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History How to find it I am trying to put together a history book of my company. Unfortunately we have had a lot of or past members and officers pass on and inf... Started by Asst. 29	5	Oct 5 Reply by TOMMY
Pompier Life-Saving Service in the United States As a result of the 1877 fires at the Brooklyn Theater and Southern Hotel in St. Louis MIssouri, a German immigrant, Chris Hoell, wrote a ... Started by Gail Holzhausen	0	Sep 21
History of Fire Horses At first horses were stabled near the stations. When the alarm sounded, it took valuable time to unlock the barn, fetch the steeds and ... Started by Merritt Long	6	Jul 28 Reply by Jeff Gaudio
What sorts of historical connections does your Department have? The Photo is of a postcard circa about 1910, of Bridgeport Connecticut Engine 3 and Ladder 1 and the hose wagon as well. The Firehouse wa... Started by SMOKEnPipesJim	17	Mar 3 Reply by Scott
LAFD 1949 Three quick videos New fancy firehouses ,Old skuhl Rigs, tactics and such.. 2 double engines and a tillerTurn out Double engine layout Engine "Manifol... Started by SMOKEnPipesJim	1	Feb 2 Reply by steve gray
Help finding time of use Can any body give me an approximate time frame on when these type helmets were used? No dates were found on the stickers inside the hel... Started by Asst. 29	7	Feb 1 Reply by SMOKEnPipesJim
The wikapedia history of Gamewell telegraph alarms A fire alarm box is an outdoor device used for notifying a fire department of a fire. Early boxes used the telegraph system and were the ... Started by SMOKEnPipesJim	3	Jan 22 Reply by SMOKEnPipesJim
1953 Our department incorperated in 1953. Here are 3 pics of and old fire with one of are old Dimond T apparatus. Year of fire I'm note sure. Started by Fire medic 206	1	Dec. 23, 2008 Reply by SMOKEnPipesJim
Providence, Rhode Island Slideshow of Horse drawn's A few Of Providences Companies on Postcards Providence, Rhode Island Horsedrawns Find more photos like this on Firefighter Nation - ... Started by SMOKEnPipesJim	0	Sep. 16, 2008
oldest We have been looking to see who is the oldest vol. fire dept. in Arkansas any ideas on how to find out? Started by Damon Dyer	3	Sep. 12, 2008 Reply by Wes

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