Sandy Springs Police Department
Since the Sandy Springs Police and Fire Department began operations in 2006, each entity has grown significantly in personnel and services rendered.
The Sandy Springs Police Department was created in 2005 and took over police operations from the Fulton County Police on July 1, 2006 at one minute after midnight, according to the city’s history of the department.
The department covered the 38.5 square miles that was incorporated just months earlier.
Only experienced officers were hired to carry out the department’s mission to “prevent crime and enforce law through problem-solving partnerships.”
Its first police chief Gene Wilson took control in January 2006 with a roster of 86 officers, with 49 employees being former Fulton County officers.
Today, the department consists of 154 sworn officers, with additional part-time and reserve officers, totalling 195 full-time and part-time positions.
Its operations are coordinated from two districts- north and south. Each district is commanded by district captains and has four patrol beats.
Today, the patrol division is complemented by specialty units, including Street Crimes Unit (SCU), Criminal Intelligence Unit(CIU), Traffic Unit, Special Investigations Unit (SIU), and the Criminal Investigations Division (CID).
Sandy Springs celebrated the completion of its police headquarters and municipal court complex on Morgan Falls Road on April 12, 2025 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and an open house.
“It is truly an honor to stand before you today as we officially open this amazing new facility, our new police headquarters and municipal court complex, a $56 million investment in the safety, security and future of our city,” Sandy Springs City Manager Eden Freeman said at the ribbon cutting.
Law enforcement officers from across Fulton County and members of the Georgia State Patrol joined the celebration, filling the visitor’s parking lot with patrol vehicles.
Sandy Springs Fire Department
The fire department began operations on December 29, 2006, and today has a total staff of 121 full-time and four part-time personnel.
According to information about the department on the city’s website, only two percent of all calls for service of the Sandy Springs Fire Department involve active fires.
“In 2019, the department unveiled a new fleet of fire trucks including one tower ladder, two ladder trucks, two engines, and one squad vehicle,” the website said.
Each of the four active service engines hold 500 gallons of water and can pump at a rate of 2,000 gallons per minute.
SSFD also has a shallow water access rescue boat with a 250-horsepower jet-drive motor and a fire special operations command unit that provide hydration and rehab facilities for firefights.
“All SSFD emergency response vehicles are licensed as first responder units with the state of Georgia,” the website said. “A SSFD fire unit may respond to your medical calls in addition to an ambulance to assist with medical care.”
All SSFD units carry the same medical equipment that an ambulance does, have personnel with the same levels of training, and can provide the same level of interventions of a traditional ambulance.
As the city’s fire stations have aged, action has been taken to renovate or replace them. A $2.1 million contract was approved by the Sandy Springs City Council during its Oct. 2, 2025 meeting for architectural design and engineering services for two new fire stations and renovations to a third.
Hussey, Gay, Bell, and DeYoung International was awarded the contract. The firm will design a new Fire Station No. 4 within the city limits on Roswell Road. A replacement Fire Station No. 1 will be constructed at the current station’s location at 1425 Spalding Drive. Renovations will be made to Fire Station No. 3. Sandy Springs Fire Stations No. 2 was built in 2022 and No. 5 in 2024.