History of the Atlanta Fire Dept.

[GA_Dave]

I get really confused with Atlanta company history and assignments...

That's understandable, I get confused too. The old Station 11 on North Ave. was closed years ago due to structural issues. At that time, Engine 23 was not in service and Station 23 wasn't open. As I recall, the crew from Engine 11 became Engine 23 at Station 23. Ladder 11 was moved to Station 15 and became Ladder 15. There hasn't been an Engine or Ladder 11 since then, until now.



Most of AFD's assignments make sense, but not all. Squad 4 is currently running from Station 8. It used to be called Squad 5 and ran from Station 1, then was moved to Station 4, then disbanded. There is no Engine or Ladder 4. Station 6 is the museum and Engine 6 runs from Station 4. Last I knew, the air truck was called Air 7, but runs from Station 1 since Station 7 is closed.



The airport units are even worse. They used to have "Yellow" numbers, but now the Engines use the Station numbers they are assigned to, but the Ladders, 41 and 43, run from Stations 24 and 40. The crash rigs are called ARFF 1 through ARFF 10. There are other rigs too, like Minipumper 44...... <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/banghead.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />