DeKalb firefighters raise new flag for nursing home residents celebrating July 4th

The Brief

  • DeKalb firefighters fixed a broken flagpole at a Decatur nursing home.
  • The crew responded after helping with a resident’s medical emergency.
  • Residents and staff say the kind gesture lifted their spirits for the holiday.

DECATUR, Ga. Just in time for the Fourth of July, a new American flag now flies high at a Decatur nursing home, all thanks to a group of firefighters from DeKalb’s Station Three.

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“We are able to fly our flag today because of those great young men from Station Three,” Mercy Camp, Harborview Decatur activities director, told FOX 5.

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