Sandy Springs Fire Training Chief Named Officer Of The Year

SANDY SPRINGS, GA -- Phil Adams, Sandy Springs Fire Rescue's training chief, has been named the 2016 Georgia State Firefighters Association Training Officer of the Year.

Adams will be recognized at the Georgia Fire Service Conference, which will be held Aug. 13 in Augusta.

As an award recipient, Adams will also be recognized at the Firefighter’s Recognition Day at the State Capitol on Feb. 7, 2017.

As training chief, Adams follows a philosophy that the best safety equipment for a firefighter is a well-trained firefighter.

He began his career as a volunteer in Cherokee County. Adams later joined the ranks of the Fulton County Fire Department in 1996 and was stationed in what was then unincorporated Sandy Springs. Adams has the most continuous service of any member of the fire department related to working with the residents of Sandy Springs, having been assigned within the Sandy Springs area since April 1996.

Sandy Springs Fire Rescue personnel completed 6,038 hours of fire training in 2015. Training types include: drills, driver training, HAZMAT scenarios, and officer and new recruit training. The department surpassed all State Fire and EMS requirements, along with meeting the Insurance Service Organization (ISO) required training hours in 2015.

Sandy Springs Fire Rescue recently received an ISO rating of 2, one of 36 fire departments in Georgia to meet that high standard.

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