Verified incident record · 2026-09-01

Roswell firefighter bitten by dog while responding to Aspen Pointe apartment fire

Roswell Fire Department said a firefighter received a minor dog bite during the Sept. 1 apartment-fire response and returned to duty.

Minor / nonfatalBreed: not reportedRoswell, GA

Date2026-09-01 · just before 4 p.m. EDT

LocationAspen Pointe apartments, 1300 Gran Crique Drive; BiteDB map point uses the Roswell area rather than a unit-level pin

Victim(s)1 Roswell firefighter

Dogs involved1 dog reported

Injury severityMinor bite; firefighter returned to duty

Breed attributionNot reportedAtlanta News First, citing the Roswell Fire Department, did not report a breed. BiteDB does not infer breed from the setting or injury.

What the record currently shows

Incident summary

Roswell Fire Department units responding to an apartment fire at Aspen Pointe on Sept. 1 reported that one firefighter received a minor dog bite. The department said the firefighter returned to duty. The source did not report the dog’s breed, ownership, disposition or the circumstances immediately preceding the bite.

Legal-status note

No citation, dangerous-dog finding, criminal charge or animal disposition was reported in the reviewed Sept. 1 account.

Media & source coverage

Video, reporting and source material

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↗Original source reportingThe BayNet — Waldorf dog-attack reportPublisher-hosted report; photographs and media remain with the publisher.

Source provenance

Primary record used by BiteDB

Firefighter bit by dog while responding to Roswell apartment fireAtlanta News First local reporting citing Roswell Fire Department · Published 2026-09-01 · Accessed 2026-09-04

Atlanta News First reported, citing the Roswell Fire Department, that a firefighter responding to the Sept. 1 Aspen Pointe apartment fire received a minor dog bite and returned to duty.

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Additional sources

Data-quality notes

What BiteDB does not infer

Breed is recorded only at the provenance level shown above. Missing injury details, dog history, ownership facts or circumstances remain unknown unless a reliable source establishes them. This record may be updated as police, animal-control, medical, court or follow-up reporting becomes available.