3 20 66 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/0d786be3e42929f6d578473d2aed64fc.pdf 3ab4db03ce3fd48e8c73d197d4043d9d Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. DEPARTMENT of FIRE 46 COURTLAND ST., S. E. Atlanta, Georgia P.O. WILLIAMS CHIEF AUJUSt 15, 1969 i'iemo to: All PsrsonnGl Fror.i: Chief of Fir~ Jepart,:12nt Su~j~ct: ~2iteration of Fir~ D~partmont Policies i-1re Dep artr:i~nt of fi c2rs s .1 a1l ac.i J r css t i"1e com.r.iand by t:1cir surnar;i es. fir ~,1;12 11 und-::: r til i2ir Fire:;ien shall ad:.re:ss t i,cir su ~,;;; ricr officers or acting offic(.;rs uy rank. Qualifi ed ffi(.;il ~,;11 t,1:: assign er1 on a rot at i ng i.,asis to the capacity as acti ng officer or ~xtra apparatus o~~ rator. Fill-ins will also oe don ~ o~ rotating basis with consist~nt records kept at each ongin8 house on an individual shift basis as cpposcu to a sta t ion. Sy orde:r of ; /"") ../ I ,_ I . . /. ,,',' / ' ) , v.. L-v:~~,. ~,'lAAtlanta Fir~ 0epa r tmant ? • O. ·:•JILL1A11Ss C,nef PO\IJ: 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 P.O, WILLIAMS CHIEF August 15, 1969 iigmo to: All Personnel Fron: Chief of Fire dvapartment Subject: ®eiteration of Fire Department Policies Fire Uepartment orficers siail acuress tae firemen under their command by tneir surnames. Firemen shall adaress ticir supcricr officers or acting officers vy rank, i Qualified men will Se assigned on a rotating Lasis to the capacity as acting officer or extra apparatus operator. Fill-ins will also se done on rotating casis with consistent records kept at cach engine house on an individual snift basis aS cppoSed to a station. By order of. Pl (jt ble Gia ra 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 40 Box 1 Box 1 Folder 14 Folder topic: Fire department | 1968-1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/b3afab768469a4e6816baa4fae2c7cf0.pdf 5b7da266c1bf0f3bfd4c9ee39c60503c Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. CITY Of-- AT L_I\NTA OEPARTMENT of F IRE 46 COURTLAND ST.,~- E. Atlanta , Georgia P .O. WILLIAMS CHIEF 1.ugust 15, 1969 Honorab l e Ivan All en, Jr. May or , City of At l ant a City Ha 11 Atlant a, Georgi a 30303 Dear ~ay or All en: l/e ha ve been d2ali ng 1·1i t h Co!.lmunity Re l atfons and have accepted so1·.1 e of t h2ir 1 su gge stions r e l at ive to e li ~i nat i ng s ome pro bl e~s. pertai ni ng to this dep artmen t ar e attac hed . Variou s polici es and fac t s I t is ir.teres t i n~ to not ,°' th r: follo-.1in a exce r pt from tile Repor t of th e U.i ited States Crn, 11ni ssion on Civil Ri gr,ts 196 9: cntit .l ed Fer .11.11 the Peopi e . .. By Al1 th e Peop l e v1:1 i cil has j ust reached t i1i s off-ice : " Desp ite t he be l ated ad:nission of fir eme n into t he Atlanta dc;Ja r t rnen t and t he e 1ab orat e proce du res w: li ch surr0Ui1ded th eir i ntroduction, t he At lanta Fire Dep artmen t had a l arg e r proport i on of ['leg r o2s i n unifo rni than any ot her ccntra 1 city in t he survey and a hi gher deg ree of integration t han many. " We are in th e process of re -w riting th e Ru l es and Regu l ations of th e Atl anta Fire Departme nt to e li r,1in at e any i nequit i es in t i1e ol d uoo k, to eli r:iin ate u.ny possibility of discri mi nu.ti on or b12 possi i::d lity of any office r over-rea cti ng with authority . As soon as th i s has bee n cor:-1pl eted, it ,vill be pre sented to ti1e Board of Fire Masters for t heir approval and adopt i on. i•Ie 1vould like to stress t ;1a t any firer;ian who has ci ri evances , has t hr ee met hod s by which to air them in t iiis off ice: by comp l eting a Fam 52 (Spec i al Reques t) , go throu gh the Company Office rs ai1d 3att a 1ion Chi ef, or by use of a Sugge s tion Fonn available in .a ll stations. Any jus t ifi able grie vances ~'i ill oe strai ghtened . out . You rs very truly , QC, t,Ll.R.t~~ pl_' 0. HI LLI AJ.1S, Chief Atlanta Fire De;, artr.1ent POW: 11 a Enclosure cc: Mr. 14. T. Knight, Chairman Board of Fire l·la sters "HELP SAVE LIFE AND PROPERTY BY PREVENTING FIRES" �The Atlant a Fire DE!partment's only i nt erest is i n t he protecti on of lives and property fro;fl f ire. The citize ns of Atlanta shoul d have an d dese rve t ;1e be st fire protecti on avail ab l e. In order to accomplis h t his , we must have t he best trained, q~alifi ect , and expe ri enced pers onnel in res ponsi bl e positions -rega rdl ess of r ace , creed , or color. Fi re Dep art-nent o ffi cers hi p must ha ve le aders hip. One cannot gain l eade rs hi p if standards have to be lov1ered so one can qualify. Su bordi nates v-ri 11 no t l ook upon such an officer as a l eade r. Life and property is at sta ke. Decisions and actions of a fire officer are bas ed on knowl edge and expe ri ence of t he j ob. Th erefore, stan dards and qualification s must be kept hi gh. Rath er than lower the standards, t hey s hould be rais ed. PROMOTIONAL POLICIES: Promotions in t he Fire Departme nt are ma de accordi n~ to me rit and fi t ness. The promoti ona l sys t em of the l\tlant a Fire Dep artment is set by l av,. Anyone mee ti ng the qualifyi ng sta ndards as set f crt h by th e Promot io na l Goa r d will be promote d reg ardl ess of ra ce, cree d, or color. We will not an d do not discri min at e f or or ag ai n~t anyone meeting the qu alifyi ng standards of t his sys t em. Promot i on a i exami nc1 t ions fo r Fi re Li eut enc.nts ure h2 l d cv~ry t ·1c years . To quali fy, a man must have had fi ve yea rs serv i ce i n -~he Fi re Depa rtm2~ t . Aft er the examin ati on, t he app lican ts are l i st ed accordi nc; t o th eir s cor es f rom a combi nati on of t h2 \'iritten t est , trai ni ng school aver age, and seni ority poi nts . This lis t is divided into grou ps of 20 . The firs t 20 me n are rat ed at oral i nt ervi ews , and t hi s score is added t o t heir grades fron t he above th ree i tems . Promot i ons f rom t his lis t are made in order of t he app licant's f i nal s core. So far, th e f i rs t 7 men have been promot ed from t he Li eut enant' s examinati on held in Marc h of 1969 . The f i rst blac k fi re~en st arted to work in April 196 3, so t hat th i s i s t ~e f i rst ye ar (1 969 ) any of t hem have been eli gib l e t o ap ply f or promot ion t o Li eutenan t. The re we re 153 app licants , of wh om 6 were bl ack. The fir st bl ack app li cant is in t he 6th group of 20 or approxi r.1ately positi on 102 on t he l i st. Promotio ns to Fi re .Appar at us Ope r ator are made by ap poi nt me nt. The Capt ai n at each stat ion makes t hese se l ection s sub j ect to the approval of t he Bat t ali on Chi ef . . Th e men ~ust ha ve i1 ad at l east two yea rs service wi th the Fi re Oepa rtm2n t ar. d ha ve pa ss-ed t r1e required dri ving t ests at the Train in g School . There are nine bl ack f i remen in these positions . �- ~ ~ -·- HIRING PRACTICES: Eligible lists for Firemen are established every \<1eek after the \'ie ekly intervie\·1s. (During ~larc h, Jl.pril, and July of this year, interviews were held every t vJO weeks.) As vacancies occur, t he Fi re Department calls the me n on~ list in the · orde r of th eir scores. Each person on the list of a certain date is contacted and offered emp loyment before movin g to th e next chronological list. Once a man is on th e eligible list, he is not by-passed unl ess t he Fire De partment is unabl e to contact him by telephone or letter. Thro,,!gh July 25, of this year , 60 wh ite men were put on the eligi ble list and 57 blac k men. Of these, 45 \vhite me n have been employed and 41 blac k men. Of the 86 7 men in t he extinguishin g division, over 19% or 165 ar e black. Nine of t hese are Fire Appa r at us OiJe rators and 25 are on fsiilitary Leave. Fireme n that l ea ve the depa rtment for military service ar e reinstat~d whe n t hey retu rn (this is a Fede r al Law) and are usuall y returne d to t l1e same station from \';h ic h they left. RECREATIOi'·l CLUB: In Janu ary of 1959, a grou p of fireme n l eased a 5.7 acre tract of land D.t Lake i~1l at oona fro;;1 ti1e Jove r nme nt and organ ized a cl ub whic h vias can ed Atl anta Firer.1e n 1 s Re creat ion Clu b. Ho:·;e ver, the Fire Depa rtn12nt nor the City of At l dnta has any jurisdiction over the activiti es of th i s clu b. It is a priv ate or ganization cont r oll ed by a Board of Truste es compos ed of e leven men, \'/ilO ad he r e· to tile vvis he s of t he majority of t he membe rs , and i s su pp orted en tirely by dues pa i d by the membe rs and ma int ai ned t hrou gh voluntee r services of tr,e m2,ntJ2 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 Pawn AONE 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 with Comunity Relations and have accepted soe of their suagestions relative to eliminating some problems. Various policies and facts pertaining to this department are attacned. It is interesting to note the following excerpt from the Report of the United States Coninission on Civil Rights 1969, entitled For All the People...By All the People which has just reached tnis office: "Despite the belated adnission of firemen into the Atlanta department 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 tie survey and a higher degree of integration than many." We are in the vrocess of re-writing the Rules and Regulations of the Atlanta Fire Department to eliminate any inequities in tne old Look, to eliminate any possibility of discrimination or tne possisility of any officer over-reacting with authority. As soon as this has been completed, it will be presented to tie Board of Fire Masters for their approval and adoption. We would like to stress tiat any fireman who has grievances, has three metnods by which to air them in tuis office: by completing a Form 52 (Special Request), go through tie 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, . O. WILLIAMS, Chief Atlanta Fire Desartnent POW: T1a Enclosure ec: fir. W. T. Knight, Chairman Board of Fire ilasters “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 tie best fire protection available. In order to accomplish this, we must have tne best trained, qualified, and experienced personnel in responsible positions regardless of race, creed, or color. Fire Department officership must nave 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. Promotional examinations for Fire Lieutenants are held cvery 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 scnool 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 have 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 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 these 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 required driving tests at the Training School. 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 tne order of their scores. Each person on the list of a certain date is contacted and offered employment vefore moving to the next chronological list. Once a man is on tne 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 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 which tiey 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 clud which was called Atlanta Firemen's Recreation Cluo. However, the Fire Department nor tne City of Atlanta has any jurisdiction over the activities of this clud. It is a private crganization controlled by a Board of Trustees composed of eleven nen, wio adhere: to tne wisnes of the majority of the members, and is supported entirely by dues paid by the members and maintained tirough 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 41 Box 1 Box 1 Folder 14 Folder topic: Fire department | 1968-1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/f523a7f0ae2cec67bc4b6ca6f30c3ef1.pdf 0277923aadbbdc2d5688adef39a987f6 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 Harch 1967 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 9 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. Satisfactcry 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 9 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-firefighting personnel desiring to return to firefi ghting must serve one year as full- pay Firemen before being eligible to comfe te in . promotional examinations. Members of the Training Division are considere d to be firefighting personnel. 18. Upon return to the Fire Department , reenployed Firemen ~ including those who were formerly on the eligible r e gister for Fire Lieutenant or other promotional registers, must serve one year as full-pay firemen before being eligible to compete in promotional examinations. 19. Seniority will be recognized by the addition to the final attained passing grade of ona-h a lf ( ½) point f or e c ch 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, s eniority will b2 recognized by giving one- half (!2) point for each year of service on next lower rank only, to a maximum of five (5) points. 20. In the e vent of a tie in final grades after addition of s eniori t y points, the man with the hi ghest s eniority will be plc}ce d highest on the e ligib l e register. If s enior ity points ar e the s ame 9 the man with the highest wr i tten grade will be placed hi ghe st on the e li gible regi ster . 21. Fire Department personnel serving i n t he armed f orces will accrua seniori t y as t hough serving in t he Fire Departr.1ent. 22. Fire Department pers onnel on mi l itary leeve 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 classes to which they may apply. �23. Lin8men , reechinists , fire equipment mochanics, 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 personne l may be qualified by th e Personnel Department from promotional examinations from within the Fir€ Department. 24, A schedule of eligibility for promotion and 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. � 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. Satisfactcery 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 (4%) 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 (’z) 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 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.  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 42 Box 1 Box 1 Folder 14 Folder topic: Fire department | 1968-1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/372294e2ae6b3ac77776b8dac8765c17.pdf b401d3bbb80ec86e689dcad4ef615dac Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 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Title A name given to the resource Box 1, Folder 14, Document 43 Box 1 Box 1 Folder 14 Folder topic: Fire department | 1968-1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/ab1b7699d9262d78e35728c99c2981f2.pdf dd895d7072868716cce54e614448deaa Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. T ABL E I SCHEDULE OF ELIGIBILITY FOR PROHOTION FOR PROMOTION TO ; WHO MAY APPLY: Fire Apparatus Operator Firemen who have ·completed two years of service. Fire Rescue Lieutenant All fir e fighting personnel who have complete d five years of service in the Fire Department. Fire Dis pe tcher All fire fi ghting pe rsonnel who have comple t e d five years of service in the De partment and h ave ha <l one yenr of s e rvice in the Signal Divi sion of the Fire Depar tment. Fire Lie uten ant All f ire f ighting pe rsonne l who have ccnple t ed fi ve y e ars of service in the Depa rtment, Fire Captain Fire Lieutenan ts wi t h a t l eas t ye ars ' s e rvice as Lie utenant , 3 Fire Drill Instructor, Chief All Fire Captains Fire Battal i on Chief Fire ~aptains with at least 3 years' s ervice as Cap t ain, Fi r st Deputy & Deputy Fire Chief All Fir e Ba tta l i on Chiefs Fire Investigator I All fire fighting pe rsonne l 2nd fire dispe tche r s who have completed five years of service in the Fire Depart men t . Fire Investigator II Fire Investigators with one year of service as an I nves t igator, Ass istant Fire Marshal Fi r e I nvestigator s wi t h 3 years ' s ervice as Inves tigator . 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 PAB D BOT 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 44 Box 1 Box 1 Folder 14 Folder topic: Fire department | 1968-1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/d7a67088f82d24e861282aada5a2193d.pdf 5c27ebba5457efcc22639aa85191c848 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. T ABL E I I ,, SCHEDULE OF EXAMINATION \<IBIGHTS AND PHASES ORAL EXAM TNG SCHOOL AVERAGE Fire Apparatus Operator (Appointed by Chief) Fire Rescue Lieutenant (Appointed by Chief) Fire Lieutenant 25% 25% Fire Captain 70% 30% Fire Ba ttalion Chie f 70% 30% Fire Training Chief 35% 30% Deputy & First Deputy Fire Chie f Fire Investi~ator I WRITTEN EXAM 50% 35% 100% 50% 50% Fire Investigator II 100% Fire Harshal 100% Fire Dispatcher (Qualified by Fire Alarm Superintendent) Because of the infrequency of vacancies and the specialized nature of the work requirements and exaoination procedures for the positions of Fire Alarm Superintendent, Fire Equipment Superintendent, Fire Dispatcher Supervisori and Assistant Fire Equipment Superintendent will be set when such vacancies occur . � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. 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Text Any textual data included in the document TABLE II SCHEDULE OF EXAMINATION WEIGHTS AND PHASES ORAL TNG SCHOOL WRITTEN EXAM AVERAGE EXAM Fire Apparatus Operator (Appointed by Chief) Fire Rescue Lieutenant (Appointed by Chief) Fire Lieutenant 25% 25% 50% Fire Captain 70% 30% Fire Battalion Chief 70% 30% Fire Training Chief 35% 30% 35% Deputy & First Deputy Fire Chief 100% Fire Investigator I 50% 50% Fire Investigator II 100% Fire Marshal 100% Fire Dispatcher (Qualified by Fire Alarm Superintendent) Because of the infrequency of vacancies and the specialized nature of the work requirements and examination procedures for the positions of Fire Alarm Superintendent, Fire Equipment Superintendent, Fire Dispatcher Super- visor, and Assistant Fire Equipment Superintendent will be set when such vacancies occur.  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 45 Box 1 Box 1 Folder 14 Folder topic: Fire department | 1968-1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/067c2d07abd4497a38dfc4cdbb8713f7.pdf 67f2c6b0eeee9a9734005ddc29e11136 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. I i I \ .Auguat 18, 1969 DUM , FROM: D nSw t Chi _f Will' m& h s writt n letter to yor .AU n ubmitting inform- Uon which ddr it elf to th " mo:t'andum R rdin Diacrimination A ain t Black Firemen of .Atlanta." pr a nt d to th yor and Fir Depa.rt .. ment ollic le rn Augu t 8th. Th l tter c<>ntaina attachm nta which indud a1unu:n 1:y nd naly is o1 promotional policies, d ecdption of firing r <:tic s d tem nt of plor tion r gardin th Atlanta ir m n'• ere tion Club. .Abo incl\ld d uat 15th rn mo fr Chief Willi ma to a.U p J'•onn l ol th Atlanta rtm nt r it r Una Fir D p rtm nt polict. in · l vtn th prop r lonn f v rbal ddr • of fir m nd • doT offic r d a nment of fire station per.aonn 1 a ctina officer or xi,- a.ppar _ tu.a oper tors. yor D :lr � 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 i ce) ae moh m - we.) 2 o? SEs 1 Po?) oes a *~ = rt TSE PSS OFF “Ts se August 18, 1969 MEMORANDUM ‘FROM: Dan Sweat Chief Williame 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 is an August 15th memo from Chief Williams to all personnel of the Atlanta Fire Department reiterating Fire Department policies inwbiving 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 Firemen. DS:ird i Pe Bln me a  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 46 Box 1 Box 1 Folder 14 Folder topic: Fire department | 1968-1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/19dca28e572c9e9b6d128593950004b0.pdf 27e575847e9fa9439f58f0bbf67066e0 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. ~-.us , 16 YONGE ST. S. E., ATLANTA, GA. 30312 (404) 525-8441 {il,~ii 1 ~.,..,0,11.\'()~ •ME MI l I• Apr:il 14, 1969 /)/ 'f CH _I,~..., Chi f J.P. Sea9ra •• ir Marehall 46 Courtland &tree~ Atl nu, s. Geor9ia ,(j/j/.,.__, • L ;/.' ,I ~~ -- Dear Chiefs a9ra•••2 • at 1 7, , , ' ~/ heparda do hereby requeat equ 1 and tair tr a·ta nt •city ot Atlanta Pire Co<l.e.• under t.h •To wit• the Atlanu Pir o artaent ha• aince 1963 r quirea our C pa.ny to u fl eproofe material in 11 our 4 eorationa. Thi• an• that we had to tak the following atepar .... .... . l. top ain9 cloth urchaaed fro local tax p ying er han.ts. N nov p rcb •• ll our oloth fr ev Yor City ere nte. 2. e had to throv aw y ov r $6,000 worth of overhe d ra • ua a the utbeaat rn Pair and other loca ions bee ue• it ~a not fl eproof d. • •• All of r ~able co era h d be torn up nu ua •• r gs. Thi• it cot my Co any ov•r 5,000 nnually ~• t the D nt l bows and o~her l r • abl• aho a • All or ow: plaatic pl• ta ha4 to be junk ad 11 lat• UNd o ur •hov•. o var the •u bo • • 111 u•e o pl nta. not 1• etill uae nonproof o other ban ta.kn. th aot1o 1. A&ro ••1 ~ la • followinc; it. r~e4 • have on~•• (3) ••parate a for n t u t fla f A. G• • • • Mar h 1 67 ». Mart if~ Show - January 1 It c. a a w - A ril 10, 1969 C ti an reported v1t.h no • On cl t.h. •v• T Convention Service C!;nlr J.ctorj . �SrrnlJARD Chief J. F. Seagraves Fire Marshall deco; ating c,.mpany 16 YOi-JGE ST. S. :'::., A 'rLANTA, GA. 30312 (40~) 5_25-8441 i~:~;·1 ,,._,.Joc·1,.'-...,o~ • M E M ' ( I• On the last show eleven (11) exits were tound blocked and the floor plan wa not approved. However Aaron was allowed to continue uaing non-flameproof cloth. This is in violation of the City Fire Code. · · Aaron does not get their floor plans approved as required 2. That the Atlanta Merchandise Mart exhibit floor does not meet the minimum requirements for aisles and fire exits as set forth by your department. 3. That the 1968 and 1969 Camping Show and Boat Show has less cross aisl sand smaller than required on other shows, even though th se shows have a larger public attendance than other showa . 4. The Southeaatern Hospital Association requested that we submit a floor plan showing a larger number of booths in the l~rriott exhibit hall than would m et the standards s t forth by your office. Our comp titor meet their requirements and had 6 foot and 7 foot ai les. When we pointed out to your office that the floor was not layed out asp r your approved plan no ction was tak n. . \ ·( ,t, We could ite case after oaa of non oompliance with the Atlanta Fire Code a you have explained it to our Company. Your ruling 9ainat non-flameproof cloth alone has cot our Comp ny b tter than $10,000 plus per year. We do hereby request the following: ither be enforc d equally or 1. That th Fire Cod forgotten. 2. That on man, other than yours lf, be charged with the reaponsibility of inspecting each ahow. No tter wh n the ahow i• held. This thi• an by charg d with the following duti a. A. -B. c. D. E. That all exi~a re clear nd open. That no fire h zard is pr aent. That all City of Atlanta Cods ar et. That th floor pl n ia approv d before the show op na. That no aet working hours are k p. He should be pr ant on a show be it night, S turday or Sunday. CONTI OED O PA Con·vention SerYke Contrs.::·:..: ...-s TH �.- ,P .; ·:-i, "~.~~ \ L .:· L143.215.248.55 12:46, 29 December 2017 (EST)' ;.:, · . r t ···<b":t·~~,~J ,. ~10S - .. -- -.i;_.,.~ ~~ g- - ' t>~;-·ge ·n . - Thr~-MEJ?e,ARD c."us, dec(ln iting company W YONGE ST. S. E., ATLANTA, GA. 303:i.2 ( 404) 52_5 -8441 Chief J. F. Seagraves J'ire Marshall We have moved our City into the big league convention arena. Lets not tarnish our image by ill-defined and/or hap-hazard enforcement of our fire code. In closing I wish to commend you Chief Seagraves and your department in the outstanding job you have done in fire prevention. My compl aints are not directed at you or your men. I just feel that enforcement has been almost an honor system. We need someone who is not bogged down with other fire prevention dutie to oversee the convention industry . We do not want another Winecoff or McCormick fire in Atlanta . I will await your reply~ Sin/Jr/!_ ,..lr~-\:·•~ ,, . , ~ IJ . !. ) . , ...,! .- ~ I remain -~7s, (!~,/.f c. J. Lynch , 111 CJL/raw P.S. \~.~ F { -·· J' co i CCI 0c1 coa I have taken th liberty of writing you as you once said you hav to act on all written request . Mayor. Ivan Allen y"" Chief P. o. Williama Mr . Bill Knight - City Councilman Mr., Jim Hurst - Convention Bureau Convention Service Co-rihacto1·s ti~ii .....,.,o c1 l\' 0~ • ME M 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 ce see by ; «i a SHEPARD cecorating company i: oe EMH Aby 16 YONGE ST. S. E., ATLANTA, GA. 30312 oes 7 ye (404) 525-8441 wennen April 14, 1969 sitet saiebaal ee OM foagbk theby 46 Courtland Street S. E. Atlanta, Georgia ee | Dear Chief Seagraves: We at Shepards do hereby request equal and fair treatment | under the "City of Atlanta Pire Code.“ “4 . "To wit" the Atlanta Fire Department has since 1963 required ee our Company to use flameproofed material in all our decorations. ~~ This means that we had to take the following steps: a i. Stop using cloth purchased from local tax paying | fr merchants, We now purchase all our cloth from ac New York City merchants. iy rg 2. We had to throw away over $6,000 worth of overhead drapes used at the Southeastern Fair and other locations because it was not flameproofad. —— ik 3. All of our table covers had to be tora up and used “g as crags. This item cost my Company over $5,000 annually due to the Dental Shows and other large table shows. ! ij 4. . All of ovr plastic plants had to be junked and live ae plants used on our shows. However the “Home Show" ean still use such plants, Hotels still use non- flameproof plants. On the other hand the following items have been reported with no action taken. 1. Aaron Rents was reported on three (3) separate eceasiona for not wae flameproofed cloth. Ae G.£.A. ~ March 196 B. Mart Gift Show - January 1969 Continued On Page Two Conveniton Sarrine © Contacte  sna aaa ° SFEPARD decor ating cc aapeaty sak 16 YONGE ST. S. 3., ATLANTA, GA. 30312 “inate Chief J. F. Seagraves (404) 525-8441 tapers Fire Marshall . act On the last show eleven (11) exits were found blocked and the floor plan was not approved. However Aaron was allowed to continue using non-flameproof cloth. This is i of the City Fire Code. . n violation Aaron does not get their floor plans approved as required 2. That the Atlanta Merchandise Mart exhibit floor dees not meet the minimum requirements for aisles and fire exits as set forth by your department. 3. That the 1968 and 1969 Camping Show and Boat Show wa has less cross aisles and smaller than required on i other shows, even though these shows have a larger Vue public attendance than other shows. 4. The Southeastern Hospital Association requested that P we submit a floor plan showing a larger number of a booths in the Marriott exhibit hall than would meet ‘¢ the standards set forth by your office. Our competitor 7 meet their requirements and had 6 foot and 7 foot aisles. When we pointed out to your office that the floor was not layed out as per your approved plan no action was Sa. taken, D | Jt We could site case after case of non compliance with the Atlanta Ta Fire Code as you have explained it to our Company. Your ruling against non-flameproof cloth alain has cost our Company better nee gz than §10,000 plus per year. OF Ye We do hereby request the following: im? 1 1. That the Fire Code either be enforced equally or forgotten. 2. That one man, other than yourself, be charged with the responsibility of inspecting each show. No matter when the show is held. This this man by charged with the following duties. A. That all exits are clear and open. ‘B. That no fire hazard is present. Cc. That ali City of Atlanta Codes are met. D. That the floor plan is approved before the show opens. E. That no set working hours are kept. He should be present on a show be it night, Saturday or Sunday. CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE Convention Service Contiartoxs “i 3 etd ERED ws noe Mes ae gst few. he Eves = GEIERA RD fle: Page Thr decorating company f ila: 16 YONGE ST. S. E., ATLANTA, GA. 30312 “Gi ee (404) 525-8441 MEMBERS Chief J. F. Seagraves Fire Marshall We have moved our City into the big league convention arena. Lets not tarnish our image by ill-defined and/or hap-hazard enforcement of our fire code. In closing I wish to commend you Chief Seagraves and your department in the outstanding job you have done in fire prevention. My complaints are not directed at you or your men. I just feel that enforcement has been almost an honor system, We need someone who is not bogged down with other fire preven- tion duties to oversee the convention industry. We do not ae want another Winecoff or McCormick fire in Atlanta. ‘ 4 I will await your reply, I remain Sincerely yours, om. f Vayche A is 5 } CJL/raw Ey) P.S. I have taken the liberty of writing you as you once said i you have to act on all written request. Seow ‘ _ @@: Mayor Ivan Allen 4 ec: Chief P. 0. Williams | ‘ cc: Mr. Bill Knight - City Councilman } cc: Mr. Jim Hurst ~ Convention Bureau Convention Service Contractors  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 47 Box 1 Box 1 Folder 14 Folder topic: Fire department | 1968-1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/4ce6739ede2d9c9e6313670af073e42d.pdf 5b584ca14d177b5cebd4f3a33a0563cc Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. - -- - --------- . . ~----_ CITY OF ATLANTA 8 August 1969 ,. · :: . Memorandum Rcga_rding Discrimination _Agai ns t Black Fi r emen Of Atlanta • . . ... To: . '· -- ~ Mayor Ivan Allan, Chairman Board of Firemaste rs-, Alde rman..__Wm. :· T, Knight and Atlanta Fire Chief Paul O. Wi lliams --.. --------_ . . . ___·· . ...____ ·- --- Black Firemen of Atla nt a From: - .....__ - ' - ~ -. ' The Black fir ef i ght er s of Atlanta are dedicated municipal emplo{ee ~, conc~rned wit h t he sa f ety and welfa r e of our city and all of its citizens ~ - , During the y ears of ou r tenure as firemen we have been subjected to dis- ·. ·1 crimin ation and abuses as outlined below. We :cequest that imire diate action be tak en to correc t these p r actices, and th at on or before Monday, August 18, 19 69 t hat we receive a fo r mal report on your '1i'e-..tio·ns in corr'E?~ i ng the action s ci t ed her ein: / ....._ .•. I. - HIRI NG PRACT I CES '..·.·:·~~I~~ .,;_: - : ~ Th e rat io of Blac k Firemen to White Firemen -does not to th·e· popu la t ion of Black citizens in Atlanta. There-'1ire-- ~bout 90 to 100 Black Firemen in a department of more than 900 men. Black ·-E.iremen that are draft ed i nto the armed servic~s are replaced by ._white firemen II. SEGREGAT ED SLEEPING & LOCKER At\RANGEMENTS J Lo ckers and beds of Black Firemen are placed in the back or away from the whit e f iremen. III. RECREATION CLUB ·· - ~ ••- - ,_rri'iBZ xJ-:::. ·_ ce, r,- I ~· ~ Th~ membe r ship was closed the year Bl ack Fi rem en were hir ed in Land was given to the club by the govern~:At_ °r~ Lake Aila~. )._13 acres). J.963. IV. PROMOTIONAL DISCRI MI NATION .,ls?~ . 1 ,-.1~~ 143.215.248.55 ....~ ' ; . ) . Black Firemen should be included in every department. Whi t .~•.Jitfr ~ r.1en with 1 e ss tim e and experience: are promoted - to ··dr·-i-v-e r positions. i:H ack Fire!7len wi t h 5 and 6 years should be promoted to Lieutenants -;-·-because the. entire off icer cabinet is made up of all white officers. Most of these offic ers h a v e ~ vm t o f or ce t h e-i-r-p-r-ejttdices ·on-- B1·ack Firemen. We -~ are · aware of the test for Lieutenants , but in a time of an emergency men have be en pr omoted wholesale from private to captains within a year, thus_ set t i ng prop er precedent . We con sider this an em erg e_o_cy--beG-ati-Se--o-f tfie overal l discrimination in the department . 'Nhite drivers are giving up their ~ositions because they kno w future Lieutenants are going to be appointed by Chiefs.· Thi s is t r ue 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. V. EXPE.RIENCE AND LE NGTH OF TIME ON THE DEPARTMENT Ac ting officers ,we feel that every Black Firemen with the time and experi ence , equal t o any white firemen, should be.given the opportunity to be an acting officer. This applies to~ra driverso House d~ies should be picked acco r ding to senio r ity. ~ 1 1-<::; ~ {u-,v- ~ ) VI. STMJDARD SET OF RULES FOR ALL C INS Eich sh ift is operated different, captain authority has no limit. He forces person al prejudices on Black Firemen. Transfer of ~en to other stations. ( ~ ~~ ~ FOR CONT ACT: - ~ ~ r)/1.VL/v all) ·, t;v-, Fi r eman Wi 11 i am Hamer 195 1-!er me r Ci r c l e, N. W. Atlanta, Georg ia 30311 _____ elephon e - 794-2244 -- ·-- . or Fire Station 1 6 on C Shift Telephone 523-57 86 . ----~ ·· I . ' ,. . .l 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 8 August 1969 Memorandum Regarding Discrimination Against Black Firemen Of Atlanta i.” ‘ ~ “a Sec =“: iS -- To: Mayor Ivan Allen, Chairman Board of Firemasters, Alderman_Wm, .T, —=-* _ Knight and Atlanta Fire Chief Paul 0. Williams - ~~ i: i eee From: Black Firemen of Atlanta — > - ie ? i The Black firefighters of Atlanta are dedicated municipal employees, af 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 xequest 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: of “| I, HIRING PRACTICES We io bees owe | a Ser eee ecenen aks ae eoae tae "Eo hs 3 The ratio of Black Firemen to White Firemen-does not correspond ——to the population of Black citizens in Atlanta. There are_about 90 to (OS 100 Black Firemen in a department of more than 900 men. Black~Firemen oy . that are drafted into the armed services are replaced by white firemen $7 | | II. SEGREGATED SLEEPING & LOCKER ARRANGEMENTS _ Lockers and beds of Black Firemen are placed in the back or away | from the white firemen. . . | III. RECREATION CLUB The membership was closed the year Rlack Fireme 1963. Land was given to the club by the government on Lake Allatuoona. (13 acres) ‘ge MOL : daph pus ; - ‘ on ' IV. PROMOTIONAL DISCRIMINATION \© out Ferme Pecuati- z ) Black Firemen should be included in every department. White fire- ox men with less time and experience are promoted: to driver ions. slack Firemen with 5 and 6 years should be promoted to Lieutenants, because the ~~. entire officer cabinet is made uo of all white officers. Most of these officers have been known_to-forcetheir-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 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. a segs ee rr V. EXPERIENCE AND LENGTH OF TIME ON THE DEPARTMENT a Oe 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 dyties should be picked according to seniority. Gon 1S mero fam 5 VI. STANDARD SET OF RULES FOR ALL CAPTAINS Each shift is operated different, captain authority has no limit. He forces personal prejudices on Black Firemen. Transfer of men to other - stations. Chil) puree tle Ante Lt sO ae I ee ta poo alt -. FOR CONTACT: Fireman William Hamer 7 ci 195 Hermer Circle, N. W. Atlanta, Georgia 30311 Blephone - 794-2244 — © ots — —- = ee a or +, 2 Fire Station 16 on C Shift hee 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 48 Box 1 Box 1 Folder 14 Folder topic: Fire department | 1968-1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/b8fc466422125732a668e9ccd6397709.pdf 1e658ead02f37d2b821e1d4ac33633dd Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. - -·-------------------. CITY OF ATLANTA 8 August 1969 , ·- . Memorandum Rcga~d i ng Di scrimination Agai nst Black Firemen Of Atl anta ·--==--- . . " ~ --· - Mayor I van Allen, Choirman Board of Firemas te rs-, Ai de rma-n_,__Wm. :. T• Knight and Atl anta Fire Chief Paul O. Wi l liams -~ . ,_____ ·. . To: __ _...:. .. • . Bl ack Firemen of Atlanta From: The Black fir efighter s o f Atlan t a ar e dedica t ed municipal emplo{ee ~, . I conc ern ed with the s af ety an d wel f are of ou r city and all of its citizens : · . Durin g t he years of our ten ure a s firemen we hav e been subjected to dis- ·-I crimina tion and abuse s a s outli ne d below. We request that imire diate -. , action be taken t o co rr ec t • t hes e pr actices, and t hat on or before Mond.ay, . August 18, 1969 that we rec ei ve a fo r mal report on your ac---t io·ns in cor~ ing the actions cited her ein : · / . ·, ._ !\ ... .,\ I. HIRING PRACT IC ES _ ·. ..:;] ,;_ (-=-~ -~ - . ,. .. . j • Th e ratio of Bl ack Firemen to White Firemen does not - - to th·e population of Bl ac k citi zens in Atlanta. There ~a·re.._ about 90 to 100 Black Firemen in a department 6f more than 900 men. Blac k--Ei=emen that are drafted i nt o th e armed servic~s ar e replaced by _white fi r emen I I. SEGREGAT ED SLEEP ING & LOCKER AO.RANGEMENTS J Locker s and bed s of Bla ck Firemen are placed in the back or away from the white fi remen . III. RE CREAT ION CLUB The membersh i p was closed t he y ear Bla ck Fi r~men were hir ed in .t963 . Land was g iven t c the club by t}e I.V. ~ PROMOT I ONAL DI SCRI MI NAT ION ~e:;~.~ ~ l.fo · . a.J'! 143.215.248.55J.. )a cr es)l ~ 1 1 w..:;a.... - i - Black Firemen should be includ ed in every department. Whi t _~,..J.i t.§?~ ~ r.1en wi th le ss time and experienc e are pro mot ed·-to -d;r--i -ver pos it ions. tHack Fi r er.1 f n with 5 and 6 yea r s should be promoted to Lieutenants-;··· because the -entire officer cabinet i s mad e uo of all white officers. Most of these off i ~g_s_h_ay___e_h_e.e.n__k\Am t o f o :r-e--e--t---h-e±r--p-r--e-juu'-:tc-e-s- on - Brack Firemen • 1,'/ e aie--awar e of th e test f or Lieut enants , bu t in a time of an emergency men h ave been promot ed wh ol e sale from priva t e to captains within a year , thus_ s et t ing prop er pre cedent. \'le consider this an emerge_o_cy ..beG-attSe--o--f tne over all discrimi nation i n t he depart ment . White drivers are giving up their pos i tions because t hey know future Lieut enants are going to be appointed by Ch i efs. · This i s true because in the last captain's test the aides of all th e chief s dominated the list. Some of t hese Lieutenants didn't place in t he top 40 on t he Lieutenants list. Now they are captains . V. f EXP!:R IENCE AND LE NGTH OF TI ME ON THE DEPARTMENT Actin g officer i, ·we f eel that every Black Firemen with the time and experienc e , equal t o any whi t e firemen, should be . given the opportunity to be an ac!ing of f_ice:r:: This apJ?li~s to.f;;tra drivers. House d~ies shou l d be picked acco r ding to sen1.or1. ty. ~ \ \·<; ft-I21v-o r.f/V' ut.io ) VI. STAtJDARD SET OF RULES FOR ALL C INS Eich shift i s opera t ed differen t, captain authority has no limit. He f orces personal pre judices on Black Fi r emen . Transfer of ~en to other stat ions. ( ~~ ~ ~ At_ /,J a{!j FOR CONT ACT: Fi rem an Wi 11 i am Hamer 7 7 v-i 195 Herrn er Circ le , N. W. .---- - - . _ Atlanta, Ge or gia 30311 ___ _____ elephone - 79 4- 2244 or ..-----t • Fire Station 16 on C Shift Telephone 523 a 5786 vL-f) • • • ~ - r)/J ' ~ =---·-- · · · - - '- 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 Beseaimingrion: Ageanes Black Ramemen Of Atlanta | ® ~ aoa eS ae ae : - + To: Mayor Ivan Allen, Chairman Board of Firemasters, Alderman_Wm, ..T. Bete _ Knight and Atlanta Fire Chief Paul 0. Williams a Sa ay: oe, ete From; Black Firemen of Atlanta 25 en = 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-- - | 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: J - a 7 I, HIRING PRACTICES cress 1 | ee: sa} tsa as 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~Fizremen 9 . that are drafted into the armed services are replaced by white firemen/ ¢(, 7 II. SEGREGATED SLEEPING & LOCKER SSSR ENeNS Lockers and beds of Black Firemen are placed in the back or away | ! from the white firemen. | III. RECREATION CLUB The membership was closed the year Black Firemen wor 1963, Land was given to the club by the government on Leph hee Allatoona. ee 3 acres) (eA cei ee een hece IV. PROMOTIONAL DISCRIMINATION (© ome tintin 6 . 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 have been known-to-forcetheir-prejudices-on Black Firemen. We -s=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 overall discrimination in the department. White drivers are giving up their b 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 z> OF 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 ; met 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 dyties should be picked according to seniority. [SoS ee fom \ 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. ; fs Aerts, Phe AMhe | eS obgartien fo lf. | FOR CONTACT: Fireman William Hamer : fo ogg : 195 Hermer Circle, N. W. + Sa . ets Atlanta, Georgia 30311 | hc Plephone - 794-2244 —, a a a. se-s5 Fire Station 16 on C Shift | en 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 49 Box 1 Box 1 Folder 14 Folder topic: Fire department | 1968-1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/9759a10a7c7310aeef3ac893bdbb53f5.pdf 1f5abceec99b36562f7e94579703b067 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. ....._ ___ ... - - . ___. . .DEPARTMENT of FIRE 46 COURTLAND ST., S. E. Atlanta, Georgia P.O. WILLIAMS . CHIEF AUJUSt 15, 1969 demo to: A11 Pc rs onnG 1 Fror:i: Chief of Firt:: Su~j~ct: Reiteration of Fir~ D~partmcnt Policies J8part,:12nt Fi re Departr.1~ ni.: of f i Ci:rs s.aa i I aciJr2ss the fi r01;,en und:: r ti1 .:: i r coITl!7iand by t:wir surnar.1;;:; s. Fi re:.ien sha11 ad;.;ress oy rank. t 118i r su ~,~ ri or offi c 2rs or acting offi c1::rs Qualified m8n will b~ assigned on a rotat ing ~asis to th~ capacity as acting officer or ~xt ra apparatus o~crator. Fill-ins will also oe don~ o~ rotating basis with consist2nt records kept at each cnnin8 hous e on an indivi dua l shift basis as cpposcu to a sta t ion. by orde;r of. POl>J: 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 Ciry OF ATLANTA DEPARTMENT of FIRE 46 COURTLAND ST.,S. E. Atlanta, Georgia P.O. WILLIAMS . CHIEF August 15, 1969 iigmo to: Ali Personnel Fron: Cnief of Fire vapartment Subject: xeiteration of Fire Department Policies Fire Uepartment officers Saail aduress tae firemen under their command by their surnames. Firemen shall aduress tieir superior officers or acting officers vy raiik. Qualified men will Se assigned on a rotating vasis to the capacity as acting officer or extra apparatus operator. Fill-ins will also oe done on rotating oasis with consistent records kept at cach engine house on an individual snift basis aS cppodSed to a station. By order of. sl (¢{ [tlhe era ae P.O. WILLIAS, Crief 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 50 Box 1 Box 1 Folder 14 Folder topic: Fire department | 1968-1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/3ef493fd2999f17c6005571ba32c0968.pdf 7a8416d09390b68f326f291d2cb09d89 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. ·OEPARTMENT of FIRE 46 COU RTLAN D S T,, ~ - E . A tl a n ta , G e o rg ia P.O . WILLI AMS CHIEF Augu s t 15, 1969 Ho~orab l e Ivan All e~, Jr. Mayor , City of At l :111 t a · City. Ha ll At lant a, Ge orgi a 30 303 De a r ~iayor A1fon : 1 ~le have been d~ali ng v,i it h Co1.1munity Rel ations and ha ve accepted so1·,1e of t heir · su ggesti ons r e l at i ve to e l i mi na t i ng some probl e~s. Var i ous polic i es and f act s pe r t ai ni ng to th i s de partme nt a r e att ached . It is i nterest i n~ to nnt P t h~ f oll owi ng excer pt frc m t he Repor t of the Un i ted States Crn;i111i ss -ion on Civil Ri gi1 t s 196 9, 2n titlcd Fer /\11 th e Pe op l e . .. By A"ll t h2 Peop 1e v1hi ell has just n ~a che d t i1i s off"i ce : 11 D esp i t e t he ~e la t ed ad·ni ss i on of f i r eme n i nt o t he At l ant a de;; ar t men t an d t he e l ab orat e procedu res which sur r ound ed t he i r i ntrod uct i on~ t he At l anta Fi r e Dep artmen t had a 1ar.ge r propo rt i on of ;·1egroes i n unifo rm th an any ot h•:! r cen tra l city i n t he s ur vey and a lii gher de gre e of i nte grat i on t han many. 11 · ~Je are in the process of r e-v1rit i ng th e Ru l es and Reg ul at ions of the At l an ta Fi r e Depa rtme nt to e l i mi nat e any i neq ui t i es i n t he ol d 0 0 0k, to e l i ~in ate any possi bility of disc r i mi nat i on or t ~e possi bil ity of any office r ove r-reactin g 1-J it h aut hority . As soon as th i s has been comp l et ed, it ·,'l il l be presente d t o t :1e Boar d of Fi re Masters f or t he i r approval and adopt i on . He t'l oul d li ke t o s t r ess t i1at any fireman wh o has gri evan ces ; has t hree met hods by wh ic h to ai r t he1:1 i n t rii s office : by comp l et i ng a For:n 52 (S pe ci al Reques t) , go t hrough t he Company Office rs and Bat ta lion Chi ef, or by use of a Suggest ion · Fonn availab l e in all s t at ion s. Any j us t i f i ab l e gr i e van ces ~v ill oe stra i ghtened out. You r s very truly, r - a tLld2£t.,,<",<.4~ O. HILLI AMS, Chief Atlanta Fi r e De~a rtr.1ent POW: ll a Enclosure cc: Mr. W. T. Kn i gJ.'l t , Chairman Board of Fire f·la:;ters "HELP SA VE LIFE AND PROPERTY B Y PREVEN TING FIRES" �The Atlanta ~ire Department's only interest is in the protection of lives and property from fire. The ~itizens of Atlanta should hav,2 and deserve tile best fire protection av_ail ab l e. In order to accomr, lisi1 t11is, we r:1ust have the best trained, qualified, and experien ced pe rsonne l in responsi ble positions regardl ess of race, creectj or color. Fire Depart11ent officers hi p mus t have le2de rship. One cannot gain leadership if standards have to be lm--:ered so one can qualify. Subordinates will not look upon such an officer as a l eader. Life and property is at stake . Decisions and actions of a fire officer are based on knov1l ed:;ie and experience of t he job. Therefore, standards and qu alifications must be kept high. Rather than lower the standards, they should be rais ed. PROMOTIONAL POLICIES: Promotions in t he Fire Depart:11ent are made according to merit and fitness. The promotional system of the ,ll.t l anta Fire Deriartment is set by lavJ. Anyone meetin~ the qualifying s tandards as set f orth by tile Promotional Board will be promoted regar dl es s of race, creed , or color. We will not and do not discrimin at e for or agains t anyone meeting the qualifying standards of th is system. Promotion ai exai11i r,a Liuns ro r Fire Li 2utcnc.nts :::.r2 h21d 2vcr~! t\-:o years. To qualify, a man must have had five years service in the Fire Depa rtm2 nt. After t he examin ation , t he app lican ts are li st ed accordino to their scores from a combin ation of th2 \ffitten t es t , training sch ool average, and seniority points. This list is divided into gr.ou ps of 20 . The first 20 men ure rated at oral intervi ews , and t his score is added to their gr ades from the above three items. Promotions from t his list are made in order of t he applicant's fina l score . So far , the firs t 7 men have been promoted from the Li eutenant 's examinati on he ld i n March of 1969 . The first black fire~en started to work in April 1% 3, so t hat this is t he f irst year (1 969 ) any of them have been eli gibl e to apply f or promotion to Li euten ant. There were 153 a.pp licants of v1hom 6 v1ere bl ack. The firs t bl c.ck ar plicant is i n the 6th gro up of 20 or approxi mately position 102 on t he list. 9 .· Promoti ans to Fi re Apparatus Ope r ator are made by appoin t ment . The Captain at each station makes t hese sel ections subj ect to the app roval of t he Battali on Ch i ef. The me n must r,ave iiad at l east two year5 service with the Fire Department and have passed tne required driving t ests at the Training School. There are nine black firemen in these positions. �;. HIRING PRACTICES: Eligible lists for Fitemen are established every week after the weekly i ntervi ev,s. (During ~-larc h, Apri 1, and July of t his year, i ntervi e~vs were he 1d every t vJo ~,,eeks.) As vacancies occur, the Fi re Department calls the men on a list in the order of th eir scores . Each pe rson on the ,·ist of a certain date is contacted and offered '2!:tp loyment before movin g to the next chro nological list. On ce a man is on the eligible list, he is not by-passed unl ess t he Fire Depa rtment is unable to contact him by tele ph one or letter. Through July 25, of this year, 60 wh ite men were put on the eliJi ble list and 57 black men. Of these, 45 white men have been employe d and 41 blac k men. · Of the 86 7 men in the extinguishin g division , over 19% or 165 are black. rli ne of these are Fi re Apparatus Ope rators and 25 are on r,·ii 1i tary Leave. Fireme n that l ea ve th e department for military service are reinstated whe n they return (this is a Fede r al Law) and are usually returned to t he same station fr om 1vhi ch t hey left. RECRE.l'ff IOi··I CLUB: In Janu ary of 1959, a ~roup of firemen le ased a 5. 7 acre tract of land at Lake All atoona fro m t .1e government and orga niz ed a clu o wh ic h ~as call ed At l anta Firenen's Re creat i on Clu b. However , the . Fire Depa rtme nt nor t he City of Atl anta has any juris diction over t he activiti es of tilis club. It is a priv ate organization cont roll ed by a Boa rd of Tru st ees composed of e leven men, wh o adh ere to the wis he s of t he maj ority of t he members) and is supported entirely by du es pai d by the members and ma intained t hrou gh volunteer services of the 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 CF ATLANTA ‘DEPARTMENT of FIRE ' 46 COURTLAND ST.,S. E. Atlanta, Georgia = pel weeds ne eh: ee <s lla i. ‘ Lis fi ara SF " August 15, 1909 P. o. . WILLIAMS . CHIEF Honorable Ivan Allea, Jr. Mayor, City of Atlanta City. Hall Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Dear Mayor Allen: We have been dealing witii Comunity Relations and have accepted some 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 Comission on Civil Rigi:ts 1969, entitled For All the Peoole...By All the People which has just Feaunes tnis office: "Despite the belated adaiWeten of firemen into the Atlanta department 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 book, to elisinate 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 tnat any fireman who has grievances, has three methods by ‘which to air them in tiis 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, 120 l A? LOL ia paceega? “0. WILLIAMS, Chief Atlanta Fire Desartrnent POW: 11a oe ce: Mr. T. Knight, Chairman Board of Fire Iiasters “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 acconplisn this, we must nave tne best trained, qualified, and exnerienced personnel in resyonsible positions regardless of race, creed, or color. Fire Department officership must nave 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 Department are made according to merit and fitness. The promotional system of the Atlanta Fire Denartment is set by law. Anyone meeting tne 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. Promotional examinations for Fire Licutenants are held overy two 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 have 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 the Battalion Chief. The men must iiave nad at least two years service with the Fire Department and have passed tne required 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 the order of their scores. Each person on the jist of a certain date is contacted and offered employment before moving to the next chronological list. Once a man is on the eligiple 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 4] 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 tnat 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 tiey 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 Club. However, the. Fire Department nor the City of Atlanta nas any jurisdiction over the activities of this cluo. . It is a private organization controlled by a Board of Trustees composed of eleven men, wno 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 tie 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 51 Box 1 Box 1 Folder 14 Folder topic: Fire department | 1968-1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/471cbd1b6b0e205922c752561c3367df.pdf 0f599d827ae9b0ed3f6d08de35e1355a 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 1967 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 promotion to Fire Rescue Lieutenant. 14. When a man on an eligible registe r 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 qualifie d applicants and their grades. 17. Non-fi refi ghtin g pe rsonnel desiring to return to fir e fi ght i n g must serve one year as full-pay Firemen before being eli gible to comp e t e in promotiona l e xami nations. Membe rs of the Training Division are conside r e d to be firefighting personne l. 18. Upon re turn to the Fire Dep a rtment, r ee~ployed Firemen , including thos e who were forme rly on the eli gible r e gister for Fire Lieut enant or oth e r pr omotiona l r e gisters , must serve one year as full - pay fire men before be ing eligible to compe t e in promotional e xar:1inations. 19. Seniority will be r e co gnized by the addition to the final at t aine d pass ing grade of one-h a lf ( ½) po in t fo r c~ch year of s e rvice in the Fi r e Department beyond the fi r st five (5) years to a maximum of five (5) points in a~y cas e. For promotion to th e r ank of Cap tai n and h i gher.., s enior i t y will b z r e co gniz e d by giving one-h a lf (!2) point fo r each year of s e rvice on next lower r ank only , to a max i mum of f i ve (5) point s. 20. I n t he event of a t i e in fi nn l grades a f ter ad0ition o f s eni ority po ints , the man with t he hi ghe s t s en i ority wi l l be placed highes t on the eligib le regis te r . I f s enio rity po int s are the s ame, t he man with the hi ghes t written grade will be placed highe s t on the eligible regis ter. 21. Fire Department personnel s erving in the armed forces will accru2 seniority as though serving in the Fire Department. 22. Fire Department personnel on military leeve 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 classes to which they may apply. �23. Linemen , machinists , fire equipment mechan1.cs, and fire carpenters may be qualifiGd by th~ Pe rsonnel Department from open comp etitive registers, Fire Department personnGl who qualify may be ce rtified ahe ad of others on the list if desired . Fire Department personne l may be qualified by the Personne l Department from promotional examina tions from within 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 will be conducted according to the schedule of weights and phas es liste d in Table II. �T A BL E I SCHEDULE OF ELIGIBILITY FOR PROMOTION FOR PROMOTION TO ; WHO MAY APPLY: Fire AppBratus 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 Dispa tcher All fire fighting personnel who have completed five years of service in the Department and have had one yenr of service in the Signal Division of the Fire Department. Fire Lieutenant All fire fighting personnel who have co1;1pleted five years of service in the Department. Fire Captain Fire Lieutenants with a t 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 h ave 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 aud 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 PROMOTION 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-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, reerployed 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 onc-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. Tire 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 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 52 Box 1 Box 1 Folder 14 Folder topic: Fire department | 1968-1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/ad15f64718fe66da730c4bf08b4f4eb8.pdf 4e977acd228c9e7ba46076946440602f Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. DEPARTMENT of FIRE 46 COURTLAND ST., S. E. Atlanta, Georgia P.O . WILLIAMS CHIEF demo to: Ail P;;rsonnGl Fror.1: Chie:f of Fi rC:: Jeparti:12nt Su~j~ct: R2iteration of Fir~ D~partrn2nt Policies Fire Dt:partr.i~nt otncGrs s.,an ac.iJr2ss comr.iand by t:1Gi r surna17"1.:; s. t i1E: firtjr;ien und~r th ~=:ir Fi re.,1en sha11 ad(ress ti,ci r su~,~rior offi c2rs or acting offi cc- rs Ly rank. Qualified mGn wi ll b~ assigne1 on a rotating ~asis to th~ capacity as acting offic~r or ~xtra apparatus o~~ rator. Fill-ins will also oe donG o~ rotatin~ basis ~ith consist~nt records kept at each ~nnin~ house on an indivi dual sh ift basis as opposed to a sta t ion. by ord~r of . , -:.Jl·- , I. · ,~: / , ) , . '. . Lv._~ ec, .,~,-i.+- P. O. ·:1ILL1Ai 1S, C,ncf Atlanta Fir~ Uepartm~nt POvJ : 11 a "HELP SAVE LIFE AND PROPERTY BY PRE VEN TING 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 oe orp ARI ’ CITY OF ATLANTA DEPARTMENT of FIRE 46 COURTLAND ST.,S. E. Atlanta, Georgia P.O. WILLIAMS CHIEF August 15, 1989 iiemo to: All Personne) From: Chief of Fire department Subject: Keiteration of Fire department Policies Fire Department officers snail aduress the Fircuen under their command by their surnames. Firemen shall adaress ticir surcrior officers or actang officers by rank. Qualified men 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 sasis with consistent records kept at each engine house on an jadividual shift basis aS CppoSed to a Station. BY order of. WL ( SEL Gx pie P. QO. wILLIANS, Coief Atlanta Fire vepartinent 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 53 Box 1 Box 1 Folder 14 Folder topic: Fire department | 1968-1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/52be683844291668f93279455e6bd13f.pdf 90f272337d8b69c7389dbb431e2341e0 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. OEPARTMENT of F!RE 46 COURTLAND ST., ~ - E, Atlanta, Georgie P.O. WILLIAMS CHIEF August 15, 1969 Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr. l~ayor, City of Atlanta City Hall Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Dear ~,:ayor A11 en: \.Je have been d2a 1 i ng 1·i i t 11 Co!.lmuni ty Re 1ati ons and ha ve accepted sc1 -.ie of t lie i r su g9estions r e l at iv e to eli ~i nat in g s ome pro bl e~s. Variou s polici es and fac t s pertainin g to this depa rtment ar e atta ci,ed. It is i nteres t i n0 to rinti"' th e follov,in g excer pt f rom t he Rep ort of th e Un ite d St ates Cor, 11:i is s ion on Civil Ri gi1 t s 1969 , er.t it led For P,11 the Peop1e ... By .All th2 Peop 1e \·.' hi ch has just reac hed t ;1 ; s of f·i ce : Despi te t he belated admission of fir e,nen into t he At lanta de ;:i artme nt and t he e 1ab orate procedures which s urroui1ded their introdu ction, t he Atlanta Fire Departme nt l1ad a l ar ge r pr oport io n of ;·1egro2s i n unifo rm than any ot her cen tral city i n the survey and a hi g!le r de gr ee of in teg r ation than many. 11 11 vJe are in th e proces s of re-vJriting th 2 Ru l es and Regul at ions of the Atlanta Fire Depart ment to e li nin ate any in equit i es i n tile ol d uoo k, to elir.1in ate any possi bility of discri mi nat i on or b1 e possi bili ty of any officer ove r - r eact in g 11Jit h authority . /'l.s s oo:1 as t hi s has been comp l et ed, it ',<J ill be pre sented to the Board of Fire Mas ters for their approval and aJopt ic:n. We would like to s tress t hat any fireman who has gri evances , has three methods by which to air t hem i n t iii s office: by comp l eti no a Form 52 (Specia l Request ) , go throug h t he Company Office rs ai1d Batta lion Chi ef, or by use of a Suggest ion Fonn available in all stations. Any justifiable gri e -.1 ances ~vill oe straightened out . Yours very truly, . Q C, LL,~ £ £ ~ p1_' O. HILLI Ai'i S, Chief Atl_anta Fi re De; artr.1ent POW: 11 a Encl osu re cc : Mr . W. T. Kni g.li t , Chairman Bo ard of Fi re i·1as t ers "HELP SAVE LIFE AND PROPERTY B Y PREVENTING FIRES" �~ - . -- -- The Atlanta Fire D2partment 1 s only interest is i n t he protection of lives and property from fire. Th e citizens of Atlanta should have an d des erve t he best fire protection avail ab l e. In order to accomp lis h th is , we must have the best trained, qualifi ed, and ex perience d personnel in res ponsi bl e positions regardl e~s of race, creed , or color. Fire De partment officers hi p must have leaders hip. One cannot gain l eadership Su bordi nates will no t look upon such an officer as a l eader. Life and prope rty is at stake. Decisions and actions of a fire officer are bas ed on knowl edg e and experi ence of t he job. Therefore, standards and qualifications must be kept high. Rather than lower the standards ~ th ey should be rais ed. if standards ha ve to be lov:ered so one can qualify. PROMOTIONAL POLI CI ES: Promotions in the Fire De partment are made accordin g to merit and fitness. The promotional system of the P.tl anta Fire Depa rtme nt is set by l av,. Anyone mee tin g t,1e qualifying sta nda r ds as set fort h by the Promotional Loard will be prrnnoted reg ardl ess of race , creed ~ or color. We will not and do not discrimin at e for or aga inst anyone meeting the quali fying standards of this system. Promot ion ai exami nat i ons fo r- Fi re Li eut 2nc.nts Jie h2 l d 2v2 ry t\·:o years. To qualify , a man must have had five years service in ·the Fire Departm2~t. Aft er t he examin ation , t he applican ts are li st ed accordi n~ t o th eir scores from a combination of th 2 wri t t en t est, trainin g scilool average , and seniority poi nts. This list is divided into gr_ou ps of 20 . The first 20 men are r at ed at oral intervi ews, an d t his score is added to th eir gr ades f rom the above three items . Promotions from t his list are made in order of the applicant's fin al score. So far , th e first 7 men have been promoted from th e Li eutenan t 's examin ati on held in March of 1969 . The first bl ack firemen started to vwrk in April 196 3, so t hat t hi s is t he first ye ar {-1 96 9) any of them have been eligi bl e to apply f or promot ion to Li eutenant . The re we re 153 app lic ants , of vJhom 6 v;ere bl ack. The fir st bl ack appli can t is in t he 6th group of 20 or approxi mately position 102 on t he li st. Promot ions to Fire Appar atus Ope r ator are made by appoi nt ment . The Cap tain at each st at ion makes t hese se l ections sub j ect to the approval of t he Batta li on Chi ef . . Th e men must have had at least t wo year; servi ce wi th t he Fi re Departm2 nt and have passed t he required dri ving test s at the Traini ng Sc hool . Th~re are nine bl ack firemen · in these pos it i ons . �HIRING PRACTICES: Eligib'le lists for Firemen are established every week after the weekly inte rvie\·1s. (During rla rch, April, and July of t his year, interviews were he 1d every two v,eeks.) As vacancies occur, the Fi re DepartTT1ent calls the men on a list in tiie order of their scores. Each person on the list of a certain date is contacted and offered ernp loyment before movin g to the next chro nological li s t. Once a man is on the eligible list, he is not by-passed unless the Fire De partment is unabl e to contact him by telephone or letter. Through July 25, of this ye ar , 60 white men were put on the eliJi ble list and 57 black men. Of these, 45 wh ite men have been employed and 41 black men. Of the 86 7 men in th e extingu i sh ing division , over 19% or 155 are black. Nine of these are Fi re Appa ratus Ope rators and 25 are on l•ii l i tary Leave. Firemen that l ea ve the department for rnilita·r y service are reinstated l'Jhen th e./ r eturn (this is a Federal La·:J ) and are usually returned to t he same station from \lh id, ti1ey l eft. RECRElHIOi~ CLUB: In January of 1959 , a group of firemen leased a 5.7 acre tract of land at Lake /1.ll atoon a fro:,1 tne government and organized a cl uo which was call ed At l anta Firenen ' s Recreat ion Clu b. Howeve r , the Fire Oepa rtm211t nor th2 City of Atl dnta has any j uri sdiction 6ver the activiti es of t hi s club. It is a private organi zation controll ed by a Board of Trustees compos ed of e leven men, 1,1;10 adhe r e to tiie i·lis he s of t he nw.jority of t he membe rs , and i s supported entirel y by dues paid by the membe rs and ma intained t hrough volunteer servic12s of t he merni.J ers. � 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 August 15, 1909 P.O. WILLIAMS CHIEF Honorable Ivan Allen, dr. Mayor, City of Atlanta City Hall Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Dear Mayor Allen: We have been dealing witi: Comunity Relations and have accepted some of their suggestions relative to eliminating some problems. Various policies and facts pertaining to this department are attacred. Tt is in teresting ta note the following excerpt from the Report of the United States Conaission on Civil Rigiits 1969, entitled For All the People...By All the People which has 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 liad 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 orocess 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 tne possibility of any officer over-reacting with authority. As soon as this has been completed, it will be presented to tie 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 tiis office: by completing a Form 52 (Special Request), go through tie 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, PO, Leh aay . O. WILLIAMS, Chief Atlanta Fire Denartnent POW: 11a tgs ag ce: Mr. W. T. Knight, Chairman Board of Fire flasters “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. Tne citizens of Atlanta should have and deserve tne best fire protection availabie. In order to accomplish this, we must nave 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 Denartinent are made according to merit and fitness. The promotional system of the Atlanta Fire Denartment is set by law. Anyone meeting tne 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. Promotional examinations for Fire Lieutenants are held every two 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 have 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 tiem 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 tne 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 Sciiool. 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. 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 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 tnat 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 tiey 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 the City of Atlanta has any jurisdiction over the activities of this clud. It is a private organization controlled by a Board of Trustees composed of eleven men, woo adhere: to tie wisnes of the majority of the members, and is supported entirely by dues paid by the members and maintained througi 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 54 Box 1 Box 1 Folder 14 Folder topic: Fire department | 1968-1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/88abc1e0501668639d6844902ef444f0.pdf 10ecca06bc3c0636744e14164973151b 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 1967 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 deem3 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 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 Superin tendent will qualify men f or the pos iti on of Fire Dis pa tcher and will furni s h the Fire Promot ion Board a list of qualified applicants and their gr ades. 17. Non-firefi gh ting personne l desiring to return to firefi ghting mus t serve one year as full- pay Firemen before being e ligible to com~e t e in . promotiona l examinations . Me mbers of the Training Division are cons i de r e d to be fire fightin g pers onnel. 18. Upon r e turn to the Fire Department , r eenployed Firemen , in cludin g those who we r e forme rly on t he eligi ble r e gist e r for Fire Lie utenant or other pr omotional registers , must se rve one year as ful l - pay fi remen before be i ng e l igible to compe t e in promotional examina t i ons . 19. Seni ority will be r e cognize d by t he addition t o t he final att aine d pas s i n g gr ade of one- ha lf (½) point f or ccch year o f s e rvice in t he Fi re Depa rtmen t beyond the f irs t fi ve (5) years t o a maximum o f five (5) points in any cas e . For pr omotion t o the r cnk of Captain and higher ., s enior ity will bz re cognized by giving one-ha lf ( !2) poi nt for each year of s ervice on next l ower r ank only, to a maxi mum of five (5) points . 20. I n the e ven t of a tie in final gr ades after addition of s enior ity poi n t s , t he man with t he hi ghest s enior ity will be p l ace d highest on t he eligible regis t e r . I f s eni or i ty p.oint s are the s ame 9 the man with the hi ghest written grade will be placed highest on the e ligi ble re gis ter . 21 . Fire Department pe rs onnel s e rving in t h e armed f orces wi l l accrua s eniority as t hough s erving in the Fire Department. 22. Fir e Department personnel on mi l i tary leeve may be given the promotional examination for which t hey are eligible and will be notified of the ope ning and closing dates of application for all examinations for classe s to which they may apply, �23. Li~emen, machinists; fire equipment mechanics, and fire carpenters may be qualifiGd by th~ Personnel Department from open comp 2titive registers. Fire Department personnGl who qualify may be certified ahead of others on the list if desired. Fire Department personnel may be qualified by the Personne l Department from promotional cxamin~tions from within 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 will be conducted according to the schedule of weights and phases listed in Table II. �I « 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 fightin g personnel who have complet e d five years of s e rvice in the Fire Department. Fire Dispatcher All fire fightin g personnel who have comple t e d five years of s e rvice in the Department and have h ad one year of service in the Si gnal Divi sion of the Fire Department. Fi r e Lieutenant All fire fi ghting personnel who have coopleted five ye ars of service i n t he De partment. Fi r e Captain Fire Lie utenants wi t h a t least 3 years' se r vi ce as Lie ut enant . Fire Drill I ns tr uctor, Chi ef All Fi r e Captains Fire Battalion Chief Fi re Capt ains wi t h a t l east 3 years ' s ervice as Captain , First Deputy & Deputy Fire Chief Al l Fi re Battalion Chi efs Fire Investigat or I All fire fighting personnel end f i re disp ~tche r s who have completed f ive years of s ervice in t he Fir e Depar t ment, Fire I nves t iga t or II Fire Investi ga t ors with one yea r of se r vi ce as an I nvesti gator. As s i s tant Fire Marshal Fi r e Investigator s wi t h 3 years' s ervi ce as Inves ti gator. _ Fi r e Marshal Assis tant Fire Marsha l s and Fire Inves tigators with 3 years' s ervice. � 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. a 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 (3) 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 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- aninations 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 iisted 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 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 55 Box 1 Box 1 Folder 14 Folder topic: Fire department | 1968-1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/0562db26480918b6800e990022185c4a.pdf 4cd2789dbf1bbad81e88c883ea786146 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Septemb r .3 , 1969 Mr. Cobb T . Ed ards. Pr ident Georgi Art Supply Comp y, Inc. -280 G rn tt Street, S. W •. Atlanta .. G orgi 30303 Dear r ~ Edward : Tha you very much for your letter of September z. cone mi · the fire at Georgi Art Supi,ly Company. rry for the d ge cau ed your company, how ver. 1 m ple ed that our City Fire Department e helpful in prev nting further damage. I am certainly ery I am sendir,.g your letter to Chi l P. 0. Willi ms, so th_ th may kno of p cial cooperation by the tbr e fireme you m .ritlo d. Sine rely your•, Iv.an All n. Jr .. Mayor IAJr:lr CC: . f P. 0. illlam � 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 September 3, 1969 Mr. Cobb T. Edwards, President Georgia Art Supply Company, Inc. 280 Garnett Street, S. W. Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Dear Mr. Edwarda: Thank you very much for your letter of September 2, concerning the fire at Georgia Art Supply Company. I am certainly very sorry for the damage caused your company, however, Iam pleased that our City Fire Department was helpful in preventing further damage. Iam sending your letter to Chief P. O. Williams, so that he may know of the special cooperation by the three firemen you mentioned. Sincerely yours, Ivan Allen, Ir. Mayor tAdr:ird CC: Chief P. O. Williams ~  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 56 Box 1 Box 1 Folder 14 Folder topic: Fire department | 1968-1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/7eb057f512df00f837681fbaa7d3efd1.pdf b99c6156198cc33d89226d3f4e22f01e Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. L ,, September 26, 1969 Mr. William H. Hame r Brothe1·s Combined Social Club 425 Chapple Road, NW Atlanta, Georgia Dear Mr. Hamer: I have received and reviewed your l etter of September 25, concerning matters which will be considered at the meeting of the Boa1·d of Fire Master s on Monda y, September 2.9. Because of a previous commitment of long standing, I will be unable to per sonal!}' attend this meeting~ 1 am, however, sending as my representative. George Berry, Deputy Chief Administrative Officer. I have a lso nsked Mr-. Nat Welch, Executive Director of the Community R lations Commission, to be in attendance at this meeting. Sincerely yours, Ivan .Allen, Jr. Mayor IAJr:sm cc: M embers Bd. Fire Masters P. O. Williams v-Ge orge B err y Nat W elch � 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 September 26, 1969 Mr. William H. Hamer Brothers Combined Social Club 425 Chapple Road, NW Atlanta, Georgia Dear Mr. Hamer: Ihave received and reviewed your letter of September 25, concerning matters which will be considered at the meeting of the Board of Fire Masters on Monday, September 29. Because of a previous commitment of long standing, I will be unable to personally attend this meeting. lam, however, sending as my representative, George Berry, Deputy Chief Administrative Officer. I have also asked Mr. Nat Welch, Executive Director of the Community Relations Commisaion, to be in attendance at this meeting. Sincerely yours, Ivan Allen, Jr. Mayor JAIrism cc: Members Bd. Fire Masters P. O. Williams George Berry Nat Welch  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 57 Box 1 Box 1 Folder 14 Folder topic: Fire department | 1968-1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/3e4d6965cfb4f936705072340ce2a13f.pdf 9a78359dbcc26fbd33f0e21225bc0def Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. September 25, 1969 The Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr., Mayor City of Atlanta City Hall Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Dear Mayor Allen: This letter is in response to the letter of August 15, 1969 addressed to you by Chief P. o. Williams of the Atlanta Fire Department. You will recall that at the meeting which prompted that letter, many of the Atlanta firemen expressed to you their grievances over dis criminatory practices in the AtJanta Fire Department. We are certain that y ou a r e unaware of the extent of the racial discrimination pr act ic ed i n t h e Atlanta Fir e Depar t ment . The pur pose of this lette r is , first, t o summari ze cer tain major grievances in the light of Chi ef Williams ' letter, and secondly, t o r equest that you a ttend t h e meeting of the Board of Fire Mast e r s on Monday, Sept ember 29t h , when the s e matters will be c onsidered. This letter will emphasize three spec i fic courses of action in which the black firemen of Atlanta are intere s ted. Although this l i st is not exhaustive, it is believed that action in the s e t hree areas will demonstrate good faith on t h e part of the City and on the part of the senior officials in the Fire Department, and will also make it possible to work effectively toward resolution of the other grievances of the black firemen. First, on promotional practices. In his letter of August 15, 1969, Chief Williams stated that the promotional system of the Atlanta Fire Department is set by law. This is true. The Code of Ordinance s of the City of Atlanta requires that all hiring and promotional practices by City Departments shall be on a non- dis criminatory basis. It is not true, however, that this law is always followed in practic e . As Thomas Jefferson observed: "The execution of the laws is more important than the making of them." In his letter, Chief Williams states that promotional examinations for Fire Lieutenants are held every two years. In the past, such examinations have been held at varying intervals of time, from six months to as much as two years. The most recent such examination was last March. As Chief Williams states, there are no black firemen high enough on the promotional list which resulted from that examination to anticipate any promotions of black firemen to Lieutenants within the foreseeable future. For the reasons summarized below, it is the position of the black firemen that the examination given in March, 1969, was unfairly administered, and that there were both over and covert methods of favoring white firemen who took this exam. �• For example, at ·the time prior to the test in March, many white firemen were seen studying copies of an examination folder, and discussing among themselves questions that would be on the exam. Whether these were actual copies of the exam to be given, copies of examination booklets from which the questions would be taken, or copies of previous examinations, it is not known because none of them were made available to any black firemen. The only textbooks available to the black firemen for study were t h e one set of regulations and fire fighting procedures av ailable at each station, to which the black firemen had only l imited access. Mor eov er, the writt en examination is not t h e only grade upon which pr omoti on is based. In addition to the written examination score , f i r emen are gr aded at the training tower and the scor e given t hem there c an only help their grade , n ot det r act f r om it. Scores given at the train i ng t ower a re ent irely s ub j ective and t h e onl y gr ader s a:re white offi cers. The white firemen wh o are favored by the offi c ers rec eive h igher scores. Even if a black fir eman were t o s cor e i n the t op twenty of all the Atlanta f iremen on the written and training t owe r tests, there is an oral interview to determine the order in which t he t op twenty will b e promoted. It would be an easy matter, under this system, t o place the black f iremen at the bottom of the list, and before that point was reached in promot ions , to call f or another Lieutenant' s examin ation, which would "re shuffle t he deck ." No othe r r eas on f or breaking down the promotion list into groups of t wenty suggests itself. It must als o be remember ed that white fi r emen r eceive encouragement and special inst ruction from t he whi te of fice rs who want t o see them succeed. There is no such encouragement to bl ack firemen even t o t ake the examination, much less is there any special inst r uc t ion or advice on taking the examination given to black firemen . The numerous instanc es of discrimination in the Department make it clea r t o the black firemen that the leadership of the Department is committ ed to a policy of making certain the black firemen are not t o be judged on an equal basis with white firemen. On t he basis of the f oregoing analysis it is diffi cult for us not to believe two things. First, the examination for promotions given in March, 1969, for fire lieutenant was not fairly administered as between black firemen and white firemen. Black firemen were expressly discriminated against in that copies of the examinat ion were not made available to them, and in that they were graded down at the training tower. Black firemen were more subtly discriminated against in that they did not receive the encouragement to take the examination and the assurances that the examination would be fairly administered. Given these disadvantages, which were apparent to all black firemen, the motivation of the black firemen who took the examination was understandably low. Again, we wish to point out that promotions have been made within the Fire Department in the last few years on an emergency basis, promoting persons who did not have the required length of time in grade. The - 2 - �present situation is a crisis of confidence by black firemen in the administration of the Fire Department, and is an emergency which would justify the immediate appointment of several black firemen to officer status. In addition, for the benefit of all the black firemen who desire to see fair, non-discriminatory administration of the promotion process, no promotions to Lieutenant should be made on the basis of the March, 1969 examination, and promotions already made on the basis of that examination should be rescinded. A new examination should be held, administered under the supervision of an outside agency to guarantee its fair, non-discriminatory administration. All black firemen should be given the same access to study materials as white firemen. Only af ter such a depar tmentwide examination is given, should any furthe r pr omotions be made in the Fire Department . Second, we believe the rules of the Department are, as a matter of policy, being unf airly administered to discourage blacks from r emaining in the Fi r e Department. There are numerous ex amples , known to every black fi r eman, of unf ai r administ r at ion of the r ules of the Department. For exampl e, black fi r emen will be r epor ted and di s ciplined f or b eing a few minut es late r epor t i ng f or duty. White firemen who are late f or a l onger p eriod of time are not r eport ed and di s ciplined. In order t o put an end to this petty abuse of rank, there must be created in the Fire Department a grievance pr ocedur e whereby such specific discriminatory prac tic e s can be called t o the at t ention of higher of ficials , and dealt with i n some spec i f ic fas hi on . Ther e is no such gr ievance procedure which has the c onfidence of the black firemen at pr esent . In his letter of August 15, 1969, Chief Willi ams s aid t here a r e, in fact, thr ee methods by which to air grievances . There a r e (1) c ompl eting a spec i al request, ( 2 ) going through company offi c ers and battali on chiefs , and ( 3) using t he suggestion f or m available in all s tat i ons . The problem is, t h at af ter using t h ese methods, nothing is done. Th ere mus t be a nonpar tisan committee, pref erably with both outside and black offi c er pa rt i ci pat i on, whi ch would publicly hear all complaints, and whi ch will f ollow a consistent patt er of punishing and suspending those officer s who practic e p etty discrimination . Without such a grievanc e proc edure , the black firemen feel that there is no hope of ending the pett y discrimination which presently pervades the Department. In addition to the unfair administration of the present rules, we feel that discrimination is being built into the proposed new rules promulgated at the last meeting of the Board of Fire Masters. In his letter of August 15, 1969, Chief Williams stated that "we are in the process of rewriting the rules and regulations of the Atlanta Fire Department to eliminate any inequities in the old book, to eliminate any possibility of discrimination or the possibility of any officer over-reacting with authority." Section 21, Paragraph 1 of the proposed new rules, relating to reemployment, provides that any employee who resigns or is dismissed from this Department may have his name plac ed on the re-employed list for reemployment within three (3) years from the termination of his services and that any member who is so re-employed may be credited with all former - 3 - �r service in the class in which he is re-employed. The present period for which this privilege of credit for former service is allowed is six (6) months. The effect of the adoption of any such rule would be to place all of the white firemen who left as a result of the strike less than three years ago, and in whose place many black firemen were employed, ahead of the black firemen in seniority. To the minds of the black firemen, such an unjust result, achieved with a mere "flick of the pen," is an important and significant manifestation of the bad faith of the present administration of the Fire Department with respect to black employees. You, as Mayor of this City, are urged to use your influence to prevent any such change in the regulations of the Fire Department whi ch would place all black firemen at the bottom of the list in terms of seniority. Within the confines of the above problems, there are many specific grievances and complaints of Atlanta black firemen. The purpose of the black firemen of Atlanta is to serve their City well and to protect its citizens from the dangers of fire and other hazards for which the Fi r e Department was organized. However, the black firemen of Atlanta are not able to serve their City eff ectively in the present atmosphe r of disc r i mination and unjust treatment that pervades the At l ant a Fire Dep ar t ment. Your earne s t att ention t o the above matte r s is urged. Your s ve ry truly, William Hamer, f or BRarHERS COMBINED SOCIAL CLUB cc: Members of Board of Fire Masters Chief P. o. Williams 4 � 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 September 25, 1969 The Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr., Mayor City of Atlanta City Hall Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Dear Mayor Allen: This letter is in response to the letter of August 15, 1969 addressed to you by Chief P. O. Williams of the Atlanta Fire Department. You will recall that at the meeting which prompted that letter, many of the Atlanta firemen expressed to you their grievances over dis- criminatory practices in the Atljanta Fire Department. We are certain that you are unaware of the extent of the racial discrimination prac- ticed in the Atlanta Fire Department. The purpose of this letter is, first, to summarize certain major grievances in the light of Chief Williams! letter, and secondly, to request that you attend the meeting of the Board of Fire Masters on Monday, September 29th, when these matters will be considered. This letter will emphasize three specific courses of action in which the black firemen of Atlanta are interested. Although this list is not exhaustive, it is believed that action in these three areas will demonstrate good faith on the part of the City and on the part of the senior officials in the Fire Department, and will also make it possible to work effectively toward resolution of the other grievances of the black firemen. First, on promotional practices. In his letter of August 15, 1969, Chief Williams stated that the promotional system of the Atlanta Fire Department is set by law. This is true. The Code of Ordinances of the City of Atlanta requires that all hiring and promotional practices by City Departments shall be on a non-discriminatory basis. It is not true, however, that this law is always followed in practice. As Thomas Jefferson observed: "The execution of the laws is more important than the making of them." In his letter, Chief Williams states that promotional examinations for Fire Lieutenants are held every two years. In the past, such examina- tions have been held at varying intervals of time, from six months to as much as two years. The most recent such examination was last March. As Chief Williams states, there are no black firemen high enough on the promotional list which resulted from that examination to anticipate any promotions of black firemen to Lieutenants within the foreseeable future. For the reasons summarized below, it is the position of the black firemen that the examination given in March, 1969, was unfairly administered, and that there were both over and covert methods of favoring white firemen who took this exam. For example, at the time prior to the test in March, many white fire- men were seen studying copies of an examination folder, and discussing among themselves questions that would be on the exam. Whether these were actual copies of the exam to be given, copies of examination book- lets from which the questions would be taken, or copies of previous examinations, it is not known because none of them were made available to any black firemen. The only textbooks available to the black fire- men for study were the one set of regulations and fire fighting pro- cedures available at each station, to which the black firemen had only limited access. Moreover, the written examination is not the only grade upon which pro- motion is based. In addition to the written examination score, firemen are graded at the training tower and the score given them there can only help their grade, not detract from it. Scores given at the training tower are entirely subjective and the only graders are white officers. The white firemen who are favored by the officers receive higher scores. Even if a black fireman were to score in the top twenty of all the Atlanta firemen on the written and training tower tests, there is an oral inter- view to determine the order in which the top twenty will be promoted. It would be an easy matter, under this system, to place the black fire- men at the bottom of the list, and before that point was reached in pro- motions, to call for another Lieutenant's examination, which would "re- shuffle the deck." No other reason for breaking down the promotion list into groups of twenty suggests itself. It must also be remembered that white firemen receive encouragement and special instruction from the white officers who want to see them succeed. There is no such encouragement to black firemen even to take the examina- tion, much less is there any special instruction or advice on taking the examination given to black firemen. The numerous instances of discrim- ination in the Department make it clear to the black firemen that the leadership of the Department is committed to a policy of making certain the black firemen are not to be judged on an equal basis with white firemen. On the basis of the foregoing analysis it is difficult for us not to believe two things. First, the examination for promotions given in March, 1969, for fire lieutenant was not fairly administered as be- tween black firemen and white firemen. Black firemen were expressly discriminated against in that copies of the examination were not made available to them, and in that they were graded down at the training tower. Black firemen were more subtly discriminated against in that they did not receive the encouragement to take the examination and the assurances that the examination would be fairly administered. Given these disadvantages, which were apparent to all black firemen, the motivation of the black firemen who took the examination was understandably low. Again, we wish to point out that promotions have been made within the Fire Department in the last few years on an emergency basis, promoting persons who did not have the required length of time in grade. The present situation is a crisis of confidence by black firemen in the administration of the Fire Department, and is an emergency which would justify the immediate appointment of several black firemen to officer status. In addition, for the benefit of all the black firemen who desire to see fair, non-discriminatory administration of the promotion process, no promotions to Lieutenant should be made on the basis of the March, 1969 examination, and promotions already made on the basis of that examination should be rescinded. A new examination should be held, administered under the supervision of an outside agency to guarantee its fair, non-discriminatory administration. All black firemen should be given the same access to study materials as white firemen. Only after such a departmentwide examination is given, should any further promotions be made in the Fire Department. Second, we believe the rules of the Department are, as a matter of policy, being unfairly administered to discourage blacks from re- maining in the Fire Department. There are numerous examples, known to every black fireman, of unfair administration of the rules of the Department. For example, black firemen will be reported and disci- plined for being a few minutes late reporting for duty. White fire- men who are late for a longer period of time are not reported and dis- Ciplined. In order to put an end to this petty abuse of rank, there must be created in the Fire Department a grievance procedure whereby such specific discriminatory practices can be called to the attention of higher officials, and dealt with in some specific fashion. There is no such grievance procedure which has the confidence of the black firemen at present. In his letter of August 15, 1969, Chief Williams said there are, in fact, three methods by which to air grievances. There are (1) completing a special request, (2) going through company officers and battalion chiefs, and (3) using the suggestion form avail- able in all stations. The problem is, that after using these methods, nothing is done. There must be a nonpartisan committee, preferably with both outside and black officer participation, which would publicly hear all complaints, and which will follow a consistent patter of pun- ishing and suspending those officers who practice petty discrimination. Without such a grievance procedure, the black firemen feel that there is no hope of ending the petty discrimination which presently pervades the Department. In addition to the unfair administration of the present rules, we feel that discrimination is being built into the proposed new rules promul- gated at the last meeting of the Board of Fire Masters. In his letter of August 15, 1969, Chief Williams stated that "we are in the process of rewriting the rules and regulations of the Atlanta Fire Department to eliminate any inequities in the old book, to eliminate any possibility of discrimination or the possibility of any officer over-reacting with authority." Section 21, Paragraph 1 of the proposed new rules, relating to re- employment, provides that any employee who resigns or is dismissed from this Department may have his name placed on the re-employed list for re- employment within three (3) years from the termination of his services and that any member who is so re-employed may be credited with all former 93 service in the class in which he is re-employed. The present period for which this privilege of credit for former service is allowed is six (6) months. The effect of the adoption of any such rule would be to place all of the white firemen who left as a result of the strike less than three years ago, and in whose place many black firemen were employed, ahead of the black firemen in seniority. To the minds of the black firemen, such an unjust result, achieved with a mere "flick of the pen," is an important and significant manifestation of the bad faith of the present administration of the Fire Department with respect to black employees. You, as Mayor of this City, are urged to use your influence to prevent any such change in the regulations of the Fire Department which would place all black firemen at the bottom of the list in terms of seniority. Within the confines of the above problems, there are many specific grievances and complaints of Atlanta black firemen. The purpose of the black firemen of Atlanta is to serve their City well and to pro- tect its citizens from the dangers of fire and other hazards for which the Fire Department was organized. However, the black firemen of Atlanta are not able to serve their City effectively in the present atmospher of discrimination and unjust treatment that pervades the Atlanta Fire Department. Your earnest attention to the above matters is urged. Yours very truly, William Hamer, for BROTHERS COMBINED SOCIAL CLUB ec: Members of Board of Fire Masters Chief P. O. Williams  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 58 Box 1 Box 1 Folder 14 Folder topic: Fire department | 1968-1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/d3f221fee9526f6418326e94c2849f4c.pdf 057fc031ccf1a58b3c6c708c0b503601 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. September 16, 1969 Mr . Robert M . O'Hara Pre ident Mead Pac ging P . 0 . Box 4417 Atlanta, Georgia 30302 Dear Bob, Thank you for your letter of Septernb r 12, reg rding the recent fire t e&d Pac ging. I m very sorry that the fire occurr d, but l m pl a that the AU nta Fire Dep rtment could be ol servic • d I atn sending a copy of your letter to Chief P. O. William of the Fire Department. Sine rely, Ivan Al Mayor JAJr:lrd cc, Cblef P. O. illianu n, :rr. � 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 September 16, 1969 Mr. Robert M. O'Hara President Mead Packaging P. O. Box 4417 Atlanta, Georgia 30302 Dear Bob, Thank you for your letter of September 12, regarding the recent fire at Mead Packaging. Iam very sorry that the fire occurred, but I am pleased that the Atlanta Fire Department could be of service. Iam sending a copy of your letter to Chief P. O. Williams of the Fire Department. Sincerely, Ivan Allen, Jr. Mayor 1AJdr:ird Cc: Chief P. 0. Williams ee ee ee ee eR oe SP th ae Se — ———  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 59 Box 1 Box 1 Folder 14 Folder topic: Fire department | 1968-1969