East Berrien Fire Department

BERRIEN COUNTY E-911 - JOB OPPORUTNITY STARTING HOURLY PAY: NON-CERTIFIED: $12.50 AFTER CERTIFICATION: $13.00 911 Telecommunications Operator/Dispatcher... The Berrien County E911 Center will be taking applications for 911 Central Control Dispatchers. Qualifications for this position are as follows: MINIMUM JOB REQUIREMENTS: A High School Diploma or Equivalent Birth Certificate At Least 18 Years of Age GA Driver License DD 214 Military Discharge (if applicable) General Clerical Duties ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: Certified 911 Communications Operator or eligible certification status in accordance with GA Post Standards Able to clear background investigation Excellent communication skills Perform a variety of 911 duties relative to the well being and protection of the Citizens of Berrien County and surrounding communities Work rotating shift, including weekends and holidays This position is under the direct supervision of the 911 Director. Failure to submit copies of the following required documentation at the time of application may result in a non-consideration: Application High school Diploma or Equivalent Valid GA Drivers License Birth Certificate DD 214 Military Discharge (if applicable) Applications can be obtained and submitted at the 911 office, 205 N. Jefferson Street, Nashville, GA 31639. See more

We are so glad that Assistant Chief Scott Duggan was able to join us at our weekly training meeting tonight. This is the first meeting he has been able to attend after falling out of a deer stand in early December 2020.

Thank You to the Berrien County Road Dept for our new sign and Firefighters James Watson, Cam Ford, Jarrod Griner, and Greston Griner for installing it.

Sometimes you have to use what's available.

Here are some pictures of Air Evac Lifeteam 142 - Tift Co., GA 's new Bell 407 aircraft. This aircraft is larger than their previous one which allows them to better serve their patients.

The Berrien County Sheriffs Office is having a women’s firearms safety course on April 24th from 8:00 am thru 12:00 pm. The cost is $25.00. If you have any questions or you are interested in taking this course, please call our office @ 229-686-7071.

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Did you know according to the NFPA Clothes Dryers cause 92% of home fires. If you don't understand why, one of our Firefighters was gracious enough to share some pictures with us while doing a repair on his dryer. Hopefully this will help you understand how lint can build up in the dryer and easily catch fire.(We didn't get a picture of where the lint filter goes but there was a lot of build up in that area). PLEASE NEVER LEAVE HOME WITH YOUR DRYER RUNNING!

We want to Thank Nashville Fire Department - Nashville, Ga , Alapaha Fire Rescue Sta. 31 , and Georgia Forestry Commission for their assistance with the control burn that got away from the land owner this afternoon on Giddens Rd. We always appreciate working with other Berrien County departments and Forestry.

So apparently we missed the official Law Enforcement Appreciation day on Jan 9th but we still want to let all of our brothers and sisters in blue know that really do appreciate y'all. We especially appreciate our Berrien County Sheriff and Deputies. We have the best relationship we have ever had with the Sheriff's Office. The deputies help us out and we try to help them out whenever possible. Thank you for all you do for our department and our citizens, Y'all are awesome!

Berrien EMS Director Daryel Lancaster Final Call

Today we were honored to take part in the ceremony saying goodbye to our friend Daryel Lancaster, Berrien EMS Director.

Attention Law Enforcement, Fire And EMS Any apparatus that would like to honor Berrien EMS Director Daryel Lancaster by taking part in his funeral needs to be at Lovein Funeral Home (1218 Adel Hwy Nashville, Ga) by 9 AM no later than 9:30 tomorrow Jan. 8th. We will travel from Lovein Funeral Home to Empire Cemetery on Empire Church Rd off Hwy 64 in Lanier County for a graveside service.... As stated in the obituary the family request those in attendance wear a mask.

From our family to yours Happy Thanksgiving, we hope you have many things to be thankful for.

The best part of living in a rural community is everyone working together. A great example of that is what happened tonight. All of the deputies were busy and a call came in about a cow in the road on Hwy 76 near Lonzie Cook Rd. Public Safety is first priority for us all. Knowing all the deputies were busy and not wanting anyone to hit the cow Firefighter James Watson went to the area to try and locate it. When he arrived Friefighters Dan Alan Taylor and Tony Aldridge from N...ashville Fire Dept were already on scene and the cow was now in Aldridge's yard. The cow belonged to his neighbor. The owner of the cow came over and got him back in his pen. We are glad the cow got off the road and was returned to his pen before anyone hit him. All of the firefighters involved were happy to help out allowing the deputies to continue with the other calls they were dealing with. Team work makes dream work. See more

Today we along with Nashville Fire Dept responded to a storage building on fire. We always appreciate great team work with Nashville Fire Dept.

National Traffic Incident Response Awareness Week November 9th-15th, 2020 Slow Down. Move Over. Be Safe. Six words that remind all that the lives of motorists and responders depend on effective actions by drivers and the highway heroes who respond to save the lives of complete strangers.

Our neighbors in Atkinson County are hiring fulltime firefighters if you know anyone interested please feel free to share this post.

This is a wreck we responded to last week. It appeared the car went around the curve to fast on the dirt road and hit the ditch and overturned. The driver and passenger appeared to only have minor injures.

This wreck occurred Tuesday Nov 3 at the intersection of Hwy 135 and Hwy 168. We have had some very bad wrecks there over the years, we are very thankful this one looked a lot worse than it was. The one person in the truck and the two people in the SUV were all taken to the hospital but on scene it appeared there were no serious injuries. We would like to thank Nashville Fire Dept, Berrien County Sheriff's Office, Berrien County EMS, GSP, and Magistrate Court Constable who happen to be in the area when the call came out. Everyone worked together effortlessly to make sure the occupants of the vehicles were cared for.

We want to wish all of our firefighters as well as all of our brothers and sister a Happy First Responders Day. Stay Safe!

Thinking of missing this Saturday’s turkey shoot because the Georgia games on?... well we’ve got you covered folks!!! We will have the game streaming and on a p...rojector during the event! come on out and shoot for the biggest meats we’ve gotten so far we’ll be serving chili this week so bring an appetite hope to se lots of people again this week See more

Captain Keith Obrian Williams, 54, a Firefighter with the Camilla Fire Department, passed away while on duty during the morning hours of October 17, 2020. Capt...ain Williams, a lifelong resident of Camilla, has been with the Fire Department for over 32 years. Captain Williams was found unresponsive by fellow Firefighters. His team members started life-saving procedures that were unsuccessful. Captain Williams is survived by his mother, Barbara Williams of Camilla, and five adult children. Funeral plans are being made by his family, and an update will be posted later. See more

Firefighters J. Acosta and C. Sloan responded to a lift assist and helped a patient up off the floor. About an hour later they responded to the same address for... another fall. The elderly patient did not have any family to assist him with day-to-day tasks. He was hungry but every time he tried to go to the kitchen he would fall. So, while F/F Sloan checked his vitals, F/F Acosta cooked him an egg sandwich and served it to him on a TV tray with a glass of orange juice. While he ate his breakfast, they washed his dishes and cleaned his kitchen. Great job, guys!

Please pray for these families.

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We send our prayers to this young man's family and friends.

This is why we train. We hope to never need many of the tactics we learn and practice, yet we learn and practice them just in case.

Just another reason we love the great relationship we have with the Berrien County Sheriff's Office. They keep watch on our stations when we are not there and we keep watch on them by listening to the radio or just checking to make sure they are OK when we pass them on a call or traffic stop. You see in rural South GA we are all one team Fire, EMS, Law Enforcement, and 911. If one calls for help we all come. We are family!

The Berrien County Sheriff’s Office will be hosting a ladies firearms safety course on October 3rd from 8:00 am thru 12:00 pm. The cost is $25.00. If you are interested in taking this course, please call our office Monday-Friday 8am - 5 pm. 229-686-7071

Just a quick reminder to never leave your dryer going and leave home. Also make sure you clean what lint you can from your dryer. This dryer was in a camper and caught fire luckily the owner was there and was able to unplug the dryer and put the fire out. The owners are friends of East Berrien Firefighter James Watson and he was there and was able to assist the owner with taking the dryer apart and cleaning it. Using his trained nose Watson was able to figure out the fire had started from lint build up on the heating elements. You see we are not just here to help our community but to lend a hand wherever we are needed near or far.