Gwinnett County Police held a press conference about Wednesday's SWAT standoff in Suwanee where four Gwinnett Firefighters were held hostage.
The press conference is scheduled to begin at 1pm. Read more of Patch's coverage about this story:
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Ceremony held Monday at county headquarters.
The Gwinnett County Department of Fire and Emergency Services welcomed 24 new firefighters to its ranks Monday during a ceremony at the Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center in Lawrenceville. The new firefighters, 23 men and one woman, were assigned to work in fire stations across the county. The group is the first class of Gwinnett fire recruits ever to pass state level certification testing for both firefighter and emergency medical technician on the first attempt. "We are proud of the exemplary training and the many accomplishments of our newest firefighters," said Gwinnett Fire Capt. Tommy Rutledge said in a media release. Commission Chairman Charlotte J. Nash and other county government leaders were on hand for the ceremony.
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No one is hurt in blaze on Marydale Drive.
An early morning fire that may have started in the fireplace caused heavy damage to a Lilburn home Tuesday. Firefighters found a fully involved fire at a split-level home in the 1400 block of Marydale Drive when they arrived sometime after 2 a.m., according to Gwinnett Fire Public Information Officer Tommy Rutledge. The four adults in the house smelled the smoke and escaped without injury, Rutledge said. The exact cause has not been determined, but there reportedly had been a fire burning in the fireplace for warmth. “The fire may have originated from the fireplace,” Rutledge wrote in his incident report. Rutledge reported that crews were unable to enter the house because of the intensity of the fire. Crews also battled bitterly cold …
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2:39 pm on Tuesday, January 11, 2011
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