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Pre - 1952 |
Glynn County addresses need for fire protection on St.
Simons Island with the construction of a new fire station.
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February 1952 |
February -
Glynn County Board of Roads and Revenues creates the St. Simons Island
Fire Department, and the St. Simons Island volunteers. Chief J. K.
Harrison
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Glynn County
purchases two-way radio communications equipment. Licensed to St.
Simons Island Volunteers.
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1963 |
Glynn County
begins construction on a new fire station on the mainland. The new
station will house the Ballard Fire Department and Ballard volunteers.
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1964 |
Cofer Building Fire
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1964 |
Glynn County creates the Glynn County Fire Department by
combining the Ballard and St. Simons Island fire
departments.
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True Hardware Store Fire
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Hercules Stump Yard Fire
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1966 |
Interim Chief _______Miller appointed
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1967 |
Chief R. L. Carpenter takes office
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1971 |
Department begins Emergency Medical Service
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Interim Chief __________ Owens appointed
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1972 |
Chief William R. Cavanaugh takes office
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November 7, 1972 |
 "On
the evening of November 7, 1972, the SS AFRICAN NEPTUNE,
an 11,000 ton freighter....struck the Sidney Lanier Bridge
at a point about 350 feet south of the channel centerline.
Three sections of the bridge and 10 vehicles waiting to
pass over the span fell into the river....10 people died.
The NTSB [National Transportation Safety Board] determined
that the probable cause of the collision of the SS AFRICAN
NEPTUNE with the Sydney Lanier Bridge was (1) the failure
of the helmsman to apply the correct rudder in response to
two helm orders, (2) the failure of the third mate,
master, and pilot to discover the first error; and (3) the
delay of the third mate, master, and pilot in detecting
the second error."
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1972 |
Department starts water rescue program
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1973 |
Station #3 near Sterling opens
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1974 |
LARC arrived and is put into service
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1975 |
The department's first aerial apparatus arrives (snorkel
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1981 |
Station 3 in Sterling opens
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September 20, 1983 |
 Brunswick Mall Fire
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1983 |
Arson task force created
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St. Simons Island Drive-in theatre fire
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1984 |
I-95 27 car pileup due to dense fog
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1985 |
Station #5 at GLYNCO opens (formerly Glynco NAS CFR)
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1986 |
Aerial Apparatus arrives (T-22)
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April 5, 1991 |
 An Atlantic
Southeast Airlines, or ASA, Embraer EMB-120RT plane
crashed in Brunswick due to a propeller control failure.
The crash claimed the lives of all 23 people on board.
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1992 |
Chief Carl R. Johnson takes office
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1993 |
U.S. Coast Guard boathouse fire
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1995 |
Fire Safety House arrives
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2000 |
Glynn County purchases inferred device (FireFLIR)
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March 24, 2000 |
March 24, 2000 - Station #7 on St. Simons Island dedicated
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April 17, 2001 |
West Point wildfire, St. Simons Island
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May 17-18, 2001
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Blount’s Pasture wildfire, McIntosh County (mutual aid)
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September 11, 2001
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Terrorist attacks on World Trade Center
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February, 2002 |
Volunteer Chief Joe. M. Combs II appointed to new position
over both the Ballard and St. Simons Island volunteer
divisions of the dept.
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May 26, 2002 |
Department website secured <glynncountyfiredept.org>
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September 19, 2002 |
Public Safety Complex and fire station #8 dedicated
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November 2002 |
Gas service knocked out by line rupture
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May 5, 2003 |
Oglethorpe Avenue Fire (St. Simons Island)
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May 31, 2003 |
Georgia Port Authority Railroad Trestle Fire
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December 2003 |
A. L. Thomas named interim chief
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January 16, 2004 |
Georgia Port Authority Grain Elevator Fire
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January 23, 2004 |
A. L. Thomas named Fire Chief for Glynn County
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June 8-10, 2004 |
G8 Economic Summit – Sea Island, Georgia (National
Security Event)
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2006 |
Department |
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