October 30, 2026
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Assistant Chief Scott Roberts to Retire After 34 Years With Fayette County Fire and Emergency Services
FAYETTE COUNTY, GA. – Assistant Chief Scott Roberts, a 34-year veteran of Fayette County Fire and Emergency Services who oversaw the department’s administration and emergency medical services, will retire on Nov. 6.
Roberts joined the department in July 1992 and rose from firefighter and paramedic to emergency management specialist, training officer, captain in the Training Division, and finally Assistant Chief for Administration and EMS director.
During his tenure, Roberts helped plan and open the Fayette County Fire and EMS Training Center, now a regional training facility, and helped launch the department’s award-winning pre-hospital transfusion program in August 2025. Fayette County was the first department in Georgia EMS Region 4, a 12-county area, to carry blood products on its ambulances and squads.
In February 2026, Region 4 EMS, organized under the Georgia Department of Public Health, named Roberts its EMS Director of the Year. He was also voted Fayette County Fire and EMS Officer of the Year.
“It’s the people wearing the uniforms on our streets who represent what we have built,” Roberts said. “I am confident and comfortable passing the torch to the next person, and the organization is poised and capable of handling the challenges they may face.”
Roberts holds an associate degree in emergency management from Central Georgia Technical College, a bachelor’s degree in public safety from Mercer University, and a master’s degree in public safety leadership, also from Mercer.
“Chief Roberts was able to amass a lifetime of accomplishments and achievements in a comparatively short timeframe,” said Fire Chief Jeffrey Hill. “The department and the department members are better for having him in the leadership roles he held all those years. He truly cares about the department, its members, Fayette County, and most importantly, the citizens he served. He’s all about the people and making a difference in their lives. The legacy he leaves behind will reach lives long past his tenure in the department. His replacement has enormous boots to fill.”