It could make Augusta’s government a little more like family. Commissioners looking at possible changes to the city nepotism policy. The new language would loosen the rules when it comes to hiring people who have relatives working for the government.

Prevention is the hot topic during this Fire Prevention Week. Due to carelessness, last year, someone was hurt every 40 minutes because of a house fire. WJBF News Channel 6’s Barclay Bishop has more.

They’re a little worn out, but a group of local firefighters is back from a rescue mission in Atlanta. And many have already returned to their regular jobs. Monday, seven Columbia County firefighters and their four boats, along with some Richmond County volunteers, members of the swift boat rescue team, and their boats drove to Atlanta to help out. They worked all day Monday and got back at it again, Tuesday, before returning to the CSRA.

If you were driving just about anywhere in the Augusta area, you couldn’t help but see the smoke in the air from the huge brush fire. Investigators say it started on Fort Gordon, then made it’s way off base. It lasted for hours…but how it started is something investigators still aren’t too sure of. WJBF News Channel 6’s Barclay Bishop has more.

Richmond County Firefighters responded to a fire near the Budget Inn, located on 441 Broad Street, around 10:00 p.m., Sunday night. Richmond County Sheriff’s Office investigators say the fire was caused when a suspect crashed a stolen car into the building.

A South Augusta neighborhood is in shock after a deadly fire and a heroic rescue. It happened, Friday night around 11:15 p.m., on Kevin Drive, right off Windsor Spring Road. WJBF News Channel 6’s Barclay Bishop has the latest.

A mobile home fire claims the fire of an elderly man. Firefighters where called to the home around 6:00 a.m., Wednesday morning. 79-year-old David McCracken was killed in that fire. The mobile home is located on the 1600 block of Keron way in Hephzibah. Count on WJBF News Channel 6’s Fraendy Clervaud for the story.