History of the Atlanta Fire Dept.

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[quote name='thefireman4501' post='115882' date='Jun 4 2007, 21:32 ']Dang you Kay, now I've got to go home and scan all those old AFB/AFD shots I have.

KIK580 was their callsign, I'll date myself here, but I remember well the early 80's when my first purchase for my scanner after moving here was an ATL freq. crystal for my Bearcat scanner.

Now prove your mettle... show me the Bicentennial Mack![/quote]

Close... It was "KIK-258"



To answer a few other questions in this thread:

It was AFD until the early 80's, then AFB when Mayor Jackson put in a Public safety commissioner over the Police and Fire Chiefs (Public Safety Dept., Fire Bureau). It went back to AFD in the 90's when the Public Safety Commissioner was done away with, and now it's AFR (Atlanta Fire Rescue) thanks to Dennis Rubin.



For some reason, it seems important to each new Chief to redesign the patch when they take office...



Also be advised that Truck 11, which is housed in Station 15 has been (or will very shortly be) re-named Truck 15. This is in preparation for the new Station 11 which is being built in Atlantic Station.



Also, Battalion 1 is rumored to be about to be re-instituted (supposedly on July 1, 2007). It will be a "Special Operations" Battalion, and not a geographical Battalion. As such, it will consist of companies from various parts of the city: Squad 4, Company 1, Company 2, Company 14(GSAR), and Company 8 (GSAR).



Tom