Flames boil from windows of Herald Press - Walt McCall Photo The fire from the rear of the building - Walt McCall Photo Aerial Tower 1...
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Factory-fresh 1948 LaFrance arrives at WFD Headquarters. - WMC Collection Leaving the shops for the last time. - Walt McCall Photo Stripped to a bare, engineless...
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Fire and smoke spread so quickly, the fire department may not arrive in time to save you in a fire. When the smoke alarms sound, get...
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In a firehouse ritual that continues to this day, Saturday morning is “washout day” at least once a month at Windsor’s fire stations. Weather permitting, of…
Every family has a family album – a bulging book of nostalgic photos taken over the years. The most evocative of these is the family photo…
Walt McCall, Windsor Chief Harold Coxon and Detroit Chief Charles Quinlan Historic April 16, 1969 ceremony on Ambassador Bridge Hands across the border: Windsor Fire Chief...
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Chatham's 1870 Hyslop & Ronald Steamer on parade The author drives old Engine 1 in Windsor's 1967 Canada Day Parade Tilbury's 1869 hose reel in Detroit...
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Station 4 as it looked ca. 1936. Former Station 4 as it looks today. Note the hose-drying tower at left rear. The Windsor Fire Department and...
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There have been several incidents in hotels and restaurants where rags or towels that were used to clean up oily spills such as oil from deep...
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With their eye-catching bright red paint, fancy gold-leaf trim and impressive overall appearance, the Windsor Fire Department’s apparatus often led many of the big parades in…