Roswell Fire Department

08/31/2026

📚 HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT

Due: Tonight

Captain Smith, Fire Apparatus Operator Bonner, and Firefighter Nick spent the morning with students at Roswell North Elementary for their Community Helpers Day. Now everybody goes home with a little work to do.

Parents, we need your help:

✅ Find every smoke alarm in your home and press the test button
✅ Practice stay low and go
✅ Get out and stay out
✅ Pick your meeting place outside of your home and make sure everybody knows it

Grading is simple. If your whole family knows the plan, you passed.

Thanks for having us, Roswell North Elementary! 🚒

08/28/2026

That is a wrap on orientation for our fifteen newest firefighters.

Roswell, meet your new class.

You will see them on the trucks soon!

08/27/2026

Last Saturday in New Orleans, Roswell Assistant Fire Marshal Ty Childress participated in the 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb.

These events are held around the country every year. Firefighters put on full gear and climb, in silence, in honor of the FDNY crews who walked into those towers on September 11, 2001. In New Orleans, participants walked a mile before starting the climb, then went up 78 stories. Each climber carries a card with the name and photo of one of the 343 firefighters who died that day.

Ty has been making these climbs for more than a decade. He has kept every card, and he carries them all together on a key ring.

We are proud of Ty and grateful he keeps showing up year after year.

08/25/2026

Thank you, Roswell!

Roswell Fire crews had a great time at Alive in Roswell last Thursday meeting so many of you and talking through simple ways to keep your family safe. Thanks also to Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency for being out there with us and helping keep the event area safe for everyone.

Three easy things you can do this week:

✅ Test your smoke alarms and replace the batteries if you cannot remember the last time you did
✅ Pick and practice a meeting spot outside your home so everyone knows where to go
✅ Sign up for ALERTRoswell at www.roswellgov.com/ALERTRoswell so you get emergency notifications right away

If you missed us this time, come find us at the next. We are always glad to share tips to help keep you and your family safe!

08/21/2026

Roswell Fire Engine 22 responded to Towneship Way this afternoon for a report of a fawn trapped in a gully. Crews located the animal in a stormwater retention area, injured and unable to climb out. It appeared the fawn had been struck by a vehicle before making its way into the structure.

A representative from the Georgia Wildlife Network was on scene and coordinated with our crew. Engine 22 accessed the retention area, secured the fawn, and turned it over to her for transport to a veterinary hospital.

If you come across an injured animal, contact a licensed wildlife rehabilitator or call 911. Retention areas and creek banks are steeper and less stable than they look, and we would rather send a crew than have someone get hurt trying to help.

08/19/2026

💦 Hydration tip: Drink the water. Don’t wear it. 😅

With hot temperatures expected for Alive In Roswell tomorrow, August 20, we have a few reminders to help everyone enjoy the evening safely:

✅ Drink plenty of water before, during and after the event.
✅ Wear lightweight, breathable clothing.
✅ Know the signs of heat exhaustion, including heavy sweating, dizziness, nausea, headache and weakness. If you begin feeling unwell, move to a cooler area and ask for help.

📲 Stay up to date on the latest event information by texting ROSWELLEVENT to 888777.

Stay cool, stay hydrated and we’ll see you tomorrow on Historic Canton Street!

08/18/2026

Georgia in August does not negotiate. 🥵

Drink water before you are thirsty, wear loose light clothing, and find shade when you can. Most of us know that part.

The part people miss is what heat looks like when it starts winning. Cramping and heavy sweating are the first warning. Cold clammy skin, dizziness, and a pounding headache mean heat exhaustion, so get inside and cool down. Hot red skin with confusion or slurred speech is heat stroke, and that is a 911 call right then.

If you remember nothing else, watch the head. Sweating means the body is still fighting. Confusion means it quit.

Check on your neighbors and anybody working outside today.

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08/17/2026

Roswell Fire Department crews responded to a house fire this evening on Ashton Drive.

The call came in at 6:27 p.m. from a neighbor who saw smoke. The first crew arrived within six minutes and found smoke coming from the roof vents of a two-story home. Firefighters went inside and found fire on the first floor.

The fire was out at 6:41 p.m. Crews searched the home and rescued one dog. The dog was reunited with the family. No one was home when the fire started, and no injuries were reported.

Georgia Power and Atlanta Gas Light responded to the scene, and Roswell Police Department handled traffic and scene safety.

Thank you to City of Milton Fire Department, Milton Fire Corps Volunteers, and the Alpharetta Fire Corps Volunteers for their assistance during tonight’s fire.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

Tonight is a good reminder to look out for your neighbors. A neighbor noticed smoke and called 911, and that call got crews here early. If you see or smell smoke coming from a home, call right away.

Working smoke alarms matter too. Test yours monthly and replace the batteries at least once a year.

08/09/2026

EXPIRED POST:
⚠️ SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING until 10:15 p.m. tonight

The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning that includes Roswell and north central Fulton County until 10:15 p.m.

Expected hazards: wind gusts up to 60 mph and penny size hail. Damage to roofs, siding, and trees is possible.

What to do right now:
✅ Move to an interior room on the lowest floor, away from windows
✅ Bring in loose outdoor items if you can do so safely
✅ Charge phones and keep a flashlight nearby in case power goes out

After the storm passes:
✅ Stay away from downed power lines and treat every line as energized
✅ Call 911 for any emergency, including trees on structures, gas odors, or injuries

Sign up for local emergency alerts at www.roswellgov.com/ALERTRoswell.

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08/07/2026

This week Roswell Fire hosted the ASSUREd Safe UAS Operators Course at Hembree Park. Five days, and every pilot logged more than 10 hours of hands on flight time.

Crews ran repeated operations searching for missing persons, conducted emergency scene assessments, and worked live radio communications with field crews, including night operations and thermal imaging for locating people in the dark. Running those problems over and over, in real conditions, is how good decisions become habit.

Training like this only works when agencies show up for each other. Thank you to the partners who participated: Hall County Emergency Management, Hall County Sheriff's Office, Roswell Police Department, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, and Atlanta-Fulton County Emergency Management Agency (AFCEMA).

A special thank you to AFCEMA for providing their Mobile Command Center for the duration of the course. Having that asset on site gave crews a real command and coordination footprint to work from, and it made every scenario more realistic than any classroom could.