Taylor County Fire Department, Georgia

07/31/2026

Earlier today, Taylor County Fire Department, Georgia was paged to a vehicle accident that involved a vehicle going into a pond. Taylor Fire along with City of Butler Fire Department responded. Both occupants were ok. Butler Fire’s boat was used with Taylor Firefighter Ritchey diving to recover the vehicle.

07/24/2026

What an amazing night for our community!
Community Night Out was a huge success! Thank you to all the hard work put in by all the Departments! Law Enforcement, Fire, EMS and all our City and County Representatives did amazing!
We were happy to provide free popcorn and water slides for everyone to enjoy!! We hope everyone had a great time! We sure did!

07/08/2026

There has been some questions regarding burn bans in our area, this map shows the restrictions across the state. With our specific region (Taylor County) under no specific burn stipulations.

•Burn Type 1 - Reduction of Leaf Piles, Yard Debris, or Hand-Piled Natural Vegetation on Premises of Origin
•Burn Type 2 - Agricultural Procedures for Production or Harvesting of Crops (if land tract is 5 acres or less)
•Burn Type 3 - Burning vegetative material for agricultural operations (if land tract is greater than 5 acres)
•Burn Type 4 - Prescribed Burning
•Burn Type 5 - Recreational Purposes and Cooking
•Burn Type 6 - Fire-fighting Training
•Burn Type 7 - Acquired Structure Burns
•Burn Type 8 - Vegetative Debris from Storms
•Burn Type 9 - W**d Abatement, Disease and Pest Prevention
•Burn Type 10 - Open-flame Devices
•Burn Type 11 - Land Clearing, Construction, and Right-of-Way Maintenance
•Burn Type 12 - Packaging Materials for Explosives
•Burn Type 13 – Land Clearing – Burning With Air Curtain Destructor

For more information please contact: Chief Ranger Greg Wainwright 478-862-3222

07/04/2026

Happy Independence Day from the Taylor County Fire Department. Stay safe and enjoy America's freedom.

06/18/2026

Tornado Warning until 7:45.

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a * Tornado Warning for... Southeastern Upson County in west central Georgia... Northwestern Crawford County in central Georgia... Southeastern Talbot County in west central Georgia... Northern Taylor County in west central Georgia... * Until...

06/18/2026

❗️Tornado Warning❗️Northwest Taylor county, those in Wesley Church Road area seek shelter immediately. Storm is moving Northeast at 45mph with rotation present on radar.

06/18/2026

**Weather update**

A tornado watch has been issued for our area until 11:00pm.

06/18/2026

☔️ See the below weather update ☔️

❗️Be Weather Aware❗️Tomorrow evening-Friday morning heavy rainfall and strong to severe thunderstorms are expected as the remnants of Tropical Storm Arthur move into the state. Heavy rainfall could lead to flash flooding, especially late Thursday into Friday morning.

06/16/2026

Ever wanted to help your community? Now is the time.

06/11/2026

We would like to thank everyone for buying a raffle ticket. Our winners are below:

1st- Alyssa Willis
2nd-Wally Carpenter
3rd-Bernie Ostervold
4th-Julie Leverett