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Birmingham's first volunteer fire station was established in December 1871, shortly after the city was incorporated. The city purchased its first fire engine in 1873 after a large fire affected the city. The modern fire department was founded in 1885 with two stations. It had grown to employ 21 firemen and 15 horses by 1890.
The population inside Birmingham's city limits has fallen over the past few decades, due in large part to "white flight" from the city of Birmingham proper to surrounding suburbs. The city's formerly most populous ethnic group, non-Hispanic white, [ 17 ] has declined from 57.4 percent in 1970 to 21.1 percent in 2010. [ 18 ]
James Mulkey, a fire inspector with the Moody Fire Department, said the department received its first call about the fire Nov. 25 at about 7:45 a.m. “The fire has gotten into the pile of debris ...
Sloss Furnaces is a National Historic Landmark in Birmingham, Alabama in the United States.It operated as a pig iron-producing blast furnace from 1882 to 1971. After closing, it became one of the first industrial sites (and the only blast furnace) in the U.S. to be preserved and restored for public use.
The fire on the west side of the building at 27 Healey St. was first reported through 911 calls initially followed by a fire alarm activation, according to a post on the department's Facebook page.
Mountain Brook has a city council/mayor/city manager system of government. The city council, consisting of five members elected at large, considers most issues and appoints the police chief and fire chief. The mayor is Stewart Welch, III, first elected in 2016. [15] The city manager is Sam Gaston, appointed by the council and mayor in January ...
This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the U.S. state of Alabama.. According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, the state had 417 law enforcement agencies employing 11,631 sworn police officers, about 251 for each 100,000 residents.
The Birmingham metropolitan area, sometimes known as Greater Birmingham, is a metropolitan area in north central Alabama centered on Birmingham, Alabama, United States.. As of 2023, the federal government defines the Birmingham, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area as consisting of seven counties (Bibb, Blount, Chilton, Jefferson, St. Clair, Shelby, and Walker) centered on Birmingham. [2]