|
To the official web
page of the Firefighters Emerald Society of Metropolitan
Atlanta. This organization was formed to provide a fraternal association for
firefighters throughout the Metro Atlanta area.
Our goal is
to take care of the
families of firefighters in need and to inculcate and preserve the history of
the Irish in the Fire Service. The Irish had a very significant role in the
establishment of the Fire Service in the Metro Atlanta area, as Matthew Ryan
was the first career Fire Chief of the Atlanta Fire Department. Father Thomas
O'Reilly, a "right off the boat" Irishman, saved Atlanta City Hall,
the Fulton Court House and several churches from being burned during
Sherman's "March To The Sea". We must keep our history alive before it is buried and forgotten. If
we don't know where we've come from, how can we know where we are going?
Our Benevolence Fund
continues to grow, and we have made some "significant and positive"
changes in situations where our brothers were in need.
We are a proud member
of the National Conference of Law Enforcement
Emerald Societies.
If you are interested
in joining FESMA, please follow the "Join FESMA" link to your left.
You can apply online or print out an application in PDF format and send
it in with your check. We would love to have YOU as a member of one of
the proudest firefighter organizations in the Southeast!
Take care and BE
CAREFUL OUT THERE!
|
