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Hotel burnt to ground apparently after fire started by repair work to flat roof on veranda. The centre section of the hotel was timbre frame construction and once the fire got into the roof space, there was no stopping it. The photos are exif time stamped so you can judge the speedyresponse of the fire brigade.
The fire department of Block Island, Rhode Island used this Gleason & Bailey hand pumped fire engine during the mid 19th century. Manufactured in the 1850's, this is a typical " crane neck, piano body fire engine".
When an alarm sounded, at least four men would pull th engine, while other volunteers would pull the separate hose reels. The engine was pumped by pushing up and down on the long wooden handles called "brakes". Sufficient pressure could be built up inside the dome to force water through two 500 foot hoses and throw an effective stream over 100 feet.
In coastal towns, shipbuilders often used these fire engines to pump water into the hulls of vessels awaiting launch. The water would swell the planking and tighten the seams, and also indicate any major leaks. In fact, local fire records show that shipbuilders were among the most active supporters of Mystic's first fire company.
A three-quarters view (from the business end) of this 1955 Dennis F12 Pump Escape, new to Cheshire County Fire Brigade, which became part of Cheshire Fire Brigade in 1974 and would have been based at Audlem. I don't know this vehicle's service history, but I'm assuming it would have been relegated to the training school in the 1960s. I had to wait ages to take this shot because of all the people milling around it. When you want to take a good clear shot of something, no one seems to give a toss!
I reckon that, like all emergency services, a fireman had to detach himself from the job otherwise he'd go loopy. I think it was a case of forget about it first and have a good cry later...especially if it involved children. These days, if they were called out to a fire which involved a child who'd been left home alone (like what happened in the first episode of London's Burning) the crew of a fire engine would go absolutely fucking mental if the parents arrived back.
"Where the fuck have you been?" might be the first question.
Scania 82M Fire Tender, ex Stathclyde Fire Brigade, Greenock, F182FHS, at Lathalmond, 15th August, 2010.
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TITLE
Keene NH Fire Station, 1903?
CREATOR
SUBJECT
Fire fighters - NH - Keene
Fire stations - NH - Keene
Fire engines - NH - Keene
DESCRIPTION
Photograph of the Keene New Hampshire Fire Station, possibly taken in 1903 during the Centennial.
In 1885, the Vernon Street fire house was completed. Additions were made to it in 1892. In both 1914 and 1926, fire destroyed parts of the station.
PUBLISHER
Keene Public Library
DATE DIGITAL
20080306
DATE ORIGINAL
1903?
RESOURCE TYPE
photographs
FORMAT
image/jpg
RESOURCE IDENTIFIER
hsykdst064
RIGHTS MANAGMENT
No known restriction on publication.
Small rescue tender on Volkswagen T5, made by Rietze, Germany.
Unfortunately Rietze makes no crewcab - this model was a minibus in its 1st life ;-)