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NEW ATLANTA FIRE HEADQUARTERS LOCATION

On July 30, 2009, the Fire Rescue Headquarters will start moving from City Hall East at 675 Ponce de Leon Avenue. Due to the move schedule, Fire Headquarters will be closed for business at 3:00 pm on July 30, 2009 and July 31, 2009.

On August 1, 2009, the Fire Rescue Headquarters will be officially open at the new Public Safety Headquarters, located at 226 Peachtree Street, S.W. The Fire Investigation Section and Central Receiving will continue operating out of City Hall East until late August 2009, until they relocate to the new Public Safety Annex, located at 3495 Donnell L. Hollowell.

The new phone number for the Atlanta Fire Rescue Department will be 404.546.7000.

Chief Joel G. Baker
Bio
Office of the Fire Chief
Joel Baker, Interim Fire Chief
The Fire Chief's Office is responsible for the overall operation and direction of the Atlanta Fire Department through the implementation of the agency's strategic plan. The office also ensures that the plan's objectives are proactive and consistent with the City of Atlanta's mission, vision and values.The office consists of the Office Assistant, Executive Secretary, Fire Chief's Aid, the Chaplain and the Public Information Officer. The Office of Professional Standards is a section within the Office of the Fire Chief and is responsible for background investigations, internal affairs, advocacy and recruitment.

Support Services
Huley B. Dodson, Deputy Chief
This division monitors fire code enforcement, fire inspections, fire safety education and fire investigations. This division includes the Fire Marshal’s Office, Fire Prevention and Education, Training, Communications and Information Technology and maintenance of all real property and administration.

Operations
Tony Davidson, Deputy Chief
The Atlanta Fire Department’s Operations Division is responsible for responding and mitigating disastrous incidents within the City from 30 fire stations. The agency handles an average 125 incidents per day including Fires, Hazardous Materials calls, Rescue and Emergency Medical Services Alarms and Homeland Security Responses/Planning.

The Office of Special Operations is a part of this Division and handles the planning of Special Events and Emergency Medical Services.

Airport Fire Administration
B. Nishiyama Willis, Deputy Chief
The Airport Fire Service's mission is to prevent disastrous incidents from occurring and to minimize damage to life, property and the environment in the event that a disastrous incident should occur. The Airport Fire Service consists of 208 employees, 202 sworn firefighters and 6 civilian employees. We provide aircraft fire protection, structural fire protection, Emergency Medical Services protection, and Hazardous Materials/Special Rescue Response protection to the traveling public and employees of Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport. The fire service also operates and oversees the largest automatic defibrillator program in the country.

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VIDEOS

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Watch Firefighter Training Video (January 2007)

The goal of the Atlanta Fire Rescue Department is to provide a smoke detector in every home in Atlanta. This service is provided free of charge. Please feel free to click on the ASAP logo to the left and complete a request for a smoke detector installation. After completing this application a member of the Atlanta Fire Rescue Department will contact you to schedule an in home installation.

The Atlanta Fire Foundation is a nonprofit organization established to further the mission of Atlanta Fire Rescue and support Atlanta’s bravest by promoting excellence as the unyielding standard for emergency services.

Click the Foundation image to go to the Atlanta Fire Foundation web Site.

For more information or to join click the link above.

This program serves to enhance the quality customer services that you deserve from the Atlanta Fire-Rescue Department.The services rendered under this program will be provided to you at no cost by a group of professionally trained facilitators.
This training will further enhance your knowledge, skills, and abilities of emergency preparedness. It will enable you to become self-sufficient should an emergency or disaster occur that prevents or delays the response of professional emergency workers.The ACERT training program prepares thousands of Atlanta residents and workers to help themselves and others for up to 72 hours following a natural disaster or catastrophic event. As a team member, you will learn to apply basic skills to help sustain and save lives until help finally arrives.