Atlanta
Atlanta Fire Rescue receives top rating
The Insurance Services Office has raised Atlanta Fire Rescue’s public protection classification to first in class status, city leaders announced Friday, an indicator that the city’s response to fires has improved. The top rating — class 1 — is the city’s first in its history, and could mean that insurance premiums will decrease. The classification is based on the city’s response to fire alarms and water supply system. In the past year, Fire Rescue improved by eight points to a 90.1 score, according to the city. The ISO rated more than 49,000 fire departments nationwide. Fire departments in Savannah, Macon and Gainesville also received a top rating. Katie Leslie
Douglas
Douglasville 92 Bypass work begins
A groundbreaking ceremony was held Friday for the Georgia 92 Douglasville Bypass.
The 3.1-mile project will cost $111 million with the first phase being a six-lane underpass beneath the Norfolk Southern railroad, U.S. 78 (Bankhead Highway) and Strickland Street.
Information: Kellie Hunter, 678-449-3106 or hunterk@douglasvillega.gov. Carolyn Cunningham for the AJC
Cobb
FBI leader speaksto business group
FBI Atlanta Division’s new Special Agent in Charge J. Britt Johnson will speak to the South Cobb Business Association from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday at Presbyterian Village, 2000 East-West Connector, Austell.
A Georgia native, Johnson was appointed in March after serving as the FBI’s deputy assistant director in the Criminal Investigative Division.
Costs: $12 members online, $15 members at the door, $20 nonmembers.
Information: fbi.gov/atlanta, sc-ba.org. Carolyn Cunningham
Gwinnett
Network in Peachtree Corners with BBQ
The Peachtree Corners Business Association will host a Business After Hours 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Georgia Commerce Bank, 200 Scientific Drive in Peachtree Corners. Join others for Southern BBQ Graffiti presented by a Divine Event with specialty beer and wine compliments of Peachtree Growler. Information: www.peachtreecornersba.com. Karen Huppertz for the AJC
DeKalb
Chamblee police train with heroin antidote
Ten Chamblee police officers have been trained to administer naloxone, a drug used to reverse the effects of heroin and other opiates.
Police departments increasingly use naloxone. It’s administered as a nasal spray. Georgia officers have only been able to apply the drug since House Bill 965, known as the “911 Medical Amnesty Law.”
The Chamblee police department is using confiscated drug money for a program to train all officers on the drug.
Adrianne Murchison for the AJC
Avondale to consider tree ordinance
Avondale Estates mayor pro tem Terry Giager said the city is “looking into” a possible new tree ordinance after several residents recently complained about developers’ clear cutting, particularly on Lakeshore Drive. The city, which has a commercial tree ordinance but none covering residential property, produced a 30-page revision in 2007, rejected because of too many restrictions on residents. Bill Banks for the AJC
