Georgia City's Own Fire Department Up And Running

It was a gala event by any estimation. The April 1 celebration in Fairburn marked the first day of operation of the new Fairburn Fire Department. A real sense of celebration was in the air, with a station full of guests, food and fun included. No one that day could have been happier than new Fire Chief Jody Weller and long time firefighter, fire safety supervisor and firefighter advocate Walt Brown.

It was quite a crowd that spent the better part of the day at the station. Mayor Betty Hannah and city council members attended, as did Commissioner Bill Edwards along with the new Fairburn firefighters, those from Fulton County and surrounding areas, firefighters