[quote name='Tom2e' post='170392' date='Dec 10 2007, 02:46 ']Yeah, but Shoe left out the part about the then Fire Chief's career-long hatred of company 11. He harbored a hatred of the company his whole career, and took action when he was in a place to do so. <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/icon_crazy.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
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Prior to closing the station, there were several opportunities to refurbish the station. The Atlanta history center offered to foot the bill for a complete, historically accurate renovation, as long as they could conduct a couple of tours a day there. The fire Chief denied the request, stating that a working firehouse was too dangerous for the public!
This was the same man who instituted the policy of allowing children's Birthday Parties at fire Stations! <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/banghead.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
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Station #11 in 1990.
' /> Prior to closing the station, there were several opportunities to refurbish the station. The Atlanta history center offered to foot the bill for a complete, historically accurate renovation, as long as they could conduct a couple of tours a day there. The fire Chief denied the request, stating that a working firehouse was too dangerous for the public!
This was the same man who instituted the policy of allowing children's Birthday Parties at fire Stations! <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/banghead.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
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