Atlanta Fire Rescue Department
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The Atlanta Fire Rescue Department is the fire department of the City of Atlanta and provides
History
The Atlanta Fire Rescue Department got its start in February 1848 when residents were ordered to have fire buckets ready in their homes. It wasn't until three years later, after several major fires, that the Georgia Legislature approved a bill that authorized the formation of Atlanta Fire Company No. 1, which went into service on March 25, 1851.[4]
Stations and apparatus
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The Atlanta Fire Rescue Department currently operates out of 34
Fire Station Number | Neighborhood | Engine Company | Truck Company | Special Unit | Chief Units | Battalion |
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1 | Castleberry Hill | Engine 1* | Tiller Truck 1 | Decon. Unit 1, Air Unit 7, Air Shuttle Unit | Division Chief 1 | 3 |
2 | Lakewood Heights | Engine 2* | Tiller Truck 2 | Decon. Unit 2, Air Bag Unit 2 | 1 | |
3 | North Buckhead | Engine 3 | Mobile Command Unit | 6 | ||
5 | Westside | Engine 5* | Battalion Chief 4 | 4 | ||
4 | Old Fourth Ward | Engine 6* | Squad 4 | 5 | ||
7 | West End | Engine 7* | EMS-2* | 4 | ||
8 | Hills Park | Engine 8 | Battalion Chief 2 | 2 | ||
9 | Adamsville | Engine 9* | 4 | |||
10 | Grant Park | Engine 10 | Tiller Truck 10 | Battalion Chief 5 | 5 | |
11 | Atlantic Station | Engine 11 | Tower 11 | Mini-Pumper 11, Swift Water/Dive Rescue Unit | 3 | |
12 | Edgewood | Engine 12 | Tiller Truck 12 | 5 | ||
13 | East Atlanta | Engine 13* | Mass Decon Unit | 5 | ||
14 | Oakland City | Engine 14 | Tiller Truck 14 | 1 | ||
15 | Midtown | Engine 15* | Tiller Truck 15 | Battalion Chief 3 | 3 | |
16 | Washington Park | Engine 16* | Tiller Truck 16 | 2 | ||
17 | Westview | Engine 17* | GSAR 61 Collapse Rig | 4 | ||
18 | Kirkwood | Engine 18 | 5 | |||
19 | Virginia-Highland | Engine 19 | 3 | |||
20 | Capitol View Manor | Engine 20 | 1 | |||
21 | Buckhead Forest | Engine 21* | Tiller Truck 21 | Air Bag Unit 21, G.S.A.R. Unit 6 | Battalion Chief 6 | 6 |
22 | Grove Park | Engine 22 | 2 | |||
23 | Berkeley Park | Engine 23* | Mini-Pumper 23 | 3 | ||
24 | Hartsfield–Jackson Airport | Engine 24 (ARFF) | Tiller Truck 47 | ARFF 1, ARFF 2, Squad 24, Mini pump 51, med 4 | 7 | |
25 | Cascade Heights | Engine 25 | Truck 25 | 4 | ||
26 | Westminster | Engine 26* | Truck 26 | 6 | ||
27 | Chastain Park | Engine 27 | Hose Tender 27 | 6 | ||
28 | Riverside | Engine 28 | Foam 28, | 2 | ||
29 | Piedmont Heights | Engine 29 | Truck 29 | 6 | ||
30 | Glenrose Heights | Engine 30* | Battalion Chief 1 | 1 | ||
31 | Ben Hill | Engine 31 | Truck 31 | 4 | ||
32 | Hartsfield–Jackson Airport | Engine 32 (ARFF) | Med 1, ARFF 3, ARFF4, Mini Pump 44 | 7 | ||
33 | Hartsfield–Jackson Airport | ARFF 5, ARFF 6, EMS 3*, Foam 1, Foam Tanker 7, Med 5, reserve ambu | 7 | |||
34 | Poole Creek | Engine 34 | Mobile Ambulance Bus 1, antique light truck | 1 | ||
35 | Hartsfield–Jackson Airport | Engine 35 (ARFF) | Med. Unit 2, ARFF 7, ARFF 8, ARFF Reserve | Battalion Chief 7 | 7 | |
38 | Brookview Heights | Engine 38* | Tiller Truck 38 | 2 | ||
40 | Hartsfield–Jackson Airport | Engine 40 (ARFF) | Truck 41 (ARFF Quint) | Med 3, ARFF 9, ARFF 10, Mini Pump 50, Stair Unit 48, Hazmat 2 | 7 |
Former stations
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Notable incidents
Great Atlanta fire
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Winecoff Hotel fire
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Fire Station No. 16
During the civil rights movement, members of the African-American community pressured the Mayor and City Council of Atlanta to integrate the city's fire department. In 1962, Mayor Ivan Allen Jr. authorized the first hiring of sixteen African American firemen. On April 1, 1963, after completing training, they were housed at Fire Station No. 16, as stations were not yet integrated. Located in 1048 Simpson Rd. (now Joseph E. Boone Blvd.), the station was built upon the former property of Theodore "Tiger" Flowers, the world's first African American middleweight champion. Continuing the efforts to diversify the fire department, Mayor Maynard Jackson ordered the hiring of seven African-American women to serve as firefighters in 1977.[9]
Bluffton University bus accident
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References
- ^ "2015 Adopted Budget". City of Atlanta. Retrieved May 9, 2015.
- ^ a b "About Us". Atlanta Fire Rescue Department. Retrieved May 9, 2015.
- ^ "City of Atlanta names Rod Smith new fire chief". www.fox5atlanta.com.
- ^ "History". Atlanta Fire Rescue Department. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
- ^ "Fire Station and NPU Locations". Retrieved June 24, 2012.
- ^ "Fire Station and NPU Locations". Retrieved January 24, 2016.
- ^ a b c Watts, Gabbie (April 30, 2015). "Old Fourth Ward Remembers Great Atlanta Fire Of 1917". WABE. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
- ^ a b "Tragedy In The South: The Winecoff Hotel Fire of 1946". The Winecoff Hotel Fire. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
- ^ Seibert, David. "Fire Station No. 16". GeorgiaInfo: an Online Georgia Almanac. Digital Library of Georgia. Retrieved November 18, 2016.