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Fairfield Fire Commission Records
Collection, MS B60
1963 – 1988
Arthur Selleck, who collected these records while a member of the Fire Commission from 1968-1988, made his living in the insurance industry, first with the National Board of underwriters, then as a field representative for the Insurance Service Organization in the 1970s. He is an active member of Connecticut Fireman's Historical Society in Manchester, Conn.
The Fire Commission was created in 1928 and consisted of a representative from one of each of the five volunteer fire companies in the town. The original purpose of the commission was to provide and maintain all fire-fighting apparatus. In the 1985 town charter, the purpose of the commission, still composed of five members but now appointed by the board of selectman, was the general management and supervision of the fire department, including passing rules and regulations, and determining promotions.
The Fire Commission was created in 1928 and consisted of a representative from one of each of the five volunteer fire companies in the town. The original purpose of the commission was to provide and maintain all fire-fighting apparatus. In the 1985 town charter, the purpose of the commission, still composed of five members but now appointed by the board of selectman, was the general management and supervision of the fire department, including passing rules and regulations, and determining promotions.
The collection consists of files maintained by Arthur H. Selleck while a member and as the Commissioner of the Fairfield Fire Commission. Original file names were retained where present, although the order of the files was changed. Series A, 1973-1988, encompasses minutes of commission meetings, as well as agendas. Many of the pages have annotations made by Selleck. Interspersed among the minutes are letters concerning issues addressed in the meetings. The minutes are arranged chronologically by folder title, while the actual dates covered noted in parentheses. Within each folder, the minutes are in their original reverse chronological order.
Series B consists of administrative files, 1968-1988, including information on procedures and operations, the construction and relocation of firehouses, complaints against the Fire Department, the development of a fire safety code, and the reorganization of the department. The file names were retained where present; two files were created, namely procedures and operations, and complaints. The materials are arranged chronologically, then alphabetically under each year.
Personnel files, 1969-1988, encompassing correspondence concerning benefits and promotions, entrance examinations, and the 1987-1988 union contract, are organized chronologically in Series C. Printed materials, 1963-1976, 1985-1987, including newspaper clippings and several publications from the town of Fairfield, are arranged in Series D.
More complete records of the commission can be found at the Fire Department headquarters in Fairfield.
Series B consists of administrative files, 1968-1988, including information on procedures and operations, the construction and relocation of firehouses, complaints against the Fire Department, the development of a fire safety code, and the reorganization of the department. The file names were retained where present; two files were created, namely procedures and operations, and complaints. The materials are arranged chronologically, then alphabetically under each year.
Personnel files, 1969-1988, encompassing correspondence concerning benefits and promotions, entrance examinations, and the 1987-1988 union contract, are organized chronologically in Series C. Printed materials, 1963-1976, 1985-1987, including newspaper clippings and several publications from the town of Fairfield, are arranged in Series D.
More complete records of the commission can be found at the Fire Department headquarters in Fairfield.
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