History of the Atlanta Fire Dept.

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[quote name='Shoe' post='235019' date='Aug 2 2008, 03:28 ']Atlanta City Council will have a final vote on August 18 for the funding to re-open Station #7. Word is that the place was ransacked after it was closed. Funding for the Squad is stalled. We are expecting a huge exodus of jakes from the ATL before the first of the year. Almost all companies are down to running with 3 most days. Not aware of any "brown-outs" yet, but it appears that they are coming.

The police department apparently has not been watching the news since they are still calling Station #7 and Squad #4 at morning roll-call. They have also dispatched Squad #4 on some fire calls since they have been closed. I've heard that Engine #6's crew jumped on the squad truck and went since it was dispatched. We are recording the multitude of dispatch errors in the hope that some day we can justify getting dispatch back. Stay tuned...[/quote]



This really sucks loosing fire houses and companies put us and public in danger. I visted 7's one year ago, great Jake's really took time to talk and show an out of town fireman around. Those fire poles are the smallest dia. I have ever seen. Not much to hook when I slid the pole. I got the full tour basment, up stairs the one thing is the fire house in is really rough shape. They Jake's were doing their best to keep it nice but big peeling paint and plaster. They said the kitchen on the first floor behind the engine room was the old horse stalls. It even had the sweep out holes on the base boards. There is an awsome fire place on the second floor in the captains quarters. The room was big enought I think it might have been the day room long ago. The fire place was built with emerald green brick. Really cool. The new overhead doors were installed and the arch above Air 7 was open air no glass. The Jake's said it had been that way for a few days and it was unknown when it would be replaced. Sad 7's did not make 100 years of service only two years aways. I ask the city WTF take care of us after all we might save your ass or your families. Atlanta already only runs three on the Trucks and most are Tillers Capt and two FAO's no firefighers. They lost the fourth on the Trucks many years ago. Truck work is really hard with only three. Sorry for the rant but being a fireman is the best life to have in the world. I always say we are the best kept secret.



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