Warner Robins, Georgia - The Governor’s Office of Highway Safety has announced that the Warner Robins Police Department is one of 26 law enforcement agencies in Georgia to receive a Highway Enforcement of Aggressive Traffic (H.E.A.T.) grant for the Federal 2026 Fiscal Year. Warner Robins Police Department’s award totals $146,779.00.
The goal of the H.E.A.T. program is to combat crashes, injuries, and fatalities caused by impaired driving and speeding, while also increasing seatbelt use and educating the public about traffic safety and the dangers of DUI. The Warner Robins Police Department H.E.A.T. Unit will use the grant from GOHS to develop and implement strategies to reduce local traffic crashes due to aggressive and dangerous driving behaviors.
Warner Robins Mayor LaRhonda Patrick highlighted the importance of the grant, stating, “The safety of our residents is always a top priority, and this grant from the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety allows our police department to continue taking proactive steps to ensure that everyone who lives in or visits Warner Robins can travel our roads more safely. We are proud to be part of a statewide effort to reduce dangerous driving behaviors and keep our community protected.”
“Federal and state crash data show sustained enforcement of traffic laws reduces crashes and saves lives on our roads,” Allen Poole, Director of the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety said. “GOHS will continue to partner with state and local law enforcement to implement projects and initiatives designed to protect everyone using our roads and to help reach our goal of zero traffic deaths in Georgia and our nation.”
H.E.A.T. grants fund specialized traffic enforcement units in counties throughout the state. The program was designed to assist Georgia jurisdictions with the highest rates of traffic crashes, injuries, and fatalities, with grants awarded based on impaired driving and speeding data.
Warner Robins Police Chief Wayne Fisher expressed the department’s commitment: “The Warner Robins Police Department is committed to ensuring the safety of the community we serve. Traffic enforcement efforts aim to reduce personal injuries and property damage caused by DUI, distracted driving, speeding, and occupant protection, which are a focus of this grant. The Warner Robins Police Department is appreciative of the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety for their support in these efforts.”
As law enforcement partners in the Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over DUI campaign and the Click It Or Ticket seatbelt campaigns, the Warner Robins Police Department will also conduct mobilizations throughout the year in coordination with GOHS’s year-round waves of high-visibility patrols, multi-jurisdictional road-checks, and sobriety checkpoints.
For more information about the H.E.A.T. program or any other GOHS campaign, visit www.gahighwaysafety.org or call 404-656-6996.