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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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.

Cobb Safety Village honored again for innovation

Cobb was recently honored as a recipient of the Georgia County Excellence Award from the Association County Commissioners of Georgia and Georgia Trend magazine. Cobb's Safety Village was recognized for being one of the Southeast's most comprehensive community safety training environments.

"County Excellence Awards provide an opportunity to showcase programs developed by local governments that are having a positive impact on the community," ACCG executive director Jerry Griffin said in a statement. "The Cobb County Safety Village is a unique facility that will serve as a model for innovative approaches in safety training."

The Safety Village has received numerous awards and accolades since it opened in August. The fire department has also been 200 percent more efficient training students and the number of students able to take part in safety training has doubled.

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