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Dawson County Emergency Services Urges Fireworks Safety for New Year’s Eve
Illegal fireworks, such as cherry bombs, M-80 salutes, and large firecrackers containing over two grains of powder produce risks that can result not only in severe burns and blindness, but also in amputations or death.  “If it explodes or leaves the ground—it’s illegal,” says Dawson County Deputy Chief Tim Satterfield...
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Oxendine Urges Fireworks Safety for New Year's Celebrations
“According to the National Fire Protection Association, in 2007, U.S. hospital emergency rooms treated an estimated 9,800 people for fireworks related injuries,” Oxendine said. “Approximately one-third of these injuries occurred among children age 14 years and younger”...
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DCES Urges Residents to Decorate Safely for the Holidays
According to DCES Deputy Chief Tim Satterfield, “Winter is the most dangerous time of the year for injuries and death from fire.”  Each year approximately 450 children under the age of 15 die in residential fires...
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Mitchell Rider Named Vulcan Truck Driver of the Quarter
Quarterly, Vulcan praises a driver for their continued safety awareness and consideration of potential dangers around them and their fellow colleagues, and this quarter, Equipment Operator Mitchell Rider of Dawson County Public Works won this prestigious honor...
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Turn Off Sprinkler Systems to Prevent Black Ice
"Please take a moment and ensure your automatic sprinkler system is turned off. Anytime we have sub-freezing temperatures, please be on the lookout for icy patches or black ice, especially early in the morning,” says DOT District Maintenance Engineer Todd McDuffie...
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Click It Or Ticket Country Roads Crackdown
Studies show that Georgia’s rural roads are more dangerous than our busy interstates. Although only 25% of our population lives in rural areas, the number of deadly crashes out on country roads accounts for more than half of all traffic fatalities...
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Dawson County Emergency Services Offers Christmas Tree and Holiday Fire Safety Tips
“More than four of every ten Christmas tree fires are caused by an electrical problem or malfunction. One in four fires resulted from a heat source placed too close to the tree, and children playing with fire started seven percent,” says Dawson County Deputy Chief Tim Satterfield...
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Oxendine Issues Warning After Church Fires in Metro Area
“Church fires are particularly devastating because the entire neighborhood suffers a loss, especially in areas where churches are the social as well as spiritual heart of the community"...
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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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Oxendine Directs Insurers Not to Penalize Flood Victims for Filing Claims
Under Georgia law, insurance companies are prohibited from non-renewing homeowners coverage for two or fewer claims within 36 months, provided such claims are not attributable to negligent or intentional acts of the insured.  Oxendine said some consumers feared that their insurers might non-renew their policies believing a flooded home is a poor risk...

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Halloween Safety Tips
Halloween plans typically include frightful activities, and paying attention to a few safety tips can make the difference between having a frightfully-fun experience versus a frightfully-tragic one.
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Safety is Top Priority on Halloween
The Dawson County Emergency Management Agency joins Georgia Emergency Management Agency (GEMA) in encouraging children and their parents to celebrate the day safely...
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Dawson County Emergency Services K-9 Program Receives Grant
A check for $2,500 from Sawnee EMC’s Operation Round Up will be used to train the K-9s and provide training aids for the dogs and their handlers...
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Emergency Services Offers Free Smoke Detectors to Dawson County Residents
Eight-two percent of all fire deaths occur in the home. Having a working smoke detector reduces your chances of dying in a fire by nearly half.  Dawson County citizens have the opportunity to have free smoke detectors installed in their homes...

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Flood Victims Can Find Coping, Recovery Information at GeorgiaDisaster.info
The site is one of the most comprehensive of its kind in the nation and addresses many of the stresses any kind of catastrophe can bring to an individual, a family or a community...
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Are You Prepared for a Cert Call Out?
The Dawson County Emergency Response Team will be devoted to making sure members are prepared for an emergency call out during the October meeting...
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Water Over Roads in Dawson and Forsyth Counties This Afternoon
The following locations in Dawson and Forsyth Counties have water over the roadway at times but are not closed to traffic now. DOT Engineers are on scene monitoring conditions and could close the roadway if conditions worsen...
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Don’t Be Scared, Be Prepared
Dawson County Emergency Services Director Billy Thurmond asks individuals, families, businesses and communities to take the opportunity to prepare for emergencies, since September is National Preparedness Month...
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DCES to Perform Car Seat Safety Checks During National Child Passenger Safety Week
Did you know that four out of five child car seats are installed incorrectly.  Find out if yours is one of them...
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Thurmond, Swafford Named Georgia Master Certified Emergency Managers
The Georgia Emergency Management Agency  - Office of Homeland Security  recognized Director Billy Thurmond and Deputy Director Lanier Swafford of the Dawson County Emergency Management Agency as Georgia Master Certified Emergency Managers...
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