Presidio Fire Department Logbooks, 1941-1992

GOGA 35291

Golden Gate National Recreation Area
ATTN: Park Archives and Records Center
Building 201, Fort Mason
San Francisco, CA 94123
[Mailing Address]	Park Archives and Records Center
Presidio of San Francisco
Building 667 McDowell Ave.
San Francisco, CA 94129
[Physical Address]	

www.nps.gov/goga/historyculture

Phone: 415-561-2807
Fax: 415-441-1618

Susan Ewing Haley, Park Archivist

Introduction

Golden Gate National Recreation Area

Park Description

Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA), a unit of the National Park Service, was established by an Act of Congress on October 27, 1972. The 80,000-acre park encompasses a great diversity of cultural and natural resources in and around the Bay Area of San Francisco, California.  It includes Muir Woods National Monument and Fort Point National Historic Site.

The park holds almost five million three-dimensional and documentary artifacts dating from the time before European contact to the present.  They are preserved and maintained for the public by the Division of Cultural Resources and Museum Management, which includes the Park Archives and Records Center (PARC). 

Park Archives and Records Center (PARC)

Historical Note

GGNRA and the sites within it have been collecting records since their inception. The PARC was established in 1994 to receive records and archival collections from the U.S. Army and the Presidio Army Museum after the closure of the Presidio of San Francisco as an Army base. The collections continue to grow through the donation of materials by private individuals, transfer of inactive park records by staff, and acquisition of relevant documentary materials.

Scope of Collections

The archival collections in the custody of the GGNRA document the history and activity of the various sites and groups associated with the park, described in the park’s Scope of Collection Statement (2009). 

The PARC contains U.S. Army and National Park Service facility records for the Presidio of San Francisco, forts and coast defense sites in the area, and various GGNRA sites.  Subjects and sites documented include the United States Army (Bear Flag Revolt, Civil War, Spanish-American War, Mexican War, World War I, Army Air Service, Coast Artillery, Army medical facilities and issues, World War II, Army support during natural disasters, Viet Nam War, and Operation Desert Storm); Alcatraz Island (Army fortress, Army Disciplinary Barracks, U.S. Penitentiary, and Indian Occupation); the natural resources conservation movement resulting in the establishment of Muir Woods National Monument; agriculture in the Marin Headlands; Point Reyes Peninsula and Bolinas Lagoon areas; U.S. Lifesaving/Coast Guard Services; San Francisco Earthquake and Fire of 1906; Panama Pacific International Exposition of 1915; natural resources and environmental issues; and preservation of open space in the Bay Area.  Also included in the PARC are many of the GGNRA administrative records that document the development and expansion of this park.
Visiting the PARC for Research

The PARC is located in an historic brick building, formerly a cavalry stable, on the Presidio of San Francisco.  Collections and archives support services are available for walk-in research during open hours or by appointment.  Please contact the PARC (see below) for the current schedule of reference hours.

Copy Services 

Black and white photocopy services for standard and oversize materials are available on-site.  Color photocopying, photographic duplication, and duplication of other media are available by special arrangement.  Researchers are charged for all duplicates on a cost-recovery basis.

Rights and Publications

Copies are provided under the Fair Use provisions of the Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.).  Researchers must complete a Permission to Publish Contract form with the Park Archivist for any other intended use of these materials (such as publication or exhibit).  Researchers should consult with staff regarding their needs for commercial or public use of materials.  
Legal Status of Holdings

Many holdings of the PARC were acquired/transferred prior to the establishment of the archives program, and have little documentation on their provenance (source/chain of custody).  All materials received after 1994 have been accessioned and documented.  If provenance cannot be determined, the PARC assumes that it owns the property rights, but does not own the copyright. Staff will provide assistance, but it is the responsibility of the researcher to acquire permission from the copyright holder to cite, quote, or reproduce collection materials.

Collections developed by or for government organizations or operations are in the public domain and may be used, cited, and quoted without restriction, provided they are properly credited to the PARC.  The archives contain no national security classified materials.

Donations to the Collections

The PARC welcomes donations of a variety of historic materials that meet the criteria in the Scope of Collections Statement and do not duplicate existing holdings. Collections are maintained for research use in perpetuity; there is no guarantee that items will be exhibited.  If you own materials that may be relevant to the themes of GGNRA and would like to deposit them in the PARC, please consult with an archivist.

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Contacts

For additional information on the use of archival collections at GGNRA, please contact the Park Archives and Records Center: 

	Mailing Address: 
	National Park Service					
	Golden Gate National Recreation Area
	Attn:  Park Archives and Records Center		
	Fort Mason, Bldg. 201
	San Francisco, CA  94123

	Physical Address:
		Park Archives and Records Center
		Presidio of San Francisco
Building 667 McDowell Avenue
		San Francisco, CA 94129
		Phone:	(415) 561-2807
		Fax: (415) 441-1618

Presidio Fire Department Logbooks

Title 
Presidio Fire Department Logbooks

Dates
15 August 1941 – 9 October 1992

Collection Number 
Catalog number GOGA 35291   (Accession number GOGA-2347)

Volume/Extent /Cumulation
14.1 linear feet:
	-28 document boxes – 14 LF
	-1 – 36x48-inch map folder – 0.1 LF

Description
Materials relating to the daily operations of the Presidio of San Francisco Fire Department, consisting of one hundred and sixty-two [162] volumes of daily logs and run reports, ten [10] fire record journals, twelve [12] National Fire Protection Association Certificates of Merit, and other papers found loose in the logbooks.  The logbooks contain information on the daily operations of the Fire Stations, including who was on duty and what were the main activities of the day from vehicle maintenance to runs.  They also reveal daily activities of the posts in general, especially incidents like fires and bomb threats. 

The collection is arranged in the following series: Reports, Fire Chief Journals, Angel Island Logs, Fort Baker Logs, Fort Cronkhite Logs, Fort Funston Logs, Fort Scott Logs, Presidio Logs, and Loose Papers.  See Item List below for a more detailed inventory of the collection.

History/Provenance
The Presidio of San Francisco Fire Department was the main fire department of the military installations associated with the Presidio, such as Forts Baker, Barry, Cronkhite, Funston, Scott, and Angel Island.  During the Second World War and after, separate stations were created in the Marin Headlands, Angel Island and Fort Funston.  They were gradually reduced to the main station on the Presidio and the second station at Fort Cronkhite.

The logbooks were transferred to the park in 1994 as part of a large group from the 6th Army.  They were given the Army Records Group number ADPWF. They are believed to have been stored in the attic of the Fort Cronkhite Fire Station.

Preferred Citation 
“Golden Gate NRA, Park Archives, Presidio Fire Department Logbooks, GOGA 35291, [Item description, Box and Folder Number]" 

Index/Added Entries
National Park Service. Presidio of San Francisco Fire Department
United States. Army 
Angel Island (Calif.)
Fort Baker (Calif.)
Fort Barry (Calif.)
Fort Cronkhite (Calif.)
Fort Funston (Calif.)
Fort Miley (Calif.)
Presidio of San Francisco (Calif.) 
Fire Departments--California--History
Presidio of San Francisco (Calif.)--History
United States. Army--Fire departments
World War, 1939-1945--California--San Francisco

Formats
	Certificates
	Logs (records)
	Memorandums

Processing Information 
Processed by Kirsten Kvam,
Completed in October 2004 .
	Recataloged by Nicole Hayduk
		Completed in November 2012.

Item List

Box #	Item Order /
 Folder #	Folder Title/Item

REPORTS	
1	1	Building Locations [Fort Baker, Fort Cronkhite] n.d. 	
1	2	Fire/Run Reports, 16 August 1959 to 30 August 1963	
1	3	Fire/Run Reports, 31 August 1963 to 28 March 1968	
1	4	Fire/Run Reports, 3 April 1968 to 31 March 1972	
1	5	Run Reports, 3 October 1955 to 17 April 1967	
1	6	Run Reports, 18 April 1967 to 30 June 1974	
2	1	Run Reports, 1 July 1974 to 6 January 1977	
OS Map Folder		Fire Record Journals for Forts Baker, Barry, Cronkhite 1953-1958; Fort Cronkhite 1959-1962	
		
FIRE CHIEF JOURNALS	
2	2	15 August 1941 to 16 August 1942	
2	3	17 August 1942 to 31 July 1943	
2	4	1 August 1943 to 30 September 1944	
2	5	1 October 1944 to 31 December 1945	
2	6	1 January 1946 to 18 October 1948	
		
ANGEL ISLAND LOGS	
3	1	19 January 1960 to 7 December 1960	
3	2	8 December 1960 to 21 November 1961	
3	3	23 November 1961 to 15 November 1962	
		
FORT BAKER LOGS	
3	4	17 June 1942 to 30 April 1943	
3	5	1 May 1943 to 1 August 1944	
3	6	1 August 1944 to 28 February 1946	
3	7	1 March 1946 to 29 September 1947	
4 	1	30 September 1947 to 30 September 1948	
4	2	30 September 1948 to 30 June 1949	
		
FORT CRONKHITE LOGS	
4	3	1 July 1949 to 30 June 1950 	
4	4	5 October 1954 to  13 March 1955	
4	5	14 March 1955 to 22 August 1955	
4	6	22 August 1955 to 19 January 1956	
4	7	19 January 1956 to 11 June 1956	
5	1	12 June 1956 to 11 November 1956	
5	2	12 November 1956 to 22 April 1957	
5	3	23 April 1957 to 2 December 1957 	
5	4	3 December 1957 to 7 July 1958	
5	5	8 July 1958 to 2 February 1959	
5	6	2 February 1959 to 29 June 1959	
5	7	30 June 1959 to 15 January 1960	
6	1	8 November 1959 to 29 March 1960	
6	2	15 January 1960 to 29 June 1960 	
6	3	30 June 1960 to 24 December 1960	
6	4	25 December 1960 to 15 June 1961	
6	5	16 June 1961 to 10 December 1961	
6	6	11 December 1961 to 21 June 1962	
6	7	22 June 1962 to 4 January 1963	
7	1	5 January 1963 to 23 July 1963	
7	2	23 July 1963 to 27 February 1964	
7	3	27 February 1964 to 30 September 1964	
7	4	1 October 1964 to 2 June 1965	
7	5	2 June 1965 to 5 February 1966	
7	6	5 February 1966 to 3 October 1966	
8	1	3 October 1966 to 30 April 1967	
8	2	1 May 1967 to 21 October 1967	
8	3	22 October 1967 to 4 May 1968	
8	4	5 May 1968 to 29 October 1968	
8	5	30 October 1968 to 20 April 1969	
8	6	21 April 1969 to 25 September 1969	
8	7	25 September 1969 to 1 April 1970	
9	1	1 April 1970 to 14 May 1971	
9	2	15 May 1971 to 2 December 1971	
9	3	3 December 1971 to 6 July 1972	
9	4	6 July 1972 to 28 February 1973	
9	5	28 February 1973 to 5 October 1973	
9	6	5 October 1973 to 9 July 1974	
9	7	9 July 1974 to 10 March 1975	
10	1	10 March 1975 to 20 July 1976	
10	2	20 July 1976 to 27 January 1978	
10	3	1 January 1980 to 24 March 1982	
10	4	24 March 1982 to 9 November 1984	
11	1	10 November 1984 to 20 June 1987	
11	2	22 June 1987 to 14 November 1989	
11	3	16 November 1989 to 29 March 1992	
		
FORT FUNSTON LOGS	
11	4	20 March 1943 to 20 November 1945	
11	5	21 November 1945 to 30 October 1947	
		
FORT SCOTT LOGS	
11	6	30 May 1942 to 10 March 1943	
12	1	11 March 1943 to 2 January 1944	
12	2	11 January 1944 to 31 March 1945	
12	3	1 April 1945 to 31 December 1946	
12	4	1 January 1947 to 17 March 1948	
12	5	18 March 1948 to 9 June 1949	
		
PRESIDIO LOGS	
12	6	30 March 1960 to 10 August 1960	
12	7	11 August 1960 to 15 December 1960	
13	1	16 December 1960 to 13 April 1961	
13	2	14 April 1961 to 26 July 1961	
13	3	27 July 1961 to 13 November 1961	
13	4	13 November 1961 to 7 March 1962	
13	5	8 March 1962 to 30 June 1962	
13	6	1 July 1962 to 20 October 1962	
14	1	21 October 1962 to 4 February 1963	
14	2	5 February 1963 to 14 May 1963	
14	3	15 May 1963 to 30 August 1963	
14	4	31 August 1963 to 16 December 1963	
14	5	16 December 1963 to 5 April 1964	
14	6	5 April 1964 to 15 July 1964	
14	7	16 July 1964 to 3 November 1964	
15	1	4 November 1964 to 24 February 1965	
15	2	25 February 1965 to 30 May 1965	
15	3	31 May 1965 to 1 September 1965	
15	4	2 September 1965 to 19 December 1965	
15	5	20 December 1965 to 7 April 1966	
15	6	8 April 1966 to 19 July 1966	
15	7	20 July 1966 to 2 November 1966	
16	1	3 November 1966 to 23 February 1967	
16	2	23 February 1967 to 13 June 1967	
16	3	14 June 1967 to 28 September 1967	
16	4	29 September 1967 to 19 January 1968	
16	5	20 January 1968 to 6 May 1968	
16	6	7 May 1968 to 14 August 1968	
16	7	15 August 1968 to 3 December 1968	
17	1	4 December 1968 to 24 March 1969	
17	2	25 March 1969 to 3 July 1969	
17	3	4 July 1969 to 23 October 1969	
17	4	24 October 1969 to 27 February 1970	
17	5	28 February 1970 to 31 October 1970	
17	6	1 November 1970 to 5 June 1971	
18	1	6 August 1971 to 4 January 1972	
18	2	5 January 1972 to 14 May 1972	
18	3	15 May 1972 to 22 September 1972	
18	4	23 September 1972 to 1 February 1973	
18	5	2 February 1973 to 12 June 1973	
18	6	13 June 1973 to 22 February 1974	
18	7	23 February 1974 to 11 October 1974	
19	1	12 October 1974 to 31 May 1975	
19	2	1 April 1975 to 15 June 1975	
19	3	16 June 1975 to 22 November 1975	
19	4	23 November 1975 to 28 April 1976	
19	5	29 April 1976 to 27 September 1976	
20	1	28 September 1976 to 18 March 1977	
20	2	18 March 1977 to 18 September 1977	
20	3	19 September 1977 to 22 March 1978	
20	4	23 March 1978 to 24 August 1978	
21	1	24 August 1978 to 13 February 1979	
21	2	14 February 1979 to 29 July 1979	
21	3	30 July 1979 to 26 December 1979	
21	4	27 December 1979 to 15 May 1980	
22	1	16 May 1980 to 7 October 1980	
22	2	7 October 1980 to 11 March 1981	
22	3	12 March 1981 to 6 August 1981	
22	4	7 August 1981 to 14 January 1982	
22	5	14 January 1982 to 19 June 1982	
23	1	20 June 1982 to 18 November 1982	
23	2	19 November 1982 to 26 April 1983	
23	3	27 April 1983 to 1 October 1983	
23	4	2 October 1983 to 1 April 1984	
23	5	1 April 1984 to 13 September 1984	
24	1	14 September 1984 to 8 March 1985	
24	2	8 March 1985 to 2 August 1985	
24	3	3 August 1985 to 8 January 1986	
24	4	9 January 1986 to 3 June 1986	
25	1	4 June 1986 to 3 November 1986	
25	2	4 November 1986 to 8 April 1987	
25	3	9 April 1987 to 31 August 1987	
25	4	1 September 1987 to 16 January 1988	
25	5	17 January 1988 to 2 June 1988	
26	1	2 June 1988 to 5 October 1988	
26	2	5 October 1988 to 9 February 1989	
26	3	10 February 1989 to 13 June 1989	
26	4	14 June 1989 to 3 October 1989	
26	5	3 October 1989 to 17 January 1990	
27	1	18 January 1990 to 15 May 1990	
27	2	15 May 1990 to 26 August 1990	
27	3	26 August 1990 to 26 December 1990	
27	4	27 December 1990 to 10 May 1991	
28	1	11 May 1991 to 19 September 1991	
28	2	20 September 1991 to 28 January 1992	
28	3	28 January 1992 to 4 June 1992	
28	4	4 June 1992 to 9 October 1992	
		
LOOSE PAPERS	
28	F1	National Fire Protection Association Certificates of Merit, 1951-1974 [unframed]	
28	F2	United States Army Safety Award Blank Cards [from Presidio Log Book 16 May 1965 to 1 September 1965, Box 15]	
28	F3	MARS Radiogram Blank Form [from Presidio Log Book 16 December 1963 to 5 April 1964, Box 14]	
28	F4	Harbor Defenses of San Francisco Daily Memorandum #94 [From Fort Funston Log Book 1943 to 1945, Box 11]	
28	F5	Fire Record Journal Envelopes