Atlanta Fire Department

The Atlanta Fire Department is the fire department which protects the city of Atlanta, Georgia in the United States.

Major fires

• Sherman's March to the Sea (Atlanta Campaign of American Civil War, 1864)
• Kimball House (hotel, 1883)
• Markham House (hotel, 1896)
• Great Atlanta fire of 1917 (several city blocks)
• Winecoff Hotel 1946 (119 people killed, deadliest hotel fire in U.S. history) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winecoff_Hotel
• Loew's Grand (historic theatre premiered Gone With the Wind in 1939 [which depicted 1864 burning of Atlanta], burned 1978)
• Peachtree 25th (high-rise, 1989)
• Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills (loft conversion, 1999, firefighter rescued crane operator via helicopter)

Other disasters include the 2008 Atlanta tornado, which ripped thorough downtown Atlanta.

Fire chiefs

The fire chief of Atlanta is the top official within the Atlanta Fire Department. Firefighters moved from volunteer to professional in the 19th century in Atlanta, and the current chief oversees a force of 1000 with a budget of $56 million. Some of the previous fire chiefs have been:

As of 16 May 2010.

Name	From	To
Thomas Haney (unpaid)	Jan 1868	Dec 1868
Matthew Ryan (first paid chief)	July 1882	July 1885
W. R. Joyner	July 1885	Jan 1906
William B. Cummings	Jan 1906	Jan 1915
William B. Cody Firefighter from 1878 until his death	Jan 1915	Jan 1929
John Terrell Only chief to die in line of duty	Jan 1929	Jan 1933
Otho J. Parker	Jan 1933	Jan 1939
Charles Crawford Styron	Jan 1939	Jan 1959
William H. Hamer	?	Jan 1988
Tom Perrin	Jan 1988	Jan 1990
David M. Chamberlin	Jan 1990	Jan 1995
Winston Minor	Jan 1995	2003
Kenneth Allen As Interim	2003	2003
Dennis L. Rubin left to be fire chief of Washington DC	2003	Jan 2007
Kelvin J. Cochran hired from Shreveport, Louisiana	Jan 2007	August 2009
Joel G. Baker Named Interim Chief	August 2009	Present

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6. Historic station 6 (1894–1991) is now the bookstore of the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site, and a museum exhibit on desegregation in the AFD, both operated by the National Park Service.
7. Historic station 7 is currently closed due to the 2009 recession.
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11.  Under construction at Atlantic Station
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16. Station 16 was redecorated in 2008 on the HGTV show Deserving Design, hosted by Atlanta native Vern Yip. Several canopy beds with curtains for quiet sleep and privacy were installed, and Christmas decorations were added. The fire company was selected because of their involvement in the community, especially around Christmas.
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19. Station 19 (built 1924) is Atlanta's oldest at 1063 N. Highland Ave. in Virginia-Highland
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External links

• AFD official homepage