Atlanta Fire Department company journal
Scope and Content
This collection contains one company journal kept by the Atlanta Fire Department. The journal was kept in accordance with the rules for maintaining a company journal, spelled out in the front cover of the journal. Items to be recorded in the journal include: special duties performed by each member, delinquencies of officers and members, reports transmitted, alarms received, runs made, time of return from alarm, reporting back in service, apparatus out of service, changing hose, sickness of men, tardiness or absence without leave, collisions or other accidents, drills, and receipt of supplies.
Dates
- 1933-1937
Creator
- Atlanta (Ga.). Fire Department (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. All requests to publish, quote, or reproduce must be submitted through the Kenan Research Center.
Administrative/Biographical History
The first Atlanta Fire Department, Atlanta Fire Company No. 1, was formed on March 25, 1851. The fire department was officially chartered by the State of Georgia on April 4, 1852. Now known as the City of Atlanta Fire Rescue Department, the department, according to its mission statement, seeks to provide "prompt quality services to our stakeholders that promote safety, sustainability, and enrich the quality of life through professional development and dedication."
Extent
1.5 linear ft. (1 oversized box)
Language
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift, 1996
Description Control
This collection was processed in 2013.
- Title
- Atlanta Fire Department company journal
- Author
- Josh Hogan
- Date
- August 2013
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center Repository