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Police and Fire Protection
A 911 call from anywhere in the
county results in centralized dispatch of the most appropriate emergency service
provider from fire, police and ambulance services. Cobb County has enhanced 911
services with a computer-aided
dispatch system.
Fire protection is provided by
Cobb County Fire and Emergency Services and the cities of Austell, Marietta and
Smyrna, employing more than 800 firefighters to protect Cobb County’s citizens.
Cobb County is equipped with a hazardous materials team, trench rescue,
high-rise rescue, bomb squad and a fire prevention bureau.
The Cobb County Police
Department has precincts geographically distributed throughout the county. The
county’s six municipalities each have independent police departments serving
their respective jurisdictions.
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Police Protection |
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# of officers |
Cobb County
Acworth
Austell
Kennesaw
Marietta
Powder Springs
Smyrna |
511
23
17
43
139
34
91 |
| Fire Protection |
Cobb County
Austell
Marietta
Smyrna |
# of personnel
500
20
135
60 |
# of fire stations
27
2
6
4 |
Insurance Classification
3
4
3
3 |
| * Acworth, Kennesaw and
Powder Springs have fire protection provided by Cobb County |
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