The DeKalb Police Department will face off with the Atlanta Fire Department on June 9 for the Metro Atlanta Public Safety Flag Football League championship trophy.

The championship game concludes the six-week Flag Football League season, which kicked off on May 5.

The league features public safety teams throughout the metro area, including DeKalb, Clayton, Henry, and Gwinnett counties and the city of Atlanta.

The 1 p.m. championship game takes place at Hallford Stadium in Clarkston. The Southwest DeKalb High School Marching Panthers and the Stephenson High School Marching Jaguars will faceoff in a halftime show.

The Public Safety Flag Football League is the first of its kind in metro Atlanta and is designed to build camaraderie, increase morale, enhance collaboration, and promote overall health and wellness among police and sheriff departments. Tickets are $5 for adults and kids ages 10 and older. Kids 9 and under are free. Proceeds benefit the Gold Shield Foundation of Metro Atlanta LLC, which assists spouses and dependent children of law enforcement officers or firefighters killed or incapacitated in the line of duty. 

Hallford Memorial Stadium is at 3789 Memorial College Ave. in Clarkston.