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Why history matters to us today. I'm a fire inspector/investigator/public educator and if I've learned anything, it's that the fire codes of today are appropriately known a… Started by Tim Rogers	1	Oct 11, 2010 Reply by Louise Thornton
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 helme… Started by Chief 29	9	Oct 7, 2010 Reply by Louise Thornton
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 info… Started by Chief 29	7	Oct 3, 2010 Reply by Louise Thornton
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 ha… Started by Merritt Long	13	Sep 27, 2010 Reply by wampa
What Is This Item??? Hello All. I am new to the World of Fire Fighting. I am looking to find out what this item is (The item going from top right to bottom le… Started by Michael Brittain	11	Sep 17, 2010 Reply by Russ
Looking for fire records... Hello all...hoping you can help. Looking for firelogs from the late 1800s. I left the firehouse to teach 3 yrs ago, and I teach fire scienc… Started by James Schaefer	0	Sep 2, 2010
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 was… Started by SMOKEnPipesJim	18	Dec 3, 2009 Reply by Alan Shaw
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 le… Started by Gail Holzhausen	0	Sep 21, 2009
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 "Manifold… Started by SMOKEnPipesJim	1	Feb 1, 2009 Reply by steve gray
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