* WARNING: THIS IS AN UNOFFICIAL, INTRODUCTORY COPY OF THE BILL.
THE OFFICIAL COPY CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IS THE FIRST READER COPY.
INTRODUCTORY*
CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL
Introduced by: Councilmember Young
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ORDINANCE concerning
Title
City Property - Renaming the Old Town Fire Station to the Chief Thomas J. Burke Fire Station
FOR the purpose of changing the name of the Old Town Fire Station, located at 1100 Hillen Street, to the Chief Thomas J. Burke Fire Station.
Body
BY authority of
Article 5 - Finance, Property, and Procurement
Section 20-2
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)
Recitals
Thomas J. Burke, Chief of the Fire Department from 1972 until his retirement in 1980, served the City of Baltimore with distinction and honor. A native Baltimorean, in 1947, he was appointed to the Fire Department and assigned to Engine 46. He steadily rose through the ranks, earning promotions to Lieutenant, in 1954, to Captain, in 1956, to Battalion Chief, in 1967, and to Deputy Fire Chief, in 1971.
During his tenure with the Fire Department, he won plaudits from elected officials and community associations and won the respect and admiration of Department members. He worked hard to upgrade the Department's fleet of apparatus and protective equipment, to improve training, and to institute safety and health programs for fire fighters.
During his career, Chief Burke won 3 commendations for bravery. Considered a national expert on fire prevention and code enforcement, he re-wrote fire codes in the City and instituted early fire prevention programs that served as templates for similar efforts across the nation. His innovations and commitment to fire safety and prevention are an enduring legacy that continues to this day.
SECTION 1. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE, That the name of the Old Town Fire Station, located at 1100 Hillen Street, is changed to the Chief Thomas J. Burke Fire Station.
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, That this Ordinance takes effect on the 30th day after the date it is enacted.
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