Dawson County Emergency Services

Dawson County EMS staffing reaches crisis stage

DAWSONVILLE, Ga. – Emergency Services Director Danny Thompson made a heartfelt and emotional plea for a pay raise on behalf…

7 years ago

Heavy rains force closure of a portion of Reece Road

Dawson County Public Works alongside Dawson County Emergency Services responded to Reece Road the morning of February 21, 2019, where…

7 years ago

Help our firefighters give burns the boot

DAWSONVILLE, Ga. – Dawson County Emergency Services is once again participating in the "Give Burns the Boot" drive. Their effort…

8 years ago

Dawson County salutes veterans on Veterans Day

DAWSONVILLE, Ga. -- The Dawson County Veterans Administration Office honored veterans and active duty military personnel Monday and they included…

7 years ago

County officials break ground for Fire Station 8

PRESS RELEASE Representatives from the architecture firm Clark Patterson Lee, general contractor CT Darnell, Dawson County Emergency Services, the Dawson…

7 years ago

DCEMS, DCHS and KARE for Kids team up to provide bright Christmas for underprivileged children

DAWSONVILLE, Ga. – Dawson County emergency services personnel went above and beyond their normal life-saving call of duty Friday, by…

7 years ago

Head-on collision in Dawson County closes Hwy. 53

On August 31, 2018 at 08:09, Dawson County Emergency Services (DCFES) responded to a head-on collision in the area of…

8 years ago

Chairman says commission cannot accept pay raise until county employees get long-awaited increase

DAWSONVILLE, Ga. – Tara Hardwick, chairwoman of the commissioners’ compensation committee, presented the findings of her committee at last week’s…

8 years ago

Tim Satterfield will run for county commission

DAWSONVILLE, Ga. – Former Dawson County Deputy Emergency Services Chief Tim Satterfield announced today (Feb. 12) that he is a…

8 years ago

Board Denies Request for Change in Pay Grade

DAWSONVILLE, Ga. – The Dawson County Board of Commissioners unanimously rejected a request to reclassify the Administrative Assistant position in…

9 years ago

Support Your Local Firefighters and Give Burns the Boot

DAWSONVILLE, Ga. – Firefighters are among the most selfless, courageous individuals in our community. Imagine, rushing into a burning building…

9 years ago

Area Businesses Reopen after Bomb Threat

DAWSONVILLE, Ga. – A bomb threat called in by phone to the Sonic Drive In on Dawsonville Highway (Hwy. 53…

9 years ago

County Set to Begin Property Revaluation Process

DAWSONVILLE, Ga. – Dawson County is about to undertake a massive property revaluation and equalization project that could take up…

9 years ago

Congressman Collins Honors Satterfield, Pichon

DAWSONVILLE, Ga. – Dawson County Deputy Chief of Emergency Services Tim Satterfield and Gary Pichon, a member of the county’s…

9 years ago

Hazardous Material Spill Contained on Roadway

DAWSONVILLE, Ga. – A truck hauling insecticide was involved in a two-vehicle crash Friday afternoon at approximately 5 p.m. resulting…

9 years ago