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CHIE ..., C. H. HILDEBRAND SUBJECT: Suggested acti on on the report of the National Ad- . visory Committee on Civil Disorders A meeting o f the f ollowing Divis i on Head s wa s held at Fire De..; partment Headqu arter s, Tuesday, March 26, 1968, at 10 a.m. for the purpose o f submitting recommendations on implementatio,n of the corrective action called for by the Mayor as outlined 1n the "Report of the National Advi sory Committee on Civil Disorders". The fol l owing Division Heads were in attendan ce: 1st Deputy Chief C. T . Ragsdale , Chairman Dep uty Chief P.O . Wil l iams Ba t t alion Chief J. I. Gibson F ire Marshal J . F. Se agraves Sup erintend ent of Alarms T . H. Cobb Supe rintendent of Maintenance J. R. Cochran, and T r a ining Chief R. W. McGill Chief Rags dal e cal le d for a r eport from each individual and t he followin g appe a red to be t he consensu s of opinion of all i n attendance. 1. On l y o ne area a dd ress ed it sel f.to t he activities of the Fire Depa rtme nt and that wa s to provide more effective communic ations in the areas c o n cerned or i n other words project the F ire Department and it s activities to the residents in order to improve the i mage t ha t now e x ists. 2. In order to effe ctive l y accomp l i sh No. 1 above the fo llowing recommendat i o ns are made: A. Prepare a b r ochu re t hat wo uld proj ect t h e Fire Depar t me nt such as: Outlining the responsibi li t i e s o f eac h Div ision explaining the fu nctions o f all c o nce rne d and t o e mpha s i s upon the c itizens of t hese areas that the Fire Departme n t exists for only one purpose and that is for the prote ction of life and property in all areas, to all citizens . This booklet would contain such information as the requirements for employment, the training, and benefits derived from being e mp l oyed by the City of Atlanta Fire Department, an '- �7 I Page 2 open i vi t ation to all personnel - to v i s i t t h eir Fir e De pa rt me n t, how to r epo rt a f i re, h ow to ob t ain e me rge n c y resp o ns es, t h e nee d for prot ect ing fir e apparatu sg many fir e p _evention steps t o b e t ake1 by eac h c it i zen , a n d an e xp la .a ion that t: _e F ire Pr evention Bureau is av a i l to as sis t any group by ma king F ire Pre v ent i o n ta l ks, ab l de onstrations, and sho ~ing of f i l 3. n t itu t e a progr a o f visit at i o n · nto v arious c ommuni t i es for the purpose of distr"bution of Fi r e P revention L i ter ature , De . o n stratio ns of Fire Equip ent , and providing for:' Dwell i n g _ nspe c tions o n request. During t he inspection exte nd an invitation to residents t o visit their co unity Fire Station. 4. Ha ve Me r it Badges purchased and maintained at each Fire . Station in sufficient quantities to give to all c hildr~ii visi ting t h e Fi re Station along with an impr es s i v e c omme nt that in receiving this badge they are a s s u ming a h e lpful c itizen's role in assisting the Fire Department in pre v e nt. ng fir es . 5. Co ord inate with the Water Department in prov iding stre et showers for child ren i n these areas utilizing the fire hydrants . 6. Cooperate fu ll y with "Little City Hall" in answering c omplain t s and griev a nces that come u n d er the jurisdiction of this Depa~ t. nt . 7. Have t he F ire Department Personne l , especially Chief Officers, show t heir interest and con cern for citizens in these areas in respond ing to alarms . In reference to Fire Departments and Civil Disorde rs (Page 493) wherein specific recommendations are set forth for fire service during civil disorders we make the foilowing observations: 1. The F ire Department has a d ocumented plan which is based on the above stated recommendations. 2. This plan was c o ord inated with the Department of Civil Defense, Departme nt of Po lice, Georgia National Guard, Water Departme nt, and Public Wo rks Department. ? ! ! ! : : / ~ubmitted, Co To AAG~ E , JRo 1st Deputy Ch ief ' �