Enterprise Hook & Ladder Co. #2 with two-horse hitch, 1892 Enterprise Hook & Ladder Co. #2 with two-horse hitch, 1892 One-horse hose reel, Aylmer and Wyandotte...
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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 Walt McCall, Windsor Chief Harold Coxon and Detroit Chief Charles Quinlan Historic April 16, 1969...
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Chatham's 1870 Hyslop & Ronald Steamer on parade Chatham's 1870 Hyslop & Ronald Steamer on parade The author drives old Engine 1 in Windsor's 1967 Canada...
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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…
Walkerville aerial truck tractor after fatal collision with hydro pole. - Walt McCall Collection Walkerville aerial truck tractor after fatal collision with hydro pole. - Walt...
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MYSTERY STEAMER – This interesting photo was taken sometime in the 1930s as Windsor’s annual Labor Day parade formed up. After marching down Ouellette Ave., the…
Windsor Firefighters’ Field Day Windsor Firefighters’ Field Day Spare Engine No. 2 on standby duty at 1955 Field Day - Walt McCall Spare Engine No. 2...
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In 1967 – in preparation for the mammoth parade planned to mark Canada’s 100 th birthday – three members of the Windsor Fire Department decided to…
Are You a Fire Buff? You might remember your excitement as a child when you heard the approaching sirens of a fire crew on their way…
