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City highlights hurricane preparations and continued air‑quality monitoring after Helene
Summary
City staff described multi‑day hurricane preparations for Helene, limited local impacts (eight incidents, two road closures), and ongoing air‑quality monitoring that found no chlorine or hydrogen sulfide at testing sites.
City emergency management and public safety leaders reviewed their preparations and response to Hurricane Helene and said Chattahoochee Hills sustained limited impacts.
Fire Chief Greg Brett described multi‑day coordination among departments, shelter planning (including a west‑side alternate shelter staffed with county supplies) and a rapid return to normal operations: "We were fortunate that Helene did not impact the city of Chattahoochee Hills as it did others...By 8am we were downgrading our response plan and by 10am we were back to normal operations," Chief Brett said. He reported eight total incidents and two road closures locally and praised cross‑department teamwork.
Chief Brett and staff said the city and the Georgia Environmental Protection Division conducted air‑quality testing and had found "zero evidence of chlorine, hydrogen sulfide and the normal range of particulate matter that could be inhaled," while cautioning residents with respiratory ailments to take precautions. Staff also reported the boil advisory for Atlanta Water System customers had been lifted at 12:45 p.m. the same day.
