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Atlanta chief describes response to downtown tornado |
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The Atlanta Fire Department had little warning of the first tornado to hit the city's downtown in recorded history — eight minutes to be exact.
But the department acted quickly Friday when word came through from the weather service. Fire companies across the city were radioed to sound their sirens to warn residents of the approaching danger.
"That was essentially the only warning residents had," said Atlanta Fire Chief Kelvin Cochran Full Story
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