...emergency management director and the 10 other cell phones assigned to the fire department. His Southeastern Association of Fire Chiefs Conference in Augusta ended with thousands of dollars in unpaid bills, which taxpayers once again got stuck...

...August 1997. At least $16,131 in county money was used to pay for items ordered for the private Southeastern Association of Fire Chiefs conference. Bank accounts were opened by Chief Few, one in the Fire Department's name, without county...

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...7-2-1 to pay local business Dan Cook Associates Advertising $9,000 for merchandise bought for the Southeastern Association of Fire Chiefs conference held last year. Commissioners Ulmer Bridges and Jerry Brigham voted no, and Steve Shepard was...

...awaiting confirmation by the city council. Before resigning, he and Ms. Bryant helped organize the Southeastern Association of Fire Chiefs Conference held in Augusta from May 30 through June 4. The conference ended in the red by at least $23...

Augusta fire department officials still are trying to clear up questions about the Southeastern Association of Fire Chiefs Conference account and make the controversy go away. Monday, Deputy Chiefs Mike Rogers and Carl Scott submitted...

...Augusta for a news conference this evening to address the local media at Fort Discovery, where the Southeastern Association of Fire Chiefs Conference will be holding a dinner, the source said late Thursday. County Commissioners and other local...

...Augusta for a news conference this evening to address the local media at Fort Discovery, where the Southeastern Association of Fire Chiefs Conference will be holding a dinner, the source said late Thursday. County commissioners and other local...

A former firefighter who was charged with making terroristic threats and fired after publicly complaining about Fire Chief Ronnie Few said Wednesday that he wants his job back.

Introduction The Special Grand Jury of Richmond County, in performing its appointed duties of examining governmental operations, formed an investigative committee to study the Fire Service (called the Augusta-Richmond County Fire Department in the consolidated government). The Fire Department, performing a vital and sometimes dangerous service with hundreds of employees, expensive equipment and an extensive budget, required a comprehensive inquiry.