Health Fair

East Point firefighters are hosting a health fair Saturday, April 17

It'll be the fifth annual event that brings together the community and the emergency workers. It takes places at Fire Station No. 1, at 2757 East Point St.

This year’s health fair will focus on childhood obesity, which is a health problem that can cause a lifetime of poor health.  The health fair will have information about prevention, early detection and educational information for children.

The fair opens at 11 and wraps up at 3.

The firefighters have a strong advocate on this issue. First Lady Michelle Obama has embraced lowering obesity.  She started the Let's Move program. Go here to see resources to fight this problem.

Small fire Wednesday causes ammonia leak at Oakley Drive industrial plant

Workers at an industrial plant near the Jefferson Park neighborhood capped an ammonia leak after a small fire.

There were no reported injuries at the Wednesday incident after firefighters decontaminated two workers. 

Details from City Council member Lance Rhodes:

Ammonia Leak

On 4 /07/10 at 6:06 PM, East Point Fire Department responded to 1239 Oakley Drive (known as Kroger storage facility). The call was dispatched as a fire alarm. The initial fire engine arrived on the scene at 6:11 PM. There were no signs of a fire. The Fire Department was advised of about forty employees who had evacuated the facility. The facility supervisor stated the water sprinkle system had been set off by a small fire.

The fire was extinguished by the water sprinkle system in the room of origin. The fire damage was minor in nature. An ammonia leak developed as a result of the fire. The leak was immediately contained by "capping" off the mechanism that was damaged. Facility employees trained in hazardous material response were responsible for controlling the leak prior to the arrival of emergency response units.

The Atlanta Fire Rescue Department Hazardous Material Team was called to assist with the mitigation of the ammonia leak and to decontaminate as necessary. The Atlanta Fire Rescue Department performed decontamination on the two facility employees.

There were no injuries sustained to employees of the facility, The City of Atlanta Fire Rescue nor the East Point Fire Department.
The cause of the incident is under investigation