Habersham County Emergency Services

10/13/2026

🔥🏠 DON’T LET STAYING WARM TURN INTO A HOUSE FIRE. 🏠🔥

As temperatures begin to drop, space heaters, fireplaces, and other heating equipment start coming back into use. Before you turn on the heat, take a few minutes to make sure your home is ready.

This week’s Safety Tip Tuesday is about Home Heating Safety and a few simple precautions that can help prevent a fire.

🔥 Keep a 3-foot safety zone around space heaters and other heating equipment. Keep furniture, bedding, curtains, clothing, and anything else that can burn away.
🔌 Plug space heaters directly into a wall outlet. Never use an extension cord or power strip.
🏠 Use heaters safely. Follow the manufacturer’s instructions and choose heaters with automatic shut-off and tip-over protection.
🪵 Have fireplaces and chimneys inspected and cleaned regularly. Keep the area around the fireplace clear and use a sturdy screen.
🚨 Make sure your smoke and carbon monoxide alarms are working. Those few seconds of early warning can save lives.
⛽ Use and store fuels safely. Never use gasoline or other inappropriate fuels to start a fire and keep flammable liquids outside the home in approved containers.
Heating equipment keeps us comfortable—but it also needs to be treated with respect. A few safe habits today could prevent a devastating fire tomorrow.
🔥 Stay Warm. Stay Safe. Prevent Fires.

Have a fire or life-safety question? Contact:
Lt. Jeff Parker
Fire Protection Coordinator
Habersham County Emergency Services
📞 Office: (706) 839-0599
✉️ [email protected]

Safe People. Stronger Communities.

10/09/2026

🚒🔥 473 Students. One Important Mission. FIRE SAFETY! 🔥🚒

Fire safety starts at home, and it starts with education!

Habersham County Emergency Services had a great time visiting Fairview Elementary School for Enrichment Friday! We had the opportunity to teach 473 students important home fire safety and prevention skills that could one day save their lives.

🏠 Our Home Fire Safety lessons included:

📍 Know Your Information – Memorize your home address and your parents’ phone numbers so you can get help during an emergency.

🚨 Smoke Alarms Save Lives – Test smoke alarms monthly, replace batteries annually when applicable, and replace smoke alarms when they reach 10 years old.

🚪 Close Before You Doze – Sleep with bedroom doors closed to help slow the spread of smoke, heat, and fire.

🏃 Know 2 Ways Out – Identify two ways out of every room in your home.

🏡 Have a Home Fire Escape Plan – Practice your escape plan with your family and establish a safe meeting place outside.

🔥 Get Low and Go! – If there’s smoke, stay low and get outside quickly. Once you’re out, stay out!

👏 A BIG THANK YOU to Fairview Elementary School for inviting us to be part of Enrichment Friday! We appreciate the opportunity to work with these students and help build a safer community.

❤️ Our goal is simple: Teach children today the lifesaving skills they may need tomorrow.

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 PARENTS: Here’s your homework! Ask your child what they learned today, test your smoke alarms together, and practice your family’s home fire escape plan this weekend!

Habersham County Emergency Services:
Protecting Habersham Through Prevention and Education.

10/09/2026

📢 Stay Informed, Habersham County

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10/06/2026

🔥⚡ SAFETY TIP TUESDAY | FIRE PREVENTION WEEK ⚡🔥

This week is Fire Prevention Week, and this year’s message focuses on something most of us use every single day, lithium-ion batteries.

🔋 Charge Into Fire Safety™: Safe Charging Is a Superpower™

Phones, tablets, laptops, power tools, e-bikes, scooters, and many other devices rely on lithium-ion batteries. When used and charged properly, they are convenient and safe. But damaged batteries, improper chargers, or unsafe charging practices can create a serious fire hazard.

A few simple habits can make a big difference:
⚡ Use the charger and cord designed or approved for your device.
🏠 Charge devices on a hard, flat surface—not beds, couches, or pillows.
🔌 Unplug devices when they are fully charged.
🚲 Use extra care when charging larger batteries such as e-bikes and scooters.
⚠️ Stop using a battery if it becomes unusually hot, swells, leaks, smells strange, smokes, or makes popping or hissing sounds.
✅ Choose devices, batteries, and chargers that are listed by a nationally recognized testing laboratory.

This Fire Prevention Week, talk with your family about battery safety and take a look around your home at where and how your devices are being charged.

Safe charging really can be a superpower. ⚡🦸

Have a fire or life-safety question? Contact:
Lt. Jeff Parker
Fire Protection Coordinator
Habersham County Emergency Services
📞 Office: (706) 839-0599
✉️ [email protected]

Safe People. Stronger Communities.

09/29/2026

🔥 SAFETY TIP TUESDAY: COOKING WITH CARE 🔥

This week’s Safety Tip Tuesday from Habersham County Emergency Services focuses on preventing cooking fires in the home.

The kitchen is one of the busiest places in our homes, and a few simple habits can make a big difference in preventing fires and burn injuries.

🍳 Stay in the kitchen while cooking.
⏱️ Set a timer so food is never forgotten.
👧 Keep children and pets at least 3 feet away from the cooking area.
🔥 Keep stovetops and cooking surfaces free of grease and clutter.
🧤 Turn pot handles inward and use dry potholders.
💧 Never use water on a grease fire. If it is safe to do so, slide a lid over the pan and turn off the heat.
🧯 Be prepared. Know what to do before an emergency happens.

Most cooking fires are preventable. Cook smart, stay alert, and help us keep Habersham County safe.

Have a fire or life-safety question? Contact:
Lt. Jeff Parker
Fire Protection Coordinator
Habersham County Emergency Services
📞 Office: (706) 839-0599
✉️ [email protected]

Safe People. Stronger Communities.

09/23/2026

09/22/2026

We are proud to celebrate several members of Habersham County Emergency Services who were recognized at the 2026 Region 2 EMS Awards Ceremony!

EMS professionals from across North Georgia gathered at Piedmont University in Demorest to recognize excellence in emergency medical services throughout the 13-county Region 2.

Congratulations to our 2026 Habersham County recipients:

• Dr. Gary Kempler “Trauma Call of the Year” Award: Lindsay Haynes and Katrina Mauldin, recognized for their courage, teamwork and advanced trauma care while treating and rapidly evacuating a critically injured patient during a challenging and volatile scene.

• Dr. David Westfall “Medical Call of the Year” Award: Joshua Eaton, Jayden Magante, Cameron Lucas and Steven Ellis, the Station 9 crew was honored for their lifesaving response to a patient who suffered cardiac arrest at the station. Their efforts successfully restored the patient’s pulse and continued advanced care through transport.

• Randall W. Townley “Pioneer” Award: James “Jimmy” Yon
Honored for decades of dedicated service to Habersham County and Tallulah Falls, along with his continued commitment to his coworkers and the community.

We are incredibly proud of these individuals and the dedication they demonstrate every day. Their professionalism, courage and commitment to serving others are a reflection of the very best of Habersham County Emergency Services.

Congratulations to all of our Region 2 EMS Award recipients!

09/22/2026

🚒 Introducing Safety Tip Tuesday!

Habersham County Emergency Services is committed to doing more than responding when an emergency happens; we also want to help prevent emergencies before they occur.

Each Tuesday, we’ll share a Safety Tip Tuesday focused on Community Risk Reduction and simple, practical steps you can take to help protect yourself, your family, and our community.

Topics will include🔥 Fire Prevention, 🏠 Home & Injury Safety, 🚑 EMS & Health Safety, ⛈️ Seasonal Hazards, 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Community Safety & Education and other practical safety information that can make a difference.

Our first topic is Fall Prevention. Falls can happen to anyone, but they can be especially serious for older adults. Small changes around the home can reduce the risk of falls and help people remain safe and independent.

Take a look at this week’s flyer, share it with someone who may benefit, and check back each Tuesday for another Safety Tip Tuesday.

Prevention starts with all of us.

Have a fire or life-safety question? Contact:
Lt. Jeff Parker
Fire Protection Coordinator
Habersham County Emergency Services
📞 Office: (706) 839-0599
✉️ [email protected]

Safe People. Stronger Communities.

09/21/2026

Today marks the beginning of a new journey for our newest EMT recruits!

We are excited to welcome this group as they begin their EMT training and take the first steps toward a rewarding career in emergency services. We ask our community to join us in wishing each of them the very best as they begin this program.

Investing in new recruits is an important part of growing a strong, dedicated Emergency Services team. By bringing new members into the department and providing them with the training and skills they need, we are continuing to build a department that is prepared to serve our community when it matters most.

Welcome to the team, recruits! We are excited to see all that you will accomplish. Best of luck as you begin this next chapter!

09/16/2026