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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.
Crews from East Grinstead spent all day trying to agitate the water and oxygenate the pond as hundreds of fish had died due to very low oxygen levels. TRU launched the raft to help remove the dead fish from the pond.
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.
TITLE
Going to a fire, August 12, 1911, Keene NH
CREATOR
SUBJECT
Fire fighters - NH - Keene
Fire engines - NH - Keene
DESCRIPTION
Photograph of a horse drawn fire engine racing to a fire in Keene New Hampshire on August 12, 1911, 7:27 A.M.
PUBLISHER
Keene Public Library
DATE DIGITAL
20080228
DATE ORIGINAL
19110812
RESOURCE TYPE
photographs
FORMAT
image/jpg
RESOURCE IDENTIFIER
hsykdst060
RIGHTS MANAGMENT
No known restriction on publication.
Scania 82M Fire Tender, ex Stathclyde Fire Brigade, Greenock, F182FHS, at Lathalmond, 15th August, 2010.
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