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The History of the DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department in Images and Videos
We are very happy to announce that the Foundation has received an FY 24 Capital Project grant from the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities to fund the planning, equipment, and consultant costs to survey photo and video archives documenting the DC Fire and EMS Department since its founding in 1871. We will publish those archives on a new website that will be accessible to DC residents and virtual visitors from around the world. The project will demonstrate the evolution of the Department from an amalgam of 19th century volunteer organizations using horse drawn apparatus, to one of the largest, most diverse, and best performing fire and EMS Departments in country that is innovating in each of its disciplines. ​This project is being done in partnership with the Friendship Fire Association and the DC Fire/EMS Museum. It is supported, in part, by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts.​ Meet our Archivist, Kate Fogle.
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And we are hiring a web developer for the project! The website developer will work under the supervision of the Executive Director and the Archivist. They will design a website attached to the Foundation’s existing website, which is on the Wix platform. The new website will feature hundreds of photos and videos uploaded from online PastPerfect software organized by different subthemes and metadata to tell the history of the DC Fire & EMS Department in a compelling, engaging and accessible format. The website will also feature oral history interviews from various leaders and stakeholders associated with the Department throughout its history. Under the grant requirements, the website is required to be completed by September 30, 2024.
Successful bidders are required to have experience developing similar archival/history type projects within a tight deadline. Experience with museum projects and/or knowledge of fire and EMS are a plus but not required.
Please submit your proposal, including proposed hourly rate, resume, three examples of prior projects, and three references, by close of business on April 23, 2024 to info@dcfireemsfoundation.org.
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To support this project, we also are making a call for photos and videos to be included in the collection! If you or anyone you know has items of historical interest that help tell the story of the DC Fire & EMS Department, please fill out this form and we will be in touch.
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Meet Our Archivist, Kate Fogle
Kate is managing our photo and history project. She previously served as an Associate Curator of Photography at the Library of Congress, where she curated photographic materials, made recommendations for historical and contemporary acquisitions, and wrote for the Library's Picture This blog. She has had fellowships or internships at the National Women’s History Museum, the Art Gallery of Ontario, the Smithsonian National Museum of American History, and several museums and archives in New York. Kate has a Master of Arts in Film and Photography Preservation & Collections Management from Toronto Metropolitan University in Ontario, Canada. She lives in the DC area with her young daughter and her husband, who is an active-duty Coast Guard Officer.
