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18:55 ATLANTA: 222 Peters St, working fire on a 2 story commercial building. Add'l 1E 1T requested. Air7 BC3 5 E1 6 7 16 SQ4 T1 10 14 16. T1 located and removi...ng one occupant out the back, two off the roof and several reported hanging out the windows. Tac-3. 19:09 ATLANTA U/D #1: Updated incident to a full 2nd Alarm, 222 Peters St, CMD requests 2nd alarm on a working fire in a large 2 story commercial building. Added BC1 2 Eng 10 14 17 Trks 2 11 12. Tac-3. 19:14 ATLANTA U/D#2: 2nd Alarm, 222 Peters St, Fire now showing through the roof over the original fire room . Pulling ceilings to prevent it running the attic. Conditions rapidly improving per crews on roof. 19:22 ATLANTA U/D 3: Fire through the roof. Evacuating crews off roof but still offensive and interior attack. Add'l lines including a 2.5" went in; now conditions improving. Will need lots of PPV. 12 engines, 10 trucks, + special units. https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=10223900546085782&set=pcb.10223900561646171

Jan Pitts Father took the photo in the 1960's from the top of the brand new First National Bank Building at 2 Peachtree Street SW. Look closely.... there IS a relatively new Atlanta Fire Station in this shot........

July 15, 1981 We remember Firef...ighter Scott D. Duncan Ladder Company No. 1 Died July 16, 1981 of Injuries Received While operating at a fire at 206 Trinity St. SW, FF Duncan fell to the ground trying to escape the sudden fire in a commercial building. On the evening of July 15, 1981, companies one and five along with engine seven responded to a report of a structure fire at 206 Trinity Street, S.W. The arriving companies found light smoke issuing from the third floor windows of a three story, heavy timber mercantile building. Firefighters entered the building through a broken window and ascended via an interior stairway. At the third floor they found a small fire burning on the floor. A booster line was called for as Captain Jerry Ingram and Firefighter Scott Duncan of Ladder One, along with Firefighter Ronnie Stewart of Engine Five waited for their hoseline, the fire suddenly burst forth, cutting off the firefighters from the stairway. They were driven to the windows, pausing briefly before falling to the ground. All three were seriously injured, with FF Duncan succumbing to his massive injuries on July 16, 1981. Captain Ingram and FF Stewart were awarded disability retirements. See more

THE TRAGEDY AT PEACHTREE & TRINITY STREETS SW Wednesday, July 15,1981 at 18:17 PM What started out as a routine rubbish fire in an abandoned four-story brick bu...ilding resulted in the death of one of Atlanta’s bravest on July 15, 1981. A full assignment was stuck for 175 Peachtree Street SW on the corner of Trinity Street SW in the old Garment District at 18:17. Crews saw light smoke showing and entered the building. They found a small fire on the third floor. Many windows were out of the buildings and there was little flame visible. A rope was being lowered from a window on the Trinity Street side so a booster line could be hoisted up the outside of the building to extinguish the fire. Firefighter Ronnie Stewart of Engine 5 recalled that he heard a whoosh sound, turned to see what the noise was, and found that suddenly and totally without warning; the entire floor had lit up in a fast moving flame front. Stewart, Captain Jerry Ingram, and Firefighter Scotty Duncan had the choice of being cooked or bailing out the windows as their path back to the stairwell was suddenly blocked off. Captain Ingram fell three floors to the street where he landed, burned and with bones badly broken by the fall. Firefighter Stewart swung from the window ledge hit the second floor window and then went to the ground, also breaking ankle and foot bones. He suffered spinal injuries as well. Firefighter Duncan, who had been on the job eight months, slightly hesitated, was surrounded by the flashover before he also fell clear to the street. He was badly burned, suffered internal injuries and many broken bones. All three members were rushed to Grady Memorial Hospital and despite gallant efforts in the Operating Room; Firefighter Duncan succumbed to his severe injuries at 00:30 on July 16th. A Second Alarm was immediately ordered as First Alarm Companies bravely fought to rescue their injured brothers from the rapidly growing inferno. Squirt 5 was badly damaged as the boom was placed in action to cover the rescue efforts from the tremendous radiant heat. The fire jumped Trinity Street and set a two-story building to the north on fire. Additional companies were ordered to the scene until twelve Engines, seven Ladders, three Rescues and many other support companies were fighting the fire. Off duty Chiefs E.O. McDonnell, Walter Campbell, Fire Investigator Isaac Dukes, Carol O’Farrell of the Metropolitan Fire Association and several others, heard about the fire on the news, rushed to the scene with cold drinks and ice water knowing the members were taking a beating in the summer heat. The situation was brought under control after four ladder pipes, ten plus 2 -inch hand lines several deluge guns and numerous 1 -inch hand lines were placed in operation. Firefighter Scotty Duncan, the son of Firefighter Jimmy F. Duncan of Engine 7, became the first Atlanta Firefighter to die in the line of duty since Engine 26 Fire Apparatus Operator E.H. Cole died of a massive heart attack after catching a plug at an apartment fire at 77 East Andrews Drive NW on December 31, 1973. Both Captain Ingram and Firefighter Stewart had to take their pensions as their severe injuries prevented them from ever returning to the job. From 2012 AFRD Legacy Annual. See more

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Congratulations on your Retirement Sergeant Derrick Wyatt .

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20 years ago today the the Fulton Bag and Cotton Mill fire made its mark on Atlanta Fire Department history.

Congratulations Assistant Chief Chris Wessels ( Division 1/A), today is his last day with Atlanta Fire Rescue Department. Enjoy your retirement sir.

Atlanta Station 1 awaits the next run during the COVID 19 issues in late March 2020 (Photographer name no posted... Who took the photo??

Happy Saint Patrick's Day, everyone! We lucky few who have the good fortune to call our fire and EMS brothers and sisters family, are blessed beyond belief. How...ever, this blessing does not come without sacrifice, work, humility, and dedication, and it must be earned each and every day, every shift, ever year even into retirement! STAY FIRED UP, and count your blessings and earn your place like it’s your first day on the job every day. To see more Drawn By Fire cartoons, go to: http://artstudioseven.com/page-fire-ems-prints2.htm

UPDATE: Fire investigators dispatched to scene where family escaped blaze on Sunset Avenue in Atlanta - ajc.com - Photos by John Spink / AJC

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