40 Percent Of East Point Fire Stations Closing

EAST POINT, Ga. -- East Point Fire Station No. 1 is a city fixture that's always been just across the street from Billy Formisano and his tattoo parlor. "We watch the fire trucks go by us -- minimum once an hour. They go by us everyday," said Formisano, whose worked in East Point for 2.5 years. Being so close to help with such a fast response proved critical for Formisano. "We're very fortunate that they are across the street because we've had to use them. And they were here in a matter of seconds," said Formisano. "One of our tattooist was a diabetic and had a seizure. And they came right over. They worked on him, helped him, and they were gone." But for Formisano and many others in East Point help will no longer be so close by. Fire Station No. 1 in downtown East Point and Fire Station No. 5, four miles away, off Washington... [read full story]