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State honors Gwinnett fire department medical director

June 28, 2012

The Georgia Department of Emergency Services' Region Three has named Dr. Earl Grubbs of Gwinnett County its 2012 Medical Director of the Year.

Grubbs, medical director of the Gwinnett County Fire and Emergency Services Department, has served the department since 2002, improving pre-hospital medical care and quality of service. The state agency also recently honored 82 Gwinnett firefighters and paramedics for exemplary service.

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David Wickert writes about the state budget, finance and voting issues. Previously, he covered local government and politics in Gwinnett and Fulton counties. Before moving to Atlanta, he worked at newspapers in Illinois, Tennessee, Virginia and Washington.

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