Annual July 4 Peachtree Road Race Calls For Security Collaboration

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July 1st, 2019

A scene from the 2007 AJC Peachtree Road Race. Atlanta police and firefighters began preparations for this year’s event months ago, officials said. The annual 10K race, held on July 4, is turning 50 and is expected to bring more than 60,000 people to the city, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Chip Harlan from atlanta, ga / wikimedia commons

Federal and state law enforcement will aid Atlanta police, firefighters and paramedics July 4 to keep the city safe during the annual AJC Peachtree Road Race.

Atlanta police and firefighters began preparation for the event months ago, officials said. The 10K race is turning 50 and is expected to bring more than 60,000 people to the city, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

“Even though we’ve done this over and over and over, we never take anything for granted,” Atlanta police Capt. Rodney Woody told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

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