Cobb County Government

Ribbon cutting ceremony
held on July 31, 2009.

Cobb County Safety Village, built on a 8 acre site, is the most comprehensive safety training environment in the region where our residents and business community gain knowledge through hands on experiences....a place where the walls come alive with knowledge while instructors share the most advanced techniques and ideas for making our community safer. Local organizations are invited to construct reduced-scale buildings at a limited number of sites in the safety village. These life like streets include sidewalks, traffic signals and a variety of structures that represent our community. These structures will become an integral part of the learning experience.

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Safety Village adds locomotive to teach children railroad safety

The Cobb Safety Village recently acquired a 1947 locomotive that was donated by Georgia Northeastern Railroad. The train will be used to educate children on railroad track crossings. A school bus will be placed near the tracks to teach children how to safely exit buses in emergencies. The exhibit will be ready by the end of next month. TV23 has more on this story (video).

Colonial Pipeline donates store front at Safety Village

Colonial Pipeline showed its support for safety education in Cobb by recently donating $25,000 to construct a store front in the Safety Village’s reduced-scale village.

“Colonial Pipeline is pleased to become a partner with the Cobb County Safety Village," Sam Whitehead said in a statement. "From my first visit, I saw what a wonderful facility this is and what a great job everyone involved with the village is doing to deliver safety education.”

Colonial Pipeline Company is an interstate common carrier of petroleum products with offices in the metro Atlanta area. The Safety Village is a child-size representation of Cobb, complete with trees and scaled-down models of operative buildings with signage, streets, traffic lights and homes. The site has four distinct areas, each presenting the opportunity to teach children how to react when faced with fire, crime and disaster emergencies, as well as drug and alcohol awareness and pedestrian safety. For more information on the village or donating, visit cobbcounty.org/safetyvillage.

Safety Village receives more recognition for innovation

Cobb Safety Village continues to earn honors and accolades as an innovative and important safety-education and community asset. The National Association of Counties recently awarded the Safety Village its 2010 NACo Achievement Award. The Safety Village was also designated "Best of Category" in the Children and Youth category. This additional recognition highlights the most outstanding model program.

The safety village is a child-size representation of Cobb, complete with trees and scaled-down models of operative buildings with signage, streets, traffic lights and homes. The site has four distinct areas, each presenting the opportunity to teach children how to react when faced with fire, crime and disaster emergencies, as well as drug and alcohol awareness and pedestrian safety. For more information on the village or donating, visit cobbcounty.org/safetyvillage.

CAT Recovery Services and Junior League sponsor Safety Village

CAT Recovery Services, Inc. showed its support for safety education in Cobb by recently donating $25,000 to sponsor the construction of a store front in the Safety Village's model-sized village. The company is based in Kennesaw and employs certified technician who help when homes have been flooded or significantly-damaged by storms, fires or mold.

The Junior League of Cobb-Marietta also recently donated $2,500 to the Safety Village. It's an organization of almost 400 women committed to improving communities through effective action and leadership.

The safety village is a child-size representation of Cobb, complete with trees and scaled-down models of operative buildings with signage, streets, traffic lights and homes. The site has four distinct areas, each presenting the opportunity to teach children how to react when faced with fire, crime and disaster emergencies, as well as drug and alcohol awareness and pedestrian safety. Residents can help build a path to a safer future by buying personalized brick pavers to be placed at the village or donating money. For more information on the village or donating, visit cobbcounty.org/safetyvillage.

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