Condolences to Rockdale Co FD and the family of Lt. Chad Smith.  Lt. Smith succumbed to injury from an off-duty MVC. Visitation will be 1700-1900 Friday (2-2) at Victorious Life Church-1615 Old McDonough Hwy, with funeral to immediately follow @1900 hrs. Any apparatus attending services are asked to park in the Staging Area located at Discovery Point Church, 1605 Hwy 138SE and come into staging from the Old McDonough Hwy side. Departments from Area 7 will be back filling stations.

2018 January 29 – Condolences to Eastman FD and family of Assistant Fire Chief Will Lockett. A full fire fighter funeral service is planned. Visitation will be Friday night Feb 2 2018 from 5:30 to 7:30. Funeral service will be Saturday Feb 3 2018 at the Dodge County High School gym, 11:00 am. All fire trucks or command trucks, please be in Eastman by 9:30 am. Please contact FF Calvin Hitchcock by email hitchcockfarms3341@gmail.com or by phone 912-213-3341 for further info as well as notice of how many trucks to plan for. Rollins Funeral Home, 424 Pine St, Eastman GA 31023 in charge of arrangements.