Johns Creek Delays Launch of Fire Department

By DOUG NURSE / www.ajc.com


Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Johns Creek firetrucks won’t roll out this month as hoped. Instead, the target date has been pushed back to Oct. 7. As late as June, city officials weren’t sure whether vehicles and equipment would arrive by the original August date for starting city fire service.

By the time the arrival dates for equipment were nailed down, any date in August would have been less than the 90 days notice the city has to give Fulton County Fire Department that the city would take over fire safety, said Public Safety spokeswoman Rosemary Taylor.
Fulton County is providing fire protection until the city launches its own fire department.
Fulton County stuck to the 90-day notice requirement, which meant the city had to push back the start date for Johns Creek Fire Department, she said.