Austell Fire Department

Hey, South Cobb!

Get ready for a day of local food, flowers, and fun! 🌸✨
Join us for the 1st Annual Hummingbird Festival in Austell!
Whether you’re a seasoned gardener or just love local treats, there’s something for everyone.
Check out what’s in store:
🍎 Food Forest Tours
🌿 Garden Education
🛍️ Local Vendor Market
🚜 Meet Local Growers
🎨 Kids Activities
🛠️ Gardening Workshops
Admission is FREE, and we’ll have exciting giveaways throughout the afternoon! 🎁
📍 Where: Terrell Community Garden
2836 Windy Lane, Austell, GA 30106
📅 When: June 13th | 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Bring the whole family and help us celebrate our local food community! 🐝🌻
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Georgia's annual burn ban begins today. Please click the following link for further details.
https://epd.georgia.gov/.../2026.../annual-ban-open-burning

🚫 Annual Summer Burn Ban Begins May 1

The Georgia Environmental Protection Division’s annual summer burn ban goes into effect tomorrow for 54 counties, primarily in and around metro Atlanta.

This seasonal ban is in place each year to help protect air quality during the summer months and will remain in effect through October 1.

⚠️ What this means:
➡️ Open burning is not permitted in the affected counties during this time
➡️ The ban is separate from current wildfire-related restrictions in other parts of the state

If you live in or near metro Atlanta, be sure to check if your county is included and plan accordingly.

🔗 Read the full release and view the county list:
https://epd.georgia.gov/press-releases/2026-04-29/annual-ban-open-burning

Fighting fire. Protecting forests. Serving Georgia.

Day 3 of live fire training has been wrapped up. Great work by all crews and instructors!

This week, each shift is participating in our annual live fire drills. Crews will rotate through the drills each day. Thank you to Cobb County Fire for standing in at our station to allow our personnel to complete these required drills!

Austell is on the move this Saturday, May 2nd ! 🎉🏃‍♂️
Get ready for the Mayor’s 5K Run on May 2nd, 2026 — a qualifier race you won’t want to miss!
✨ Arts & crafts vendors
🍔 Delicious food available
👪Family-friendly fun!
📚 Austell Reads Citywide Reading Club will have FREE books & fun activities for kids & adults brought to you by The Book Worm Bookstore and Cobb Collaborative
🐦Learn about BIRDWATCHING with author Alex Troutman
📍 Race begins at 9 AM at Louise Suggs Memorial
Bring your friends, your family, and your running shoes… run, shop, eat, and celebrate with us! 💙
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We are proud to say that we share one of these individuals with Cobb County Fire. TJ Proulx has recently joined our team as a part-time firefighter. He was in town as an instructor for a fire department conference and found himself in the right place at the right time. Thank you, TJ, for your service and willingness to act in the face of danger.

'In the right place at the right time' | Visiting firefighters save downtown Indianapolis shooting victim Three firefighters in town for a conference stepped in when gunfire erupted at a downtown Indy White Castle early Sunday morning.