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Flames, gas spills, household tragedy all in a day’s work for Georgia firefighters

March 25, 2021

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Thirty seconds.

Nobody lumbers. Nobody drags. When he climbs into the truck, the driver knows where he’s going, how to get this crew there safely, how much water he’ll need to supply the crew with once they arrive. Brown again checks his laptop, preparing to orchestrate their response.

And then, in the same amount of time it would take the average reader to arrive at this sentence, the crew is pulling away from the firehouse and hurtling down the road toward uncertainty.

“For any call there’s a lot of things you need to know how to do. It actually could take years — maybe 10 or 12 years — to become an effective firefighter.”

– Gwinnett County fire Capt. Wally Brown

Firefighters across metro Atlanta know these motions by rote. Their confident hands swing an ax, raise a ladder or tie a knot with a fluidity borne out of ample practice. Meticulously checking thousands of pieces of equipment on the fire engines daily becomes second nature in a way that borders on mundane.

But what’s completely unpredictable, they say, is what sort of incidents they will ultimately respond to during their 24-hour shifts. Just since the beginning of the year, crews across the metro area have responded to myriad situations that did not involve putting out a blaze.

· In Atlanta, firefighters rushed to evacuate citizens when a teetering crane posed a risk of falling on apartments and businesses below.

· In Gwinnett County, a specialized hazmat unit in the fire department hurried to prevent gasoline from contaminating nearby bodies of water after a tanker truck overturned in a major intersection.

· First responders in Hall County were called to the scene of a nitrogen leak at a poultry plant that killed six employees.

· And a fire crew in DeKalb County climbed through a crumbling home in order to rescue a 1-year-old girl after a fallen tree trapped her inside her bedroom.

Leaders in the profession say the varied, wide-ranging nature of the calls is why each firefighter must undergo a diversified training regimen before they can even consider responding to an active fire.

ExplorePhotos: Into the fire with Atlanta’s firefighters and the AJC’s John Spink

“We consider ourselves an all-hazard response team,” DeKalb fire Chief Darnell Fullum said. “If someone calls 911 and asks for assistance and it isn’t a law enforcement matter, more than likely you’re going to get a firefighter.”

Training, and more training

Fullum, who has been in the fire service since 1987, said his teams are trained to respond to all types of situations, many of which don’t involve tamping out a flame — from car wrecks on the interstate to hikers stranded in the wilderness. A variety of specialized teams are also available for hazmat situations, diving and swift water rescues, vehicle extrication and rescues from high areas or places with rough terrain.

The rigorous training begins with an eight-week basic firefighting course through the Georgia Fire Standards and Training Council. Then, there’s a CPR certification course through the American Heart Association. Then, two other training courses through FEMA. And after approximately one year of classroom and medical training, a firefighter is prepared to handle basic medical calls and begin fire training.

Veteran multimedia photojournalist John Spink takes you into the life and work of the firefighters of Atlanta Squad 4.

That’ll include physical conditioning, practice breaking down doors and crawling through small spaces, drills in monitoring water pressure, and coaching on how to recognize what equipment is necessary in any given situation and how to evaluate how to safely enter crumbling structures. It can also involve learning how to raise a ladder in order to make a rescue at a great height or simple duties such as knot-tying.

And that’s just getting started.

“For any call there’s a lot of things you need to know how to do,” Brown said of the job. “It actually could take years — maybe 10 or 12 years — to become an effective firefighter.”

Those drawn to the profession often refer to it as a calling. DeKalb Batallion Chief Maurice Gates, who became a firefighter in 1994, said he first dreamed of donning the uniform when he was a small boy.

“I still have a Christmas picture of when I was a child, with a fire hat on and a fire truck,” he said.

He probably never dreamed of the equipment he uses today: heat-sensing cameras, oxygen masks, flame-proof gloves. Those items can quickly become a firefighter’s eyes, lungs and hands in a smoke-filled home.

Expect the unexpected

Firefighters in Georgia are also trained as paramedics, and the majority of their dispatches are actually medical calls. Brown said about 80% of Gwinnett’s dispatches relate to medical emergencies, while Fullum placed his prediction at more than 70% in DeKalb.

The diverse training was evident in January, when the DeKalb fire department had to navigate through massive chunks of drywall and insulation to rescue the 1-year-old girl after a massive tree fell on her home during a storm, trapping the child inside her bedroom. The damaged wall was directly above the girl’s crib and the tree’s limbs blocked the door.

“They used a hacksaw — I don’t know, some type of electronic tool — to cut my door open and went in and got my baby,” Ashlee Johnson said following her daughter’s rescue.

“I’m thankful to the DeKalb County fire department for getting her and giving me my baby.”

“They’re seeing people when they are facing the worst. A fire is probably the worst thing a person will experience beyond death, because you are losing everything.”

– DeKalb County fire Chief Darnell Fullum

Then there are the fires, the bread and butter of the profession, which were plentiful in North Georgia during the winter months.

In December, crews in Dunwoody battled flames and smoke that was visible from I-285 after a gas line led to a massive blaze at an apartment complex. Two residents were burned, and one woman went into labor during the commotion.

In February, Atlanta fire crews raced to tamp out a blaze at the famed Krispy Kreme that had stood on Ponce de Leon Avenue for nearly 60 years, and in Cobb County, a deadly 16-vehicle crash on I-75 caused a fire that scorched the pavement of the interstate, requiring more than seven hours of cleanup.

In March, DeKalb firefighters learned that a 68-year-old woman had died at the hospital after they had managed to pull her from the second story of a burning home.

The latest happened Wednesday, when crews battled a blaze at a Sandy Springs apartment complex that left 17 people displaced. Since the start of the year, hundreds of metro residents, in homes and apartments, have been left without a place to live because of fires.

For firefighters, it’s all part of a long day’s work.

“They’re seeing people when they are facing the worst,” Fullum said of his crews. “A fire is probably the worst thing a person will experience beyond death, because you are losing everything. You are losing all of your memories, your belongings, your everything.”

Mentally and physically demanding

It’s easy to take the job home with you, said DeKalb fire Capt. Adrianne Ziyad. She often finds herself reliving her crew’s calls from that day with her husband, a retired firefighter.

But some memories are more painful than others. Like the cold, December night shortly after Ziyad joined the department, when three children died in a house fire.

“I learned I’m an emotional person, so sometimes things stay with me longer,” she said. “I find myself thinking about my patient and wondering, ‘Did their condition change? Are they doing better?’”

The demands of the job test firefighters mentally and physically. Those who answer the call put their lives on the line every day, for every call.

But Brown — and countless others in his field — say that’s exactly why he won’t ever be able to give it up.

“I was supposed to leave years ago,” he said. “I was supposed to retire last October. I had a cruise booked with my wife and everything. The high school had asked me to come help coach the wrestling team.

“But every now and again the guys would get back from a great call and I would look at them and think, ‘I can’t leave this.’”

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Fire was raging at the two-story structure at the corner of Hollywood Road and Brooks Avenue when Atlanta fire crews arrived, according to Battalion Chief Shawn Manns. The building was believed to be unoccupied, and Manns said crews had to focus their efforts on containing the flames. “We just placed lines around the building and a ladder pipe and set up for a defensive operation,” Manns told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution from the scene. “We had fire throughout, so at this time we’re just trying to get a good knockdown on it, and we should be able to get a primary (search) a little bit later in the day.” Firefighters likely won’t make their way into the building until the fire is out and they have the benefit of daylight, he said. Manns said cold weather like on Tuesday morning can sometimes hamper firefighting efforts. Temperatures dipped down into the 30s before the sun came up. “The main thing is just trying to stay dry and warm,” he said. “It’s cold, but I’ve seen a lot colder. This is not too, too bad.” The cause of the fire is still under investigation. Manns said there have not been any other fires at abandoned structures in the area that would suggest a pattern. 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Hairston Blvd. NW on Friday morning, Jan. 17, 2020 where they found heavy fire throughout the structure. Battalion Chief Shawn Manns said crews took a Òdefensive positionÓ until getting a knockdown on the fire, and then teams were sent in for primary and secondary searches which were negative. Manns said the bulk of the fire was in the attic. There were not any initial reports of persons being in the unoccupied residence, but Manns said they are mindful of that with every dispatch. The cause of the fire is under investigation With the weather turning colder, and even colder beginning Sunday night, Chief Mann recommended to the public to ÒPlease be careful with candles, space heaters and fireplaces. Make sure you use fireplace screens so embers donÕt escape. Put out candles before going to bed. And remember our ÒClose Door Campaign.Ó Before you go to sleep, close your bedroom door. 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The fire occurred at the Lakewood Christian Manor off Springdale Road in southwest Atlanta, battalion Chief Tony Terrell said at the scene. “The sprinkler system kept it in check,” and firefighters were able to get inside and extinguish the blaze, Terrell said, but crews were forced to evacuate residents on that floor because of water damage. Fire officials said it appears the small blaze began inside a closet. “We had a basket of clothes and laundry burning inside the closet,” Terrell said, adding that the fifth floor of the high-rise sustained water damage from the apartment’s sprinkler system. No injuries were reported, but seven residents have been displaced. Your donation helps The Atlanta Journal-Constitution provide essential public health journalism during the COVID-19 pandemic. We press on together. Donate today. While fires at senior living complexes aren’t common, Terrell said the biggest challenge is evacuating residents who are unable to get out on their own. The building is nine stories tall and houses hundreds of residents, most of whom are older or disabled. “The rest of the residents were allowed to shelter in place because we only had smoke in the hallway where we had the fire,” he said. Volunteers from the American Red Cross are on their way to the scene to assist the residents who were displaced. In addition, a company was called in to remove the water and repair damaged units. “They’re going to have to wait until all the water is cleaned up before they can return to their apartments,” Terrell said. The cause of the blaze remains under investigation. 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A hazmat team is working to contain the fuel leak, which happened on Braselton Highway at Hamilton Mill Road near I-85 about 5:30 a.m., according to Gwinnett County Fire and Emergency Services spokesman Capt. Tommy Rutledge. The Discovery Point Daycare and the nearby QuikTrip and BP stations were evacuated while crews tend to the situation. The tanker overturned in the intersection and leaked fuel onto the road, Rutledge said. The vehicle was carrying about 8,500 gallons of fuel and about 3,000 of it spilled, he said. “There were two points of impact, what we will call ‘leak points’ on the tractor-trailer,” Rutledge said. “There was one at the actual top of the dome itself, and then there’s a second point of impact at the rear of the carriage unit.” Some of the fuel went into a nearby storm drain, but authorities have not determined how much. “Firefighters have a 500-foot hot zone perimeter established and are working to identify the amount of product that has entered the nearby storm drain,” Rutledge said. Equipment was put down to absorb the fuel to prevent more of it from spilling into the storm drain, officials said. However, some of it spilled into a nearby pond. “Visible fuel is on top of the pond, with the fuel being lighter than water itself,” Rutledge said. The area’s sewage system is not impacted, he said. The driver was evaluated by paramedics at the scene of the crash and is expected to be OK. No other injuries have been reported, and no other vehicles were involved. Crews are working to determine how to siphon off the remaining 5,000 gallons of gasoline in the fuel truck. Hamilton Mill Road at Braselton Highway is shut down in all directions due to the incident, and police are diverting traffic in the area. 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Hours earlier, authorities evacuated the same building at the MAA Brookhaven complex off Caldwell Road when a smaller fire started on the ground floor just before midnight. The fire Friday morning was more destructive but did not result in any injuries, according to DeKalb County fire spokesman Capt. Dion Bentley. Investigators are looking into the possibility the two fires are related. “It could be a lot of reasons or causes, but it’s too early for us to give any details as to why we responded back,” Dion said. The second fire was reported just before 7 a.m. Kalyn Kolaski said she woke up for work and heard a distraught woman talking on the phone outside her door. She later realized she was calling 911. Kolaski’s apartment is 20 feet from the building that burned, she said. She was not evacuated Thursday night, but she said Friday’s blaze threatened her home. “I started hearing all these fire trucks,” she said. “That’s when I went and ran outside and that’s when I saw — it was huge. I just kept standing outside and it just kept spreading, and the roof collapses.” Bentley said the fire had broken through the roof when the first fire crews arrived. The building, which contained 24 units, was significantly damaged, he said. He was not sure if any pets were left behind. “Thankfully they got it under control, because I can’t imagine losing everything,” Kolaski said. “So many people just lost everything they owned.” The displaced residents were expected to receive help from the American Red Cross. It was unknown how many lost their homes Friday. 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Battalion Chief Greg Gray said arriving crews found a large fire coming from the rubble of the all metal recycling center on arrival just before 10:30 am. “Our biggest concern was exposure issues and the 10-15 mph wind,” he said. Fire crews set up a defensive operation concentrating master streams into the rubble to contain the fire. The Norfolk Southern Railroad was shut down for a short while until it was determined safe to resume operations. No one was hurt and the cause of the fire is under investigation. 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Hours earlier, authorities evacuated the same building at the MAA Brookhaven complex off Caldwell Road when a smaller fire started on the ground floor just before midnight. The fire Friday morning was more destructive but did not result in any injuries, according to DeKalb County fire spokesman Capt. Dion Bentley. Investigators are looking into the possibility the two fires are related. “It could be a lot of reasons or causes, but it’s too early for us to give any details as to why we responded back,” Dion said. The second fire was reported just before 7 a.m. Kalyn Kolaski said she woke up for work and heard a distraught woman talking on the phone outside her door. She later realized she was calling 911. Kolaski’s apartment is 20 feet from the building that burned, she said. She was not evacuated Thursday night, but she said Friday’s blaze threatened her home. “I started hearing all these fire trucks,” she said. “That’s when I went and ran outside and that’s when I saw — it was huge. I just kept standing outside and it just kept spreading, and the roof collapses.” Bentley said the fire had broken through the roof when the first fire crews arrived. The building, which contained 24 units, was significantly damaged, he said. He was not sure if any pets were left behind. “Thankfully they got it under control, because I can’t imagine losing everything,” Kolaski said. “So many people just lost everything they owned.” The displaced residents were expected to receive help from the American Red Cross. It was unknown how many lost their homes Friday. 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Fire was raging at the two-story structure at the corner of Hollywood Road and Brooks Avenue when Atlanta fire crews arrived, according to Battalion Chief Shawn Manns. The building was believed to be unoccupied, and Manns said crews had to focus their efforts on containing the flames. “We just placed lines around the building and a ladder pipe and set up for a defensive operation,” Manns told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution from the scene. “We had fire throughout, so at this time we’re just trying to get a good knockdown on it, and we should be able to get a primary (search) a little bit later in the day.” Firefighters likely won’t make their way into the building until the fire is out and they have the benefit of daylight, he said. Manns said cold weather like on Tuesday morning can sometimes hamper firefighting efforts. Temperatures dipped down into the 30s before the sun came up. “The main thing is just trying to stay dry and warm,” he said. “It’s cold, but I’ve seen a lot colder. This is not too, too bad.” The cause of the fire is still under investigation. Manns said there have not been any other fires at abandoned structures in the area that would suggest a pattern. 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DeKalb County Fire Rescue Battalion Chief, Kenneth McKinney said fire crew went defensive until all the exits could be cleared because of a VPS (vacant property security) system installed by the landlord. ÒClairmont Road was closed to get the water supply across the street,Ó McKinney said. Deborah Legan who works for MTNT that operates the Century Lake Office Park said, ÒFor a year to year and a half weÕve had homeless people camping out there. They set up residence and ran long electrical lines to our office park for their heaters and grills. A week ago the landlord there set up barricades. Two or three days later they returned and began having food delivered. I guess they mustÕve caught something on fire. No one was hurt. The fire is under investigation. 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Hours earlier, authorities evacuated the same building at the MAA Brookhaven complex off Caldwell Road when a smaller fire started on the ground floor just before midnight. The fire Friday morning was more destructive but did not result in any injuries, according to DeKalb County fire spokesman Capt. Dion Bentley. Investigators are looking into the possibility the two fires are related. “It could be a lot of reasons or causes, but it’s too early for us to give any details as to why we responded back,” Dion said. The second fire was reported just before 7 a.m. Kalyn Kolaski said she woke up for work and heard a distraught woman talking on the phone outside her door. She later realized she was calling 911. Kolaski’s apartment is 20 feet from the building that burned, she said. She was not evacuated Thursday night, but she said Friday’s blaze threatened her home. “I started hearing all these fire trucks,” she said. “That’s when I went and ran outside and that’s when I saw — it was huge. I just kept standing outside and it just kept spreading, and the roof collapses.” Bentley said the fire had broken through the roof when the first fire crews arrived. The building, which contained 24 units, was significantly damaged, he said. He was not sure if any pets were left behind. “Thankfully they got it under control, because I can’t imagine losing everything,” Kolaski said. “So many people just lost everything they owned.” The displaced residents were expected to receive help from the American Red Cross. It was unknown how many lost their homes Friday. 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The delays began shortly after 10 a.m. when the man was discovered on the eastbound track at the Georgia World Congress Center/CNN Center station, the agency said in a tweet. It’s unclear why the man was on the track or how long he had been there. Atlanta firefighters were called to the station and pulled him out from underneath the train about 10:30 a.m., spokesman Sgt. Cortez Stafford said. It didn’t appear he was struck by the train, but authorities said he may have been intoxicated when he found his way onto the tracks. The man was treated on the platform before being placed on a stretcher and loaded into a waiting ambulance outside. Train service resumed just before 11 a.m. (John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com)”,”copyright”:”© 2021 Atlanta Journal-Constitution”,”created_date”:”2021-02-25T18:32:50Z”,”credits”:{“affiliation”:[{“name”:”JOHN SPINK / AJC”,”type”:”author”}],”by”:[{“name”:”John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com”,”type”:”author”}]},”distributor”:{“category”:”wires”,”mode”:”custom”,”name”:”AJC Freelancer”},”height”:2829,”last_updated_date”:”2021-03-12T17:02:43Z”,”licensable”:false,”owner”:{“id”:”ajc”},”source”:{“name”:”AJC Freelancer”,”source_id”:”s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/Freelancer/AAJC 022621 marta 3.jpg”,”source_type”:”wires”,”additional_properties”:{“editor”:”photo center”},”edit_url”:”https://ajc.arcpublishing.com/photo/SS5KC7FJW7X2B6LR5EEPNAWEVY”,”system”:”AJC Freelancer”},”subtitle”:”AAJC 022621 marta”,”taxonomy”:{“associated_tasks”:[“6037e20bfbe4fb29bba9e1a3″],”seo_keywords”:[“AJC Freelancer”]},”type”:”image”,”url”:”https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/SS5KC7FJW7X2B6LR5EEPNAWEVY.jpg”,”version”:”0.10.3″,”width”:5043,”subtype”:”Wires”},{“_id”:”YQLZ3P2XXH3MFEN5E3L66N7QYI”,”additional_properties”:{“fullSizeResizeUrl”:”/resizer/f42QcsFUOebRU_jU1Q-U4tZEDfw=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/YQLZ3P2XXH3MFEN5E3L66N7QYI.jpg”,”galleries”:[],”galleryOrder”:11,”iptc_job_identifier”:”603e73f7e6d3b17efd3e28f0″,”iptc_source”:”AJC”,”iptc_title”:”Staff”,”keywords”:[“atlanta”,”caretaker”,”duluth”,”fatal fire”,”gwinnett county”,”house”,”whitney park drive”,”AJC Freelancer”],”mime_type”:”image/jpeg”,”originalName”:”s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/Freelancer/AAJC 030321 fire 2.jpg”,”originalUrl”:”https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/YQLZ3P2XXH3MFEN5E3L66N7QYI.jpg”,”proxyUrl”:”/resizer/f42QcsFUOebRU_jU1Q-U4tZEDfw=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/YQLZ3P2XXH3MFEN5E3L66N7QYI.jpg”,”ptgVersion”:3,”published”:true,”resizeUrl”:”/resizer/f42QcsFUOebRU_jU1Q-U4tZEDfw=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/YQLZ3P2XXH3MFEN5E3L66N7QYI.jpg”,”restricted”:false,”takenOn”:”2021-01-04T11:08:55Z”,”version”:2},”address”:{“locality”:”Atlanta”,”region”:”Georgia”},”caption”:”March 2, 2021 Gwinnett County: A woman died Tuesday morning, March 2, 2021 after a fire broke out at her Gwinnett County home and trapped her inside. The woman’s caretaker and a man who lived at the home both survived the blaze at the home on Whitney Park Drive in Duluth, officials said. Firefighters were sent to the house just before 1 a.m., according to Gwinnett Fire and Emergency Services spokesman Capt. Tommy Rutledge. While en route, crews learned that a woman was still inside the structure and couldn’t get out. Smoke and heavy flames were swirling out of the home when they arrived, Rutledge said. “The two-story home (was) engulfed in flames on the back side,” Rutledge said. “There was heavy fire showing from the back.” The cause of the fire remains under investigation, but officials said it started on the home’s covered back porch and spread to the roof. The man and the caretaker were both outside of the house, but the woman was trapped inside a bedroom in the back of the home.rFirefighters entered the house and climbed up a stairwell, Rutledge said. They were immediately met with intense flames, scorching heat and dense smoke. “They were able to use a hose line to push back the flames enough to get into that back bedroom to do a primary search,” Rutledge said. After battling the flames, firefighters found the woman and pulled her from the bedroom, he said. She was taken to a hospital but died of her injuries. Her name was not released. The caretaker was evaluated by paramedics at the scene. No other injuries were reported. 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Atlanta firefighters were dispatched to the 600 block of Blake Avenue at 6 am and arrived to find heavy fire on the front side of the home. Atlanta Fire Rescue spokesman Sgt. Cortez Stafford said firefighters were concerned initially finding two cars parked in the driveway of the home thinking occupants may still be inside but were informed by neighbors they had gotten out. Firefighters then spoke with the owners of the home who said they were both asleep at the time of the fire. “It’s great that you have neighbors who were up and who saw the fire and took the time out to check on their neighbors and were able to actually throw a rock through one of the windows to get them outside where they saw the fire,” Stafford said. Firefighters heard no smoke detector alarms going off when entering the home according to Stafford. No one was hurt and the home suffered extensive damage. The cause of the fire is under investigation. 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Authorities in Cobb County are working to help 50 people who were displaced by a massive fire at a Marietta apartment complex on Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021.. Firefighters were called to a burning building at the Park on Windy Hill Apartments shortly before 7 a.m. Tuesday, according to Marietta Fire Department Chief Tim Milligan. When the first crews arrived at the complex on Windy Hill Road, they saw fire rising from the building’s roof. A total of 13 crews from both the Marietta and Cobb fire departments worked to bring the blaze under control, Cobb fire spokesman Stephen Bennett said. Crews managed to tamp out the flames, but 24 units were impacted by the fire, Bennett said. No injuries were reported. Investigators are still working to determine how the fire started, Milligan said. Volunteers from the American Red Cross are working to aid the affected families, according to spokeswoman Ruby Ramirez. “Along with emotional support, volunteers are prepared to help with immediate emergency needs for essentials, such as temporary lodging, food, clothing, personal items, and health-related needs,” she said. “Caseworkers will work with the families impacted in the days ahead to help them get back on their feet and begin the recovery process.” (John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com)”,”copyright”:”© 2021 Atlanta Journal-Constitution”,”created_date”:”2021-01-26T18:18:53Z”,”credits”:{“affiliation”:[{“name”:”JOHN SPINK / AJC”,”type”:”author”}],”by”:[{“name”:”John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com”,”type”:”author”}]},”distributor”:{“category”:”wires”,”mode”:”custom”,”name”:”AJC Freelancer”},”height”:2992,”last_updated_date”:”2021-01-26T21:14:42Z”,”licensable”:false,”owner”:{“id”:”ajc”},”source”:{“name”:”AJC Freelancer”,”source_id”:”s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/Freelancer/AAJC 012721 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of falling and could take up to two days to secure, fire officials said on Friday, Feb. 19, 2021. Several nearby businesses and apartment buildings were evacuated Friday morning as Atlanta fire crews worked to stabilize the leaning crane outside the high-rise building. No injuries were reported in the construction mishap, which occurred shortly after 9 a.m. at West Peachtree and 13th streets, Atlanta fire spokesman Sgt. Cortez Stafford said. Several streets in the area have been blocked off, but more roads could be closed if authorities decide to expand the evacuation zone surrounding the crane, officials said. “Upon speaking with the construction workers and construction managers at the site, we were informed that in the process of taking down the tower crane, there was a mechanical failure with one of the hydraulic cylinders,” Stafford said. “That (caused) the top of the crane to start to lean.” Stafford said the crane is still in danger of falling and damaging surrounding buildings. “Therefore, we’re taking all the precautions and evacuating a number of buildings surrounding the crane, the construction site and in the adjacent area,” Stafford said, adding that the crane operator was able to get out safely. So far, fire crews have evacuated three apartment buildings and two parking decks. They also encouraged several surrounding restaurants not to open for lunch until the situation is under control. Additional cranes and an engineer have been called in to help dismantle the machinery outside the office building, but that could take up to 48 hours, officials said. Construction on the office tower at 1105 West Peachtree is nearly complete, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported last month. The 410-foot building is set to include 675,000 square feet of office space with two confirmed major tenants, Google and the law firm Smith, Gambrell & Russell. 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Two adults were taken to a hospital with injuries, and a baby DeKalb County fire crews initially feared was trapped inside the Shallowford Road home made it out safely. Not all of the family’s six pets have been accounted for, according to DeKalb fire spokesman Capt. Dion Bentley. Crews are still at the scene working to make the structure safe enough to search. Shallowford Road was shut down near Chamblee Tucker Road while firefighting efforts were underway. The road was reopened about 10:30 a.m. Fire crews and officers from the Chamblee police department were sent to the home about 7 a.m., Bentley told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution from the scene. “Once they arrived on scene, Chamblee PD was already on scene and informed us that we did have a victim outside with burns,” he said. Authorities called for medical personnel to treat the burned woman and took her to a hospital, Bentley said. A man was also taken to the hospital, but the extent of his injuries is not clear. Authorities worked to determine if anyone else was in the house. They were able to confirm initial reports of a baby trapped by the blaze were incorrect. “The child was outside the building, thank God,” Bentley said. “As a firefighter, when you hear ‘a child inside,’ all of our hearts sink.” Crews then turned their attention to the blaze. About half of the house was in flames, and crews worried that the home next to it would also catch on fire. “We focused on hand lines to protect the home that was not on fire,” Bentley said. “Then we started to commence our attack on the fire.” At least one of the family’s pets escaped the burning house before fire crews arrived, he said. 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Cortez Stafford said. Firefighters following up on a report of someone missing found the homeowner in the rear of the home with minor smoke inhalation. He refused treatment at the scene. There were 5 family members who escaped the burning homer before firefighters arrived. At one point during firefighting operations, the family dog reentered the burning structure where firefighters had to coax the dog back out and into a safe area. Family member, 11-year old Isabella Foster said, ��My family grew up in this house. It��s been in my family for generations, since my great grandmother. It��s very devastating for this to happen to this house. I��m sickened.�� Stafford said the house, ��appears to be a total loss.�� The fire is under investigation. 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At the request of the APD, we have shut down the interior shopping district streets at Atlantic Station and the parking deck to ensure the safety of the community as authorities investigate the suspicious package found onsite. (1/2)

— Atlantic Station (@AtlanticStation) March 24, 2021nn”,”_id”:”https://twitter.com/AtlanticStation/status/1374854419611840524″,”additional_properties”:{“comments”:[],”_id”:1616627942267},”provider_name”:”Twitter”,”height”:null},”type”:”oembed_response”},{“_id”:”RGMQZZTDZJHFJFL5EEN5DE57QA”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1616624723436},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Charles Russell, who delivers groceries for Instacart, said he entered the Publix restroom and saw the man with a rifle inside a stall.”},{“_id”:”VCMLCP7O3JFQZJHDAFQMF2LBVI”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1616624723437},”type”:”text”,”content”:”“I seen an AR-15,” Russell told Channel 2 Action News. “(That) kind of startled me with the events that recently happened in the grocery store up in Colorado.””},{“_id”:”B2DSZ3SOTJF75EZOCU5FVZMVGU”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1616624723438},”type”:”text”,”content”:”The man was wearing a white T-shirt and black pants, Russell said, but apparently was not wearing the body armor at the time. Concerned for his safety and the safety of other shoppers, Russell said he told a manager what he saw and urged the store employees to call 911.”},{“_id”:”4ACVCKOTTRHF5HTODLGQLMCVCI”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1616624723439},”type”:”text”,”content”:”In a statement, a Publix spokeswoman said the safety of customers and employees is the company’s priority.”},{“_id”:”EABMHQ3G4NHDLNYFK3HS6K5PEI”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1616624723440},”type”:”text”,”content”:”“We are cooperating with local law enforcement on an incident that occurred earlier today in our Atlantic Station store,” Nicole Krauss wrote in an emailed statement. “We are thankful that there were no injuries, and all were able to exit the store safely. The store is currently closed.””},{“_id”:”LHYZL2FZCZBTZI2J26QQ7DUOT4″,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1616627942273},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Atlanta police set up a perimeter around the open-air mall as officers investigated the armed man and the suspicious package. Atlantic Drive, one of the main surface streets that runs in front of Publix, was blocked to traffic by gates and security guards.”},{“_id”:”UJFTUZJRIBALZLBDNYYMW6VRYE”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1616624723442},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Shoppers were turned away as they approached the grocery store Wednesday afternoon, but there were still plenty of people milling about the shopping center. Most of those at Atlantic Station appeared unaware of the situation at the Publix as nearby restaurants served guests on patios and shops remained open.”},{“_id”:”4K7SUUYPIREZ5LHYUIJRBWKKPY”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1616627942275},”type”:”text”,”content”:”It was an unusual day for attorney Matthew Wilson, who received two email alerts that security was locking the doors to the Wells Fargo building where he works. The first alert came in about 3:15 p.m. after someone was shot on the northbound platform of the Arts Center MARTA station.”},{“_id”:”DYDIN3FWPVDALMMXN2FUP2DMEA”,”additional_properties”:{“comments”:[],”_id”:”GYOZKLQEERB4FHRUC7ETUN6KXM”},”type”:”interstitial_link”,”url”:”https://www.ajc.com/news/breaking-shooting-closes-midtown-marta-station-suspect-in-custody/75Q4PW6JXBCTLNHLB3LRQINUKE/”,”content”:”Suspect in custody after shooting at MARTA Arts Center station”},{“_id”:”YE3EGZUCFZHWFBRYHR3VGFGMUA”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1616627942277},”type”:”text”,”content”:”“They said we were locking the doors to the building in case the individual decided to come inside,” Wilson said.”},{“_id”:”Y2XPXF3XXRHWPPHHETESPIQ6EU”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1616627942278},”type”:”text”,”content”:”The second alert came in about two hours later after authorities discovered the suspicious package. Tenants were told the doors to the building would be locked again, along with the exits to the parking garage.”},{“subtype”:”twitter”,”referent”:{“referent_properties”:{“additional_properties”:{“comments”:[],”_id”:1616627942279}},”provider”:”https://publish.twitter.com/oembed?url=”,”service”:”oembed”,”id”:”https://twitter.com/gunrwilson/status/1374839077158158344″,”type”:”twitter”},”_id”:”BKX666CCP5GEPFCYQUYDOMPX64″,”raw_oembed”:{“author_name”:”Wilson”,”cache_age”:”3153600000″,”provider_url”:”https://twitter.com”,”type”:”twitter”,”version”:”1.0″,”url”:”https://twitter.com/gunrwilson/status/1374839077158158344″,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/gunrwilson”,”width”:550,”html”:”

A day in @MidtownATL… At 3p my building was locked down due to a shooting and at 530 it was locked down again for a “suspicious package.” @AtlanticStation #springfever pic.twitter.com/nGf54wwgBi

— Wilson (@gunrwilson) March 24, 2021nn”,”_id”:”https://twitter.com/gunrwilson/status/1374839077158158344″,”additional_properties”:{“comments”:[],”_id”:1616627942279},”provider_name”:”Twitter”,”height”:null},”type”:”oembed_response”},{“_id”:”U2JHK6ADT5AMRGG7M4URF7UXAE”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1616618740989},”type”:”text”,”content”:”— Please return to AJC.com for updates.”}],”display_date”:”2021-03-24T23:22:50.392Z”,”headlines”:{“basic”:”Man took 5 guns, body armor into Publix at Atlantic Station, cops say”},”first_publish_date”:”2021-03-24T20:16:05.438Z”,”taxonomy”:{“sections”:[{“path”:”/news”,”parent”:{“default”:”https://www.ajc.com/”},”_website”:”ajc”,”parent_id”:”https://www.ajc.com/”,”name”:”News”,”description”:”Atlanta Georgia News main page: Breaking News, Atlanta Weather Forecast, Crime, Politics, GA Schools, Local Articles – Atlanta Journal-Constitution”,”_id”:”/news”,”additional_properties”:{“original”:{“parent”:{“default”:”https://www.ajc.com/”,”BottomNav”:null,”TopNavRedesign”:”https://www.ajc.com/”,”SectionMap”:”https://www.ajc.com/”,”LoggedOutMenu”:null,”TopNav”:”https://www.ajc.com/”,”ComposerNav”:”https://www.ajc.com/”},”site”:{“site_url”:”https://www.ajc.com/news/”,”section_comments_enabled”:”Yes”,”site_description”:”Atlanta Georgia News main page: Breaking News, Atlanta Weather Forecast, Crime, Politics, GA Schools, Local Articles – Atlanta Journal-Constitution”,”site_title”:”Atlanta GA News | Top News Page”},”navigation”:{“nav_title”:”News”},”inactive”:false,”node_type”:”section”,”_website”:”ajc”,”name”:”News”,”Sponsor”:{“sponsor_url_open_new_tab”:”true”,”sponsor_desktop_banner”:””,”sponsor_mobile_banner”:””,”sponsor_url”:””},”_id”:”/news”,”ancestors”:{“default”:[“https://www.ajc.com/”],”BottomNav”:[],”TopNavRedesign”:[“https://www.ajc.com/”],”SectionMap”:[“https://www.ajc.com/”],”LoggedOutMenu”:[]},”order”:{“default”:1001,”TopNavRedesign”:1001,”SectionMap”:1015,”TopNav”:1001,”ComposerNav”:1165}}},”_website_section_id”:”ajc./news”,”type”:”section”,”version”:”0.6.0″}],”tags”:[{“text”:”breaking-news.ajc”},{“text”:”crime-news.ajc”},{“text”:”publicsafety.ajc”},{“text”:”atlanta-now”},{“text”:”intown atlanta”},{“text”:”ajc top news”}],”primary_section”:{“path”:”/news”,”name”:”News”}},”type”:”story”,”last_updated_date”:”2021-03-24T23:22:50.563Z”,”canonical_url”:”/news/breaking-man-took-5-guns-body-armor-into-atlantic-station-publix-cops-say/44Y6FBBM4FDVDJQABYQTBOADBU/”,”promo_items”:{“basic”:{“credits”:{“affiliation”:[{“name”:”Henri Hollis / Henri.Hollis@ajc.com”,”type”:”author”}],”by”:[{“image”:{“version”:”0.5.8″,”url”:”https://s3.amazonaws.com/arc-authors/ajc/408a7f73-b623-4900-bad8-64b2c070ad85.jfif”},”socialLinks”:[{“site”:”email”,”deprecated”:true,”deprecation_msg”:”Please use social_links.”,”url”:”henri.hollis@ajc.com”},{“site”:”twitter”,”deprecated”:true,”deprecation_msg”:”Please use social_links.”,”url”:”https://twitter.com/henrihollis”}],”social_links”:[{“site”:”email”,”url”:”henri.hollis@ajc.com”},{“site”:”twitter”,”url”:”https://twitter.com/henrihollis”}],”name”:”Henri Hollis”,”description”:””,”_id”:”henri-hollis”,”additional_properties”:{“original”:{“lastName”:”Hollis”,”image”:”https://s3.amazonaws.com/arc-authors/ajc/408a7f73-b623-4900-bad8-64b2c070ad85.jfif”,”education”:[],”longBio”:””,”native_app_rendering”:false,”fuzzy_match”:false,”affiliations”:”The Atlanta Journal-Constitution”,”bio”:””,”author_type”:”Staff”,”firstName”:”Henri”,”twitter”:”https://twitter.com/henrihollis”,”books”:[],”podcasts”:[],”contributor”:false,”awards”:[],”_id”:”henri-hollis”,”bio_page”:””,”last_updated_date”:”2020-09-10T19:51:09.048Z”,”byline”:”Henri Hollis”,”email”:”henri.hollis@ajc.com”,”slug”:””,”status”:true}},”type”:”author”,”version”:”0.5.8″,”url”:””,”slug”:””}]},”subtitle”:”Atlantic Station”,”width”:4032,”caption”:”A 22-year-old man was arrested Wednesday after taking five guns and body armor into an Atlantic Station grocery store, police said.”,”type”:”image”,”url”:”https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/27GC3U2OARBZLP2YRISM4XMMKY.jpg”,”height”:3024}},”_id”:”44Y6FBBM4FDVDJQABYQTBOADBU”},{“content_elements”:[{“_id”:”7XY5JRGOCNC65KIAPFDNTAZWYU”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1594851690744},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Despite President Joe Biden recently announcing that 100 million Americans are now vaccinated, there are still some who do not subscribe to the idea of a vaccine ensuring one is COVID-19 free.”},{“_id”:”G4BWLTLAT5BPNHZCTXYOLZ4ZOY”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1616626459868},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Ian Smith, owner of The Atilis Gym, is one of those with doubts. 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In light of @krispykreme giving free donuts for receiving the CVD shot, here at @TheAtilisGym we are giving out free memberships to all who don’t get vaccinated. We believe in health – the real way – exercise, good diet, plenty of Vitamin D, Zinc, and an environment to destress.

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Exercise, vitamins, low stress and diet, although good for you, will not prevent you from contracting or spreading a virus. Open a science book for god’s sake!
This virus has killed about 550,000 people in the US so far.

— NursePeg 500,000 Lost-PLEASE wear a mask (@llawgep) March 24, 2021nn”,”_id”:”https://twitter.com/llawgep/status/1374845934568230916?s=20″,”additional_properties”:{“comments”:[],”_id”:1616626459875},”provider_name”:”Twitter”,”height”:null},”type”:”oembed_response”},{“subtype”:”twitter”,”referent”:{“referent_properties”:{“additional_properties”:{“comments”:[],”_id”:1616626459876}},”provider”:”https://publish.twitter.com/oembed?url=”,”service”:”oembed”,”id”:”https://twitter.com/whackdummy/status/1374469750630182919?s=20″,”type”:”twitter”},”_id”:”DUFNOYXRAVEHZEGAJ4YE5FZWII”,”raw_oembed”:{“author_name”:”dulce ᵍˡass”,”cache_age”:”3153600000″,”provider_url”:”https://twitter.com”,”type”:”twitter”,”version”:”1.0″,”url”:”https://twitter.com/whackdummy/status/1374469750630182919″,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/whackdummy”,”width”:550,”html”:”

VITAMIN D CANNOT GET RID OF COVID. THIS IS AN EXTREMLY IRRESPONSIBLE THING YOU’RE DOING.

— dulce ᵍˡass (@whackdummy) March 23, 2021nn”,”_id”:”https://twitter.com/whackdummy/status/1374469750630182919?s=20″,”additional_properties”:{“comments”:[],”_id”:1616626459876},”provider_name”:”Twitter”,”height”:null},”type”:”oembed_response”},{“subtype”:”twitter”,”referent”:{“referent_properties”:{“additional_properties”:{“comments”:[],”_id”:1616626459877}},”provider”:”https://publish.twitter.com/oembed?url=”,”service”:”oembed”,”id”:”https://twitter.com/whitepatrick/status/1374841087932645381?s=20″,”type”:”twitter”},”_id”:”AZPAFJVJRREABDAZOQTFHWLUSI”,”raw_oembed”:{“author_name”:”P. D. White”,”cache_age”:”3153600000″,”provider_url”:”https://twitter.com”,”type”:”twitter”,”version”:”1.0″,”url”:”https://twitter.com/whitepatrick/status/1374841087932645381″,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/whitepatrick”,”width”:550,”html”:”

Because the vaccine only works to beat a disease if a majority of the population takes it.

By telling people not to get vaccinated, he is actively helping a disease that has killed nearly 600,000 Americans in just over a year.

— P. D. White (@whitepatrick) March 24, 2021nn”,”_id”:”https://twitter.com/whitepatrick/status/1374841087932645381?s=20″,”additional_properties”:{“comments”:[],”_id”:1616626459877},”provider_name”:”Twitter”,”height”:null},”type”:”oembed_response”},{“subtype”:”twitter”,”referent”:{“referent_properties”:{“additional_properties”:{“comments”:[],”_id”:1616626459878}},”provider”:”https://publish.twitter.com/oembed?url=”,”service”:”oembed”,”id”:”https://twitter.com/freestatewestoz/status/1374619210828054533?s=20″,”type”:”twitter”},”_id”:”BMT6NTLLLVAFRNL6JGGA3X4YAM”,”raw_oembed”:{“author_name”:”Rick Hollis”,”cache_age”:”3153600000″,”provider_url”:”https://twitter.com”,”type”:”twitter”,”version”:”1.0″,”url”:”https://twitter.com/freestatewestoz/status/1374619210828054533″,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/freestatewestoz”,”width”:550,”html”:”

Feel free to go to an ICU where COVID patients are being kept alive. Failing that, feel free to get coughed on by someone who is COVID positive.

Plenty of people who had a high level of fitness have suffered greatly or even died from this thing.

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This is what I like to see! Too many sheep are still believing that our government wants what’s best for our health 🤣 look at the fda approved foods then come back to me

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COVID-19 vaccination rates for Georgia counties

nBy Emily Merwin DiRico and John Perry
The Atlanta Journal-Constitutionn

The maps below show current rates* of coronavirus vaccinations administered at sites in each Georgia county. People often travel across county lines to get vaccinated, so the rates shown are informative but not absolute. For example, Miller County in southwest Georgia has a tiny population, but it has a hospital, a care center and a health department that received thousands of vaccine doses and probably administered many to residents of neighboring counties. The vaccines administered in Georgia so far include Pfizer’s and Moderna’s. This page will update daily.

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Update: Normal operations resuming, at Arts Center.

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The damaged wall was directly above the girl’s crib and the tree’s limbs blocked the door.”},{“_id”:”6EWDUZMK35CITA34AMEQ2W4HYE”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1616012881319},”type”:”text”,”content”:”“They used a hacksaw — I don’t know, some type of electronic tool — to cut my door open and went in and got my baby,” Ashlee Johnson said following her daughter’s rescue.”},{“_id”:”E26D2PMQIRFMZLIMRKU3RSC4XI”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1616012881320},”type”:”text”,”content”:”“I’m thankful to the DeKalb County fire department for getting her and giving me my baby.””},{“content_elements”:[{“additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[]},”_id”:”E2FYU6KWXNABZE2EAY7GBRRX3I”,”type”:”text”,”content”:”“They’re seeing people when they are facing the worst. 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Two residents were burned, and one woman went into labor during the commotion.”},{“_id”:”V2DS7WNPINGOPPRZMYFEWHZ4FQ”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1616522307439},”type”:”text”,”content”:”In February, Atlanta fire crews raced to tamp out a blaze at the famed Krispy Kreme that had stood on Ponce de Leon Avenue for nearly 60 years, and in Cobb County, a deadly 16-vehicle crash on I-75 caused a fire that scorched the pavement of the interstate, requiring more than seven hours of cleanup.”},{“_id”:”QNMWG2AGV5BZ7LDHQHKEE2SOM4″,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1616522307441},”type”:”text”,”content”:”In March, DeKalb firefighters learned that a 68-year-old woman had died at the hospital after they had managed to pull her from the second story of a burning home.”},{“_id”:”EZRKN5HPOVFD7IIEHDRXG2YEJ4″,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1616618176423},”type”:”text”,”content”:”The latest happened Wednesday, when crews battled a blaze at a Sandy Springs apartment complex that left 17 people displaced. Since the start of the year, hundreds of metro residents, in homes and apartments, have been left without a place to live because of fires.”},{“_id”:”L2QQ6HYDTNALBCEM6XS4NM6MGA”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1616618176424},”type”:”text”,”content”:”For firefighters, it’s all part of a long day’s work.”},{“_id”:”RFZKUVF7OBAOLBYYDQCJBDGZAA”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1616012881323},”type”:”text”,”content”:”“They’re seeing people when they are facing the worst,” Fullum said of his crews. “A fire is probably the worst thing a person will experience beyond death, because you are losing everything. You are losing all of your memories, your belongings, your everything.””},{“_id”:”DUE7ANH2OZFELGB4T3CQT2H7ZI”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[]},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Mentally and physically demanding”},{“_id”:”IYZ6TPNSTBG2LP47HQSHREPVTE”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1616012881325},”type”:”text”,”content”:”It’s easy to take the job home with you, said DeKalb fire Capt. Adrianne Ziyad. She often finds herself reliving her crew’s calls from that day with her husband, a retired firefighter.”},{“_id”:”AKI3U6TVPNHMTOS5B2GRBK2XHM”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1616012881316},”type”:”text”,”content”:”But some memories are more painful than others. Like the cold, December night shortly after Ziyad joined the department, when three children died in a house fire.”},{“_id”:”UCEY3OV4K5APBNTXRTQVLOKOQU”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1616012881328},”type”:”text”,”content”:”“I learned I’m an emotional person, so sometimes things stay with me longer,” she said. “I find myself thinking about my patient and wondering, ‘Did their condition change? Are they doing better?’””},{“_id”:”LBOOECKJJVA3XB3VPUKFJVYRU4″,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1616012881333},”type”:”text”,”content”:”The demands of the job test firefighters mentally and physically. 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Hairston Blvd. NW on Friday morning, Jan. 17, 2020 where they found heavy fire throughout the structure. Battalion Chief Shawn Manns said crews took a Òdefensive positionÓ until getting a knockdown on the fire, and then teams were sent in for primary and secondary searches which were negative. Manns said the bulk of the fire was in the attic. There were not any initial reports of persons being in the unoccupied residence, but Manns said they are mindful of that with every dispatch. The cause of the fire is under investigation With the weather turning colder, and even colder beginning Sunday night, Chief Mann recommended to the public to ÒPlease be careful with candles, space heaters and fireplaces. Make sure you use fireplace screens so embers donÕt escape. Put out candles before going to bed. And remember our ÒClose Door Campaign.Ó Before you go to sleep, close your bedroom door. JOHN SPINK/JSPINK@AJC.COM”,”url”:”https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/ARRLAORNEFDHHMV2ZJ63DKCI7M.jpg”},{“caption”:”March 4, 2021 Atlanta: Atlanta fire captain Michael Williams moves resident Carrie Louise Sims – 77 out of the way from equipment as firefighters evacuated the fifth floor of a senior living community Thursday morning, March 4, 2021 after a fire broke out inside an apartment, officials said. The fire occurred at the Lakewood Christian Manor off Springdale Road in southwest Atlanta, battalion Chief Tony Terrell said at the scene. “The sprinkler system kept it in check,” and firefighters were able to get inside and extinguish the blaze, Terrell said, but crews were forced to evacuate residents on that floor because of water damage. Fire officials said it appears the small blaze began inside a closet. “We had a basket of clothes and laundry burning inside the closet,” Terrell said, adding that the fifth floor of the high-rise sustained water damage from the apartment’s sprinkler system. No injuries were reported, but seven residents have been displaced. Your donation helps The Atlanta Journal-Constitution provide essential public health journalism during the COVID-19 pandemic. We press on together. Donate today. While fires at senior living complexes aren’t common, Terrell said the biggest challenge is evacuating residents who are unable to get out on their own. The building is nine stories tall and houses hundreds of residents, most of whom are older or disabled. “The rest of the residents were allowed to shelter in place because we only had smoke in the hallway where we had the fire,” he said. Volunteers from the American Red Cross are on their way to the scene to assist the residents who were displaced. In addition, a company was called in to remove the water and repair damaged units. “They’re going to have to wait until all the water is cleaned up before they can return to their apartments,” Terrell said. The cause of the blaze remains under investigation. (John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com)”,”url”:”https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/P7V4YLOF6V53S2I3VYZWZBJACE.jpg”},{“caption”:”March 2, 2021 Gwinnett County: A Gwinnett County day care and two gas stations were evacuated Tuesday morning, March 2, 2021 after a gasoline tanker crashed in an intersection, spilling fuel onto the road. A hazmat team is working to contain the fuel leak, which happened on Braselton Highway at Hamilton Mill Road near I-85 about 5:30 a.m., according to Gwinnett County Fire and Emergency Services spokesman Capt. Tommy Rutledge. The Discovery Point Daycare and the nearby QuikTrip and BP stations were evacuated while crews tend to the situation. The tanker overturned in the intersection and leaked fuel onto the road, Rutledge said. The vehicle was carrying about 8,500 gallons of fuel and about 3,000 of it spilled, he said. “There were two points of impact, what we will call ‘leak points’ on the tractor-trailer,” Rutledge said. “There was one at the actual top of the dome itself, and then there’s a second point of impact at the rear of the carriage unit.” Some of the fuel went into a nearby storm drain, but authorities have not determined how much. “Firefighters have a 500-foot hot zone perimeter established and are working to identify the amount of product that has entered the nearby storm drain,” Rutledge said. Equipment was put down to absorb the fuel to prevent more of it from spilling into the storm drain, officials said. However, some of it spilled into a nearby pond. “Visible fuel is on top of the pond, with the fuel being lighter than water itself,” Rutledge said. The area’s sewage system is not impacted, he said. The driver was evaluated by paramedics at the scene of the crash and is expected to be OK. No other injuries have been reported, and no other vehicles were involved. Crews are working to determine how to siphon off the remaining 5,000 gallons of gasoline in the fuel truck. Hamilton Mill Road at Braselton Highway is shut down in all directions due to the incident, and police are diverting traffic in the area. (John Spink / John.S”,”url”:”https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/QNVWF6N367JSGCEUS2VDCH5FZU.jpg”},{“caption”:”March 5, 2021 Brookhaven: A Brookhaven apartment building was already empty Friday morning, March 5, 2021 when a massive fire broke out, sending smoke and flames shooting through the roof. Hours earlier, authorities evacuated the same building at the MAA Brookhaven complex off Caldwell Road when a smaller fire started on the ground floor just before midnight. The fire Friday morning was more destructive but did not result in any injuries, according to DeKalb County fire spokesman Capt. Dion Bentley. Investigators are looking into the possibility the two fires are related. “It could be a lot of reasons or causes, but it’s too early for us to give any details as to why we responded back,” Dion said. The second fire was reported just before 7 a.m. Kalyn Kolaski said she woke up for work and heard a distraught woman talking on the phone outside her door. She later realized she was calling 911. Kolaski’s apartment is 20 feet from the building that burned, she said. She was not evacuated Thursday night, but she said Friday’s blaze threatened her home. “I started hearing all these fire trucks,” she said. “That’s when I went and ran outside and that’s when I saw — it was huge. I just kept standing outside and it just kept spreading, and the roof collapses.” Bentley said the fire had broken through the roof when the first fire crews arrived. The building, which contained 24 units, was significantly damaged, he said. He was not sure if any pets were left behind. “Thankfully they got it under control, because I can’t imagine losing everything,” Kolaski said. “So many people just lost everything they owned.” The displaced residents were expected to receive help from the American Red Cross. It was unknown how many lost their homes Friday. (John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com)”,”url”:”https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/4YTTVDMQFJXTNQXCICAAK4TYPU.jpg”},{“caption”:”March 9, 2021 Atlanta: There were traffic backups on the southside of Atlanta at Lakewood Avenue and McDonough Blvd. which were closed most of the morning and afternoon Tuesday, March 9, 2021 as Atlanta firefighters battled a large salvage yard fire. Battalion Chief Greg Gray said arriving crews found a large fire coming from the rubble of the all metal recycling center on arrival just before 10:30 am. “Our biggest concern was exposure issues and the 10-15 mph wind,” he said. Fire crews set up a defensive operation concentrating master streams into the rubble to contain the fire. The Norfolk Southern Railroad was shut down for a short while until it was determined safe to resume operations. No one was hurt and the cause of the fire is under investigation. (John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com)”,”url”:”https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/5GANL7EG2TFOFYGHGDGW2AIMWM.jpg”},{“caption”:”March 5, 2021 Brookhaven: A Brookhaven apartment building was already empty Friday morning, March 5, 2021 when a massive fire broke out, sending smoke and flames shooting through the roof. Hours earlier, authorities evacuated the same building at the MAA Brookhaven complex off Caldwell Road when a smaller fire started on the ground floor just before midnight. The fire Friday morning was more destructive but did not result in any injuries, according to DeKalb County fire spokesman Capt. Dion Bentley. Investigators are looking into the possibility the two fires are related. “It could be a lot of reasons or causes, but it’s too early for us to give any details as to why we responded back,” Dion said. The second fire was reported just before 7 a.m. Kalyn Kolaski said she woke up for work and heard a distraught woman talking on the phone outside her door. She later realized she was calling 911. Kolaski’s apartment is 20 feet from the building that burned, she said. She was not evacuated Thursday night, but she said Friday’s blaze threatened her home. “I started hearing all these fire trucks,” she said. “That’s when I went and ran outside and that’s when I saw — it was huge. I just kept standing outside and it just kept spreading, and the roof collapses.” Bentley said the fire had broken through the roof when the first fire crews arrived. The building, which contained 24 units, was significantly damaged, he said. He was not sure if any pets were left behind. “Thankfully they got it under control, because I can’t imagine losing everything,” Kolaski said. “So many people just lost everything they owned.” The displaced residents were expected to receive help from the American Red Cross. It was unknown how many lost their homes Friday. (John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com)”,”url”:”https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/TFWULJOFAZF5CWYBIFHDCOMQZI.jpg”},{“caption”:”December 15, 2020 Atlanta: A vacant apartment building went up in flames Tuesday morning, Dec. 15, 2020 in northwest Atlanta. Fire was raging at the two-story structure at the corner of Hollywood Road and Brooks Avenue when Atlanta fire crews arrived, according to Battalion Chief Shawn Manns. The building was believed to be unoccupied, and Manns said crews had to focus their efforts on containing the flames. “We just placed lines around the building and a ladder pipe and set up for a defensive operation,” Manns told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution from the scene. “We had fire throughout, so at this time we’re just trying to get a good knockdown on it, and we should be able to get a primary (search) a little bit later in the day.” Firefighters likely won’t make their way into the building until the fire is out and they have the benefit of daylight, he said. Manns said cold weather like on Tuesday morning can sometimes hamper firefighting efforts. Temperatures dipped down into the 30s before the sun came up. “The main thing is just trying to stay dry and warm,” he said. “It’s cold, but I’ve seen a lot colder. This is not too, too bad.” The cause of the fire is still under investigation. Manns said there have not been any other fires at abandoned structures in the area that would suggest a pattern. (John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com)”,”url”:”https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/KGUUUY5QL3OPXBZTMP2B44ZPKY.jpg”},{“caption”:”Neighborhood resident, Jasmine Rozier, left, delivers Dunkin donuts to firefighters after a fast-moving fire broke out about 1 a.m at the landmark Krispy Kreme on Ponce de Leon Avenue early Wednesday morning, Feb. 10, 2021. (John Spink/Atlanta Journal-Constitution/TNS)”,”url”:”https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/MDMT3VV7QCRDBRTNL2ZFOCPYBI.jpg”},{“caption”:”January 15, 2021 DeKalb County: Steam rises from the head of DeKalb County firefighter, Shawrice Bassett after she exited the burning structure after DeKalb County firefighters were called to a vacant building fire just after 7:30 a.m. on Friday morning, Jan. 15, 2021 located next door to the Century Lake office Park on Century Boulevard in Chamblee. DeKalb County Fire Rescue Battalion Chief, Kenneth McKinney said fire crew went defensive until all the exits could be cleared because of a VPS (vacant property security) system installed by the landlord. ÒClairmont Road was closed to get the water supply across the street,Ó McKinney said. Deborah Legan who works for MTNT that operates the Century Lake Office Park said, ÒFor a year to year and a half weÕve had homeless people camping out there. They set up residence and ran long electrical lines to our office park for their heaters and grills. A week ago the landlord there set up barricades. Two or three days later they returned and began having food delivered. I guess they mustÕve caught something on fire. No one was hurt. The fire is under investigation. (John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com)”,”url”:”https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/DPM7PHOQRXDP4ZBQANX7RRM3UE.jpg”},{“caption”:”March 5, 2021 Brookhaven: A Brookhaven apartment building was already empty Friday morning, March 5, 2021 when a massive fire broke out, sending smoke and flames shooting through the roof. Hours earlier, authorities evacuated the same building at the MAA Brookhaven complex off Caldwell Road when a smaller fire started on the ground floor just before midnight. The fire Friday morning was more destructive but did not result in any injuries, according to DeKalb County fire spokesman Capt. Dion Bentley. Investigators are looking into the possibility the two fires are related. “It could be a lot of reasons or causes, but it’s too early for us to give any details as to why we responded back,” Dion said. The second fire was reported just before 7 a.m. Kalyn Kolaski said she woke up for work and heard a distraught woman talking on the phone outside her door. She later realized she was calling 911. Kolaski’s apartment is 20 feet from the building that burned, she said. She was not evacuated Thursday night, but she said Friday’s blaze threatened her home. “I started hearing all these fire trucks,” she said. “That’s when I went and ran outside and that’s when I saw — it was huge. I just kept standing outside and it just kept spreading, and the roof collapses.” Bentley said the fire had broken through the roof when the first fire crews arrived. The building, which contained 24 units, was significantly damaged, he said. He was not sure if any pets were left behind. “Thankfully they got it under control, because I can’t imagine losing everything,” Kolaski said. “So many people just lost everything they owned.” The displaced residents were expected to receive help from the American Red Cross. It was unknown how many lost their homes Friday. (John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com)”,”url”:”https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/6SKWRGXFJD2DXDGVA4XYC57L4U.jpg”},{“caption”:”February 25, 2021 Atlanta: MARTA service was delayed for about an hour Thursday morning as Atlanta firefighters removed a man from underneath a train, officials said. The delays began shortly after 10 a.m. when the man was discovered on the eastbound track at the Georgia World Congress Center/CNN Center station, the agency said in a tweet. It’s unclear why the man was on the track or how long he had been there. Atlanta firefighters were called to the station and pulled him out from underneath the train about 10:30 a.m., spokesman Sgt. Cortez Stafford said. It didn’t appear he was struck by the train, but authorities said he may have been intoxicated when he found his way onto the tracks. The man was treated on the platform before being placed on a stretcher and loaded into a waiting ambulance outside. Train service resumed just before 11 a.m. (John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com)”,”url”:”https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/SS5KC7FJW7X2B6LR5EEPNAWEVY.jpg”},{“caption”:”March 2, 2021 Gwinnett County: A woman died Tuesday morning, March 2, 2021 after a fire broke out at her Gwinnett County home and trapped her inside. The woman’s caretaker and a man who lived at the home both survived the blaze at the home on Whitney Park Drive in Duluth, officials said. Firefighters were sent to the house just before 1 a.m., according to Gwinnett Fire and Emergency Services spokesman Capt. Tommy Rutledge. While en route, crews learned that a woman was still inside the structure and couldn’t get out. Smoke and heavy flames were swirling out of the home when they arrived, Rutledge said. “The two-story home (was) engulfed in flames on the back side,” Rutledge said. “There was heavy fire showing from the back.” The cause of the fire remains under investigation, but officials said it started on the home’s covered back porch and spread to the roof. The man and the caretaker were both outside of the house, but the woman was trapped inside a bedroom in the back of the home.rFirefighters entered the house and climbed up a stairwell, Rutledge said. They were immediately met with intense flames, scorching heat and dense smoke. “They were able to use a hose line to push back the flames enough to get into that back bedroom to do a primary search,” Rutledge said. After battling the flames, firefighters found the woman and pulled her from the bedroom, he said. She was taken to a hospital but died of her injuries. Her name was not released. The caretaker was evaluated by paramedics at the scene. No other injuries were reported. (John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com)”,”url”:”https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/YQLZ3P2XXH3MFEN5E3L66N7QYI.jpg”},{“caption”:”February 26, 2021 Atlanta: Two adults and their pets were fortunate to escape a fire from their Southeast Atlanta home on Friday, Feb. 26, 2021 after a neighbor broke a window to wake them up. Atlanta firefighters were dispatched to the 600 block of Blake Avenue at 6 am and arrived to find heavy fire on the front side of the home. Atlanta Fire Rescue spokesman Sgt. Cortez Stafford said firefighters were concerned initially finding two cars parked in the driveway of the home thinking occupants may still be inside but were informed by neighbors they had gotten out. Firefighters then spoke with the owners of the home who said they were both asleep at the time of the fire. “It’s great that you have neighbors who were up and who saw the fire and took the time out to check on their neighbors and were able to actually throw a rock through one of the windows to get them outside where they saw the fire,” Stafford said. Firefighters heard no smoke detector alarms going off when entering the home according to Stafford. No one was hurt and the home suffered extensive damage. The cause of the fire is under investigation. (John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com)”,”url”:”https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/Y7LGD4IADP62FHVIKTARSQHAWQ.jpg”},{“caption”:”January 26, 2021 Cobb County: Marietta Firefighters helped some residents out of their burned apartments with their belongings. Authorities in Cobb County are working to help 50 people who were displaced by a massive fire at a Marietta apartment complex on Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021.. Firefighters were called to a burning building at the Park on Windy Hill Apartments shortly before 7 a.m. Tuesday, according to Marietta Fire Department Chief Tim Milligan. When the first crews arrived at the complex on Windy Hill Road, they saw fire rising from the building’s roof. A total of 13 crews from both the Marietta and Cobb fire departments worked to bring the blaze under control, Cobb fire spokesman Stephen Bennett said. Crews managed to tamp out the flames, but 24 units were impacted by the fire, Bennett said. No injuries were reported. Investigators are still working to determine how the fire started, Milligan said. Volunteers from the American Red Cross are working to aid the affected families, according to spokeswoman Ruby Ramirez. “Along with emotional support, volunteers are prepared to help with immediate emergency needs for essentials, such as temporary lodging, food, clothing, personal items, and health-related needs,” she said. “Caseworkers will work with the families impacted in the days ahead to help them get back on their feet and begin the recovery process.” (John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com)”,”url”:”https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/AOC62XLAIEUWYFWNGMNL374UBU.jpg”},{“caption”:”An Atlanta firefighter battles a blaze on Blake Avenue.”,”url”:”https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/NU5OC3UZ2FBVJKYXSGUIQH2LGQ.JPG”},{“caption”:”Firefighters work blaze on Blake”,”url”:”https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/XNEASILWNFHADMRMODLUE2BQR4.JPG”},{“caption”:”February 19, 2021 Atlanta: A crane teetering outside a 31-story office tower in Midtown is in danger of falling and could take up to two days to secure, fire officials said on Friday, Feb. 19, 2021. Several nearby businesses and apartment buildings were evacuated Friday morning as Atlanta fire crews worked to stabilize the leaning crane outside the high-rise building. No injuries were reported in the construction mishap, which occurred shortly after 9 a.m. at West Peachtree and 13th streets, Atlanta fire spokesman Sgt. Cortez Stafford said. Several streets in the area have been blocked off, but more roads could be closed if authorities decide to expand the evacuation zone surrounding the crane, officials said. “Upon speaking with the construction workers and construction managers at the site, we were informed that in the process of taking down the tower crane, there was a mechanical failure with one of the hydraulic cylinders,” Stafford said. “That (caused) the top of the crane to start to lean.” Stafford said the crane is still in danger of falling and damaging surrounding buildings. “Therefore, we’re taking all the precautions and evacuating a number of buildings surrounding the crane, the construction site and in the adjacent area,” Stafford said, adding that the crane operator was able to get out safely. So far, fire crews have evacuated three apartment buildings and two parking decks. They also encouraged several surrounding restaurants not to open for lunch until the situation is under control. Additional cranes and an engineer have been called in to help dismantle the machinery outside the office building, but that could take up to 48 hours, officials said. Construction on the office tower at 1105 West Peachtree is nearly complete, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported last month. The 410-foot building is set to include 675,000 square feet of office space with two confirmed major tenants, Google and the law firm Smith, Gambrell & Russell. De”,”url”:”https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/G5BYXJISBXFAWAFPUCMTE7HNWU.jpg”},{“caption”:”February 18, 2021 Chamblee: A family was forced to flee their Chamblee home after it went up in flames Thursday morning, Feb.18, 2021 officials said. Two adults were taken to a hospital with injuries, and a baby DeKalb County fire crews initially feared was trapped inside the Shallowford Road home made it out safely. Not all of the family’s six pets have been accounted for, according to DeKalb fire spokesman Capt. Dion Bentley. Crews are still at the scene working to make the structure safe enough to search. Shallowford Road was shut down near Chamblee Tucker Road while firefighting efforts were underway. The road was reopened about 10:30 a.m. Fire crews and officers from the Chamblee police department were sent to the home about 7 a.m., Bentley told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution from the scene. “Once they arrived on scene, Chamblee PD was already on scene and informed us that we did have a victim outside with burns,” he said. Authorities called for medical personnel to treat the burned woman and took her to a hospital, Bentley said. A man was also taken to the hospital, but the extent of his injuries is not clear. Authorities worked to determine if anyone else was in the house. They were able to confirm initial reports of a baby trapped by the blaze were incorrect. “The child was outside the building, thank God,” Bentley said. “As a firefighter, when you hear ‘a child inside,’ all of our hearts sink.” Crews then turned their attention to the blaze. About half of the house was in flames, and crews worried that the home next to it would also catch on fire. “We focused on hand lines to protect the home that was not on fire,” Bentley said. “Then we started to commence our attack on the fire.” At least one of the family’s pets escaped the burning house before fire crews arrived, he said. 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Sesame Workshop Is Talking More Explicitly About Race—and Welcoming Two Black Muppets https://t.co/H4FERmIbJ0

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No walk-up vaccines are available. Appointments are available at gta-vras.powerappsportals.us or 888-457-0186. The community vaccination center with expanded vaccine availability is scheduled through May 19.”},{“_id”:”AJSS3SSOTZGZPH4JKKIAFCT2HU”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1616604025377},”type”:”text”,”content”:”By car: Free parking is available at the Silver, Orange and Red decks, adjacent to Mercedes Benz Stadium. 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The child, whose name has not been released, was pronounced dead at the scene.”},{“_id”:”6ADLQRWXKVBERIEJJWJXVGHJ2U”,”additional_properties”:{“comments”:[],”_id”:”5T3W6HA5NFERPGJCOTIMUCGFGA”},”type”:”raw_html”,”content”:”“},{“_id”:”WDJQKLZ5ERAKTIYADQIR6FX2TQ”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1616522642282},”type”:”text”,”content”:”“Unfortunately, the person didn’t stop,” Jackson said. “(They) had to have known that they hit something or someone.””},{“_id”:”63UZVJJKDNFNNN6LAJFIUMUGWA”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1616597777082},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Around 3:30 p.m. Thursday, deputies stopped the vehicle believed to have been involved in the deadly crash.”},{“_id”:”ZR7XTEPKERA77PNEVOKO3RJ4TU”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1616597777083},”type”:”text”,”content”:”“We currently have one suspect in custody,” Jackson said late Tuesday.”},{“_id”:”P56W6KDJ2RE3JMW6N6ZWU4WB6Q”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1616597777084},”type”:”text”,”content”:”The name of the suspect was not released.”},{“_id”:”I2W73Z52UNAEJBIOMUGGRHRVAM”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1616522642284},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Anyone with information about the crash is asked to contact the Rockdale County Sheriff’s Office’s tip line at 770-278-8188.”}],”display_date”:”2021-03-24T02:58:27.772Z”,”headlines”:{“basic”:”Suspect in custody in Rockdale hit-and-run that killed boy on bike”},”first_publish_date”:”2021-03-23T18:08:04.958Z”,”taxonomy”:{“sections”:[{“path”:”/news”,”parent”:{“default”:”https://www.ajc.com/”},”_website”:”ajc”,”parent_id”:”https://www.ajc.com/”,”name”:”News”,”description”:”Atlanta Georgia News main page: Breaking News, Atlanta Weather Forecast, Crime, Politics, GA Schools, Local Articles – Atlanta Journal-Constitution”,”_id”:”/news”,”additional_properties”:{“original”:{“parent”:{“default”:”https://www.ajc.com/”,”BottomNav”:null,”TopNavRedesign”:”https://www.ajc.com/”,”SectionMap”:”https://www.ajc.com/”,”LoggedOutMenu”:null,”TopNav”:”https://www.ajc.com/”,”ComposerNav”:”https://www.ajc.com/”},”site”:{“site_url”:”https://www.ajc.com/news/”,”section_comments_enabled”:”Yes”,”site_description”:”Atlanta Georgia News main page: Breaking News, Atlanta Weather Forecast, Crime, Politics, GA Schools, Local Articles – Atlanta Journal-Constitution”,”site_title”:”Atlanta GA News | Top News Page”},”navigation”:{“nav_title”:”News”},”inactive”:false,”node_type”:”section”,”_website”:”ajc”,”name”:”News”,”Sponsor”:{“sponsor_url_open_new_tab”:”true”,”sponsor_desktop_banner”:””,”sponsor_mobile_banner”:””,”sponsor_url”:””},”_id”:”/news”,”ancestors”:{“default”:[“https://www.ajc.com/”],”BottomNav”:[],”TopNavRedesign”:[“https://www.ajc.com/”],”SectionMap”:[“https://www.ajc.com/”],”LoggedOutMenu”:[]},”order”:{“default”:1001,”TopNavRedesign”:1001,”SectionMap”:1015,”TopNav”:1001,”ComposerNav”:1165}}},”_website_section_id”:”ajc./news”,”type”:”section”,”version”:”0.6.0″}],”tags”:[{“text”:”breaking-news.ajc”},{“text”:”crime-news.ajc”},{“text”:”publicsafety.ajc”},{“text”:”atlanta-now”},{“text”:”rockdale county”}],”primary_section”:{“path”:”/news”,”name”:”News”}},”type”:”story”,”last_updated_date”:”2021-03-24T14:56:26.684Z”,”canonical_url”:”/news/10-year-old-on-bike-killed-in-rockdale-county-hit-and-run/NBGX54KCSRELFGU5PIWLVODTZ4/”,”promo_items”:{“basic”:{“credits”:{“affiliation”:[]},”subtitle”:”Cop car”,”width”:800,”caption”:”The fatal hit-and-run occurred about 8:30 p.m. Monday near the intersection of Ebenezer Road and Cherry Hill Lane.”,”type”:”image”,”url”:”https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/LOO7CCLKSFFJPN6FFBVBMJJ34E.jpg”,”height”:450}},”_id”:”NBGX54KCSRELFGU5PIWLVODTZ4″},{“content_elements”:[{“_id”:”AXY5PPUO4VAJLM73IIAFEVUOFY”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1593365483154},”type”:”text”,”content”:”A man was injured Tuesday evening when he was shot on 10th Street directly next to Piedmont Park, according to Atlanta police.”},{“_id”:”4PYV4QT2XZCGTI3OTHMYG4VBAI”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1616546385002},”type”:”text”,”content”:”The man was alert when officers responded, police spokeswoman Officer TaSheena Brown said. Officers responded to the 10th Street address shortly after 7 p.m., dispatch records show.”},{“_id”:”CWNJ6ZW3VZBDBGHFF2CXRHY77U”,”additional_properties”:{“comments”:[],”_id”:”UHLKMU6I55DFDCVW7QRKIM4WQM”},”type”:”raw_html”,”content”:”“},{“_id”:”VT5S7UUWMZDCJDLIFQS6A6LKLA”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1616560541612},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Police do not believe that the shooting took place on the grounds of Piedmont Park, Brown said.”},{“_id”:”GI5EJLC6G5BBDEY6C34QQL65A4″,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1616546385005},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Responding officers could not locate a suspect at the scene, Brown said, but police believe the shooter may have fled the scene in a silver SUV. 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During the past 15 months, some of the retail spots have become crime scenes, most recently in Cobb County, where two people were shot outside a Cumberland Mall restaurant Tuesday. “},{“_id”:”6XQWHFIEDNGTZICGWP52CWIOOM”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1609443835840},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Lenox Square, in the heart of Buckhead, has been the site of numerous shooting incidents this year. The Atlanta Police Department has a mini-precinct inside the mall, which has increased security in recent months. 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The sergeant responded and discovered one man holding another at gunpoint and ordered the armed man to drop the weapon. When he refused, the sergeant fired shots, striking the man, Atlanta Police Deputy Chief Jeff Glazier said at the time.”},{“_id”:”TTAAF6TJZJE2PHA2JJK226NSZY”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1606878221187},”type”:”text”,”content”:”The GBI investigated and determined the robbery “victim” had himself been involved in a crime. Two men were arrested and charged within hours, according to the GBI.”},{“_id”:”IU3G4FNVUFD6TG5PUR72SI6GSQ”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1606878221188},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Feb. 10, 2020:: A man in his late 40s went to the Lenox mall’s food court “to conduct some type of transaction,” according to an Atlanta police incident report. When the victim and suspect went to the parking lot, they met with a friend of the victim’s near a vehicle.”},{“_id”:”JRMROQ62TBBDDHGB34RS7YCTHA”,”additional_properties”:{“comments”:[],”_id”:”Z5QBI7LDGJBHBGOD32O5VGHIFI”},”type”:”interstitial_link”,”url”:”https://www.ajc.com/news/police-increasing-patrols-at-lenox-square-after-latest-shooting/RBPO3FBO25B4FP3S2DE3AJCZ5I/”,”content”:”Police increasing patrols at Lenox Square after latest shooting”},{“_id”:”VP4S6OJOONF2FLORZYD4225EJY”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1606878221190},”type”:”text”,”content”:”The victim, who was shot near his ribs, was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital in stable condition. Two suspects were later charged in the case. 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Why haven’t most people on Social Security received their $1400 stimulus money?
Their is no set date to advise us, the IRS website keeps saying “there is no additional information at this time”
Those on Social Security as their only source of income are in dire need. PLEASE HELP

— Bruno Hugo (@BHPIII13) March 22, 2021nn”,”_id”:”https://twitter.com/BHPIII13/status/1374052484147216393?s=20″,”additional_properties”:{“comments”:[],”_id”:1616596687422},”provider_name”:”Twitter”,”height”:null},”type”:”oembed_response”},{“subtype”:”twitter”,”referent”:{“referent_properties”:{“additional_properties”:{“comments”:[],”_id”:1616596687423}},”provider”:”https://publish.twitter.com/oembed?url=”,”service”:”oembed”,”id”:”https://twitter.com/ManuelA79170548/status/1374403026128015360?s=20″,”type”:”twitter”},”_id”:”JO7V2ITNABGI7BJO7MFQ4K6LZI”,”raw_oembed”:{“author_name”:”Manuel Arias”,”cache_age”:”3153600000″,”provider_url”:”https://twitter.com”,”type”:”twitter”,”version”:”1.0″,”url”:”https://twitter.com/ManuelA79170548/status/1374403026128015360″,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/ManuelA79170548″,”width”:550,”html”:”

Yes…as a ssdi recipient, I really need my $1400 for basic necessities
My question is if I am receiving my $1400 stimulus Wednesday March 24??

— Manuel Arias (@ManuelA79170548) March 23, 2021nn”,”_id”:”https://twitter.com/ManuelA79170548/status/1374403026128015360?s=20″,”additional_properties”:{“comments”:[],”_id”:1616596687423},”provider_name”:”Twitter”,”height”:null},”type”:”oembed_response”},{“_id”:”CYRRZSMOGFFZVOLUZSRTWBEEDQ”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1616532295783},”type”:”text”,”content”:”The issue has been persistent for Social Security recipients since the first coronavirus stimulus was issued last spring. A “large number” of those payments will be mailed, so, by default, they will take longer than the direct deposit payments. Though the “Get My Payment” tool is available on the IRS.gov site, it does not always provide the latest update on the estimated arrival of stimulus payments.”},{“_id”:”CX5ZNNHTUNE4ZBENR37A5FYUFI”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1616532295784},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Even so, for those still awaiting their payment, here are a few things to know:”},{“list_type”:”ordered”,”_id”:”S3WSF6MPJZHQ5K6F2YJLIEE56I”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[]},”type”:”list”,”items”:[{“_id”:”MZR5XMSN6FHFRD733HTQLH3HKU”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[]},”type”:”text”,”block_properties”:{},”content”:”Visit https://www.irs.gov/coronavirus/get-my-payment to check on the status”},{“_id”:”FXFAGPQVNFHOXIUUOD3Z2L6HMI”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[]},”type”:”text”,”block_properties”:{},”content”:”Expect to see the following payment status messages:”}]},{“_id”:”TFTVAY2ZW5BLHAXMVPRCJMO7F4″,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1616532295786},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Your payment has been processed and it will be sent on the date shown by direct deposit or mail. If your payment is by mail, you will receive an EIP Card (debit card) or a check. The amount of your third Economic Impact Payment is not shown.”},{“_id”:”2DAI2YWCO5BWBFD5AAWX2ZW7TU”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1616532295787},”type”:”text”,”content”:”You’re eligible, but a payment has not been processed and a payment date isn’t available yet.”},{“_id”:”YO3BBDGVGFDA5JH64GZEPTLX5I”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1616532295788},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Payment Status Not Available: We haven’t yet determined your eligibility or you’re not eligible for a payment.”},{“_id”:”WOORY3IYURFOFJ7Z2HX7BHQZPE”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1616532295789},”type”:”text”,”content”:”3. Expect to get your payment via direct deposit, check or debit card”},{“_id”:”34TXOXHS7NBDZDJP75C6CWRNVI”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1616532295790},”type”:”text”,”content”:”
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Investigators previously released surveillance video of the suspect going door to door at the complex off Bridges Road, around the time the woman was assaulted. The man was shown walking around the community checking to see if any doors were unlocked until he found one that was.”},{“_id”:”AZH5DCIYVJGIZFFUF6DWSQYUUU”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1616534786377},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Following the attack, police said Farris “casually walked out of the apartment.””},{“_id”:”T3DZEA7LCFBDVE4H5JRQGLVCGQ”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1616525726458},”type”:”text”,”content”:”A $12,500 reward had been offered for information leading to an arrest in the case, but investigators linked Farris to the assault using DNA evidence from the scene, according to McDonough police Maj. Kyle Helgerson.”},{“_id”:”WGKPJ5KZ2VEU5JCJGAZD7T7VXI”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1616528531209},”type”:”text”,”content”:”“Yesterday, we received information from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation’s Division of Forensic Science,” he said at a joint news conference. “The information we received from them was a DNA match to our suspect.””},{“_id”:”JKK3QWF54BGP7NZFJQEKOK5FOY”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1616534786380},”type”:”text”,”content”:”In Georgia, DNA samples are collected from most prison inmates within 30 days of their incarceration. Those samples are then stored in a national database run by the FBI, according to the Georgia Department of Corrections. While it doesn’t appear Farris has ever been convicted of a sexual assault in Georgia, records show he spent more than a year at the Muscogee County Prison after being convicted of burglary and theft by taking charges in Douglas County. He was released in December 2018.”},{“_id”:”J3O3336MMBA2DKJB7U6AVSDYWM”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1616534786381},”type”:”text”,”content”:”After Monday’s DNA match, investigators obtained warrants for Farris’ arrest and a search warrant for his McDonough home, authorities said. The Henry County SWAT team took him into custody Tuesday morning after finding Farris in the back bedroom of a house on Adams Circle.”},{“_id”:”JTB2E2K7QNBDRHUUZ5R6BDCA2Q”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1616528531211},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Authorities believe Farris acted alone in last month’s attack, but would not say whether he has been linked to any other sexual assaults.”},{“_id”:”DKXFGCC2LVFJFMN7WREGCWIKZE”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[]},”type”:”text”,”content”:”The McDonough man is charged with rape, aggravated assault, sexual battery, burglary and false imprisonment, online records show. He was being held at the Henry County Jail on Tuesday afternoon without bond.”},{“_id”:”MJHNM7YT3NEP5LJ2K6N7EUGTIY”,”additional_properties”:{“comments”:[],”_id”:”AKD7KWWILJHO7H4R6BGESPGPRI”},”type”:”interstitial_link”,”url”:”https://www.ajc.com/news/reward-increased-to-12500-in-sexual-assault-case-at-henry-senior-home/UD7QEFDHPRG6JEEKQNTQMO4TFY/”,”content”:”Reward increased to $12,500 in sexual assault case at Henry senior home”},{“_id”:”Y57JYCWG4FASLKWZBJUWGZJXYU”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1616525726461},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Last month’s assault left many in the community on edge and prompted five Henry County law enforcement agencies to create a task force aimed at identifying and arresting the suspect. Those agencies included the sheriff’s office, the Henry County Police Department, McDonough police, Locust Grove police and Hampton police. 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She’s been playing live music in bars and restaurants across the country, and walking into those spaces has become unpleasant. “I was in Arizona for a show, and we went into a restaurant and I almost threw up,” she said. But having to deal with people’s reactions to her condition is almost worse.”},{“_id”:”2NEAYJOO6VDGVMXE7VUU7ZKWDU”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1616515188220},”type”:”text”,”content”:”“My friends keep trying to get me to try their food because they think I am exaggerating.” Now she skips most social gatherings, or goes and doesn’t eat.”},{“_id”:”G5ZNHDKK6VALHIKV256ET4LXPU”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1616515188221},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Jessica Emmett, 36, who works for an insurance company in Spokane, Washington, got COVID-19 twice, first in early July and again in October. 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And it’s not just her breath. “My sweat, I can smell it, and it’s altered a bit,” she said.”},{“_id”:”3SL5MVDLRJAAJOVR4OCAFFO7BM”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1616515188223},”type”:”text”,”content”:”The result: a lot less intimacy. “There is no really passionate, spontaneous kissing,” she said.”},{“_id”:”BFEOZAB24ZBZBAI3GMBCJ3UK54″,”additional_properties”:{“comments”:[],”_id”:”FRROMQPOIJA6ZEUXXBGEKFCCLY”},”type”:”interstitial_link”,”url”:”https://www.ajc.com/lifestyles/health/for-some-with-covid-symptoms-can-linger-for-weeks-even-months/0rzLkWZWeXh0D2y3ezEqcN/”,”content”:”For some with COVID-19, symptoms can linger for weeks, even months”},{“_id”:”TWH4V2ZRDZGVTCM4H7QWFVISQ4″,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1616515188224},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Her only consolation is that she’s been with her husband for more than 20 years. “How would you explain this to someone you are trying to date?” she said.”},{“_id”:”QDJEVIYRSNHWLP4XOQJ5INE7EU”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1616515188225},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Burges Watson said she has come across young people with parosmia who are nervous to make new connections. “They can be repulsed by their own body odors,” she said. “They find it very difficult to think about what other people might think of them.””},{“owner”:{“id”:”ajc”},”address”:{“locality”:”UNDATED”},”caption”:”Parosmia, a condition that causes phantom odors and a lingering symptom of COVID-19 for some people, has been affecting relationships. 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Now, a small business only needs to show a 25% decline in gross revenue, which should increase eligibility and allow for higher loan amounts.”},{“_id”:”OZYT6QCSWFHVPPOAHE2RVD5OZY”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1616426910892},”type”:”text”,”content”:”In another tweak, the Biden administration limited PPP applications for a two-week period in February and March, allowing only businesses with fewer than 20 employees to apply. Loans to minority-owned businesses rose 20% during that window compared with the average daily rate 10 days earlier. Loans to women-owned businesses increased 14% and loans to small businesses in rural areas climbed 12%.”},{“_id”:”JSRJT4EUEJHQVAGI7GEHFAMVWQ”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1616437036755},”type”:”text”,”content”:”There’s still a common perception among rejected business owners that it’s difficult to get PPP approval, said Patrice Frey, CEO of National Main Street Center, which provides technical assistance to small businesses.”},{“_id”:”V6LPBGT4TFCSVATMT2Y72XAMRY”,”additional_properties”:{“comments”:[],”_id”:”4G6SKJD7XFAC3GJMREX2UI5PCY”},”type”:”interstitial_link”,”content”:”Falling through the cracks: Pandemic exacts heavy financial toll on Georgians”,”url”:”https://www.ajc.com/news/falling-through-the-cracks-pandemic-exacts-heavy-financial-toll-on-georgians/NF6HBIU27FBXRLI6XB6T4QUGVA/”},{“_id”:”PUZCCWXASZBHRJUZMUZ6V5FKUU”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1616456395265},”type”:”text”,”content”:”That’s a big reason why about $88 billion is still available from a second round of funding available since January. The government retired more than $100 billion in unused funds from the first round.”},{“_id”:”UVW2C6JIRJALLKVQG3HLMNR6NE”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1616456395266},”type”:”text”,”content”:”“It’s informed by the challenging experience people had in the first round,” Frey said. “Also, the most fragile businesses have already closed, which reduced the number of businesses who need the loans.””},{“_id”:”U63NEILLURD6LP2CQLUKDCFAVU”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1616426910893},”type”:”text”,”content”:”For businesses owners who successfully obtained PPP loans, the proceeds have been essential to saving their businesses, said Joseph Shuford, director of government guaranteed lending at Synovus Financial.”},{“_id”:”BQIJ35M5VZB3DI5QBEEKJQSQTI”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1616426910896},”type”:”text”,”content”:”“It’s been wildly successful,” he said. “It has saved hundreds of thousands of jobs across the country.””},{“_id”:”UEAIXPZRWRG4ZKKYW27MBBRBUI”,”additional_properties”:{“comments”:[],”_id”:”62HPNBPFXNAETJ3UAGIBI3LZQY”},”type”:”interstitial_link”,”content”:”Complete coverage of COVID-19 in Georgia”,”url”:”https://www.ajc.com/news/coronavirus/”},{“_id”:”CAZS6UFVSVAKDKCNITIBIPDUZ4″,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1616426910897},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Some financial experts have cited PPP loans as a big reason why the pace of small-business bankruptcies has been slower than expected. Still, economists consider bankruptcies to be a lagging indicator and the number of cases has been slowly increasing in recent months.”},{“_id”:”7IIMXLLSDBBBZFVABXMDD7NQR4″,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1616426910898},”type”:”text”,”content”:”The size of PPP loans approved this year at Credit Union of Georgia in Woodstock has gotten smaller, said CEO Brian Albrecht. That suggests more of the smallest businesses are applying, since they need less money.”},{“_id”:”3C3TPXYENVACPATNIHTUMZILD4″,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1616426910899},”type”:”text”,”content”:”“The tweaks they made didn’t make it easier to get the loans, but it opened them up from a broader group of businesses,” Albrecht said.”},{“_id”:”OS6IOK3SW5BCPAMI7NNXZVC2GI”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1616426910900},”type”:”text”,”content”:”At the most basic level, however, it’s difficult for the smallest businesses to submit applications, Frey said. Many lack bank accounts, especially businesses owned by people of color, and instead use cash, prepaid debit cards and smartphone apps to make and receive payments. Accounts are needed to prove a business’s revenue has fallen by the required amount during the pandemic.”},{“_id”:”AEU4SBWKSFFXBF5RJ4OR4Q5YPY”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1616426910904},”type”:”text”,”content”:”“Documentation is always difficult for the smallest businesses,” Frey said.”},{“_id”:”4GF4KUYMRFEUJHL653ZQLEDBRI”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1616426910901},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Black and Latino small business owners were discouraged by what they perceived to be high PPP loan rejection rates in 2020 and many won’t apply this year, according to a January survey conducted by advocacy group Reimagine Main Street. Some 44% of Black and Latino business owners said they believed their applications would be rejected. 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Dillard and her husband, Reginald Johnson, who owns the business, applied for a PPP loan to survive until they could find a new customer.”},{“_id”:”7H2OPJNFQVH7DEBLUOPOTNBFPU”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1616426910907},”type”:”text”,”content”:”A loan officer at Credit Union of Georgia in Cherokee County, where they’ve had an account for a decade, helped them gather the correct documents for the PPP loan application. 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