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History of the Atlanta Fire Dept.
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Atlanta Engine 15, 1983 American LaFrance 1500/500 pumper.
- Photo by Steve Skaar
Atlanta Engine 23, 1983 American LaFrance 1500/500 pumper.
- 1984 Photo by Steve Skaar
Atlanta Engine 25, 1984 American LaFrance 1500/500 pumper.
- 1984 Photo by Steve Skaar 
This is a photo of the new Air Supply truck for Atlanta.
Ron
The Villages Department of Public Safety
The Villages, Florida
This is the photo of Atlanta's Squad 4 just before delivery last year.
Ron
The Villages Department of Public Safety
The Villages, Florida 
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John Hinant
Retired Member of Richmond VA Fire Bureau October 25, 1858 - October 25, 2020 = 162 years old The sixth oldest paid, documented, Fire Department in the United States First established in 1782 "In God We Trust - All Others We Take For Granted"
Great Photos of the rides in Atlanta!!
They like other cities, were big users of Peter Pirsch and Sons Fire Apparatus!!
John Hinant
Retired Member of Richmond VA Fire Bureau October 25, 1858 - October 25, 2020 = 162 years old The sixth oldest paid, documented, Fire Department in the United States First established in 1782 "In God We Trust - All Others We Take For Granted"
Awesome photos. Been hoping for an Atlanta thread. Question for you Jim, or Steve. Or anyone actually. In looking closely at the door logo on the older trucks, it looks like AFB. In the newer trucks, its definately AFD. Can anyone verify? A close up of the old door logo would prompt a decal maker to move Atlanta up some in the production schedule. Thanks to all that have posted photos, Nice stuff. Rich
Awesome thread indeed. It's nice to see a department hang on to that traditional look. GREAT shots to all and hopefully this thread will get up to 20+ pages like some other big city threads. I'll add my photos in the coming days and have a trip in the future so will add more from that as well.
Rich brings up a good point. Because it looks to me like the door logos now reads "AFR". Here is a shot of Engine 23 shot last Fall. All of my other Atlanta shots read "AFD".
Drew James
GA Paramedic 
It does look like it reads AFB in some and AFD in others.Posibly at one time being Atlanta Fire Bureau before Atlanta Fire Dept. I will check with my contacts at Atlanta and find out for sure.I have been out gathering more photos this morning and will begin processing those as well.Firemick and myself currently have approx. 400 photos and other info. on the long history of the AFD...Stay tuned.
Jim Kay
Retired Firefighter/Paramedic Fire Historian Fire Buff Photographer
While on the photo of Engine 23. Here goes it's house.
Drew James
GA Paramedic
[quote name='RichRoadB' post='115697' date='Jun 4 2007, 13:25 ']Awesome photos. Been hoping for an Atlanta thread. Question for you Jim, or Steve. Or anyone actually. In looking closely at the door logo on the older trucks, it looks like AFB. In the newer trucks, its definately AFD. Can anyone verify? A close up of the old door logo would prompt a decal maker to move Atlanta up some in the production schedule. Thanks to all that have posted photos, Nice stuff. Rich[/quote]
It was the Atlanta Fire Bureau. Its now the Atlanta Fire and Rescue Department according to the web page for Atlanta, GA. www.atlantaga.gov then click on department and see fire and click on that
John Hinant
Retired Member of Richmond VA Fire Bureau October 25, 1858 - October 25, 2020 = 162 years old The sixth oldest paid, documented, Fire Department in the United States First established in 1782 "In God We Trust - All Others We Take For Granted"
OK in keeping on track with my History lesson.Sta.6 was built in 1894 at the intersection of Boulevard and Auburn where it still stands today,However in the early 1990's the fire dept. closed sta.6 and Engine 6 and Squad 5 moved to Sta.4 located at 124 Ellis St. Engine and Truck 4 had been disbanded around the same time as Sta. 6 closing.At this time Eng.6 was reorganized as Eng.4 and Squad 5 became Squad 4 where they operated out of until 2001 when a new Sta.4 was built at 309 Edgewood Ave. at the intersection of I-75 and Edgewood Ave. which is just a few blocks away from the old station.AKA "The Grady Curve".below are a few photos of the original stones and Bronze plaque from the stations.A point of interest Eng.4 was again disbanded after only a few days in operation and once again became Eng.6 out of sta.4 due in part to the MLK Historical society and this company haven been the one of the volunteer companies that operated from 1860 until the paid dept. was created in 1882 they were known as Blue Eagle Company No.6 which was an all black company.Thus today Engine Co.6 still remains at the ready.
First photos are of the stone on the front of sta.6
Jim Kay
Retired Firefighter/Paramedic Fire Historian Fire Buff Photographer
And a photo that is in the fire museum of sta. 6 as it operated during the days of Horse drawn steamers.
Jim Kay
Retired Firefighter/Paramedic Fire Historian Fire Buff Photographer |
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