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Friday, October 19, 2012  Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner Ralph Hudgens presented awards Thursday recognizing winners of the annual “Excellence in Fire Safety” awards, and the winning students of the statewide Fire Safety Poster and Essay contests.

Friday, October 05, 2012  Updated with video; Throughout next week, Commissioner Hudgens, and fire departments around the state, will be spreading the word about fire safety.

Tuesday, September 04, 2012  A 26-year-old man is facing jail time in connection to a business fire on Ledo Road.

Wednesday, August 22, 2012  The Tifton Police Department confirmed that there was a fire at Budget Car Sales in Tifton, GA earlier this evening.

Wednesday, July 04, 2012  Updated with video; While sparklers and non-explosive fireworks are legal in the state of Georgia, firecrackers and anything that is projected into the sky are not.

Thursday, February 23, 2012  Updated with video;  Help the environment and local causes simeltaneously: Two Lee County organizations are recycling cans to help causes

Friday, March 04, 2011  Free scrimmage at Civic Center.

Friday, February 04, 2011  Firefighters constructed and burnt two walls, each built from different materials, to see how much damage each material undergoes.

Monday, January 03, 2011  Where there’s smoke, there’s fire – unless you happened to be inside Albany Towers this morning. The Albany Fire Department responded to reports of heavy smoke in several sections of the downtown office complex around 9:15.

Friday, November 12, 2010  Each year, golfers with the Southwest Georgia Sherriff’s and Police Intelligent Unit hit the links to raise money for a worthy cause. This year’s worthy cause is Lily Pad Center.

Monday, October 11, 2010  Fire investigators determined that an overnight fire at an Albany realty company was because of an electrical problem.

Wednesday, June 23, 2010  Luckily, in Albany there is little concern over wildfires because of all that humid weather.

Wednesday, February 17, 2010  Part of being a firefighter includes learning how to train other firemen.

Monday, February 15, 2010  The Albany Fire Department responded to an anonymous call from Reddy Ice Corporation on West Society Avenue Monday afternoon about a gas leak in the building.

Friday, January 08, 2010  An infant has died in an early morning house fire in southeast Georgia.