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SENATE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 108
BY SENATOR COLOMB AND REPRESENTATIVE SMITH
A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
To commend and recognize the Robert A. Bogan Baton Rouge Fire Museum for educating
the public on fire safety and the rich history of firefighters and emergency responders
across the state and nation.
WHEREAS, the Robert A. Bogan Baton Rouge Fire Museum is located at 427 Laurel
Street in the heart of downtown Baton Rouge; and
WHEREAS, the Central Fire Station in Baton Rouge was also known as the "Old
Bogan Fire Station" and was the first fire station in the capital city built to house motorized
fire engines; it was completed in 1924 by Fire Chief Robert A. Bogan, who served as chief
from 1918 to 1959, and is regarded as the father of modern firefighting in the capital region;
and
WHEREAS, the Central Fire Station was renamed in 1959 following the death of
Chief Bogan, who at the time of his death was nearing fifty years in firefighting, including
forty-one years as a paid employee and eight years as a volunteer; and
WHEREAS, today the station serves as a museum offering a complete history of the
Baton Rouge Fire Department and educating the public on fire safety and the rich history of
firefighters and emergency responders across the state and nation; and
WHEREAS, artifacts housed in the museum date back to the days when Chief Bogan
took the reins of the department and turned the Pelican Hook and Ladder Co. from a
volunteer fire board to a professional fire department on January 1, 1918; and
WHEREAS, the museum is part of a nationwide network of fire museums sharing
our first responders' history and culture with the rest of the world.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana hereby
recognizes and commends the Robert A. Bogan Baton Rouge Fire Museum for educating
the public on fire safety and the rich history of firefighters and emergency responders across
the state and nation.
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
president of the board of directors of the Robert A. Bogan Baton Rouge Fire Museum.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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