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STATUS REPORT ATLANTA FIRE DEPARTMENT SEPTEMBER 7, 1966 10:00 A. M. Three additional Fire Stations will be placed in operation today. This will bring the total to 19 out of 32. Three previously unmanned stations were returned to the line on Tuesday upping the total as of Wednesday mo"rning to 16. The total number of personnel has increased to 240 as of 10:00 a. m. fr~r:::;,.ng Fifty-seven applications were processed emp loyment as Firefighters and 21 have ~ - d all the requirements as 0£--8 . 00 p t*'Sl., T uesday . The Personnel Office began processing additional applicants at 8:00 a. m. Wednesday and will remain open each night this week until ·S-:-0-0 p. m. 1 : ·;i J There have been 456 Firemen suspended. Approximately 100 of these are probationary Firefighters and the disposition of their suspensions will be handled by the Chief of the Fire Department under the City's Merit System Rules and Regulations. The remaining 356 suspended employees have been cited to go before the B o ard of Firemasters and hearings will begin the week of September 19. �