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Apparatus, training days, community events, and life around the station. Click any photo to view it larger.

Gilmer County Fire/Rescue multi-story live-fire training tower built from shipping containers

The Training Tower

Gilmer County Fire/Rescue firefighters working an active structure fire

Structure Fire Response

Firefighter advancing a hoseline toward an active structure fire

Advancing the Line

Gilmer County Fire/Rescue firefighter watching crews work a structure fire

On Scene

Gilmer County Fire/Rescue crew working a vehicle fire

Vehicle Fire Response

Gilmer County Fire/Rescue members preparing a vehicle for extrication training

Extrication Training

Gilmer County Fire/Rescue members conducting a recovery operation in a field

Field Recovery

Gilmer County Fire/Rescue aerial ladder truck extended and lit up at night outside the station

Truck 1 at Night

Gilmer County Public Safety truck towing a rescue boat

Rescue Boat Unit

Gilmer County Emergency Management Agency rescue UTV

EMA Rescue UTV

Gilmer County Fire/Rescue member on an e-bike patrol unit outside the station

E-Bike Patrol

Gilmer County Fire/Rescue firefighter with a child at a community event

Community Outreach

Gilmer County Fire/Rescue team photo at the station

Our Team

Gilmer County Fire/Rescue crew photo with Rescue 1

Crew Photo

Gilmer County Fire/Rescue Deputy Chief Dempsey and crew working an active structure fire

On the Fire Ground

Firefighters in a live-fire training burn container

Live-Fire Training

Flames inside a live-fire training burn container

Inside the Burn Building

Firefighters silhouetted against flames during live-fire training

Into the Smoke

Firefighters rappelling from a wooden rail trestle during rope rescue training

Rope Rescue Training

Gilmer County Fire/Rescue dive team wading into the river for training

Dive Team Training

Firefighter crawling through a search-training maze prop

Search Training

Probationary firefighter pushing a weighted sled in full turnout gear

Fitness Training

Firefighter in full gear at a residential live-burn training exercise

Live-Burn Exercise

Gilmer County Fire/Rescue K9 handler walking through downtown Ellijay alongside a department ambulance

K9 Unit Downtown

Gilmer County Fire/Rescue ambulance driving through downtown Ellijay

Downtown Ellijay

Gilmer County Fire/Rescue members at a community festival

Community Festival

Probationary Gilmer County Fire/Rescue firefighter holding department patches

Earning the Patch

Gilmer County Fire/Rescue chief speaking at the launch of the tri-county prehospital blood program

Blood Program Launch

Gilmer County Fire/Rescue chief demonstrating the prehospital blood storage unit

Blood Storage Unit

Informational display explaining the Gilmer County Fire/Rescue prehospital blood transfusion program

The Blood Program, Explained

Firefighter climbing the aerial ladder at night

Night Aerial Operations

Firefighter on the aerial ladder at night, lit in blue

Ladder Operations

Two Gilmer County Fire/Rescue firefighters with A-Shift patches in front of an engine at night

A-Shift

Firefighter on the aerial platform at the station at night

On the Platform

Gilmer County Fire/Rescue members with a visitor at the station

Station Visit

Audience at the Gilmer County Fire/Rescue blood program launch event

A Full House

Officials and partner agencies at the blood program launch event

Regional Partners

A speaker at the podium during the blood program launch event

Program Remarks

Community members donating blood at a LifeSouth blood drive

Community Blood Drive

Air medical helicopter and Gilmer County Fire/Rescue units at a landing zone

Landing Zone Operations

Gilmer County Fire/Rescue and regional partner agencies gathered for the blood program launch

Regional Partnership

Gilmer County Fire/Rescue personnel, including an EMS intern, posing together

Team Photo

Gilmer County Fire/Rescue firefighter donating blood at a LifeSouth blood drive

Giving Blood

Gilmer County Fire/Rescue Truck 1 aerial ladder extended against the sky

Truck 1 Aerial

Gilmer County Fire/Rescue dive team gearing up for water rescue training

Water Rescue Training

Gilmer County Fire/Rescue dive team and inflatable rescue boat on the river

On the Water

Gilmer County Fire/Rescue diver in the water during rescue training, supported from an inflatable boat

Dive Team

Firefighter in full turnout gear training with a sledgehammer on a tire prop

Forcible Entry Training

Firefighter navigating a confined-space wire maze training prop

Confined-Space Training

Firefighter in full gear crawling through a search-training maze prop

Search Training

Firefighter rappelling from an aerial ladder during high-angle rope rescue training

High-Angle Rescue Training

A Stokes rescue basket being lowered from an aerial ladder during technical rescue training

Technical Rescue Training

Gilmer County Fire/Rescue personnel standing in formation

Team Lineup

Historical photo of a Gilmer County EMT with an early ambulance

A Look Back

Gilmer County Fire/Rescue advanced life support ambulance D1-319

ALS Ambulance

Gilmer County Fire/Rescue Engine 12

Engine 12

Medic 9 and Truck 1, Gilmer County Fire/Rescue apparatus

Medic 9 & Truck 1

Medic 9, Gilmer County Fire/Rescue medic unit

Medic 9

Downtown Gilmer County, Georgia in morning fog

Downtown in the Fog

Truck 1, Gilmer County Fire/Rescue aerial ladder truck

Truck 1

Forest creek in Gilmer County used for water rescue training

Water Rescue Training Site

Gilmer County community greenspace and pond

County Greenspace

Sparky the Fire Dog mascot at a Gilmer County Fire/Rescue community event

Sparky the Fire Dog

Group of kids in front of a Gilmer County Fire/Rescue fire engine at a community event

Community Fire Safety Day

Kids touring the back of a Gilmer County Fire/Rescue ambulance at a community event

Touring the Ambulance

A Gilmer County Fire/Rescue firefighter greeting a child at a community event

A Warm Welcome

A Gilmer County Fire/Rescue firefighter fitting a child with a junior firefighter helmet

Junior Firefighter Helmets