Monday, October 1, 2012
Norcross residents should follow the county ordinances outlined below.
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Monday, October 1, 2012
Just in time for the onslaught of falling leaves, the ban on summer burning has been lifted effective today, Oct. 1, 2012. The Georgia Department of Natural Resources restricts open burning during the summer months in metro Atlanta to comply with Federal Clean Air Regulations. “Outdoor burning is a significant contributor of pollutants that can form unhealthy levels of ozone in the air we breathe,” said Lieutenant Colin Rhoden, Gwinnett County Fire Public Information Officer. Gwinnett County has ordinance restrictions that cover all outdoor burning. Some types of fires require a permit. Follow the guidelines below on outdoor burning. The types of fires that do not require a permit are: The types of fires that require written permits from …
Thursday, July 5, 2012
Two Lawrenceville businesses were damaged by fire and smoke Thursday morning.
Gwinnett County Fire Investigators believe illegal fireworks caused damage to two business in Lawrenceville. Crews were called to World Finance and Las Canas at a shopping plaza at 1956 Duluth Hwy. at 4:35 a.m. Thursday. When they got there, they found smoke and fire coming from the center of the roof. They were able to quickly extinguish the fire on the roof. The roof over World Finance suffered minor damage. That business also had minor damage inside due to fire and water used as firefighters fought the flames. Las Canas also suffered minor damage and the front glass door was broken as firefighters forced it open. No injuries were reported. Investigators say the illegal bottle rocket fireworks landed on the roof of the building, …
Monday, April 23, 2012
Most of north and central Georgia, including the Norcross area and Gwinnett County, are under both a high wind and fire danger advisory for most of April 23.
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Monday, April 23, 2012
In a day when the temperature is expected to reach just 61, the National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a wind advisory to remain in effect from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. today. In addition to this, a high fire danger conditions alert has been issued for today and into the early evening hours. Both of the advisories are for most of north and central Georgia, including the Norcross area and Gwinnett County. Wind Advisory: Fire Advisory
Sunday, April 22, 2012
A family of three have been displaced in unincorporated Norcross.
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Sunday, April 22, 2012
A home was destroyed in a fire Sunday in unincorporated Norcross, according to Gwinnett Fire and Emergency Services. Neighbors and a passerby reported seeing flames coming from the home, located on the 1600 block of Auden Lane near Graves Road, around 1:09 p.m. Firefighters arrived shortly after but could only fight the fire from the outside due to the intense blaze and partial roof collapse. Because of the fire, the single-story residence is unrepairable. Its residents, one adult and two children, were not at home during the fire, and are currently being assisted by neighbors and friends. The fire appears to have originated in the kitchen area, but the exact cause is currently undetermined. No foul play was suspected.
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1600 Auden Ln, Norcross, GA
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Monday, April 9, 2012
Officials say approximately 8,500 gallons of fuel were in the tanker at the time of the accident. Two thousand gallons of spilled fuel have been recovered from a nearby creek.
UPDATED April 9 at 9:15 p.m. Crews from the Environmental Protection Agency and SWS Environmental Services are working to clean up fuel that spilled from an overturned gas tanker on Winder Highway near Highway 316 in Dacula. The gas tanker was involved in an accident with a white Jeep Cherokee shortly after noon on Monday. "The white Jeep Cherokee crossed the center line and hit the tractor trailer basically head on," said Gwinnett County Police public information officer Cpl. Jake Smith. As a result of the collision, the driver of the tanker lost control of the vehicle and the tanker overturned. The tanker was carrying 8,500 gallons of fuel at the time of the accident. Both drivers were transported to Gwinnett Medical Center in …
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1900 Winder Hwy, Dacula, GA
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Friday, March 23, 2012
The fire was extinguished early this morning.
A small fire was reported and extinguished this morning in unincorporated Norcross. According to a press release by Gwinnett County Fire spokesman Lt. Eric Eberly, the blaze was first noticed by a Gwinnett police officer around 6:12 a.m Friday. The apartment building was on Downing Lane near Graves Road. The officer and other police units quickly evacuated the building's residents while fire crews were notified and on the way. Firefighters arrived on scene at 6:18 a.m. and the flames and smoke were under control by 6:26 a.m., says the release. Eberly wrote that the fire caused moderate damage to the apartment unit where the fire originated, which was unoccupied and under renovations. No other damage was reported to other units, and no …
Saturday, December 3, 2011
Grazing horses once roamed the acreage of this well-known Peachtree Corners landmark.
“We can’t have what is in the future until we let go of the past,” said Pastor Nathan Ridgeway of the Faith, Life, Fellowship Church; and what a past that has been. The brick-and-steel church with the towering spire was a familiar sight to many residents. Thirty years ago the land was part of a horse farm. With the population boom of the early-to-late 1980s there was a great deal of development in the area. According to the Gwinnett County Tax Assessors Office, the former horse farm was developed into a church in the mid-1980s by Perimeter Presbyterian. From Perimeter Presbyterian it became Perimeter Church. When Perimeter Church’s congregation grew too large for the building on Spalding, it moved to its current home on S.R. 141 and Old …
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
The Spalding Drive structure in Peachtree Corners was heavily damaged.
Gwinnett Fire Department responded to a report Tuesday night from a passerby who saw smoke and flames pouring out from a building on Spalding Drive that had been used by the Faith Life Fellowship Church. When firefighters arrived at 9:43 p.m., they found the large two-story building located on the 5700 block of Spalding Drive on fire. Capt. Tommy Rutledge said in a press release that firefighters found "heavy flames burning in the basement and throughout the second floor and the roof of the building." Firefighters brought the fire under control an hour later. According to Rutledge the building was empty and no injuries were reported. "The biggest challenge to fire crews was the size of the building and the magnitude of the fire on arrival…
Monday, November 28, 2011
Five people are without a home after a blaze this morning off Delnorte Court.
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Monday, November 28, 2011
Updated 11:01 a.m. Firefighters say they found a two-story home up in flames around 4 a.m. in an unincorporated area of Norcross. Two parents and three teenagers were displaced in the fire and the family dog is still missing. The fire has been ruled an accident, the result of a electrical malfunction with a garage wall outlet and a power strip, according to fire investigators. Firefighters found smoke and heavy fire coming from the garage when they pulled into the home on the 6300 block of Delnorte Court, said Lt. Eric Eberly of the Gwinnett County Fire Dept. in a release. "Firefighters made an offensive attack to battle the blaze and to search for victims," said Eberly. "The quick actions from firefighters kept the blaze from spreading…
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
A Norcross metals distribution company caught fire this morning.
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Tuesday, November 1, 2011
A business at 400 Lively St., just accross Buford Highway from Historic Norcross, caught fire this morning around 11 a.m. Gwinnett County Fire and Emergency crews found thick, black smoke bellowing from the building when they arrived on the scene shortly after, according to Cpt. Tommy Rutledge. Thirty firefighters knocked out the flames of the one-alarm fire within 30 minutes, Rutledge said in a release. No injuries were reported and all employees made it out of the blaze safely. The large, butler-style metal building housed three businesses, but it appears that the fire orginated at the distriuting company Re Metals. "The fire appears to have been sparked by a forklift that hit a light fixture on the ceiling while extended. The spark …
