Fire Chief of Atlanta

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Firefighters moved from volunteer to professional in the 1800s in Atlanta. The current chief oversees a force of 1,000 with a budget of $56 million. Some of the previous fire chiefs have been:

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  • Thomas Haney 1868 (unpaid)
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  • Matthew Ryan (July 1, 1882 – July 1, 1885) (first paid chief)
  • W. R. Joyner (1885 – 1906)
  • William B. Cummings (1906 – 1915)
  • William B. Cody (1915 – 1929) firefighter from 1878 till his death
  • John Terrell (1929 – 1933) only chief to die in line of duty
  • Otho J. Parker (1933 – 1939)
  • Charles Crawford Styron (1939 – 1959)
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  • William H. Hamer (?? – 1988) fired for filling his swimming pool and position vacant for 18 months
  • Tom Perrin (1988 – 1990)
  • David M. Chamberlin (1990 – 1995)
  • Winston Minor (1995 – January 31, 2003)
  • Kenneth Allen (interim)
  • Dennis L. Rubin (2003 – present)
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