Thursday, February 14, 2013
A man driving along Highway 369 in northeast Cherokee County suffered injuries after his vehicle left the roadway and landed on its side.
A single-vehicle accident left one man injured in northeastern Cherokee County Thursday afternoon. Cherokee County Fire and Emergency Services responded to the accident shortly after 1 p.m. on Highway 369/Hightower Road near its intersection with Lower Creighton Road. First responders discovered a Lincoln-Mercury vehicle left the highway and landed on its side. The driver of the vehicle, a 77-year-old male, was entrapped in the car and had to be extricated. The man suffered cuts to his hand and forearm, and also complained of pain throughout his body. He was transported by ambulance to North Fulton Hospital in Roswell where he is in stable condition. Both lanes of Highway 369 were blocked until the ambulance left the scene and the cause …
Monday, February 11, 2013
Fire Explorers Post #469 brought home six trophies at the 39th annual Winterfest Competition in Gatlinburg, Tenn.
Cherokee County Fire & Emergency Services’ Explorer Post #469 brought home six trophies in the 39th annual Winterfest Competition in Gatlinburg, Tenn. Over 3,200 people representing several states throughout the southeastern United States, attended the event held this past weekend. Members of each explorer post at the event competed in drills designed to test their skills and knowledge in the fire and emergency services field. Explorer Post #469 sent 16 of its own to compete against more than 60 teams. The local explorers post hosted the Pittsburg Drill exercise again this year and dedicated the drill in memory of Donna Westbrook, wife of Cherokee County EMA Director Robby Westbrook, who lost her life in an automobile accident last year. …
Monday, January 28, 2013
A man and a woman both received second-degree burns in the blaze.
Saturday, January 26, 2013
A man and a woman both received second-degree burns in the blaze.
A man and woman suffered second degree burns in an early Saturday morning fire near Canton. Cherokee County Fire and Emergency Services personnel were dispatched to a fire at 11258 Bells Ferry Road just south of Butterworth Road near Canton shortly after 2:15 a.m. Fire fighters arrived on the scene and discovered heavy flames coming from the one-story home. The two occupants inside were awaken by a smoke alarm, but suffered injuries from the blaze. A 36-year-old man received second-degree burns to his shoulders and a 31-year-old woman also received second-degree burns to her left shoulder. Both were transported by ambulance to WellStar Kennestone Hospital in Marietta where they are being treated for their injuries. The home was destroyed …
Sunday, January 20, 2013
The Child Passenger Safety Mini-Grant will be used by Safe Kids Cherokee County to educate less fortunate families on child passenger safety.
Thursday, January 17, 2013
The Child Passenger Safety Mini-Grant will be used by Safe Kids Cherokee County to educate less fortunate families on child passenger safety.
Cherokee County Fire and Emergency Services was awarded the 2013 Child Passenger Safety (CPS) Mini-Grant by the Georgia Department of Public Health's Office of Injury Prevention. The agency, along with Safe Kids Cherokee County, will use the mini-grant and work together to provide car seats and education to financially eligible families in Cherokee County. The Governor’s Office of Highway Safety and the Maternal and Child Health Program "fund the grant to help ensure Georgia’s children are safe while riding in motor vehicles," Cherokee Fire said in a press release. Since 2007, Cherokee Fire states at least 229 children in Georgia who were involved in crashes were saved from serious injury or death by car seats, booster seats and …
Monday, January 7, 2013
A series of basketball games will be organized between the two entities, which will raise proceeds to help county fire stations.
Cherokee County Fire and Emergency Services fire fighters and Cherokee County School District faculty members will come together on the basketball court for a good cause. The Cherokee County Council of PTA is organizing six basketball games in which teams will compete in a game of hoops to raise funds. Those proceeds would fire stations purchase Apple iPads embedded with GPS capabilities that will allow them to arrive sooner to scenes of fires, said Council President Adam Belanger. "We’re constantly reacting to an issue or problem, issue or tragedy," he said. "When this came to our attention, this was our chance to save lives before something bad happens." Each of the school district's attendance zones will form six teams and participate…
Saturday, January 5, 2013
Shane Newton's son Grant's quick thinking is credited for saving his life after he was bitten by a rattlesnake.
A Cherokee County boy was recently recognized for helping save his father's life. Shane Newton and his son Grant, 9, on Friday visited the Cherokee County Public Safety headquarters to thank those who helped save his life after he was bitten by a rattlesnake on Nov. 8. Cherokee County Fire and Emergency Services and Cherokee County E-911 presented Grant with a certificate recognizing him for his quick actions and heroic efforts in saving his father's life. The Newtons were hiking on private property on a mountain near Lake Arrowhead Golf Course near Waleska when he was bitten by the snake. The Lake Arrowhead community is located in the northwest corner of Cherokee County. Newton called Cherokee County E-911 to report the incident and …
Friday, January 4, 2013
The 13 volunteers recently became registered firefighters in a ceremony last month.
Thirteen Cherokee County volunteer firefighters were officially registered as fire fighters last month. The firefighters received their certificates of completion during ceremonies held on Dec. 7 at Ball Ground United Methodist Church. The volunteers that received their certificates of completion were: Michael Beasley, Zach Bower, Kenneth Buckles, Alex Carstens, Chase Gazaway, Justin Ison, Michael R. Morgan, Nathan O’Neil, Gerald Riordan, Nathanael Seidel, Jordan Steele, JackTuszynski and Tyler Wyatt. The keynote speaker for the evening was Cherokee County Fire and Emergency Services' Assistant Chief Eddie Robinson. After Chief Robinson’s speech, firefighters Nathanael Seidel received the Pinnacle Award and Justin Ison was awarded the …
Tuesday, January 1, 2013
The former Cherokee County fire chief is now the new District 2 county commissioner.
After serving 32 years in the Cherokee County Fire and Emergency Services, Ray Gunnin has taken a plunge into politics. Gunnin is now the Cherokee County District 2 commissioner, which covers southeast Cherokee County. Gunnin succeeds two-term commissioner Jim Hubbard, who he defeated in a August 2012 special election due to a run-off. Gunnin, 53, lives in Woodstock and retired as the county's fire chief in September 2011. He began his career with Cherokee County at the Little River fire station when the department was an all-volunteer base. He worked his way up through the ranks and became fire chief in 2005. Gunnin graduated from Etowah High School in 1977 and received a fire science degree from the former DeKalb College in 1996. He …
