City of Baltimore - File #: 07-0839

• File #: 07-0839
• Version: 0
• Name: City Property - Renaming the Old Town Fire Station to the Chief Thomas J. Burke Fire Station
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Enacted
• File created: 10/29/2007
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 12/3/2007
• Enactment #: 07-634
• 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.
• Sponsors: President Young, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, James B. Kraft, Sharon Green Middleton, Keiffer Mitchell, Helen L. Holton, Agnes Welch, Vernon E. Crider, Mary Pat Clarke
• Indexes: City Property - Renaming, Property, Renaming

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
12/3/2007	0	City Council	Approved and Sent to the Mayor
12/3/2007	0	Mayor	Signed by Mayor
11/26/2007	0	Judiciary and Legislative Investigations	Recommended Favorably
11/26/2007	0	City Council	Advanced to 3rd Rdr., Adopted Comm. Report
11/19/2007	0	Judiciary and Legislative Investigations	Scheduled for a Public Hearing
11/1/2007	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
11/1/2007	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
11/1/2007	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
11/1/2007	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
10/29/2007	0	City Council	Introduced
10/29/2007	0	City Council	Assigned

* 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 f...