Officials: 5 Atlanta firefighters injured in separate incidents over past 2 weeks

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – On Monday, Atlanta fire officials confirmed that five firefighters have been injured while on the job in the last two weeks.

“Every day that we go out, we train for the worst. We expect the worst, but we hope for the best. And five injuries in two weeks is way too many,” said Assistant Chief Greg Gray with Atlanta Fire & Rescue.

Gray said all five are expected to be okay.

One firefighter remains in the hospital after getting pinned between two fire trucks during a structure fire response on Saturday, March 16.

A spokesperson for Atlanta Fire & Rescue said when crews arrived on the scene in southwest Atlanta, they did not find a working fire.

The fire department is still investigating how the firefighter got pinned during the response.

“We’re looking into what caused them (to get pinned to see) is there anything that we could do differently to hopefully not have these events happen again,” said Gray.

Gray said all five incidences were isolated and there was not a common theme to the injuries.

Atlanta News First requested the reports for all five incidents where a firefighter was injured.

Fire officials stressed to only call 911 for emergencies and said calling 311 (or 404-564-0311) can be a good resource for non-emergencies.

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