a
cell phone to call when disaster strikes. They need to talk
immediately to a family member or close friend so you can get
the medical attention you need as soon as possible. Sgt.
Campbell of the PCFD launched Peachtree City’s' I.C.E. program
as a free and easy way to help emergency workers help you. All
you have to do is put the name of your emergency contact in your
cell phone’s phone book with the word "ICE" in front of it.
"ICE" stands for "In
Case
of Emergency."
For example, if your emergency contact is Sheila, you should put
"ICE -- Sheila" in your phone book. That way, emergency workers
treating you can quickly contact Sheila to get the information
about you that they need. You can also have more than one
emergency contact -- you just list them as ICE1, ICE2, and so
on. Take a look at the pictures on the right to see two examples
of cell phones with ICE contact information. The fire
department has ICE stickers located at all of its fire stations
free for the public to place on their phones to identify them as
an ICE participant. Rescue workers will be looking for the
sticker on either your cell phone or driver’s license.
The Peachtree City Fire and Rescue Department has notified and
trained its personnel to look for ICE numbers if they ever come
across an unconscious person in an accident. In addition, The
PCFD will be working with local cellular companies to promote
the new ICE program to their Peachtree City customers. Peachtree
City is the first emergency services agency in this region to
implement this program on such a large scale. Now that police
officers, firefighters and paramedics are on the lookout for ICE
numbers, putting your emergency contact in your phone could help
save your life one day in case of emergency. Please take a
moment to put your emergency contact information in your cell
phone today. |
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05/10/2006
EMS Bike Team Expands
The Peachtree City
EMS Bike Team congratulates Stephanie Fury, John Shires and David
Winkles on their successful completion of the International Police
Mountain Bike Association EMS Cyclist training course. The 40 hour
training program involved classroom and mountain bike training to
provide advanced patient care while covering events on bicycles.
These three
paramedics will join the six members who completed the IPMBA EMS Cyclist
in the fall of 2004. The department has a full complement of
equipment to outfit 4 bike medics simultaneously and will be purchasing
additional equipment to further expand patient care delivery capacity.
Our bike team has
provided advanced emergency medical support at many events in Peachtree
City including several running and bicycle races, the triathlon, 4th
of July Parade and the Air Show. Medics on Bikes have proven
approachable and well suited to operate in large crowds. Watch for
our bike team training on the cart paths or at events in the months
ahead.
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04/18/2006
SRT Completes Training
The Peachtree City Swiftwater Rescue
Team (SRT) recently completed an intense three-day water rescue
course in Ellijay and Bluerigde on the Cartcay River. The
course, provided by Aquatech, is the first of a multi-level
training program in swiftwater rescue. Twelve members of the
department participated in, and successfully completed the
program, which allows the team members to participate in rescues
at the operations level. The Division Supervisor, Sgt. Andy Lee,
says that an SOP regarding the administration and deployment of
the team will be released very shortly. He hopes to have the
team fully operational by May 1st. The team wishes to thank
Jone's Bar-b-q of Temple for providing food during the training
session. Overall, the training was a great success and the
addition of the SRT to the capabilities of the Dive and Water
Rescue Team will be a wonderful asset to the community. The
Water Rescue Director, Jeff Davis, added that 8 more
Firefighters will attend Swift Water Technician training this
year, as well as many more attending the awareness level.
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Graduates |
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Andy Lee |
Clint Murphy |
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Ricky Howard |
John Shires |
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Kevin Bagget |
Josh Crawford |
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Joe O'conor |
Dale Ammerman |
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Trent Jenkins |
Gary Meyer |
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Jodi Blaess |
John Judy |
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03/11/2006
Volunteers Begin Pilot
Paid-On-Call Program
The Peachtree City Fire Department
recently announced a new program that provides Volunteer
Firefighters a small incentive for their time and commitment.
The program provides a small stipend for each call that a
Volunteer responds to. Many Fire Departments around the country
use similar programs to aid in recruitment and retention as well
as trying to increase the number of Firefighters that respond to
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03/06/2006
Recruit Class Graduates
The Peachtree City Fire Department
along with the Peachtree City Volunteer Firefighter's
Association would like to congratulate the recent graduates of
the NPQ Firefighter I recruit class. The 18 graduates completed
160 hours of training to become certified Firefighters. The
Peachtree City Fire Department routinely conducts Firefighter
recruit training at the training facility on Paschal Rd.
Training topics include fire suppression techniques, fist aid,
rescue, and vehicle extrication. A newly formed recruit class
just began this month at the department. |
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Graduates |
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Ivey Brittain |
Stephen Alligood |
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Tim Ciminnisi |
Karen Braczkowski |
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Christy Holt |
Ross Duncan |
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Daniel Klingler |
Ron Knowles |
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Stacy McMichael |
Royce Miller, Jr. |
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Matt Neel |
Kelly Pitts |
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Elda Pope |
Anthony Kyle Prince |
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Hayley Shepard |
Randal Stone |
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Hal Waters |
John Waters |
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02/17/2006
Dive Team Lends a Helping Hand
The Peachtree City Dive and Water
Rescue Team recently provided assistance to Peachtree City
Public Works. In an effort to control flooding in the area of
Huddleston Pond, Public Works was attempting to unclog a drain
when they ran into difficulties and summoned the assistance of
P.C.F.D. The Dive and Water Rescue Team responded with several
members along with Squad 8 and one of the rescue watercraft.
Team members spent several hours attempting to correct the
problem and turned the scene over to Public Works for
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02/06/2006
New Rescue Pumper Delivered
The Peachtree City Fire Department is pleased
to announce that we have taken delivery of a new Rescue Pumper. The
pumper will replace Engine 84 which is currently stationed on the north
side of the city.
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01/24/2006
Swift Water Rescue Team Takes
Shape
The Peachtree City Fire Department
Swift Water Rescue Team (SRT) will begin the first phase of
training this Saturday with Wilderness First Aid and Land
Navigation classes. Both courses are modeled from and follow
U.S. military specifications. Members for the team were selected
from a pool of P.C.F.D. Firefighters, EMT's and Paramedic's,
many of whom have prior military experience. Prospective members
were required to complete a set of tasks designed to test their
ability to perform in a water rescue situation. The team
operates as an integral part of the P.C.F.D. Dive & Water Rescue
Team. Each member will be outfitted with the latest water rescue
equipment including special U.S. Coast Guard approved rescue
vests and helmets. The newly established team will enable the
department to effect water rescues in a multitude of situations.
The department is pleased to offer this added service as part of
the overall high quality emergency response capabilities we
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01/01/2006
P.C.F.D. Responds to Investigate
Plane Crash
Fayette County E-911 alerted Stations
83 and 81 to a possible plane crash early Sunday evening. A
report came in at approximately 20:30 from an air traffic
controller who advised that they lost contact with an inbound
airplane within a few miles of Peachtree City Falcon Field.
After an extensive search of the area and through detection of
the planes Emergency Locator Transmitter (ELT), it was
determined that the crash occurred just over the county line in
Coweta County. The scene was then turned over to Coweta County
authorities who located the crash site in a wooded area near a
new subdivision. Peachtree City Police, Fayette County Sheriff's
Office, Civil Air Patrol, Coweta County Fire Dept. and Coweta
County Sheriff's Office assisted in the search and recovery
efforts. The crash is currently under investigation by the FAA. |
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