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Hall County Fire Rescue added a robot to its dive team. Now more than half the divers have resigned
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In a reversal, Hall County Fire Services plans to revive its dive team about a year after it announced it would rely solely on a drone. In a file photo dive team members Jacob Trites and Tyler Bailey search for a vehicle after a car was spotted in Lake Lanier at Mountain View Park. - photo by Erin O. Smith
Ben Anderson
The Times
Published: Dec 30, 2022, 5:30 PM
More than half of the divers on Hall County’s Marine Rescue Team resigned earlier this month after the fire department announced that it would replace them with a $100,000 underwater drone for search and rescue missions.
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What's up with grass fires on I-985 in Hall County? An expert explains
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Gwinnett County firefighters are working on three grass fires between mile markers 2 and 5 along Interstate 985, the largest being roughly two to three acres. (Charles Hill Morris Jr.) (File photo)
Ben Anderson
The Times
Updated: Mar 13, 2025, 6:37 PM
Published: Mar 13, 2025, 5:42 PM
With multiple grass fires along Interstate 985 this year, including one on Tuesday that sent thick plumes of smoke across the roadway and halted traffic, you may be wondering what is causing these fires and whether they are more frequent than usual.
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