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BREAKING: Covington Fire on scene at Ashton Hills
Covington fire
Smoke can be seen from Covington Bypass Road. - photo by Caitlin Jett
Jackie Gutknecht
Updated: Jun 5, 2019, 7:07 PM
Published: Jun 5, 2019, 5:07 PM

COVINGTON, Ga. - Covington Fire Department is on scene at Ashton Hills Golf Club in response to a fire at the golf course’s maintenance building. 

Upon first inspection, no one was in the building and no injuries were reported, CFD Chief Jeremy Holmes told The Covington News on scene. 

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The Covington News will continue to update this story as information becomes available. 
Covington Fire Department receives accrediation
CFD accrediation
(L-R) Battalion Chief James Cox, Accreditation Program Coordinator April Draper, Operations Chief Donnie Tudor, Fire Chief Joe Doss, CFAI Commission, Training Chief Danny Garner, Captain Stephen Middlebrooks, Covington City Manager Tres Thomas. - photo by Courtesy of the city of Covington
Staff Report
Published: Apr 9, 2025, 2:06 PM

The Covington Fire Department (CFD) received its fifth accreditation through the Commission on Fire Accreditation International at the Center for Public Safety Excellence Conference. 

The CFD is one of only 17 agencies accredited in the state of Georgia. Accreditation is a comprehensive assessment and evaluation model for fire and emergency service organizations, and April Draper, the CFD’s accreditation program coordinator, spends countless hours preparing for the assessments based on guidelines provided by the CFA. 

“Thank you to all of the members of our CFD family for their hard work and dedication to compliance and keeping our community safe,” a post from the city of Covington’s Facebook page read.