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1907 - 1990 (Creation)
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- Day, Louis
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15 cm of textual records. - 26 published works
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Born in ca. 1920, in 1942 Louis Day achieved his childhood dream of becoming a fire fighter. He served the Edmonton Fire Department for 42 years, the last 12 years as Chief. He was active in the Fire Fighters Union, started the fire safety education program in city schools in 1976 and encouraged other fire safety regulations. Day was appointed a member of the Order of Canada in 1981 and served as the first Canadian president of the International Association of Fire Chiefs. Louis Day died in 2012.
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The fonds consists of materials created or collected by Louis Day of Edmonton and dating from 1907 to 1990. The fonds consists of correspondence and contracts relating to the purchase of fire fighting equipment for the Edmonton Fire Department between 1907 and 1913, as well as pension and group life insurance arrangements for the Fire Department between 1956 and 1974. The published works include the Fire Department's annual reports to Mayor and Council and reference materials for fire fighting.
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This fonds was donated to the City of Edmonton Archives by Louis Day in 1981 and 1982.
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- English
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Accession numbers: A81-151, A82-53, A93-120
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