Author Archives: Gary Menard

Ben Alexander is originally from Kansas City and moved to Georgia in 1990. He performed firefighting in the Navy for four years, is an EMT-A and was a firefighter with Fulton County for 2.5 years before joining us. Firefighter Alexander … Continue reading →

  Decatur Fire and Rescue officially welcomes aboard Firefighter Beth Sanford, who received the “most improved” award upon graduation. This arduous training is held at the Georgia Public Safety Training Center in Forsyth. “GPSTC’s Basic Firefighter Training program consists of … Continue reading →

  What is “Safe Place”? Safe Place is a national youth outreach and prevention program for young people in need of immediate help and safety. As a community-based program, Safe Place designates businesses and organizations as Safe Place locations, making … Continue reading →

At 8:46 am the North Tower was hit. At 9:03 am the South Tower was hit. It is a day in history the United States will never forget, and it is a day in history that will always hold a … Continue reading →

I was born in Akron, Ohio; but I was raised in Cleveland Heights, Ohio. During my last years of high school (1988) my mother relocated to DeKalb County Georgia. I graduated from Redan High School in Stone Mountain Georgia and … Continue reading →

Girl Scouts came to learn about first aid and CPR to work on their first aid badge. In order to receive the badge they had to learn how to put together a first aid kit.  Additionally, they were assigned to … Continue reading →

This Thursday, August 25th, will be an important date for those who would like to volunteer and be a vital part of our community.  The Citizens Assisting Public Safety will have a meeting at 7pm at Station One to discuss … Continue reading →

“This morning, August 12th, 2016, Winnona Park Elementary practiced its first fire drill. Principal Greg Wiseman had the alarm pulled at 8:15a.m. The elementary school teachers and children were exemplary in their evacuation of the school. The students and their … Continue reading →

The City of Decatur Fire Department is excited to be working so closely with the police department through cross training. Sergeant Christensen from Fire and Sergeant Bellis from the Police Department met to discuss the new tactical medical kits the … Continue reading →