Information on BRG20 - (Fire Department)
Series Information
BALTIMORE CITY
BALTIMORE CITY ARCHIVES
(Fire Department)
1862-1986
BRG20
BALTIMORE CITY
BALTIMORE CITY ARCHIVES
(Fire Department)
1862-1986
BRG20
Series Description
Efforts to prevent and combat fires date back to the earliest days of Baltimore. The first attempt to provide fire ...More
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Details | 1862-1967 | Service Records | Service records of approximately six thousand firefighters including name, residence, date of birth; former occupation, date of appointment, branch of the service, position, promotions, assignments, sick leave, injuries, charges, commendations, date left service and cause, and occasionally date of death. A number of the service records also have photographs of the ...More | BCA BRG20-1 |
| Details | 1938 | Fire Incendiary Bureau Preliminary and Suspicious Investigation Reports | Reports compiled for fires causing a fatality or injury that are of a suspicious or incendiary origin and on multiple alarms. Includes date, case number, name of owner and occupant, time of alarms, and statements from persons connected with the fire. Available on microfilm at the Fire Department. The agency ...More | BCA BRG20-2 | |
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Details | 1874-1878 | Insurance Reports | Records of the Maryland Beneficial Association, ah insurance company contracted by the municipal government in 1875 (see Ord. 140) to provide insurance for the firefighters. Includes minutes of its directors regarding the organization of the company in 1874, its by-laws, correspondence about the contract with the city, a copy of ...More | BCA BRG20-3 |
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Details | 1972-1986 | Board of Fire Commissioners Meeting Minutes | Meeting minutes of the-Board of Fire Commissioners, the policy-making body of the Baltimore City Fire Department. The minutes include budget matters; the promotion, demotion, and commendation of firefighters; rules and regulations; disciplinary hearings; actions of the board; and internal investigations. | BCA BRG20-4 |
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Details | 1910-1980 | Assignment Cards | Assignment cards held by the Office of the Chief of the Department meant to give information about active dutie personnel. | BCA BRG20-5 |