2 20 66 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/f8a9bdcfe3b53883cb992bc9627f3582.pdf 66a30ba8000f6f3f1ba3e7b43ff968ba Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. I NT E R NAT I ON AL 8 8 I P E A C ATLANTA , H T R AS SOC I AT I ON E E GEORG S I T A R - E 3-0 E T, 3 0 N, O F --F· I R E -E , - SU I T F I GHT E RS E 2 3 4 g The follO'wing re sol u tion was adopted by majority vote at the regular meeting in July, and i s here~vith presented to the Board of Fire Masters for consideration : WHEREAS; For many y ears, the Rules and Regulation of the Atlanta Fire Department have provided that a member may terminate his employment with the depar tment for a period of up to six months without lo ss of seniority, and WHEREAS ; ·. the_se.~1rul es and regulations were changed on September 12th, 1966 to provide that all member s l eaving the servic es of the departmen t for any time would l oose all seniority rights-, and _. WHEREAS; time has passed, and s ituations have changed, and meanings and intentions of the above changes in the Rules and Regulations have made it necessary, and the feeling has been generated amow1g our members to correc t many inequities caused by these changes, Therefore BE IT RESOLVED ; That Local 134 of the International Association of Fire Fighters petition the Board ofFire Masters of the Atlanta Fire Department, thru this -....-_-_ --_-_ .-- ---=--.......:.eso-luti.on-,-to-rr.el.le-r-t:- back-t(;'-the--Ru-l-e.s- ai:1d Regulations that were in effect immediately prior to September 1966. And:1 . BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED; that all members of the Atlanta Fire Department be accorded all seniority rights as provided by those Rules and Regulations which were in effect September 2nd, 1966. · Presented 017, behalf of the membership of the Local ~ JI-ii' fz5_ ccro, ~ ,. 'tJ ~ ee.---~ diaries H. Ellis, President 0 AFF I<... • :;o WITH THE I NTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF F IR E FIGH TER S SIN C E 11118 GEORGIA STATE THE GEORGIA STATE F IR E F IGHTER S A SSO CIAT ION A NO THE ATLANTA LABOR COUNCIL AFL•C·IO � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS =F a ad j 661 PEACH TREE STREET, Nw. EE = SUITE 234 ie 7 —" Botte hd Nd ATLANTA, GEORGIA = 3:0309 The following resolution was adopted by majority vote at the regular meeting in July, and is here- with presented to the Board of Fire Masters for consideration: WHEREAS; For many years, the Rules and Regulation of the Atlanta Fire Department have provided that a member may terminate his employment with the department for a period of up to six months with- out loss of seniority, and WHEREAS; theseurumles and regulations were changed on September 12th, 1966 to provide that all members leaving the services of the department for any time would loose all seniority rights, and WHEREAS; time has passed, and situations have changed, and meanings and intentions of the above changes in the Rules and Regulations have made it necessary, and the feeling has been generated amoung our members to correct many inequities caused by these changes, Therefore BE IT RESOLVED; That Local 134 of the International Association of Fire Fighters petition the Board of Fire Masters of the Ret ente Fire Department, thru this —_———_resolution,_to_revert—back_te_the-Rules and Regulations ee were in effect immediately prior to September 1966. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED; that all members of the Atlanta Fire Department be accorded all seniority rights as provided by those Rules and Regulations which were in effect September 2nd, 1966. La aie ° pehee* of the membership of the Local © Ks Te. A; LHe SC aaa ca Cliarles H. Ellis, President AFFic. © 29 WITH = THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS SINCE 1918 —- GEORGIA STATE AFL-«Cio THE GEORGIA STATE FIRE FIGHTERS ASSOCIATION —- AND THE ATLANTA LABOR COUNCIL  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 1, Folder 14, Document 20 Box 1 Box 1 Folder 14 Folder topic: Fire department | 1968-1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/e86428ac4709267ea765a75495da9045.pdf 0108a99f7b3a5386398f9cccfcddecbd Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. c 1~-r· u~ 1'-.J TA 1 1·T ,,t C) c DEPARTMENT of FIRE 46 COURTLAND ST., s. E. Atlanta, Georgia X 119J Jr 9t1. P.O. WILLIAMS CHIEF AU']USt 15:i 1969 demo to: All PE:rsonnGl Frora: Chi~f of Fir~ Jspartm2nt Su~j~ct: Reiteration of Fir~ D~partm2nt Policies t-1 re Deo arti:l<2ni.: or n c--=rs s.1a i I aGJre: ss comr.iand· by t:1ci r surna1-:-12s. tne fi r t::men und,2r th1;:i r Fi re~,1en sha 11 ad::.;r~ss t i,::: i r su~;2ricr offi c2rs or acting offi Cl:rs iJy rank. Qualified mt::i1 i•il1 :.i1:: assigner:! on a ro tating i..asis to th;.; capacity as ccting offict: r or ~xtra apparatus OiJL! ra t or. Fill - ins will al so oe donG o~ rotati n~ basis with ccns ist2nt records !·ept at sac:i 0nn i ni2 hous G on an indivi dua.l s hift basis as c~posc1 to a sEation. by order of ; . -:Jl,. , ') I • ~' I ..,~.- / , L-v ~ C~,,~ ).!A- P, O. '!~I LL1,'\i 1S~ C, i1cf Atlanta Fir~ 0ep1rtmant PO\tJ: 11 a "HELP SAVE LIFE AND PROPERTY BY PREVENTING FIRES" � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document City OF ATLANTA, DEPARTMENT of FIRE ; \) 46 COURTLAND ST.,S. E. ~, fh Atlanta, Georgia yb P.O. WILLIAMS CHIEF August 15, 1969 ijemo to: All Personnel Fron: Chief of Fire vapartment Subject: «eiteracion of Fire Department Policies Fire Department orricers Siail aduress tae firemen under their command by their surnanes. Firemen shall adaress ticir superior officers or acting officers vy rank. Qualified men will Ye assigned on a rotating wvasis to the capacity as acting officer or extra apparatus operator. Fill-ins will also ve done on rotating oasis with consistent 3 records kept at each engine house on an individual shift basis aS opposed to a station. By order of. es CeBiliten sac Q. ‘tA, Cnief eee Fire Uepartment POW: 11a “HELP SAVE LIFE AND PROPERTY BY PREVENTING FIRES”  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 1, Folder 14, Document 21 Box 1 Box 1 Folder 14 Folder topic: Fire department | 1968-1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/b9962a723d9abb4bfb8eb9a8fc4782a9.pdf 9bcea9cccbcf239e3598db701f684813 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. OEPARTMENT of FIRE 46 COURTLAND ST.,~. E. Atlanta, Georgia P.O. WILLIAMS CHIEF August 15, 1969 Honorabl e Ivan All en, Jr. Mayor, City of A.t l an ta City Hall Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Dear f-,iay or Allen: He have been dea ling iii t h Co1.1 mu nity Re l ati ans and have accepted so1·i1 e of t lle i r su ggestions re l ativ e to e li Din atin g some pro bl e~s. Various polici es and facts pertaining to this departmen t are attac hed. It is ir.ter-<?s t in~ to not ,., th ~ followin a exce r ot f r om the Rep ort of t he Un ite d St ates Co1i11n-is.,ion on Civil Ri ghts 196 9: entitl ed Fer /\11 th e Peopl e . . . By ./.\11 the Peopl e 1·1 hich has just r ea ched this off-ic e : 11 Despite t he be l at ed ad;n i ss ion of fi r em 2n in t o t he /l.t l anta de; artment and t he e l abor ate pro ce dur es 1·n i ch s urr0Ui1d2d t he ir i nt rodu cti on, t he Atlanta Fire Department had a l arge r pr oporti on of :·legroes i n unifo rm than any ot her ce:ntra l city in the survey and a hi gile r de gr ee of in teg r ation than many . 11 We are in th e proces s of ie-writi ng th e Rul es and Reg ul ations of the Atlanta Fire Depa rtment to e li Ji nat e any in equ i t i es in t he old boo k, to e li min ate any possibility of di s cri mi nat i on or t~ e possi ~ility of any office r over-reacting 1-1ith authority. As soon as this ll as been comp l eted, it ',<J ill be presented to t he Board of Fire Masters for their approv a l and adopt i on. We ~voul d 1i ke to stress t i1at any fireman ~-J ho has grie van ces , has three methods by which to air t hem in t iiis office: by comp l etin 0 a Form 52 (Spe ci al Request ) , go throu gh t he Company 0-ffi ce rs and Batt al ion Chi ef , or by use of a Sug ge stion Form availuble in all stations. Any justifiable gri e vances \<J ill oe strai ghten ed out. Yours ve ry truly , QO, (, /{J 'd'f-r.A " ~ pl_' O. HILLI AMS, Chief Atlanta Fire De;-;a rtr:ie nt POW: 11 a Enclosure cc: Mr . W. T. Kn i ght, Chai rman Bo ard of Fi re f·'i as t ers "HELP SA VE LIFE AND PROPERTY BY PREVENTING FIRES" �The Atlanta Fire Department's only interest is in t he protection of lives and property from fire. The citizens of Atlanta should have and deserve t he best fire protection available. In order to accomplish this, we nust have the best trained, qualified, and experienced personnel in responsible positions regardless of race, creed, or color. Fi re Department o ffi cershi p must have le ade rship. One cannot gain leade rship Subordinates will not look upon such an officer as a l eader. Life and property is at stake . Decisions and act..ions of a fire officer are bused on knowl edge and experience of the job. Therefore, standards and qualifications must be kept high. Rather than lower the standards, they should be rais ed. if standards have to be lov-1e red so one can qua"lify. PROMOTIONAL POLICIES: Promotions in the Fire Deµartnent are made according to merit and fitness. The promotional system of the Atlanta Fire Department is set by law. Anyone r.ieetin'.J t,1e qualifying standards as set fort h Liy the Promotion al Board will be promoted regar dl ess of race, creed, or color. We 1,1ill not and do not discriminate for or against anyone meeting the qualifying standards of this system. Promot ion ai examin ations for Fire Lieuten&i'its ar.:: h::1d ::very t \·:o years. To qualify , a i~an must have had f ive years service in the Fire D2pa rtm2nt . After t he examin ation, t he app licants are li st ed according to their scores from a combination of th2 written test , training school aver age , and sen iority points . This list is divided into gr.oups of 20 . The first 20 me n are rated at oral intervi e\vs , and t hi s score is added to their grades fror.i the above three items. Promotions from t his list are made in order of t he applicant's fin al score. So far , the first 7 men have been promoted from the Li eutenant's examin ation he ld in March of 1969 . The first bl ack f iremen started to work in April 1963, so that this is t he first year (1 969 ) any of them have been eli gibl e to ap ply f or promotion to Lieutenan t. There we re 153 applicants, of whom 6 we re bl ack. The first bl ack app licant is in the 6th group of 20 or approxir.1ate ly position 102 on t iie li st. Promoti ons to Fi re Apparatus Ope r ator are made by appointment. The Captai n at each station makes these sel ections s ubj ect to t he approval of the Battali on Chi ef. The men must have i1ad at l east two years servi ce with t he Fi re De partm2n t and have passed ti1e required dri ving tests at the Training School. There are nine black firemen in these pos itions. �. ~- · -·-- ·- .. HIRING PRACTICES: Eligible lists for Firemen are established every week after the weekly intervie\·1s. ·(During 0·larc h, Ap ril, and July of this year, interviews were held every t vw v,eeks.) As vacancies occur, the Fi re Depart ment calls the men on a list in t he order of their scores. Each person on the list of a certain dat e is contacted and offered emp loyme nt be fore movin g to the next chro nological li s t. O~ce a man is on t he eligi ble list , he is not by-p assed unless the Fire De partment is unabl e to contact him by tele phone or letter. Through July 25, of this ye ar) 60 white men were put on the eli ~i ble list and 57 black men. Of these, 45 wf1ite men have been employe d and 41 black men. Of the 86 7 men in t he extinguishing division, over 19% or 165 are black. Nine of t hese are Fi re Ar,pa ratus Operators and 25 are on Military Leave. Fireme n that l eave the departn1ent for military service are reinstate d when they return (this is a Fede r al Law ) and are usually returned to t he sam2 station from vihich ti iey l eft. RECRE.D.TIOi'~ CLUB: In J an uary of 1959, a grou p of firemen lease d a 5. 7 acre tract of l and at Lake ! 11 atoona fro:,1 tne JOver nrnen t and organized a cluo wh ic h ~as call ed Atl anta Firene n 1 s Re creation Club. However, the Fir2 Depa r tr,12nt nor th e City of At l anta has any j uris diction over the activiti es of tr1is club. It i s a private organ i zat i on controll ed oy a Board of Trustees composed of e l even men, 1·1ho adhere to tr1e i'li s '1es of the majority of t he m2mbe rs, and i s sup ported entirel y by dues pai d by the membe rs and ma in tai ned througi1 voluntee r services of t he membe rs. � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document City OF ATLANTA DEPARTMENT of FIRE 46 COURTLAND ST.,S. E. Atlanta, Georgia meager) s “raaite <a mf : P. 0. WILLIAMS CHIEF August 15, 1909 Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr. Mayor, City of Atlanta City Hall Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Dear Mayor Allen: We have been dealing with Community Relations and have accepted sone of their suggestions relative to eliminating some problems. Various policies and facts pertaining to this department are attaciied. Tt is interesting to note the following excerpt from the Report of the United States Commission on Civil Rigiits 1969, entitled For All the People...By All the People which has just reached tnis office: "Despite tne belated adnission of firemen into the Atlanta departinent and the elaborate procedures which surrounded their introduction, the Atlanta Fire Department had a larger proportion of Negroes in uniform than any other central city in the survey and a higher degree of integration than many." We are in the process of re-writing the Rules and Regulations of the Atlanta Fire Department to eliminate any inequities in tne old book, to eliminate any possibility of discrimination or tae possivility of any officer over-reacting with authority. As soon as this has been completed, it will be presented to tiie Board of Fire Masters for their approval and adoption. We would like to stress tnat any fireman who has grievances, has three methods by which to air them in tiis office: by completing a Form 52 (Special Request), go through the Company Officers and Battalion Chief, or by use of a Suggestion Form available in all stations. Any justifiable grievances will be straigntened out. Yours very truly, AO) (Ae Ca toni) . O. WILLIAMS, Chief Atlanta Fire Departnent POW: 11a Enclosure ce: Mr. W. T. Knight, Chairman Board of Fire Masters “HELP SAVE LIFE AND PROPERTY BY PREVENTING FIRES" The Atlanta Fire Department's only interest is in the protection of lives and property from fire. The citizens of Atlanta should have and deserve tne best fire protection available. In order to accomplisn this, we must have tae best trained, qualified, and exnerienced personnel in responsible positions regardless of race, creed, or color. Fire Department officership must have leadership. One cannot gain leadership if standards have to be lowered so one can qualify. Subordinates will not look upon such an officer as a leader. Life and property is at stake. Decisions and actions of a fire officer are based on knowledge and experience of the job. Therefore, standards and qualifications must be kept high. Rather than lower the standards, they should be raised. PROMOTIONAL POLICIES: Promotions in the Fire Denartinent are made according to merit and fitness. The promotional system of the Atlanta Fire Denartment is set by law. Anyone meeting tne qualifving standards as set forth by the Promotional Board will be promoted regardless of race, creed, or color. We will not and co not discriminate for or against anyone meeting the qualifying standards of this system. Promotional examinations for Fire Lieutenants are he very tye years. To qualify, a man must have had five years service in the Fire Department. After the examination, the applicants are listed according to their scores from a combination of the written test, training scnool average, and seniority points. This list is divided into aroups of 20. The first 20 men are rated at oral interviews, and this score is added to their grades from the above three items. Promotions from this list are made in order of tie applicant's final score. od al Ma i So far, the first 7 men have been promoted from the Lieutenant's examination held in March of 1969. Tie first black firemen started to work in April 1953, so that this is the first year (1969) any of them have been eligible to apply for promotion to Lieutenant. There were 153 applicants, of whom 6 were black. The first black applicant is in the 6th group of 20 or approximately position 102 on the list. Promotions to Fire Apparatus Operator are made by appointment. The Captain at each station makes tnese selections subject to the approval of the Battalion Chief. The men must nave nad at least two years service with the Fire Department and have passed the reauired driving tests at the Training School. There are nine black firemen in these positions. HIRING PRACTICES: Eligible lists for Firemen are established every week after the weekly interviews. (During March, April, and July of this year, interviews were held every two weeks.) As vacancies occur, the Fire Department calls the men on a list in tne order of their scores. Eacn person on the list of a certain date is contacted and offered employment oefore moving to the next chronological list. Once a man is on the eligible list, he is not by-passed unless tne Fire Department is unable to contact him by telephone or letter. Through July 25, of this year, 60 white men were put on the eligible list and 57 black men. Of these, 45 white men have been employed and 41 black men. Of the 867 men in the extinguishing division, over 19% or 165 are black. Nine of these are Fire Apparatus Overators and 25 are on Military Leave. Firemen that leave tne department for military service are reinstated wien they return (this is a Federal Law) and are usually returned to the same station from which they left. RECREATION CLUB: In January of 1959, a group of firemen leased a 5.7 acre tract of Tand at Lake Allatoona from tne government and organized a ciuo which was called Atlanta Firemen's Recreation Clud. However, the Fire Department nor the City of Atlanta nas any jurisdiction over the activities of tnis clud. It is a private organization controlled by a Board of Trustees composed of eleven men, wao adhere to tne wishes of the majority of the members, and is supported entirely by dues paid by the members and maintained througin volunteer services of tiie members.  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 1, Folder 14, Document 22 Box 1 Box 1 Folder 14 Folder topic: Fire department | 1968-1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/ad0a78deaa766e785edb1c57084f20da.pdf 3cf2f3eabf66dfc43680f387eff79625 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. RUL E S F I R E P R O MO T I O N B O A R D CITY Revised 11arch 196 7 OF ATLANTA �11. An examination for Fire Captain will be held annually and the register established will be valid for one year. 12. Examinations for all other classes of positions will be held when the Board deems a list necessary~ and the registers established will be valid for one year. The life of such registers may be extended for an additional year if the Board deems it practical and expedient to do so. 13, Satisfactory completion of a performance test of driving skill under the supervision of the Fire Training Chief is a prerequisite to applying for proraotion to Fire Rescue Lieutenant. 14. When a man on an eligible register for a higher position than his present class declines an assignment which would allow him to act as an alternate for the higher position, his name will be moved down on the eligible list below the name of the man who accepts the assignment. 15, If a qualified eligible is serving io a permanent vacancy in a temporary capacity at the time of a new examination, he will not be required to take any further examination. 16. The Fire Alarm Superintendent will qualify men for the position of Fire Dispatcher and will furnish the Fire Promotion Board a list of qualified applicants and their grades. 17. Non-fi refigh ting personnel desiring to retur n t o firefi ghting must serve one ye ar as full- pay Firemen before being eligible to corn~et e in promotional examinations. Members of the Training Division are considered to be firefishting personnel. 18. Upon r e turn to the Fire Departraent, reenployed Firemen~ including those who we re formE: rly on th e eli gible r e gist e r for Fire Lieut enant or other pr omotional r e gisters , must serve one year as full-pay firemen befor e being eligible to compete in promotional examinations. 19, Seniority will be reco gnize d by the addition to the final attained passing grade of one -h a lf (½) point for e c ch ye ar of service in the Fire Depar t ment beyond the first five (S) years to a maximum of five (5) points in any cas e . For promotion to th e rank of Cnptain and highe r., s eniority will b.:: reco gniz e d by giving one - ha lf (!~) point for each year of s e rvice on next lower r ank only , to a maximum of five (5) points . 20 , In t he e ven t of a ti e in fin a l grade s a ft e r addition of s enio r ity po ints, the man with t he hi ghest s eniority will be pl a ce d h igh est on the e l i gi ble registe r . If s enio r ity po int s a·.ce the s ame~ t he man with the highes t wr i tten grade will be placed hi ghe s t on t he eligible regis ter. 21. Fire Department personnel serving in the armed f orces will accru2 seniority as th ough serving j_n t he Fire Departr.1ent. 22. Fire Department pers onnel on military le~ve may be given the promotional examination for which they are eligible and will be notified of the opening and closing dates of application for all examinations for clas ses to which they may apply. �• 23. Linemen, tr.echinists; fire equipment mechanics, and fire carpenters may be qualifi~d by th~ Personnel Department from open competitive registers. Fire Department personne l who quclify may be certified ahead of others on the list if desired. Fire Department personnel may be qualifie d by the Personnel D~partmcnt from promotional examinations from within the Fire Deportment. 24. A sche<lule of eligibility for promotion and who may apply for the various classes is shown in Table I. 25. Examinations '.:vill be conducted according to the schedule of weights and phases listed in Table II. �T ABL E I SCHEDULE OF-ELIGIBILITY FOR PROMOTION FOR PROMOTION TO : WHO MAY APPLY : Fire Appa ratus Opera tor Firemen who have completed two years of s e rvice. Fire Rescue Lieutenant All fire fighting personnel who have completed five years of s e rvice in the Fire Department. Fire Dispetcher All fire fightin g pe rsonnel who have completed five years of service in the Department and have had one year of service in the Signal Division of the Fire Department. Fire Lie uten ant All fire fi ghting personne l who have c oople t e d fi ve years of s e rvice in the Department. Fi r e Captain Fire Lie utenants wi th a t l east 3 years ' s e rvi ce as Lie utenant. Fire Drill Instructor , Chi e f All Fi re Captains Fire Battalion Chief Fire Captains wi t h a t least 3 years ' s ervi ce as Captai n. First Deputy & Deput y Fi re Chief All Fire Battalion Chie fs Fire Inves ti gator I All f i re fight ing pers onnel and fire disp~tchers who have comple te d five years of servi ce i n the Fire Department. Fire Investigator II Fire Investigators with one year of service as an Investiga t or. Assistant Fire Marshal Fire Investigators with 3 years' service as lnvest igator. Fire Marshal Assistant Fire Marshals and Fire Investigators with 3 years' service, � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document RULES FIRE PROHOTION BOARD CITY OF ATLANTA Revised March 1967 ll. 12. 13. 14, 15. 16. 17, 18, 19, 20. 213 22. An examination for Fire Captain will be held annually and the register established will be valid for one year. Examinations for all other classes of positions will be held when the Board deems a list necessary, and the registers es- tablished will be valid for one year. The life of such registers may be extended for an additional year if the Board deems it practical and expedient to do so. Satisfactory completion of a performance test of driving skill under the supervision of the Fire Training Chief is a prerequisite to applying for promotion to Fire Rescue Lieutenant. When a man on an eligible register for a higher position than his present class declines an assignment which would allow him to act as an alternate for the higher position, his name will be moved down on the eligible list below the name of the man who accepts the assignment, If a qualified eligible is serving in a permanent vacancy in a temporary capacity at the time of a new examination, he will not be required to take any further examination. The Fire Alarm Superintendent will qualify men for the position of Fire Dispatcher and will furnish the Fire Promotion Board a list of qualified applicants and their grades. Non-firefighting personnel desiring to return to firefighting must serve one year as full-pay Firemen before being eligible to compete in promotional examinations. Members of the Training Division are considered to be firefighting personnel. Upon return to the Fire Department, reemployed Firemen, including those who were formerly on the eligible register for Fire Lieutenant or other promotional registers, must serve one year as full-pay firemen before being eligible to compete in promotional examinations. Seniority will be recognized by the addition to the final attained passing grade of one-half (%) point for each year of service in the Fire Department beyond the first five (5) years to a maximum of five (5) points in any case. For promotion to the rank of Captain and higher,seniority will be recognized by giving one-half ('s) point for each year of service on next lower rank only, to a maximum of five (5) points. In the event of a tie in final grades after addition of seniority points, the man with the highest seniority will be placed highest on the eligible register. If seniority points are the same, the man with the highest written grade will be placed highest on the eligible register. Fire Department personnel serving in the armed forces will accrue seniority as though serving in the Fire Department. Fire Department personnel on military leave may be given the pro- motional examination for which they are eligible and will be notified of the opening and closing dates of application for all examinations for classes to which they may apply. 23. 24, 25. Linemen, machinists, fire equipment mechanics, and fire carpenters may be qualified by the Personnel Department from open competitive registers. Fire Department personnel who qualify may be certified ahead of others on the list if desired. Fire Department personnel may be qualified by the Personnel Department from promotional cx- aminations from within the Fire Department. A schedule of eligibility for promotion and who may apply for the various classes is shown in Table I. Examinations will be conducted according to the schedule of weights and phases listed in Table II, gr TABLE I SCHEDULE OF ELIGIBILITY FOR PROMOTION FOR PROMOTION TO: WHO MAY APPLY: Fire Apparatus Operator Firemen who have completed two years of service. Fire Rescue Lieutenant All fire fighting personnel who have completed five years of service in the Fire Department. Fire Dispatcher All fire fighting personnel who have completed five years of service in the Department and have had one year of service in the Signal Division of the Fire Department. Fire Lieutenant All fire fighting personnel who have completed five years of service in the Department. Fire Captain Fire Lieutenants with at least 3 years' service as Lieutenant. Fire Drill Instructor, Chief All Fire Captains Fire Battalion Chief Fire Captains with at least 3 years' service as Captain. First Deputy & Deputy Fire Chief All Fire Battalion Chiefs Fire Investigator I All fire fighting personnel and fire dispatchers who have completed five years of service in the Fire Department. Fire Investigator II Fire Investigators with one year of service as an Investigator. Assistant Fire Marshal Fire Investigators with 3 years' service as Investigator. Fire Marshal Assistant Fire Marshals and Fire Investigators with 3 years’ ser- vice.  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 1, Folder 14, Document 23 Box 1 Box 1 Folder 14 Folder topic: Fire department | 1968-1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/06572b2a28b692ad145bb2c2fc0018d3.pdf 4635dfd12a4f8acf46555b7c49bb7f82 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. --~-....c==:::::;====== -· -~-=- ----- --·---- .------·· ., CITY OF ATLANTA 8 August 1969 , . Memorandum Regarding Discrimination .Against Black Fir emen Of Atlanta . -- ~ '· . Mayor Ivan Allen, Chairman Board of Firemaster s-, Alderma-r-k...\'lm. :·.r • Knight and Atlanta Fire Chief Paul O•. Williams . --.. ~ . . .___·. ......_,__ -· . . . Black Firemen of Atlanta __ .. To: ··-- - -'" · --· From: / ·-. -- " The Black firefighters of Atlanta are dedicated municipal emplo{eei, \ concerned wi th the safety and welfare of our city and all of its citizens ; ·During the years of our tenure as f iremen we hav& been subjected to dis- ·· · crimination and abuses as outlined below. We request that imrre clia te _ action be taken to correct these practices, and that on or before Mond~, \ August 18, 1969 that we receive a formal report on your 1fc.:t io·ns in corre~ ' ing the act ions cited herein: , -~ / \ · . . :. .·-.. . . 1 I. HIRING PRACTICES .. _=--:::--=- ~ - - r \ :;~11,; . , -~ . -- - The ratio of Black Firemen to White Firemen does not - ~ to the· popu lation of Black citizens in Atlanta. There -.. . a re. . . about 90 to 100 Black Firemen in a department of more than 900 men. Black·-Eiremen that are drafted into the armed servic~s are rep.laced by sthi te firemen II. SEGREGATED SLEEPING & LOCKER AQ.RANGEMENTS J Lockers and beds of Black Firemen are placed in the back or away frcm the whit e firemen. III. RECREATION CLUB _,._..=--,~_ ·__ .l.963 . N. Y-~ ____ ci dCZ>n d - ' ~· ~ The membership was clos ed the vear Black Firemen were hired in Land was given to th e club by the governm:l\t_ ~~ , Lake Allatoona. )_13 acres) .( ~ -4N-~ h0 ~ ~ ~ ° ' - ) 1 PROMOTIONAL DISCRIMINATION ~ ~ . ~1 ~:;;tt;_ . - i Black Firemen should be included in every department. White ,fil$~ -a,- i• r.1en with less time and experience are promoted· to -dr-:i-ve-r po sit1on s .~ --d l ack Firer.ien with 5 and 6 years should be promoted to Lieutenants-;-·- beca use the entire officer cabi net is mad e up of all white officers. Most of these off i c er s have _b e e o k.n.o-wr:1-t-G-£.0 r c e t l=\-e-i-r--p-r-ejtta'rc-e-s-on- B"'l-a ck Firemen • We ar-e aware· of the test for Lieut.e nants, but in a time of an emergency men have been promoted wholesale from private to captains within a year, thus_ i setting proper precedent. We consider this an er.1ergeJ)_cy .-hec-atrse--o-f tne overall discrimination in the depa rtm ent. White drivers are giving up their positions because they know future Lieutenants are going to be appointed by Chiefs. · This is true because in the last capt ain's test the aides of all the chiefs dominated the list. Some of these Lieutenants didn't place in the top 40 on the Lieutenants list. Now they are captains. \ V. EXP!:RIENCE AND LENGTH OF Tir.1E ON THE DEPARTMENT Acting offi cers, we feel th at every Black Firemen with _the time and experience, equal to any . white firemen, should be.given the opportunity to be an ac~ing office~: This ap~li:s tol°;ra driverse House d~ies should be picked according to seniority. ~ 1 /·S ,)-f2rvyJ f,../-,v. ~ ) VI. STAtJDARD SET OF RULES FOR ALL C INS ~ich shift is operated different, captain authority has no limit. He forc es personal prejudices on Black Firemen. Transfer of ~en to other stations. ( ~ ~~ ~ FOR CONTACT: Fireman William Harner 195 Hermer Circle, N. W. Atlanta, Georgia 30311 ________ elephone - 794- 2244 __ __ . or ----Fire Station 16 on C Shift Telephone 523-5786 • ~ fi9 ~ /1 P1_ Iv 7 1~ A .--~- I • I . = r cilf ____ _.,., L. � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document — a ies i oe ee, ee CITY OF ATLANTA 8 August 1969 Memorandum Regarding Deseeinine tion Aged Black Perenen Of Atlanta ; a A a ne SS - : »To: Mayor Ivan Allen, Chairman Board of Firemasters, Alderman_vim. .T. sree _ Knight and Atlanta Fire Chief Paul 0. Williams ~~ mae . eae From: Black Firemen of Atlanta : = s The Black firefighters of Atlanta are dedicated municipal employees, i concerned with the safety and welfare of our city and all of its citizens. ! During the years of our tenure as firemen we have been subjected to dis-. - | crimination and abuses as outlined below. We request that immediate- action be taken to correct these practices, and that on or before Monday, - August 18, 1969 that we receive a formal report on your ‘actions in corrette__ ing the actions cited herein: / : | . mit Hy at. . 1 I. HIRING PRACTICES se ee eS ems n ; ‘ ’ oar ' = . The ratio of Black Firemen to White Firemen 46K not correspond: ——to the population of Black citizens in Atlanta. There are about 90 to 100 Black Firemen in a caper ment of more than 900 men. Black- Firemen II. SEGREGATED SLEEPING & LOCKER ARRANGEMENTS Lockers and beds of Black Firemen are Stace in the back or away éxom the white firemen. III. RECREATION CLUB sa add The membership was closed the vear Black Firemen were hi -— ee 1963. Land was given to the club by the governne t on Lake ALlatoons ae 13 acres te ee ie IV. PROMOTIONAL DISCRIMINATION © =) | } at Black Firemen should be included in every department. White fires men with less time and experience are promoted: to driver-positions. “Black ’ Firemen with 5 and 6 years should be promoted to Lieutenants, because the ~~: entire officer cabinet is made up of all white officers. Most of these officers s have been known—-to_force—their-prejudices-on- Black Firemen. We -=-are aware of the test for Lieutenants, but in a time of an emergency men have been promoted wholesale from private to captains within a year, thus setting proper precedent. We consider this an emergency-because of the i overall discrimination in the department. White drivers are giving up their ‘ positions because they know future Lieutenants are going to be appointed by Chiefs.: This is true because in the last captain's test the aides of all aE the chiefs dominated the list. Some of these Lieutenants didn't place in . the top 40 on the Lieutenants list. Now they are captains. =a V. EXPERIENCE AND LENGTH OF TIME ON THE DEPARTMENT Acting officers, we feel that every Black Firemen with the time and experience, equal to any. white firemen, should be.given the opportunity to be an acting officer. This applies to extra drivers. House duties should be picked according to seniority. Gq iS neo - VI. STANDARD SET OF RULES FOR ALL C INS Each shift is operated different, captain authority has no limit. : He forces personal presudieds on Black Firemen. Transfer of men to other ° stations. : hi p prt, te Aprhe. 6 olf FOR CONTACT: Fireman William Hamer “1 aa vi? | | / | 195 Hermer Circle, N. W. so ec Atlanta, Georgia 30311 ..- ‘'*™ cig Blephone - 794-2244 we, -N ——— = . or — : a ‘ - Fire Station 16 on C Shift ice Telephone 523-5786  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 1, Folder 14, Document 24 Box 1 Box 1 Folder 14 Folder topic: Fire department | 1968-1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/48d7d4cce1613255935dd0137664df16.pdf 78b4a41ef844aa47578277a6c01266fd Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. I' DEPARTMENT of FIRE 46 COURTLAND ST., S. E. Atlanta, Georgia P.O. WILLIAMS CHIEF AUJUSt 15:1 1969 i iemo to: All PE:rsonnGl Fror.1: Chfof of Fi re; Jepartincnt Su~j0ct: Re iteration of Fir~ D~partrnont Policies 1 Fi re uepartmeni.: or n c2:rs s.1a by t:wi r surnar;·1;;;s . comr.;and n aG,m:1 s s tne f i r ~1;ien und·: .' r til ::,; i r Fi re:,1en sha 11 ad~r\2 s s t i 1c i r sup:.- ri or offi c2rs or acting offi cGrs 'uy rank. Qualified m~n will Le assigned on a rotating ~asis to th~ capacity as acting officer or ,;"!Xtra apparatus OiJl: r ator. Fill - ins will also oe donG o~ rotati ng ~asis with cons ist~nt records kept at ~ac~ onn i nG house on an individual sh ift basis as opposed to a station. By orde r of. J ,. I .· , ), .·l:, ( c/~~"'_Vl4 1 ?. O. ·,,ilLL1,,, 1.S , C,ll(-;f Atlanta Fir~ Llepartm~nt POlii: 11 a "HELP SAVE LIFE AND PROPERTY BY PREVENTING FIRES" � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document ia City OF ATLANTA DEPARTMENT of FIRE 46 COURTLAND ST.,S. E. Atlanta, Georgia P.O. WILLIAMS CHIEF ijemo to: All Personnel From: Chief of Fire vepartnent Subject: Keiteration of Fire Department Policies Fire Department officers siail aduress tae firemen under their command by their surnames. Firemen shall adaress ticir superior officers or acting officers vy rank. Qualified men will be assigned on a rotating vasis to the capacity as acting officer or extra apparatus operator. Fill-ins will also se done on rotating sasis with consistent records kept at cach engine nouse on an individual snift basis aS cppoSed to a station. BY order of. P. QO. wILLIAS, Coief Atlanta Fire vepartnent POW: 11a “HELP SAVE LIFE AND PROPERTY BY PREVENTING FIRES”  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 1, Folder 14, Document 25 Box 1 Box 1 Folder 14 Folder topic: Fire department | 1968-1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/4239628a7c949bda5eaa4dd2ecdbfce4.pdf 16ceb3b43090ba3315036bf1b9bf0434 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. • r I C I TY OF A Tl_/\NTA O EPART MENT o f F IRE 46 COURTLA ND ST., ~ . C:::. Atl a nta , Georg ia P .O. WILLIAMS CHIEF August 15 , 1969 Honorabl e Ivan All en, Jr. M~yor~ City of Atl ant a City Hall Atlant a , Georgi a 30303 Dear May or All ~n : We ha ve been dealin g 1·1it11 Coumunity Re l ations an d have accep ted sot",1e of t heir su gge stions rel at ive t o eli Di nat i ng some pro bl eDs. Variou s polici es and fac t s pe r t ai ni ng to t hi s de partment are at t ached . It is inte rest i n~ to not c:> th r f oll owi na excer ot f r om t he Re port of th e Un ited St at es Cor,11wis s i on on Civil Ri gi,t s 1969: ent it.l ed Fer /\11 t he Peopl e ... By All t he Peop l e ,,.:hic h has j us t r eached t hi s off-i ce : Despi t e t he be l at ed ad:ni ss i on of fir eme n 11no t he Atl anta de ;J ar t rnen t and t he el aborat e procedu res w1ich s urroui1 ded t he ir i ntrodu cti on, t he Atl an t a Fi re Departmen t had a 1a r ge r pr oporti on of ['leg roes i n unif orni th an any ot her central city i n t he s urvey and a hi gh 2r de gree of in teg r ati on t ha n many . 11 11 We are in t he process of r e-wri t i ng th e Ru l es and Reg ul ations of th e At l anta Fi r e De pa r t ment t o e li mi nat e any in equ i t i es i n t he ol d book, t o eli ~in ate any poss i bili ty of di s cr i ill i nat i on or 'Lie possi bil ity of any off ice r ove r - r eact i ng with aut hority . As soon as th i s has been comp l et ed, it \vill be presented t o t he Board of Fi re Mas t e rs fo r t he ir approv al and adopt ion. He \'>J OUl d 1i ke to st ress t ;·iat any fir eman who has ~ri evan ces , has t hree meth ods by \'lhich t o air t he17 i n t 11 i s office: by compl et i n~ a Fo rm 52 (S pe ci al Req ues t) , go throu gh t he Company Off i ce rs and Batt ali on Chi ef , or by us e of a Sugge s t ion Fa nn avai l abl e in all s tat ion s. Any j us t ifi abl e gri e van ces will oe s trai ght ened out. Yo urs very t r uly , 0 f ~ { 4_fd.t!va-~ 0. WILLII\MS, Chi e f Atl anta Fi re De~a r tr.ient POW:lla Enclosure Mr. W. T. Kni ght, Chairman Board of Fire t1a sters cc : "HELP SA VE LIFE AND PROPERTY BY PRE VEN llNG FIRES" �The Atlanta ~ire Depa rtmEnt's only interes t is in t he protection of lives and property from fire . The citize ns of Atlanta should have and deserve t he best fire protection availabl e. In order to accomp lish this. we must have t he be st trained, qualified, and experi enced pe rsonnel in res ponsible positions regardl ess of race, creed, or color. Fire Dep art11ent officers hi p must J1ave le ade rship. One cannot gain leadership if standards have to be lov-1ered so one can qua 1i fy. Subordinates wi 11 not look upon such an officer as a l eade r. Life and pro perty is at stake. Decisions and actions of a fire officer are based on knO\·!ledg e and experi ence of the job. Therefore, standards and qualifications must be kep t hi gh. Rather than lower the standards, th ey s hould be rais ed. PROMOTIONAL POLICIES: Promotions in t he Fire De part:nent are made according to merit and fitness. The promotiona l system of the Atl anta Fire Department is set by law. Anyone r.ieeting t11e qualifying standards as set fort h by the Promotional Boar d will be prrnnoted rega r dl ess of race, creed, or color. We will not and do not discri min at e for or against anyone meeting the qualifying standards of this system. Promotion ai exa1n-inatio11s fur · Fire Li e ut2n;:rnts at2 h21d ever:/ t \·1c years. To qua li fy, a man must have had five yea rs service in the Fire Depa r tme nt . Afte r the examination, t h~ applicants are li st ed accordin g to their scores from a comb i na ti on of th 2 \'iritten test, trainin g school average, and sen iority points. This list is divided into gr.ou ps of 20. The first 20 men are r at ed at oral i ntervi ev.;s, and th is score is added to t he ir grades fror:1 the above three items. Promotions. from t his list are made in order of the applicant's fin al score. So far , the first 7 men have been promoted from the Lieutenant's exami nati on he l d i n March of 1969 . The first ~lack firemen starte d to work in April 19~3 , so t hat t his is t he f irst ye ar (1 969 ) any of t hem have been el i gi bl e to apply f or promotion to Li eutenant . There were 153 app licants , of vJhom 6 ~·Je re bl ack. The first bl ack applicant is in the 6th gro up of 20 or approxi r.1ately position 102 on t l1e list. Promotions to Fi re .Appa r atus Operator are made by app ointme nt. The Captain at each st atio n make s t hese sel Gctions subject to the approval of t he Batta.lion Chief. Th e men must ha ve had at least tvJO year; service with the Fire Departm2nt and ha ve passed t he required drivin g tests at the Trainin g School. There are nine bl ack firemen in these positi ons . �HIRING PRACTICES: Eligible lists for Fii·emen are established every \'1/eek after the weekly intervie ,·1s. (During March, April, and July of this year, intervi ews were held every two weeks.) As vacancies occur, the Fi re Department calls the men on a list in the order of their scores. Each pe rson on the list of a certain date is contacted and offered employment before movin g to the next chronological li s t. Once a man is on the eligible list, he is not by- pas sed unless the Fire Department is unable to contact him by telephone or letter. 1 Through July 25, of this year, 60 white men were put on the eligible list and 57 black men. Of these, 45 wh ite men have been employed and 41 black men. Of the 86 7 men in the extinguishing division, over 19% or 165 are black. Nine of these are Fi re Apparatus Operators and 25 are on t•iil itary Leave. Firemen that l ea ve the department for military service are reinstated w:1en til e:,1 return (this is a Fede ral Lm·d and are usually returned to t he sam2 station from v-1hi ch t hey 1eft. RECREATI Oii CLUB: In January of 195 9, a group of firemen leased a 5.7 acre tract of land at Lake A11 atoona fro:;1 t ne government anrl organized a c1 uo wh ich 11as call ed At l anta Firer.1en 1 s Re creation Club. Ho:·iever, t he Fire Depa rtm2nt nor t he City of Atl anta has any jurisdiction over t he activiti es of thi s club. It is a private organization contr oll ed by a Board of Trustees composed of e l even men, \'/ 110 adhere to ti1e wis hes of the majority of t he members, an d is supp·orted entirely by du es pai d by the membe rs and ma intained t hrough volunteer services of t f1e memu2 rs. � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document ClTY OF ATLANTA DEPARTMENT of FIRE 46 COURTLAND ST., S. E. Atlanta, Georgia August 15, 1909 P.O. WILLIAMS CHIEF Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr. Mayor, City of Atlanta City Hall Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Dear Mayor Allen: We have been dealing witii Community Relations and have accepted some of their: suggestions relative to eliminating some problems. Various policies and facts pertaining to this department are attached. Tt is interesting to note the following excerpt from the Report of the United States Commission on Civil Rights 1969, entitled For All the People...By All the People which nas just reached this office: "Despite the belated adnission of firemen into the Atlanta departinent and the elaborate procedures which surrounded their introduction, the Atlanta Fire Department had a larger proportion of Negroes in uniform than any other central city in the survey and a higher degree of integration than many." We are in the process of re-writing the Rules and Regulations of the Atlanta Fire Department to eliminate any inequities in the old Look, to eliminate any possibility of discrimination or tie possivility of any officer over-reacting with authority. As soon as this has been completed, it will be presented to tne Board of Fire Masters for their approval and adoption. We would like to stress tiat any fireman who has grievances, has three methods by which to air them in tuis office: by completing a Form 52 (Special Request), go through the Company Officers and Battalion Chief, or by use of a Suggestion Form available in all stations. Any justifiable grievances will ve straightened out. Yours very truly, DO WL acta! - O. WILLIAMS, Chief Atlanta Fire Desartnent POW: 11a Enclosure cc: Mr. W. T. Knight, Chairman Board of Fire Masters “HELP SAVE LIFE AND PROPERTY BY PREVENTING FIRES" The Atlanta Fire Department's only interest is in the protection of lives and property from fire. The citizens of Atlanta should have and deserve the best fire protection available. In order to accomplisn this, we must nave tne best trained, qualified, and exnerienced personnel in responsible positions regardless of race, creed, or color. Fire Department officersnip must have leadership. One cannot gain leadership if standards have to be lowered so one can qualify. Suodordinates will not look upon such an officer as a leader. Life and property is at stake. Decisions and actions of a fire officer are based on knowledge and experience of the job. Therefore, standards and qualifications must be kept high. Rather than lower ne standards, they should be raised. PROMOTIONAL POLICIES: Promotions in the Fire Denpartinent are made according to merit and fitness. The promotional system of the Atlanta Fire Denartment is set by law. Anyone meeting the qualifying standards as set fcritii by the Promotional Board will be promoted regardless of race, creed, or color. We will not and do not discriminate for or against anyone meeting the qualifying standards of this system. -—— Promotional examinations for Fire Lieutenants are held every tye years. To qualify, a man must have had five years service in the Fire Department. After the examination, the applicants are listed according to their scores from a combination of the written test, training school average, and seniority points. This list is divided into aroups of 20. The first 20 men are rated at oral interviews, and this score is added to their grades from the above three itens. Promotions. from this list are made in order of the applicant's final score. So far, the first 7 men nave been promoted from the Lieutenant's examination held in March of 1969. The first black firemen started to work in April 1953, so that this is the first year (1969) any of them have been eligible to apply for promotion to Lieutenant. There were 153 applicants, of whom 6 were black. The first black anplicant is in the 6th group of 20 or approximately position 102 on the list. Promotions to Fire Apparatus Operator are made by appointment. The Captain at each station makes tnese selections subject to the approval of tne Battalion Chief. The men must have had at least two years service with the Fire Department and have passed tne reauired driving tests at the Training School. There are nine black firemen in these positions. HIRING PRACTICES: Eligible lists for Firemen are established every week after tne weekly interviews. (During March, April, and July of this year, interviews were held every two weeks.) As vacancies occur, the Fire Department calls the men on a list in the order of their scores. Eacii person on the list of a certain date is contacted and offered enployment before moving to the next chronological list. Once a man is on the eligible list, he is not by-passed unless tne Fire Department is unable to contact him by telepnone or letter. Through July 25, of this year, 60 white men were put on the eligible list and 57 black men. Of these, 45 white men have been employed and 41 black men. Of the 867 men in the extinguishing division, over 19% or 165 are black. Nine of these are Fire Apparatus Operators and 25 are on Military Leave. Firemen that leave the department for military service are reinstated when they return (this is a Federal Law) and are usually returned to the same station from whicii they left. RECREATION CLUB: In January of 1959, a group of firemen leased a 5.7 acre tract of land at Lake Allatoona from tne government and organized a cluo which was called Atlanta Firemen's Recreation Club. Hovever, the Fire Department nor tne City of Atlanta nas any jurisdiction over the activities of this clud. It is a private organization controlled by a Board of Trustees composed of eleven men, wio adhere to tne wishes of the majority of the members, and is supported entirely by dues paid by the members and maintained tarough volunteer services of tiie members.  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 1, Folder 14, Document 26 Box 1 Box 1 Folder 14 Folder topic: Fire department | 1968-1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/1401376a5efa6e2aadc3bcd9c665c2a3.pdf 45cb42cd845507a54bb3c9166765416c Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. RUL E S F I R E P R O MO T I O N B O A R D CITY Revised l1arch 196 7 OF ATLANTA �11. An examination for Fire Captain will be held annually and the register established will be valid for one year. 12. Examinations for all other classes of positions will be held when the Boa rd deems a list necessary, and the registers established will be valid for one year. The life of such registers may be extended for an additional year if the Board deems it practical and expedient to do so . .13. Satisfactory completion of a performance test of driving skill under the supervision of the Fire Training Chief is a prerequisite to applying for promotion to Fire Rescue Lieutenant. 14 . When a man on an eligible register for a higher position than his present class declines an assignment which would allow him to act as an alternate for the higher position, his name will be moved down on the eligible list below the name of the man who accepts the assignment. 15. If a qualified eligible is serving in a permanent vacancy in a temporary cap a city at the time of a new examination, he will not be required to take any further examination. · 16. The Fire Alarm Superintendent will qualify men for the position of Fire Dis pa tche r and wi l l furni s h the Fire Promo t ion Board a list of qualified applicants and their grades. 17. Non-fire fi gh t i n g pe rs onnel desiring to retur n to firefi gh t ing mus t serve one year a s full-pay Firemen be for e being e li gible to cornFe t e in pr omotiona l examina t i ons . Membe r s of t he Training Division are cons ide r ed to be firefi ghting pe rsonne l. 18. Upon return to the Fire Department , r eenployed Firemen, including those who we r e forme rly on the eli gible r egist e r for Fire Lieut enant or other pr omoti ona l r egiste rs , must s e rve one ye ar as f ull~pay fi remen before being e l igible to compe t e in promoti onal examinations . 19. Seniority wil l be recognized by the a ddi t i on to the f ina l attained passing grade of ona-hal f (½) point f or ecch year o f service in the Fire Departmen t beyond the f irst five (5) years t o a maximum of five (5) points in any c as e . For pr omotion to t he r ~nk o f Cap t a in and higher., s eniority will b2 recognized by giving one-half (!~) point fo r each year of service on next l ower r ank only, t o a maximum of five (5 ) points. 20. In the event of a tie in finel grades after addition of s eniority points, the man with the highest seniority wil l be placed highest on the eligible register. If seniority points are the same~ the man with the highest written grade will be placed highest on the eligible register. 21. Fire Department personnel serving in the arm~d forces will accru2 s eniority as though s erving in the Fire Depart~ent. 22. Fire Department personnel on military leeve may be given the promotional examination for which they are eligible and will be notified of the ope ning and closing dates of application for all examina tions for classe s to which they may apply. �23, Linemen 1 machinists; fire equipment mechanics, and fire carpenters may be qualified by th ~ Personnel Department from open cosp etitive registers. Fire Department pe rsonnGl who quclify may be certified ahead of others on the list if desired. Fire Department personnel may be qualified by th e Personnel Department from promotional examinations from within the Fire Departfilent, 24, A schedule of eligibility for promotion and who may apply for the various classes is shown in Table I. 25. Examinations will be conducte d according to the schedule of weights and phases listed in Table II. �I T ABL E I SCHEDULE OF ELIGIBILITY FOR PROMOTION FOR PROMOTION TO : WHO MAY APPLY: Fire Appa ratus Operator Firemen who have completed two years of service. Fire Rescue Lieutenant · All fire fighting personnel who have completed five years of service in the Fire Department. Fire Dispe tcher All fire Ugh ting personnel who have completed five years of service in the Department and have had one year of service in the Signal Division of the Fire Department. Fire Lieuten ant All fire fi ghting pe rsonne l who have ccopleted five ye ars of service in the De pa rtment, Fire Captain Fire Lieutenants with at l east 3 years' s e rvi ce as Lieutenant. Fire Drill Instructor, Chie f All Fire Captains Fire Battalion Chie f Fire Captains with a t least 3 years ' service as Captain. Fi rs t Deputy All Fire Batta l i on Chiefs & Deputy Fire Chief Fire Investi gator I All fire fi ght i ng pe rsonne l and fire dispatchers who h ave complete d five years of s E.rv:i.ce in the Fire Departmen t. Fire Investigat or II Fire Investigat ors with one year of service as an Investigator . As s istant Fire Marshal Fi re I nves tigator s with 3 years ' s e r vice os Investigator. Fire Marshal As sistant Fire ~arshals a~d Fire Inves tigators with 3 years' service . � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document RULES FIRE PROHNOTION BOARD CITY OF ATLANTA Revised March 1967 ll, 12. iss 14. 15. 16. 17. 18, 19. 20, 21. 22.4 An examination for Fire Captain will be held annually and the register established will be valid for one year. Examinations for all other classes of positions will be held when the Board deems a list necessary, and the registers es- tablished will be valid for one year. The life of such registers may be extended for an additional year if the Board deems it practical and expedient to do so. Satisfactory completion of a performance test of driving skill under the supervision of the Fire Training Chief is a prerequisite to applying for promotion to Fire Rescue Lieutenant. When a man on an eligible register for a higher position than his present class declines an assignment which would allow him to act as an alternate for the higher position, his name will be moved down on the eligible list below the name of the man who accepts the assignment, If a qualified eligible is serving in a permanent vacancy in a temporary capacity at the time of a new examination, he will not be required to take any further examination. The Fire Alarm Superintendent will qualify men for the position of Fire Dispatcher and will furnish the Fire Promotion Board a list of qualified applicants and their grades. Non-firefighting personnel desiring to return to firefighting must serve one year as full-pay Firemen before being eligible to compete in promotional examinations. Members of the Training Division are considered to be firefighting personnel. Upon return to the Fire Department, reemployed Firemen, including those who were formerly on the eligible register for Fire Lieutenant or other promotional registers, must serve one year as full-pay firemen before being eligible to compete in promotional examinations. Seniority will be recognized by the addition to the final attained passing grade of one-half (4s) point for each year of service in the Fire Department beyond the first five (5) years to a maximum of five (5) points in any case. For promotion to the rank of Captain and higher,seniority will be recognized by giving one-half (’s) point for each year of service on next lower rank only, to a maximum of five (5) points. In the event of a tie in final grades after addition of seniority points, the man with the highest seniority will be placed highest on the eligible register. If seniority points are the same, the man with the highest written grade will be placed highest on the eligible register. Fire Department personnel serving in the armed forces will accrue seniority as though serving in the Fire Department. Fire Department personnel on military leeve may be given the pro- motional examination for which they are eligible and will be notified of the opening and closing dates of application for all examinations for classes to which they may apply. 23. 24. 25. Linemen, machinists, fire cquipment mechanics, and fire carpenters may be qualified by the Personnel Department from open competitive registers, Fire Department personnel who qualify may be certified ahead of others on the list if desired. Fire Department personnel may be qualified by the Personnel Department from promotional cx- aminations from within the Fire Department. A schedule of eligibility for promotion and who may apply for the various classes is shown in Table I. Examinations will be conducted according to the schedule of weights and phases listed in Table II. TABLE I SCHEDULE OF ELIGIBILITY FOR PROMOTION FOR PROMOTION TO: WHO MAY APPLY: Fire Apparatus Operator Firemen who have completed two years of service. Fire Rescue Lieutenant All fire fighting personnel who have completed five years of service in the Fire Department. Fire Dispatcher All fire fighting personnel who have completed five years of service in the Department and have had one year of service in the Signal Division of the Fire Department. Fire Lieutenant p All fire fighting personnel who have completed five years of service in the Department. Fire Captain Fire Lieutenants with at least 3 years' service as Lieutenant. Fire Drill Instructor, Chief All Fire Captains Fire Battalion Chief Fire Captains with at least 3 years' service as Captain. First Deputy & Deputy Fire Chief All Fire Battalion Chiefs Fire Investigator I All fire fighting personnel and fire dispatchers who have completed five years of service in the Fire Department. Fire Investigator II Fire Investigators with one year of service as an Investigator. Assistant Fire Marshal Fire Investigators with 3 years' service as Investigator. Fire Marshal Assistant Fire Marshals and Fire Investigators with 3 years’ ser- vice.  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 1, Folder 14, Document 27 Box 1 Box 1 Folder 14 Folder topic: Fire department | 1968-1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/c0ed51db1d7d21f16e6af7c982d3f3c8.pdf 63037955f4a82b89d31a916c7022d85d Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. ( l I .A u t ~ • 19 9 � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document MEMORANDUM FROM: Dan Sweat Chief Williams has written a letter to Mayor Allen submitting information which addresses itself to the "Memorandum Regarding Diacrimination Against Black Firemen of Atlanta" presented to the Mayor and Fire Depart- ment officials on August 8th. The letter contains attachments which includes a summary and analysia of promotional policies, a description of firing practices and a statement of exploration regarding the Atlanta Firemen's Recreation Club, Also included is an August 15th memo from Chief Williams to all personnel of the Atlanta Five Department reiterating Fire Department policies invblving the proper form of verbal address of firemen and superior officers and assignment of fire station personnel as acting officers or extra apparatus operators. Ihave given copies of all correspondence between Chief Williams and Mayor Allen to Mr. William Hamer, Fireman at Station 16, Spokesman for the Black Fireman.  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 1, Folder 14, Document 28 Box 1 Box 1 Folder 14 Folder topic: Fire department | 1968-1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/f29a6355e96588f296eb97717edc93a5.pdf 62f9e5366cd650a1f57a974851881a30 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. I ., . • 19 9 t rt-. 1 1 � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document August 18, 1969 MEMORANDUM FROM: Dan Sweat Chief Williams has written a letter to Mayor Alien submitting information which addresses itaclf to the "Memorandum Regarding Discrimination Against Black Firemen of Atlanta" presented to the Mayor and Fire Depart- ment officials on August 8th. The letter contains attachments which includes a summary and analysis of promotional policies, a description of firing practices and a statement of exploration regarding the Atlanta Firemen's Recreation Club. Also included is an August Sth memo from Chief Williams to all personnel of the Atlanta Fire Department reiterating Fire Department policies invilving the proper form of verbal address of firemen and superior officers and assignment of fire station personne) as acting officers or extra apparatus operators. Ihave given copies of all correspondence between Chief Williams and Mayor Allen to Mr, William Hamer, Fireman at Station 16, Spekesman for the Black Fireman.  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 1, Folder 14, Document 29 Box 1 Box 1 Folder 14 Folder topic: Fire department | 1968-1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/4b3e57b1c751602549723c07809b5254.pdf 26a66836999b894006e4a39b51a2dd20 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. DEPARTMENT of F!RE 46 COURTLAND ST., S. E. Atlanta, Georgia P.O. WILLIAMS CHIEF AUJUSt 15:1 1969 i'iemo to: A11 P;:rsonnG 1 Fron: Chfof of Fi re; Jepart1:12nt Su~j~ct: Reiteration of Fir~ D~partrncnt Policies Fire Depa rtr:1~n1: comf.iand ornc2rs s .-,a-i l a(j..:: r oss cne fird 1e i1 und';2 r tii1.0 ir by t:1e;ir surna1-:-1;:;s. Fi re:-,krn sha 11 ad~ress t i1ci r sup(;ri er offi c2rs or ~cti ng offi c1.;rs uy rank. Qualified m1.: i1 ~1il1 t,12 assi gner1 on a rotating i..asis to thi.:: capacity as acting officer or ~xtra apparatus o;:i1;.; rc1t or. Fill - ins will also oe do~~ o~ rotating basis ~ith cons ist~nt records kept at eac~ ono i n~ house on an indivi dual shift basis as cpposcu to a station. By orde; r of . POvl: 11 a "HELP SAVE LIFE AND PROPERTY BY PREVENTING FIRES" � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document City OF ATLANTA DEPARTMENT of FIRE 46 COURTLAND ST.,S. E. Atlanta, Georgia ao P.O. WILLIAMS CHIEF ijemo to: All Personnel From: Chief of Fire Jepartment Subject: AReiteration of Fire Department Policies Fire vepartment officers saail aduress the firemen under their command by their surnames. Firemen shall adaress tacir supcrior officers or acting officers vy rank. Qualified mea will oe assigned on a rotating vasis to the capacity as acting officer or extra apparatus operator. Fill-ins will also oe done on rotating sasis with consistent records kept at each engine house on an individual shift pasis aS cppoSed to a station. By order of. Wl ( : lL Ct-4 pte P.O. wILLIA.S, Cotef Atlanta Fire Jepartment POW: 11a “HELP SAVE LIFE AND PROPERTY BY PREVENTING FIRES”  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 1, Folder 14, Document 30 Box 1 Box 1 Folder 14 Folder topic: Fire department | 1968-1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/544c4f1ee53da7fa5c7f618047766249.pdf cb25501cd890b84eb8ee985057affb87 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. OEPARTMENT o f FfRE 46 COURTLAND ST., s;. E . Atlanta, Georgia. P.O. WILLIAMS CHIEF August 15, 19o9 Honorabl e Ivan All en , Jr . Mayor, City of Atl3. nt a City Hall Atlant a, Ge orgia 30303 Dear ~ay or All en: t•/e have been de aling 1': it h Coum unity Re l ations and have a ccepted so1-.ie of t fle ir su gges tions r e l at iv e to c 1i n in at in g some pro ble1:is. Va riou s polici es and f a ct s pert ai ni ng to t his de partment a r e attac hed . ! t is i nte rest inn to n0t P the followin a excerpt from t he Re port of t he Un ite d States Cor.11:i iss io~ on Civil Ri gl, ts 1%9:· f:nt it .l c d For J\11 the PeoiJ 1e ... By All t he Peop l e \·.'hic h has j ust r2 a ched t hi s offic e : 11 D espite t he be late d ad:i1 i ss i on of fi r en12 11 in t o t he Atlanta de ;,) artrne nt an d t he e la bora t e p rocedu res w1 ich s urround e d th e ir introduction, t he At l anta Fire De partmen t !1ad a l a r ge r pr opo rti on of :·Jegroes i n unifo nn th an any ot he r cent ral city in the s urvey and a hi gh er degree of in teg r ation t ha n many. 11 vJe are in th e process of r e-1·1ritin g th e Ru l e s and Reg ulations of the At l anta Fire Depa rtme nt to e li ~i na t e a ny i nequ i t i es i n t he ol d ~oo k , to e li ~in ate any possibility of discr i mina ti on or ti-,e poss ib ility of any office r over-re act i ng wit h au tilori ty. As soon as th i s has be en comp 1eted. it iv i 11 be pr e s e nte d to the Board of Fire Mas te rs for t he ir app roval and adoption. W e would li ke to s t r e ss t hat any fire8 an who ha s gri e vances, has thre e me th od s by whic h t o a i r then in t i,is off ic e: by comp l et in g a Form 52 (Spe ci a l Req uest ) , go t hrough t he Cor1pany Office rs and 3att a lion Ch i ef, or by use of a Sug gest i 011 Fom ava il ab l e in all station s. Any justifi ab l e gri e vances ~v ill 0e straighten ed out. 0.J-,C, ·c:{.RLv<'~ Yours very t ruly, l,L 0. HI LLI AMS, Chie f Atlanta Fi re De;,artr.1ent POW: 11 a Enclosure cc: Mr. W. T. Knig_ht, Chairman Board of Fire Maste rs "HELP SA VE LIFE AND PROPERTY BY PREVENTiNG FIRES" �The Atlanta Fire Depa rtment s only interest is in t he prote cti on of lives and property from fire . The citi zen s of At l an ta shoul d have and dese rve t he be st fire protection avai 1abl e. In order t o accompl is ;, tl1 i s , we r:1ust have the best train ed , qualifi ed, and expe ri enced personne l in res~onsi bl e pos itions regardl ess of race , creed, or color. 1 Fire Dep artment officers hi p must have le aders hip. One cannot gain l eaders hi p if standards have to be lm·,e red so one can qualify . Su bordi nate s will no t iook upon such an officer as a l eade r. Life and property is at sta ke. De cisions and actions of a fire officer are based on knov1l edge and expe ri ence of t he job. Therefore, standards and qu alifications must be kept hi gh. Rat her than lower the standards, t hey should be rais ed. PROMOTIONAL POLI CI ES: Promotions in t he Fire De partme nt are made accordi ng to me rit and fitn ess. The promoti ona l system of the Jl.tl an ta Fire Dep artme nt is set by l avJ. Anyone me eti n'.J the qualifyi ng st anda r ds as set f or t h by t he Promotio na l Board vdll be promoted rega r dl ess of r ace, creed, or color. We will no t an d do not discri min ate for or aga i nst anyone meeting th e qu alifyi ng st anda rds of th is system . Promot i ona i exami nation~ f ut Fi re Li .:utcn a,1t::; ar2 h::: 1d c. ·:2.r~· t'::o ye ars . To qua 1·i fy, a man must have had f i ve yea rs service i n -~:he Fire Depa r t me nt . After the exami nation, t he a;-Jp licants are li ste d accordin 0 to t heir scor es f rom a comb i nati on of t h2 v1ri tten test, traini ng school average , and sen iority poi nt s . This li st i s divi ded into gr.cup s of 20 . The first 20 men are r ated at oral i ntervi ews , and t hi s score is added t o t he ir grades f ror, t he above three items. Promot i ans from t his lis t are r.iade in orde r of t he applicant s fi na l score. 1 So far , th e first 7 men have been promoted from t he Li eut enant s examin ati on he l d in Ma rc h of 1969 . The fi rs t ~l ack f iremen started t o work in April 196 3 , so that t his is t he f irst yea r (1 969 ) any of t hem ha ve been eli gi bl e to apply for promot i on to Lieuten ant . There were 153 app li cants , of whom 6 were bl ack. The f i rs t bl ack app l ic an t i s i n the 6th grou p of 20 or approx i mately pos i t i on 102 on t he li st. 1 Pr omot io ns to Fire Appara t us Oper ato r are made by appoi ntme nt. The Capta i n at each stat ion makes thes e se l ~ctions subje ct to t he approval of trie Batta li on Chief . . Th e men mus t nave i1a d at l 2ast t wo years service wi th the Fi re Dep artrn2 nt and have pas sed t he required driving tests at the Trai ni ng School. There are ni ne black firemen in these positi ons . �,. HIRI NG PRACTICES: Eligi ble lists for Firemen are established every 1tJee k after the weekly interviev,s. (During March, April, and July of t his year, intervi ev~s were he 1d every t wo ~"ee ks.) As vacancies occur, t he Fi re Department calls th e men on a list in t he orde r of th eir scores. Each pers on on the list of a certa in date is contacted and offered employment be fore movin g to t he next chronological li st. On ce a man is on the eli gi ble list, he is no{ by-pas sed unl ess t he Fire De partment is un ab l e to contact him by tel ephone or l etter. Thro'. 1gh July 25, of thi,s year , 60 ~'lhite me n \•/ere put on the eli gi bl e list and 57 black men. Of these , 45 white men have been employed and 41 black men. Of the 86 7 men in t he exti ng ui sh ing division , over 19% or 165 are black. Nine of t hese are Fire Appa r atus Operators and 25 are on Military Leave . Fireme n t ha t l eave t he de partment for mili ::a·r y service are rein~ta t~d when t hey r etu rn (th is is a Feder al Law) and are usuall y returned to t he s ame station from \·vhich ti1ey l eft. RE CRE.O.TIOi\l CLUB: In Janu ary of 1959, a group of firemen l eased a 5.7 acre tract of 1and at Lake ,.n.11 atoon a from t !le gove r nr11ent (ln d or gani zea a cl uo wh ich ~,as cal led At l anta Firenen' s Re creation Cl ub. Hm-1e ve r , t he Fi r e Depa rtm2nt nor t he City of At l ::nt a h:is any juris di cti on over th e activi ti es of th i s cl ub. It i s a pr ivate crgani zat i on contr oll ed by a Board of Truste es compos ed of e l even men, '. 1110 adhe re· to fr,e \,fis hes of t he nrn j or ity of t ~~e rnembe rs , an d i s supported ent i re l y by du ' s pai d by the membe rs and ma i ntai ne d t hrough volunt ee r services of t he meinliers . 1 � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document CITY OF ATLANTA DEPARTMENT of FIRE 46 COURTLAND ST.,S. E. Atlanta, Georgia te sl igus SS. ree aE August 15, 1969 P.O. WILLIAMS CHIEF Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr. Mayor, City of Atlanta City Hall Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Dear Mayor Allen: We have been dealing with Community Relations and have accepted some of their Suggestions relative to climinating some problems. Various policies and facts pertaining to this department are attached. Tt ig intarastina ta note the following See from the Report of the United States Commission on Civil Rigiits 1969, entitled For All the People...By All the People which nas qust reached this office: "Despite tne belated adnission of firemen into the Atlanta department and the elaborate procedures which surrounded their introduction, the Atlanta Fire Department liad a larger proportion of Negroes in uniform than any other central city in tne survey and a higher degree of integration than many." We are in the process of re-writing the Rules and Regulations of the Atlanta Fire Department to eliminate any inequities in the old Look, to eliminate any possibility of discrimination or tue possidility of any officer over-reacting with authority. As soon as this has been completed, it will be presented to tne Board of Fire Masters for their approval and adoption. We would like to stress taat any fireman who has grievances, has three methods by which to air them in tuis office: by completing a Forn 52 (Special Request), go through the Company Officers and Gattalion Chief, or by use of a Suggestion Form available in all stations. Any justifiable grievances will ve straigntened | out. Yours very truly, G7e. LU LOL dvemed WILLIAMS, Chief Atlanta Fire Desartnent POW: 11a Enclosure ec: Mr. W. T. Knight, Chairman Board of Fire Masters “HELP SAVE LIFE AND PROPERTY BY PRE VENTING FIRES" The Atlanta Fire Department's only interest is in the protection of lives and property from fire. The citizens of Atlanta should have and deserve tne best fire protection available. In order to accomplisn this, we must have tne best trained, qualified, and exnerienced personnel in responsible positions regardless of race, creed, or color. Fire Department officership must have leadership. One cannot gain leadership if standards have to be lowered so one can qualify. Subordinates will not look upon such an officer as a leader. Life and property is at stake. Decisions and actions of a fire officer are based on knowledge and experience of tne job. Therefore, standards and qualifications must be kept high. Rather than lower he standards, they should be raised. PROMOTIONAL POLICIES: Promotions in the Fire Departnent are made according to merit and fitness. The promotional system of the Atlanta Fire Department is set by law. Anyone meeting the qualifving standards as set forth by the Promotional Board will be promoted regardless of race, creed, or color. We will not and do not discriminate for or against anyone meeting the qualifying standards of this system. Promotional examinations for Fire Licutenants are held every tuo years. To qualify, a man must have had five years service in the Fire Department. After the examination, the applicants are listed according to their scores from a combination of the written test, training school average, and seniority points. This list is divided into arcups of 20. The first 20 men are rated at oral interviews, and this score is added to their grades from the above three items. Promotions from this list are made in order of the applicant's final score. So far, the first 7 men have been promoted from the Lieutenant's examination held in March of 1969. The first wlack firemen started to work in April 1953, so that this is the first year (1969) any of them have been eligible to apply for promotion to Lieutenant. There were 153 applicants, of whom 6 were black. The first black applicant is in the 6th group of 20 or approximately position 102 on the list. Promotions to Fire Apparatus Operator are made by appointinent. The Captain at each station makes these selections subject to the approval of tne Battalion Chief.. The men must nave nad at least two years service with the Fire Department and have passed the required driving tests at the Training Sciool. Thére are nine black firemen in these positions. HIRING PRACTICES: Eligible lists for Firemen are established every week after the weekly interviews. (During March, April, and July of this year, interviews were held every two weeks.) As vacancies occur, the Fire Department calls the men on a list in tie order of their scores. Each person on the list of a certain date is contacted and offered employment before moving to the next chronological list. Once a man is on the eligible list, he is not by-passed unless the Fire Department is unable to contact him by telephone or letter. Throtigh July 25, of this year, 60 white men were put on the eligible list and 57 black men. Of these, 45 white men have been employed and 41 black men. Of the 867 men in the extinguishing division, over 19% or 165 are black. Nine of these are Fire Apparatus Operators and 25 are on Military Leave. Firemen that leave the department for military service are reinstated wien they return (this is a Federal Law) and are usually returned to the same station from which tney left. RECREATION CLUB: In January of 1969, a group of firemen leased a 5.7 acre tract of land at Lake Allatoona from tne government and organized a ciud which was calied Atlanta Firemen's Recreation Club. However, the Fire Department nor the City of Atlanta has any jurisdiction over the activities of this cluod. It is a private crganization controlled by a Board of Trustees composed of eleven men, wio adhere to tie wishes of the majority of the members, and is supported entirely by dues paid by the members and maintained through volunteer services of tlie meibers.  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 1, Folder 14, Document 31 Box 1 Box 1 Folder 14 Folder topic: Fire department | 1968-1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/7391fe9f0ed653cd14cecb0437471af7.pdf ccaae7444d8687bc5799b6ae360528bd Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. - RUL E S F I R E P R O -H O T I O N CITY Revised March 1967 OF B O A R D ATLANTA �---- ----- - -- 11. An examination for Fire Captain will be held annually and the register established wiil be valid for one year. 12. Examinations for all other classes of positions will be held when the Board deerus a list necessary~ and the registers established will be valid for one year, The life of such registers may be extended for an additional year if the Board deems it practical and expedient to do so. 13, Satisfactory completion of a performance test of driving skill under the supervision of the Fire Training Chief is a prerequisite to applying for promotion to Fire Rescue Lieutenant. 14. When a man on an eligible register for a higher position thau his present class declines an assignment which would allow him to act as an alternate for the higher position, his name will · be moved down on the eligible list below the name of the man who accepts the assignment, 15. If a qualified eligible is serving in a permanent vacancy in a temporary capacity at the time of a new examination, he will not be required to take any further examination. 16. The Fire Alarm Superintendent will qualify men for the position of Fire Dispatcher and will furnish the Fire Promotion Board a list of qualified applicants and their grades. 17. Non-fi re fightin g personnel desiring to return to firefi ghting must serve one ye ar as full-pay Firemen be fore being eli gible to comFete in promotional examinations. Members of the Training Divis ion are conside r e d to be firefighting personne l. 18. Upon r e turn to the Fire Departraent, r eeuploye d Firemen, including those who were forme rly on th e e li gible register for Fire Li e utenant or other promotional registers , must serve one year as full- pay firemen before be ing e ligible to compete in promotional examinations. 19. Seniority will be recognize d by the addition to the final attained passing grade of one-h a lf (½) point for e~ch yea r of service in the Fire Depa rtment be:,rond the first five (5) ye a rs to a maximum of five (5) points in any cas e . For promotion to th e r ank of Captain and higher.., s eniority will ha r e cogniz e d by giving one-h a lf (!~) point for each year of s e rvice on next lowe r rank only , to a maximum of five (5) points . 20. In the e vent of a ti e in final grade s aft e r addi ti on of s enio ri ty po ints , the man with t he h igh est s eni ori ty wi ll be pl ac ed hi gh es t on t he e ligi ble r e gister . If s cmior i t y p.oint s are the s ame , the man with t he hi gh es t writte n grade wil l be p laced h i ghest on t he eligible register. 21. Fire Department personne l s ervin g in t he armed fo rces will accru2 seniority a s though s erving in the Fire Department. 22. Fire Department pers onnel on military leeve may be given the promotional examination for which they are eligib l e and will be notified of the opening and closing dates of application for all examinations for clas s es to which they may apply. �23. Linemen 9 reachinists , fire equipment mechanics, and fire carpenters may be qualified by th~ Personnel Department from open competitive registers. Fire Department personnel who qualify may be certified ahead of others on the list if desired, Fire Department personnel may be qualified by the Personnel Department from promotional cxamin~tions from within the Fire Department, 24, A schedule of eligibility for promotion end who may apply for the various classes is shown in Table I. 25. Examinations will be conducted according to the schedule of weights and phases listed in Table II. �T A BL E I SCHEDULE OF ELIGIBILITY FOR PROMOTION FOR PROMOTION TO : WHO MAY APPLY: Fire Apparatus Operator Firemen who have completed two years of service. Fire Rescue Lieutenant All fire fighting personnel who have completed five years of service in the Fire Department. Fire Dispt!tcher All fire fighting personnel who have completed five years of service in the Department and have had one year of service in the Signal Division of the Fire Department. Fire Lieutenant All fire fighting personnel who have conple ted five years of service in the Department. Fire Captain Fire Lieutenants with at least 3 years' service as Lie utenant. Fire Drill Instructor, Chief All Fire Captains Fir e Battalion Chief Fire Captains with a t least 3 years ' service as Captain. First Deputy & Deputy Fire Chief All Fire Bat t a lion Chiefs Fire Investigator I All fi r e fi ghting personnel and fire di sp ~t chers wh o h ave complete d five year s of s ervice in the Fire Depar t ment . Fire I nve s ti gator I I Fi r e I n ves tiga tors wi t h one year of se r vice as an I nvestigator. As s istant Fire Marshal Fire Inves tigator s with 3 years ' s ervice ns Investigator. Fire Marshal As s i s tant Fire ~arshals and Fire Inve s tigators with 3 years ' se rvice. � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document RULES FIRE PRONUOTION BOARD CITY OF ATLANTA Revised March 1967 ll. 12. 13, 14. 15. 16. Lies 18. 19, 20, 21. 223 An examination for Fire Captain will be held annually and the register established will be valid for one year. Examinations for all other classes of positions will be held wnen the Board deems a list necessary, and the registers es- tablished will be valid for one year. The life of such registers may be extended for an additional year if the Board deems it practical and expedient to do so. Satisfactory completion of a performance test of driving skill under the supervision of the Fire Training Chief is a prerequisite to applying for promotion to Fire Rescue Lieutenant. When a man on an eligible register for a higher position than his present class declines an assignment which would allow him to act es an alternate for the higher position, his name will be moved down on the eligible list below the name of the man who accepts the assignment, If a qualified eligible is serving in a permanent vacancy in a temporary capacity at the time of a new examination, he will not be required to take any further examination. The Fire Alarm Superintendent will qualify men for the position of Fire Dispatcher and will furnish the Fire Promotion Board a list of qualified applicants and their grades. Non-firefighting personnel desiring to return to firefighting must serve one year as full-pay Firemen before being eligible to compete in promotional examinations. Members of the Training Division are considered to be firefighting personnel. Upon return to the Fire Department, reemployed Firemen, including those who were formerly on the eligible register for Fire Lieutenant or other promotional registers, must serve one year as full-pay firemen before being eligible to compete in promotional examinations. Seniority will be recognized by the addition to the final attained passing grade of one-half (%) point for each year of service in the Fire Department beyond the first five (5) years to a maximum of five (5) points in any case. For promotion to the rank of Captain and higher,seniority will be recognized by giving one-half ('s) point for each year of service on next Lower rank only, to a maximum of five (5) points. In the event of a tie in final grades after addition of seniority points, the man with the highest seniority will be placed highest on the eligible register. If seniority points are the same, the man with the highest written grade will be placed highest on the eligible register, Fire Department personnel serving in the armed forces will accrue seniority as though serving in the Fire Department. Fire Department personnel on military leeve may be given the pro- motional examination for which they are eligible and will be notified of the opening and closing dates of application for all examinations for classes to which they may apply. 23. 24, 25% Linemen, machinists, fire equipment mechanics, and fire carpenters may be qualificd by the Personnel Department from open competitive registers. Fire Department personnel who qualify may be certified ahead of others on the list if desired. Fire Department personnel may be qualified by the Personnel Department from promotional cx- aminations from within the Fire Department. A schedule of eligibility for promotion and who may apply for the various classes is shown in Table I. Examinations will be conducted according to the schedule of weights and phases listed in Table II. TABLES 2 SCHEDULE OF ELIGIBILITY FOR PROMOTION FOR PROMOTION TO: Fire Apparatus Operator Fire Rescue Lieutenant Fire Dispatcher Fire Lieutenant Fire Captain Fire Drill Instructor, Chief Fire Battalion Chief First Deputy & Deputy Fire Chief Fire Investigator I Fire Investigator II Assistant Fire Marshal Fire Marshal WHO MAY APPLY: Firemen who have completed two years of service. All fire fighting personnel who have completed five years of service in the Fire Department. All fire fighting personnel who have completed five years of service in the Department and have had one year of service in the Signal Division of the Fire Department. All fire fighting personnel who have completed five years of service in the Department. Fire Lieutenants with at least ' 3 years' service as Lieutenant. All Fire Captains Fire Captains with at least 3 years' service as Captain. All Fire Battalion Chiefs All fire fighting personnel and fire dispetchers who have completed five years of service in the Fire Department. Fire Investigators with one year of service as an Investigator. Fire Investigators with 3 years' service as Investigator. Assistant Fire Marshals and Fire Investigators with 3 years’ ser- vice,  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 1, Folder 14, Document 32 Box 1 Box 1 Folder 14 Folder topic: Fire department | 1968-1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/fcaca61d02d9ace79e69601596547fb2.pdf f91b863192d22e7acabad47da7257ac9 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. -- - - - -- --· -.-------- .. -- ---· CITY OF ATLANTA 8 August J.969 ,. Memoran dum Regarding Discrimination .Against Black Firemen Of Atlanta • .. To: . ', -- ~ . ' Mayor Ivun All an , Chairman Board of Firema sters-, AJderma-n__Wm. :. T• Knight and Atlanta Fire Chief Paul o• .Williams - -~ --.. . __·- --'--- ----~ -- --- Black Firemen of Atlanta From: - - The Black firefighters of Atlanta are dedicated municipal empl~ee ~, _ ., , concerne d with the safety and welfare of our city and all of its citizens ~ During the years of our tenure as firemen we have been subjected to dis-·criminatio n and abuses as outlined below. We r equest that imma diate _ action be t aken to correct ·these practices, and that on or before Mond~y, August 18, 1969 that \'.'e receive a formal report on your 1ie.:t io ns in cor~ ~ ing t he acti ons cited herein: / ---.. . 0 ~ I. HIRING PRACTICES The ratio of Black Firemen to White Firemen -dR__es not correspon - to th-e: population of Black citizens in Atlanta. There are-- about 90 to 100 Black Firemen in a department of more than 900 men. Blac k--Eiremen that are drafted into the armed servic~s are replaced by _w.hite firemen II. SEGREGATED SLEEPING & LOCKER A'\RANGEMENTS J Lockers and beds of Black Firemen are placed in the back or away from the white firemen. III. RECREATION CLUB _, _ _ . , , ~ ~-· ,_,.....,,.,, <>rt ' '" ~ " The membership was clo~ed t he year Black Firemen wcro hired i~ Land was given to the club by the governme,P._t on Lake Allatoona~l3 acres) ~I C ~ ,-..rt>-/ --fvr~, ¥__ 4 ~ ~ u °' ) 1 IV. PROMOTIONAL DISCRIMINATION l__io~ o-w--t ~ ~ 1 !~~:a-.... . - i - Black Firemen should be included in every department. White fi.u~ r.ien with less time and experience are promoted·· to -dr-i-ve1 posltion _s~~dlack Firemen with 5 and 6 years should be promoted to Lieutenanti; because the entire officer cabinet is made up of all white officers. Most of these officers h ay__e. be en k o o v-n+-t-o..-f--G-:i.~-r--p-r-e--j-t2·d±c-e-s- on- a-l-a ck Firemen. We =- -are ..a\'1ar e of the test for Lieutenants, but in a time of an emergency men have been promoted wholesale from private to captains within a year, thus_ setting pr oper precedent. We consider this an emerge_n_cy ..-heG-al:t'Se-- -o-f tne overall discrimination in the department. White drivers are giving up their po&itions because they know future Lieutenants are going to be appointed by Chiefs.· This is true because in the last captain's test the aides of all the chief s dominated the list. Some of these Lieutenants didn't place in the top 40 on the Lieutenants list. Now they are captains .. ~ t I 0 V. EXPERIENCE AND LENGTH OF TI ME ON THE DEPARTMENT Acting officers. we feel that every Black Fi remen with the time and experience, equal to· any white firemen, should be . given .the opportunity , to be an ac~i ng office~: This ap~li~s to ~,tra driverso House d)ies should be picked accord i ng to sen10,:-J_ty . . . _ G.,.J . . \ s ~ -h;nv- c,,t.;x · VI. I · ·v v STNJDN~D SET OF RULES FOR ALL cAnArNS Each shift is operat ed different, captain authority has no limit. He forces personal prejudices on Black Firemen. Transfer of men to other stations. ( ~ I ' ~ ~ .A!~ FOR COrITACT: -- --· l Fireman William Hamer 195 Hermer Circle , N. W. Atlanta, Georg'ia 30311 - -elephon e - 794-2244 --- --- __ _ or -- -Fire Station 16 on C Shift Telephone 523-5786 . . ,~ ~ °'M/u . __________ · ·· I , . ,. ad _; � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document CITY OF ATLANTA 8 August 1969 - A : Memorandum Regarding psnice sm me en AGRE St Black eageiien Of Atlanta Wes a mt eon ! . Tos . Mayor Ivan Allen, Chairman Board of Firemasters, Alderman Wn. T. Baits _ Knight and Atlanta Fire Chief Paul 0. Williams Se Bes ; eee = From: Black Firemen of Atlanta . - ee ate ee The Black firefighters of Atlanta are dual casa municipal employees,. ; concerned with the safety and welfare of our city and all of its citizens. During the years of our tenure as firemen we have been subjected to dis-. - | crimination and abuses as outlined below. We request that immediate. action be taken to correct these practices, and that on or before Monday, - August 18, 1969 that we receive a formal report on your ‘actions in corrette__ : ing the actions cited herein: / Ree : 4 . ott I. HIRING PRACTICES Ao ieee ey | | aS BE * bin | = : i The ratio of Black Firemen to White Firemen -does not correspond ——to the population of Black citizens in Atlanta. There are about 90 to 100 - Black Firemen in a department of more than 900 men. Black Eiremen II. SEGREGATED SLEEPING & LOCKER SEE NGEMENTS Lockers and beds of Black Firemen are placed in the back or away from the white firemen. III. RECREATION CLUB i 4B The membership was eiéeed the year Rl 1963. Land was given to the club by the gover of Z a IV. PROMOTIONAL DISCRIMINATION \& outs Jone et O ) f Black Firemen should be included in ‘every department. White fires os»! men with less time and experience are promoted-to-driver-positions. Black Firemen with 5 and 6 years should be promoted to Lieutenants, because the entire officer cabinet is made up of all white officers. Most of these officers have been known_to_ferce—their-prejudices on Black Firemen. We Sare aware of the test for Lieutenants, but in a time of an emeraency men have been promoted wholesale from private to captains within a year, thus_ , setting proper precedent. We consider this an emergency-because of the 4 overall discrimination in the department. White drivers are giving up their positions because they know future Lieutenants are going to be appointed by Chiefs.-: This is true because in the last captain's test the aides of all : the chiefs dominated the list. Some of these Lieutenants didn't place in the top 40 on the Lieutenants list. Now they are captains. V. EXPERIENCE AND LENGTH OF TIME ON THE DEPARTMENT Acting officers, we feel that every Black Firemen with the time and experience, equal to ary white firemen, should be.given the opportunity, to be an acting officer. This applies to extra drivers. House duties should be picked according to seniority. ao AS rpeqop Fume C45 ‘ VI. STANDARD SET OF RULES FOR ALL C INS Each shift is operated different, captain authority has no limit. He forces personal prejudices on Black Firemen. Transfer of men to other ° stations. | ; | Chil ae | 6 an FOR CONTACT: Fireman William Hamer é = 195 Hermer Circle, N. W., Atlanta, Georgia 30311 os — + Blephone - 794-2244 = ; In a Fire Station 16 on Cc Shift wae Telephone 523-5786  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 1, Folder 14, Document 33 Box 1 Box 1 Folder 14 Folder topic: Fire department | 1968-1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/1538050e1a9c9ad6e22f3ab872c27b51.pdf 33382ef2c8531ab9f4d63e06c6d9db1a Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. SJ '-' ! Au st J.8, 19 9 NDUM FROM: h • written • 1t ell to th of A 1 yor .A 11 n e u.b ittin bu r ti orandum Re rdin1 Dia<:ri -1 tio ntatt ~ n d to y:o-r d Fir D nt y r � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document August 18, 1969 MEMORANDUM FROM: Dan Sweat Chief Williams has written a letter to Mayor Allen submitting information which addresses itself to the "Memorandum Regarding Discrimination Against Black Firemen of Atlanta" presented to the Mayor and Fire Depart- ment officials on August 8th. The letter contains attachments which includes a summary and analysis of promotional policies, a description of firing practices and a statement of exploration regarding the Atlanta Firemen's Recreation Club. Also included ie an August 15th memo from Chief Williams to all personnel of the Atlanta Fire Department reiterating Fire Department policies inviilving the proper form of verbal address of firemen and superior officers and assignment of fire station personnel as acting officers or extra apparatus operators. Ihave given copies of all correspondence between Chief Williams and Mayor Allen to Mr. William Hamer, Fireman at Station 16, Spokesman for the Biack Firemen.  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 1, Folder 14, Document 34 Box 1 Box 1 Folder 14 Folder topic: Fire department | 1968-1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/329090bd5c54433b12c9049e5a04481d.pdf 10f32fa6f957e9f499c68ac0d692657f Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. ---- ·· DEPARTMENT of FIRE 46 COURTLAND ST., S. E. Atlanta, Georgia AUJUSt 15, 1969 i'iemo to: All PE:rsonnGl Fron: Chief of Fi ri;; Jepart1:knt Su~j~ct: Reiteration of Fir~ D~partmcnt Policies Fi re Departi:l12n-c of ii c2rs s.,a i I ac: ..m: ss t i'le: f i rt.";: 1:ien und,2r th~i r by t:1cir surnar.1;:;s. comr.;and Fi re~11en s ha 11 adJr~ss t i,c i r su~,(; ricr offi c2rs or acting offi cGrs liy rank. Qualifi ed m1.:: ;1 ~1il1 ~1:; assigne,j on a rotating 0asis to tht:: capacity as acting officer or ~xtra apparatus o~~ r atur. 1 Fill - in s will al so oe donE o~ rotating bas i s with cons ist~nt records kept at each engine house on an indivi dual shift bas i s as cpposc<l t o a s t ation . 8y orde;r of; POvJ: 11 a "HELP SA VE LIFE AND PROPERTY BY PREVENTING FIRES" � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document CITY OF ATLANTA DEPARTMENT of FIRE 46 COURTLAND ST., S.E. | Atlanta, Georgia _ P.O. WILLIAMS CHIEF August 15, 1969 ‘temo to: All Personnel Fron: Chief of Fire vapartment Subject: neiteration of Fire Department Policies Fire Department officers siail aduress tac firemen under their command by their surnames. Firemen shall adaress ticir supcrior officers or acting officers vy rank. Qualified mea will ve assigned on a rotating vasis to the capacity as acting officer or extra apparatus operator. Fill-ins will also ve done on rotating oasis with consistent recerds kept at each engine house on an individual snift basis aS cppoScu to a station. BY order of. f Af, lt {tlhG@a ped P. 0% wILLIA:S, Caief Atlanta Fire vepartment POW: 11a “HELP SAVE LIFE AND PROPERTY BY PREVENTING FIRES"  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 1, Folder 14, Document 35 Box 1 Box 1 Folder 14 Folder topic: Fire department | 1968-1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/a9cac63b39c0c03b475f13922b43a937.pdf 897f08a6fa32015fdeab4eaf185de272 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. OEPARTMEN T o f F IRE 4 6 COURT L AN D S T., ~ - E . Atl a n ta , Geo rg ia P.O. WILLIA MS CHIEF August 15, D o9 Honorab l e Ivan All en, Jr. Mayor , City of Atl ant a City Hall Atlanta , Ge orgi a 30303 Dea r t iayor All en: 1 He ha ve been deali ng 1·1it h Cm11nun ity Re l ati ons and have accepted so,·;ie of t he ir su ggest i ons re l at i ve t o e li mi nat i ng some pro bl e1:is . Vari ous poli ci es and f act s perta i ni ng to t his dep artment are atta ched . ! t is inte r es t i n~ to not,'.> th e fo ll ovJi ng excerpt f r om the Rep or t of the United Stat es Co1,11nission on Civil Rig ht s 196 9 , e nt i tled For /\11 th e Peo;J 1e . . . By .l\ll the Peop l e v;hich has j ust r2a ched t ,1i s of f ·ice : Des pite t he be 1ated ad;ni ss i on of fi r em2n i nt o t he ,l\t l anta de ;J artmen t and t he el aborat e procedu res which s urrounded t hei r i nt ro duct i on, t he At l an t a Fi re Departmen t ll ad a 1arge r pr opo rt i on of ;·leg r oes i n unifonn th an any ot her cen tral ci ty in t he s ur vey and a hi gi1er degree of integrat io n t han many . 11 11 vJe are i n t he process of re -v1rit i ng th 2 Rul es and Reg ul at i ons of the At la nt a Fi r e Depa rtment to e li @i nat e any i nequi t i es i n the ol d book, to eli ~in ate any possibility of di~cri min ati on or th e possi bil ity of any offi ce r ove r-reacti ng 1-Jith aut hority . As soon as t his has been comp l et ed, it i>Jill be presented t o t he Board of Fi re Masters for t he ir approva 1 and adopti en. We \voul d li ke to st r ess ti1a t any fi reman who has 9ri ~vances , has th ree met hods by whi ch to ai r t hem i n t iiis office: by comp l et in g a Fo r,n 52 (Speci al Req ues t) , go t hrou gh t he Company 0-ffi ce rs and Batt alion Chi ef , or by use of a Sugg es t ion Fo nn avai l able in al l s tatio ns . Any just ifiab l e gri e vances will be s tra i gh ten ed out. Yo urs very truly , /) ' 0, { ,(__ 1d~~ O. HILLI AMS, Ch ief Atl anta Fi re De; artr.1ent POW : lla Enclosure cc : Mr . W. T. Kni g_ht , Ch airman Board of Fi re !·1aste rs "HELP SAVE LIFE AND PROPERTY BY PREVEN TING FIRES" �The Atlanta Fire Department's only interest is in t he protection of lives and property from fir2. The citizens of Atlanta should llave and deserve t ile best fire protec.tion avai.la.bl e. In order to accornplisi1 this , i.-ve r:1ust nave tile best trained, qualified, and experienced personnel in res ponsible positions regardless of race, creed, or color. Fi re Department o ffi cershi p must have 1eadershi p. One cannot gain leadership if standards have to · be lov-:ered so one can qualify. Subordinates v1ill not look upon such an officer as a l 2ader. Life and property is at stake. Decisions and actions of a fire officer are based on knowledge and experience of the job. Therefore, standards and qualifications must be kept high. Rather than lower the standards) they should be raised. PROMOTIONAL POLICIES: Promotions in the Fi re Department are made according to merit and fitness. The promotional system of the Atl anta Fire Department is set by law. Anyone meeting the qualifyi ng standards as set fort h by the Promotional Board will be prrnnoted regardl ess of race, creed. or color. ~{e 1,1ill not and do not discriminate for or against anyone meeting the qualifying standards of this system. Promoti onai exam-inati ons for Fi re Li eutcii a~ts 0.r2 h21 d every t\·:o years. To qualify , a man must have had five years service in the Fire Depa rtm2nt . After the examin ation, t he appl icants are li sted according to their scores from a combination of the v1ritten test, trainin g school average, and seniority points. This list is · divided into gr_ou ps of 20 . The first 20 men are rated at oral interviews , and t his score is added to their gr ades fro~ the above three items . Promotions from t his list are made in order of t he applicant's fina l score. So far, the first 7 men have been promoted from the Li eutenant 's examination he l d in Ma rch of 1969 . The first bl ack firer;1en sta rted to work in April 196 3, so t hat this is t he first year (1 969 ) any of t hem have been eli gibl e to app ly for promotion to Li eutenant. There \'Jere 153 app licants , of whom 6 we re bl ack. The f irst bl ack app licant is in the 6th group of 20 or approxi ma t e·ly pos ition 102 on t l1e li st. Promotions to Fi re Apparatus Operator are made by appointment. The Captain at each station makes these se l ~ctions subject to the approval of the Battal i on Chief. The men mus t have had at least two year5 service with the Fi re Department and have passed t i1e required driving tests at the Training School. There are nine black firemen in these positions. �,. I-I IRING PRACTICES: Eligible lists for Firemen are establi shed every i\leek after the we ekly inte rvi e :1s. (During Harell, Apr"il, and July of t his year, inte rvi e~·Js were hel d every t wo v,ee ks.) As vacanci es occur , t he Fi r e Department calls th e men on a list in t he order of th eir scores. Each pe rs on on th e list of a certain date is contacted and offered e!·np loyme nt be fore movin g to t he next chro nological li s t. O~ ce a man is on th ~ eli gi ble list, he is not by- passed unl es s t he Fire De partment is unabl e to contact hi m by tel ~p hone or l ette r. 1 Through July 25, of this year , 60 wh ite men we re put on the eli ~i ble list and 57 blac k men . Of th ese , 45 white men have been employe d and 41 blac k men. Of the 86 7 men in t he ext i ng ui s hin g division , ove r 19% or 165 are black. Nine of t he se ar e Fi r e Appa r at us Op e rators and 25 are on r,iil it ary Le ave . Firemen t ha t l ea ve the dep ar t ment for mi 1i ta ry se rvic e ar e r eins t ated whe n t hey r etu rn (t his is a Fede r al Law) and are us uall y returned to t he s am2 station fr om \st hi ch t i1ey l eft. RE CRE.LffIQ:-.1 CL UB: In J anu ary of 1959, a group of fireme n l ea sed a 5.7 acre t ra ct of l and at Lake .8.ll at oon a f r o::1 t ne gove r nme nt and or ganiz ed a ciuo whic h was call ~d At l ant a Firene n ' s Re crea t io n Clu b. Howe ve r , the Fi re Depa rt r:12 nt nor t 112 City of At l anta ha. s any ju ri s dict i on ove r th e act i viti es of th i s clu b. It is a priv ate or gan i zati on controll ed by a Boa r d of Trus t ee s comp os ed of e l e ven men, w;1 0 ad he r e to ti-,e wis he s of t he ma jority of t he membe rs , and i s su pported ent i r el y by dues pa i d by t he membe rs and ma i nt ai ne d t i1 rou gh volunt ee r services of t he membe rs. � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document CITY OF ATLANTA DEPARTMENT of FIRE — 46 COURTLAND ST., S. E. Atlanta, Georgia STi, Re Me a ee P.O. WILLIAMS CHIEF August 15, 1909 Honorable Ivan Allen, dr. Mayor, City of Atlanta City Hall Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Dear Mayor Allen: We have been dealing with Community Relations and have accepted some of their suggestions relative to eliminating some problems. Various policies and facts pertaining to this department are attacied. Tt is interastina to note the following excerpt from the Report of the United States Coninission on Civil Rigiits 1969, entitled For All the People...By All the People which has just reached tnis office: "Despite the belated aduission of firemen into the Atlanta departinent and the elaborate procedures which surrounded their introduction, the Atlanta Fire Department had a larger proportion of Negroes in uniform than any other central city in the survey and a higher degree of integration than many." We are in the process of re-writing the Rules and Regulations of the Atlanta Fire Department to eliminate any inequities in the old vook, to eliminate any possibility of discrimination or tae possibility of any officer over-reacting with authority. As soon as this has been completed, it will be presented to tne Board of Fire Masters for their approval and adoption. We would like to stress taat any fireman who has grievances, has three methods by which to air them in tiiis office: by completing a Forn 52 (Special Request), go through the Company Officers and Battalion Chief, or by use of a Suggestion Form available in all stations. Any justifiable grievances will be straightened out. Yours very truly, e L VASp OL, cet - O. WILLIAMS, Chief Atlanta Fire Desartnent POW: 11a Enclosure cc: Mr. W. T. Knight, Chairman Board of Fire Masters “HELP SAVE LIFE AND PROPERTY BY PREVENTING FIRES" The Atlanta Fire Department's only interest is in the protection of lives and property from fire. The citizens of Atlanta should have and deserve the best fire protection available. In order to accomplisn this, we must have tne best trained, qualified, and exnerienced personnel in responsible positions regardless of race, creed, or color. Fire Department officership must have leadership. One cannot gain leadership if standards have to be lowered so one can qualify. Subordinates will not look upon such an officer as a leader. Life and property is at stake. Decisions and actions of a fire officer are based on knowledge and experience of the job. Therefore, standards and qualifications must be kept high. Rather than lower the standards, they should be raised. PROMOTIONAL POLICIES: Promotions in the Fire Department are made according to merit and fitness. The promotional system of the Atlanta Fire Denartment is set by law. Anyone meeting the qualifying standards as set forth by the Promotional Board will be promoted regardless of race, creed, or color. We will not and do not discriminate for or against anyone meeting the qualifying standards of this system. hala mua bein Wer yy win Promotional examinations for Fire Lieutenants are years. To qualify, a man must have had five years service in the Fire Department. After the examination, the applicants are listed according to their scores from a combination of the written test, training school average, and seniority points. This list is divided into groups of 20. The first 20 men are rated at oral interviews, and this score is added to their grades from the above three items. Promotions from this list are made in order of the applicant's final score. So far, the first 7 men nave been promoted from the Lieutenant's examination held in March of 1969. The first black firemen started to work in April 1963, so that this is the first year (1969) any of them have been eligible to apply for promotion to Lieutenant. There were 153 applicants, of whom 6 were black. The first black applicant is in the 6th group of 20 or approximately position 102 on the list. Promotions to Fire Apparatus Operator are made by appointinent. The Captain at each station makes these selections subject to the approval of tne Battalion Chief. The men must nave had at least two years service with the Fire Department and have passed tne reauired driving tests at the Training School. There are nine black firemen in these positions. HIRING PRACTICES: Eligible lists for Firemen are established every week after the weekly interviews. (During March, April, and July of this year, interviews were held every two weeks.) As vacancies occur, the Fire Department calls the men on a list in tie order of their scores. Each person on the list of a certain date is contacted and offered employment before moving to the next chronological list. Once aman is on the eligible list, he is not by-passed unless the Fire Department is unable to contact him by telephone or letter. Through July 25, of this year, 60 white mena were put on the eligible list and 57 black men. Of these, 45 white men have been employed and 41 black men. Of the 867 men in the extinguishing division, over 19% or 165 are black. Nine of these are Fire Apparatus Overators and 25 are on Military Leave. Firemen that leave the department for military service are reinstated when they return (this is a Federal Law) and are usually returned to the same station from whicii tiiey left. RECREATION CLUB: In January of 1959, a group of firemen leased a 5.7 acre tract of land at Lake Allatoona from tne government and organized a club which was called Atlanta Firemen's Recreation Club. However, the Fire Department nor tne City of Atlanta nas any jurisdiction over the activities of this clud. It is a private organization controlled by a Board of Trustees composed of eleven men, wio adhere to tne wishes of the majority of the members, and is supported entirely by dues paid by the members and maintained through volunteer services of tiie members.  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 1, Folder 14, Document 36 Box 1 Box 1 Folder 14 Folder topic: Fire department | 1968-1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/1e8d5326955a90a39b750d6939df63ae.pdf 7daea03cbbde0da63279ad34552295ea Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. I RUL E S FIRE PROHOTION CITY Revised March 1967 OF BOARD ATLANTA �11. An examination for Fire Captain will be held annually and the register established will be valid for one year. 12. Examinations for all other classes of positions will be held when the Board deems a list necessary~ and the registers established will be valid for one year. The life of such registers may be extended for an additional year if the Board deems it practical and expedient to do so. 13. Satisfactory completion of a performance test of driving skill under the supervision of the Fire Training Chief is a prerequisite to applying for promotion to Fire Rescue Lieutenant. 14. When a man on an eligible register for a higher position than his present class declines an assignment which would allow him to act as an alternate for the higher position, his name will be moved down on the eligible list below the name of the man who accepts the assignment. 15. If a qualified e ligible is serving in a permanent vacancy in a temporary capacity at the time of a new examination, he will not be required to take any further examination. 16. The Fire Alarm Superintendent will qualify men for the position of Fire Dispatcher and will furnish the Fire Promotion Board a list of qualified applicants and their grades. 17. Non-fi r efi ghting personnel desiring to r eturn to firefightin g must serve one ye ar as full-pay Firemen before being eli gible to comfete in promotional e xaminations . Members of the Training Division are conside r e d to be f i refighting personnel. 18. Upon r e turn to the Fire Departnent, r e enployed Firemen~ including thos e who we re forme rly on the e ligible re gist e r for Fire Lieutenant or othe r pr omotional registe rs , must serve one year as full-pay firemen be fore being eligi ble to compete in promotional e xaminations. 19 . Sen ior ity will be recognized by the addit i on to t he final attained passing grade of one-h a l f (½) poi nt fo r ecch y ear of se r vic e in the Fire Departmen t beyond t he first five (5) years to a maximum of fiv e (5) po i n t s in any cas e . For pr omotion t o t h e r ank of Captain and higherJ s eniority wi ll b2 recogni ze d by gi ving one-half ( !2) point fo r e ach year of s ervi ce on next lower rank onl y, t o a maximum of f ive (5) points. 20. In the e vent of a tie in fina l gr ad e s after addition of s eni ority points , the man with the highe s t s en iority wi l l be pla ced highes t on the e ligibl~ re giste r. If s enior i t y poin t s are the same , the man wi th t he highe s t wri t t en grade will be placed highes t on the eligible r egis t e r. 21 . Fire Dep a rtment personnel s erving in t h e a rme d fo rce s will a c crua s eniority a s though s ervi n g in t h e Fi r e Dep a rtment. 22 . Fire Department pers onnel on mi li tary leeve may be given the promotional examination for wh ich they a re eligible and will be not i fied of t he opening and closing dates of application for all examina tion s f or classes to which they may apply . �23. Linemen, mechinists; fire equipment machanics, and fire carpenters may be qua1ificd by th~ Personnel Department from open competitive ·registers. Fire Department pe rsonnGl who qualify may be certified ahead of others on the list if desired. Fire Department personnel may be qualifie d by the Personne l Department from promotional examinations from witpin the Fire Department. 24. A schedule of eligibility for promotion and who may apply for the various classes is shown in Table I. 25. Examinations ~ill be conducted according to the schedule of weights and phases listed in Table II. �T ABL E I SCHEDULE OF ELIGIBILITY FOR PROMOTION FOR PROMOTION TO: WHO MAY APPLY: Fire Apparatus Operator Firemen who have completed two years of service. Fire Rescue Lieutenant All fire fighting personnel who have completed five years of . service in the Fire Department. Fire Dispctcher All fire fighting personnel who have completed five years of service in the Department and have had one year of service in the Signal Division of the Fire Department. Fire Lieutenant All fire fighting personnel who have conpleted five years of service in the Department, Fire Captain Fire Lieutenants with at least 3 years' service as Lieutenant. Fire Drill Instructor, Chief All Fire Captains Fire Battalion Chief Fire Captains with at least 3 years' service as Captain. First Deputy & Deputy Fire Chief All Fire Battalion Chiefs Fire Investigator I All fire fighting personnel and fire dispatchers who have completed five years of service in the Fire Department. Fire Investigator II Fire Investigators with one year of service as an Investigator. Assistant Fire Marshal Fire Investigators with 3 years' service as Jnvestigator. Fire Marshal Assistant Fire Marshals and Fire Investigators with 3 years' service. � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document RULES FIRE PROHOTION BOARD CITY OF ATLANTA Revised March 1967 ll. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18, 19, 20. 21. 22 « An examination for Fire Captain will be held annually and the register established will be valid for one year. Examinations for all other classes of positions will be held when the Board deems a list necessary, and the registers es- tablished will be valid for one year. The life of such registers may be extended for an additional year if the Board deems it practical and expedient to do so. Satisfactory completion of a performance test of driving skill under the supervision of the Fire Training Chief is a prerequisite to applying for promotion to Fire Rescue Lieutenant. When a man on an eligible register for a higher position than his present class declines an assignment which would allow him to act @s an alternate for the higher position, his name will be moved down on the eligible list below the name of the man who accepts the assignment, If a qualified eligible is serving in a permanent vacancy in a temporary capacity at the time of a new examination, he will not be required to take any further examination. The Fire Alarm Superintendent will qualify men for the position of Fire Dispatcher and will furnish the Fire Promotion Board a list of qualified applicants and their grades. Non-firefightine personnel desiring to return to firefighting must serve one year as full-pay Firemen before being eligible to compete in promotional examinations. Members of the Training Division are considered to be firefighting personnel. Upon return to the Fire Department, reemployed Firemen, including those who were formerly on the eligible register for Fire Lieutenant or other promotional registers, must serve one year as full-pay firemen before being eligible to compete in promotional examinations. Seniority will be recognized by the addition to the final attained passing grade of one-half (3s) point for each year of service in the Fire Department beyond the first five (5) years to a maximum of five (5) points in any case. For promotion to the rank of Captain and higher,seniority will be recognized by giving one-half ('s) point for each year of service on next lower rank only, to a maximum of five (5) points. In the event of a tie in final grades after addition of seniority points, the man with the highest seniority will be placed highest on the eligible register. If seniority points are the same, the man with the highest written grade will be placed highest on the eligitle register. Fire Department personnel serving in the armed forces will accrue seniority as though serving in the Fire Department. Fire Department personnel on military leeve may be given the pro- motional examination for which they are eligible and will be notified of the opening and closing dates of application for all examinations for classes to which they may apply. 23. 24, 25. Linemen, machinists, fire equipment machanics, and fire carpenters may be qualified by the Personnel Department from open competitive ‘registers. Fire Department personnel who qualify may be certified ahead of others on the list if desired. Fire Department personnel may be qualified by the Personnel Department from promotional cx- aminations from within the Fire Department. A schedule of eligibility for promotion and who may apply for the various classes is shown in Table I. Examinations will be conducted according to the schedule of weights and phases listed in Table II. TABLE I SCHEDULE OF ELIGIBILITY FOR PROMOTION FOR PROMOTION TO: WHO MAY APPLY: Fire Apparatus Operator Firemen who have completed two years of service. Fire Rescue Lieutenant All fire fighting personnel who have completed five years of service in the Fire Department. Fire Dispatcher All fire fighting personnel who have completed five years of service in the Department and have had one year of service in the Signal Division of the Fire Department. Fire Lieutenant All fire fighting personnel who have completed five years of service in the Department. Fire Captain ' Fire Lieutenants with at least 3 years' service as Licutenant. Fire Drill Instructor, Chief All Fire Captains Fire Battalion Chief Fire Captains with at least 3 years' service as Captain. First Deputy & Deputy Fire Chief All Fire Battalion Chiefs Fire Investigator I All fire fighting personnel and fire dispatchers who have completed five years of service in the Fire Department. Fire Investigator II Fire Investigators with one year of service as an Investigator. Assistant Fire Marshal Fire Investigators with 3 years' service as Investigator. Fire Marshal Assistant Fire Marshals and Fire Investigators with 3 years‘ ser- vice.  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 1, Folder 14, Document 37 Box 1 Box 1 Folder 14 Folder topic: Fire department | 1968-1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/e074db3ee285da7ee2e104441563290f.pdf 28874728a10ab8030116abe38655c345 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. -- -- .--- .------ .---------. CITY OF ATLANTA 8 Aug ust 1969 ,, . Memorandum Regarding Discriminatio n Against Black Firemen Of Atlanta _ __: .. --==-- ,. To: .. Mayor Ivan All en, Chairman Board of Firema sters-, AJderlTra-fk__Wm. :,_ T. Knight and Atlanta Fire Chief Paul O• . Williams - ~ -- --------..-· ._ _ From: Black Firemen of Atlanta - ------. , /--, -- .......___ .. ' The Black fir efighters of Atlanta are dedicated municipal empl~ee~, . concerned with the s afety and w~lfare of our city and all of its citizen$ ; ·--. During the years of our tenure as firemen we have been subjected to dis- ·- ·1 crimination and abuses as outlined below. We ·request that imrre diate __ action be taken to correct these practices, and that on or before Mo·nd~ .· August 18, 1969 that we receive a formal report on your ae---tio"ns in corre~ I ing the action s cited herein: . ~. / . ~- ···. .---' I. HIRING PRACTICES The ratio of .. _ -=-~-~--- r ..:;j )1,; ' . - Black Firemen to White Firemen -does not correspon ...-~ to th~ pop ulation of Black citizens in Atlanta. There are~about 90 to 100 Black Firemen in a department of more than 900 men. Black~-Firemen that are drafted into the armed servic~s are replaced by ._white firemen II. SEGREGATED SLEEPING & LOCKER A'9.RANGEMENTS J Lockers and beds of :Black Firemen are placed in the back or away from the whit e firemen. III. RECREATION CLUB _,, ___,~ -- ,_ ~ dB ,,... .,, ~ The membership was clos ed the ye ar Black Fi ~e~en were hired in Land was giv en t o the club by the _g overnme~t on ~ake ~llatoon!. )_lJ a cres) . ../ C <1--.,, ,40-/_ . (_~ ~0 ~ ~ ~ - - ) J.963. N. PROMOTIONAL DISCRIMINATION ~~ lJv<J-'t . ' i j ~1 /1'!~..... . - Black Firemen should be included in ·every department. Wh.i t ~. . .f i r_~ _,-'f r.ien with less time and experience are promoted .. to --driver poslt"ions. r:Hack Firemen with 5 and 6 yea rs should be promoted to Lieutenants ·;·-be-cause the entire officer cabin et is made uo of all white officers. Most of these officers have _bee o kn o ~-O--I'-€-e-t-h-e--i-r-p-r-e--j-ttd±c-e-s- ·on- s-1-a ck Firemen. We ~ -are- awar e of the test for Lieutenants, but in a time of an emergency men have been promoted wholesale from private to captains within a year, thus_ setting proper precedent. We consider this an emerge_n_cy ---hec---uu-se---o'f tne overall discrimination in th e department. White driv ers are giving up their positions because they know f uture Lieutenants are going to be appointed by Chiefs.· This is true because in the last captain's test the aides of all the chiefs dominated the list. Some of these Lieutenants didn't place in the top 40 on the Lieutenants list. Now they are captains. V. EXP!:RIENCE AND LE NGTH OF TH1E ON THE DEPARTMENT Act ing offi cers, we feel that every Black Firemen .with the time and exp erience, equal to any white firemen, should be .given the opportunity to be an ac~ing officer: This apJ?li~s toce tra dr ivers o House d~ies should be picked according to seniority. ~ I l·S ~ r/f'·,·· dio ) VI. STAtJDAR D SET OF RULES FOR ALL C INS Eich shift is operated different , captain authority has no limit. He forc es personal preju dices on Black Firemen. Transfer of ~en to other stations. ( ~ ~ ~ Afavk FOR COl\ITACT: Fireman William Hamer 195 !for mer Circle, N. W. Atlanta, Georgia 30311 __ elephone - 794-2244 · _ ---- -or ----Fire Station 16 on C Shift Telephone 523-5786 / , ",-u-1- ~ ___..----:-- r) /I A ~- 77v--, . Iv a()j ,. I ' I l I L.~ � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document ——to the population of Black citizens in Atlanta. There are_about 90 to CITY OF ATLANTA 8 August 1969 Memorandum Regarding Brseniminatten, Agathsn Black paremen Of ACerS © oa = tek te + Tos Mayor Ivan Allen, Chairman Board of Firemasters, Alderman_tim, « te ms _ Knight and Atlanta Fire Chief Paul 0. Williams ag se ; ge ee From: Black Firemen of Atlanta. ee bo) 3.3 ee The Black firefighters of Atlanta are dedicated municipal employees, i i concerned with the safety and welfare of our city and all of its citizens. -. During the years of our tenure as firemen we have been subjected to dis-- - | crimination and abuses as outlined below. We request that immediate. August 18, 1969 that we receive a formal report on your actions in corre ing the actions cited herein: x a I. HIRING PRACTICES Shee ek ap tg nae | . . = Pi 5: > e. The ratio of Black Bicomen to White Firemen does not correspond action be taken to correct these practices, and that on or before opr, ‘4 100 Black Firemen in a department of more than 900 men. Black~Firemen . that are drafted into the armed services are replaced ey: white firemen II. SEGREGATED SLEEPING & LOCKER Sa Lockers and beds of Black Firemen are placed in the back or away. | _ trom the white firemen. a! III. RECREATION CLUB The membership was closed the year Black Fireme: : ; 1963. Land was given to the club by the governme t on La ke Allatoona 13 acres) Lor vO: , de pr bso * Gre. IV, PROMOTIONAL DISCRIMINATION \¢ oun Feeney Heute os = ) peer tie eriee: Black Firemen should be included in every department. White fire- men with less time and experience are promoted: to driver-positions. | “Black Firemen with 5 and 6 years should be promoted to Lieutenants, because the entire officer cabinet is made up of all white officers. Most of these officers s_have_been known_to_forcetheir-prejudiceson Black Firemen. We =—ere aware of the test for Lieutenants, but in a time of an emergency men have been promoted wholesale from private to captains within a year, thus. setting proper precedent. We consider this an emergency-because of the overall discrimination in the department. White drivers are giving up their positions because they know future Lieutenants are going to be appointed by Chiefs.- This is true because in the last captain's test the aides of all a the chiefs dominated the list. Some of these Lieutenants didn't place in the top 40 on the Lieutenants list. ‘Now they are captains. V. EXPERIENCE AND LENGTH OF TIME ON THE DEPARTMENT Acting officers, we feel that every Black Firemen. with the time and experience, equal to any white firemen, should be-given the opportunity to be an acting officer. This applies to tra drivers. ee dyties should be picked according to seniority. Gon tS mepvo fam he} VI. STANDARD SET OF RULES FOR ALL C INS Each shift is operated different, captain authority has no limit. He forces personal pregudices on Black Firemen. Transfer of men to other stations. | | Chad Aut, Ye eT, ay eo aor FOR CONTACT: Fireman William Hamer t Bw Atlanta, Georgia 30311 _— Blephone - Pigs eas eo call Fire Station 16 on C Shift - ene Telephone 523-5786 | 195 Hermer Circle, N. W. 3 oo  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 1, Folder 14, Document 38 Box 1 Box 1 Folder 14 Folder topic: Fire department | 1968-1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/593e13569037dc1a3661c92b5dedc255.pdf e95ba0b820791884669cbba1d90a8741 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. - --- . - - --- -______-,CITY OF AT LANT A 8 August 1969 ., '. ! Memorandum Regarding Discriminatio n .Ag ai n st Black Fir emen Of Atlanta . '· -- - ~ _· - _. To : Mayor Ivan Allen, Choirman Board of Fir emast-ers-, AJde rma-n.____Wm. i. T. Knight and Atlanta Fire Chief Pa ul o. Wi lliams · -. ________ · - ~ -- ___ ---.....___ --· . .-Black Firemen of At l ant a -- -· From: I The Bla ck firef i ght er s of Atlanta are dedicated municipal emplo{ee ~._ concerned wit h th e sa fe ty a nd welfare of ou r city and all of its citizen$ : 'During the ye ars of ou r te nure as firemen we have been subjected to dis- ·. - ·\ crimination and abu s es as outlined below. We request that imrre diate _ action be t ak en t o co rr ec t these p r actices, and t hat on or before Mond~·-' · 1 August 18, 19 69 t hat we r eceive a fo r mal repo r t on your '1rc-l io ns in corre ~ ' ing the act i ons c i t ed herein: / · . ·-...... 1 0 ~ I. HIRING PRACTICES .. - :: ::-- - - ~ ..::! f; The rati o of Black Firemen to White Firemen -dpes not correspon to -th-e' population of Blac k citizens in Atlanta. There a re----~bout 90 to 100 Black Firemen in a depa r tment of more. than 900 men. Blac k---E iremery that are drafted into t he armed servic~s are replaced by _white fi r emen ~ II. SEGREGATED SLE EPING & LOCKER A.ttRANGEMENTS J Loc k ers and b eds of :Black Fir emen are placed in the back or away. from the whi te firemen. III. RECR EAT ION CLUB · - - ~ ~ ---- c_.d>rn .l963G IV. ~ ~ -- ~ The membership was closed th e yea r Bla ck Fi r emen were h!~cd i~ Lan d was given t c the club by the gov ernme~ · on Lake Aila!o~l}a~l3 a cres)_ ..( C <I-,.,, PROMOTIONAL DISCRI MI NATION l._S,~ - ~ CL,v<-JD1u , c0.d,,/- N,0 ,,..10--(_ ~f Ov<-'-'t /ct ~ - - - o-.... ) - I i .--I Black Firemen should be included in every department. White Ji~~ ~ , r.1 en with 1 es s t i me and experience are promoted - to -dr-i-ve-r po sit ions. ~Black Firer.1e n with 5 and 6 years should be promoted to Lieutenants --;- -·be-cause the ent ire officer cabinet is made uo of all white officers. Most of these o f f i c er s h av e____p_eJ;.n__Jm own-t-o-f-G-I'-€-e--'t-1,-e±-r--p-r-ejt1d-±-ce-s- on·- s-1-a c k F ire me n • We are- a\'1are o, f the test for Lieutenants, but in a time of an emergency men hav e b een promoted wholesale from private to captains within a year , thus_ settin g prope r precedent . We consider this an emergeJ)_cy .-heG-atl-'Se --o-f tne over~ ll discr i mination in the department. White drivers are giving up their positions b e cause they know future Lieutenants are going to be appointed by Chief s . · Th i s is true because in the last captain's test the aides of all •I the chief s dominated the list. Some of these Lieutenants didn't place in the top 40 on the Lieutenants list . Now they are captains. ~ ·V. EXPERIENCE AND LENGTH OF TIME ON THE DEPARTMENT Acting officers, we feel that every Black Firemen with the time_ and exp eri ence , equal to any white firemen, should be . given· the opportunity to be an a c ~i ng off ice:r:: This apJ?li~s tofitra driverso House d~ies should be picked according to sen1or1 ty. ~ 1 I-~ ~ -{urv-dio ) VI. STAtJDAR D SET OF RULES FOR ALL C INS Eich shif t is operated different , capt a in authority has no limito Tran s fe r of ~en to other stations. ( ~ ~~ ~ He forces pers ona l prejudices on Black Fi r emen. 6 FOR CONTACT: .- --·- Fireman William Hamer 195 Hermer Circle , N. W. Atl anta , Geo r gia 30311 __ _____ elephone - 794- 2244 _ - or ---Fire Sta t i on 16 on C Sh i ft Telepho ne 523-5786 -~ N . ____ _ - - . r./l.P1./v ciZf 77v-, ,-. . ,· I • I ., .. (· � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document CITY OF ATLANTA 8 August 1969 Memorandum Regarding Buparamenestan Ags tiet Black Foreman Of Atlanta *~ SS “ os te BRR Mayor Ivan Allen, Chairman Board of Firemasters, AldermanWim...T. Sets _ Knaght and Atlanta Fire Chief Paul 0. Williams i ee Toes ee From; Black Firemen of Atlanta | Se ee The Black firefighters of Atlanta are dedicated municipal employees, concerned with the safety and welfare of our city and all of its citizens. During the years of our tenure as firemen we have been subjected to dis-- rimination and abuses as outlined below. We request that immediate — action be taken to correct these practices, and that on or before Monday, - August 18, 1969 that we receive a formal report on your actions in corrette ing the actions cited herein: 7f ae I. HIRING PRACTICES ; oh r as oe ee - keh Es ; The ratio of Black Firemen to White Firemen does not correspon to the population of Black citizens in Atlanta. There are_about 90 to 100 Black Firemen in a department of more than 900 men. Black~Fixremen oF that are drafted into the armed services are replaced ey: white firemen go7, II. SEGREGATED SLEEPING & LOCKER ARRANGEMENTS Lockers and beds of Black Firemen are placed in the back or away. rom the white firemen... — | III. RECREATION CLUB The membership was “glésed the year Black Firemen were hired i 1963. Land was given te the club by the government on ake Allatoona. | 13 acres) Ay oe as alt how ny sce ! IV. PROMOTIONAL DISCRIMINATION (© Gwen Fenny Petuaten = ) Black Firemen should be included in every department. White fire- oi men with less time and experience are promoted-to driver-positions. Black Firemen with 5 and 6 years should be promoted to Lieutenants, because the ~~ entire officer cabinet is made up of all white officers. Most of these officers have been known-to-forceetheir-prejudices-on Black Firemen. We =eare aware of the test for Lieutenants, but in a time of an emergency men have been promoted wholesale from private to captains within a year, thus. setting proper precedent. We consider this an emergency-because of the overell discrimination in the department. White drivers are giving up their positions because they know future Lieutenants are going to be appointed by Chiefs.: This is true because in the last captain's test the aides of all the chiefs dominated the list. Some of these Lieutenants didn't place in L the top 40 on the Lieutenants list. ‘Now they are captains. ! J i V. EXPERIENCE AND LENGTH OF TIME ON THE DEPARTMENT Acting officers, we feel that every Black Firemen with the time and experience, equal to any white firemen, should be.given the opportunity to be an acting officer. This applies to tra drivers. House dyties should be picked according to seniority. Gq 1S neyo frm > VI. STANDARD SET OF RULES FOR ALL C INS Each shift is operated different, captain authority has no limit. He forces personal PEEWUGECes on Black Firemen. Transfer of men to other ° stations. | Aig Aust, te Anke 7 pee ndigtc Pe. OL, -. FOR CONTACT: Fireman William Hamer . Bie 195 Hermer Circle, N. W. Atlanta, Georgia 30311 _ Rlephone - 794-2244 ae — or =" : ae Fire Station 16 on C Shift - bs Telephone 523-5786  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 1, Folder 14, Document 39 Box 1 Box 1 Folder 14 Folder topic: Fire department | 1968-1969