Firefighting, Arson, Wildfires, Infernos and Other Conflagrations
“Fighting the Flames” at Dreamland
The Dreamland amusement park had a spectacle that consisted of a street scene of building facades which would erupt in flames, allowing a mock rescue by fireman-actors. Ironically, the whole park died in a giant inferno.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Sep 25, 2023 -
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Category: Fairs, Amusement Parks, and Resorts, Firefighting, Arson, Wildfires, Infernos and Other Conflagrations, Simulations, Make-Believe, Cosplay and other Pretend Situations, 1900s, 1910s
Portable Asbestos Cottage
Source: A. Leonard Summers, Asbestos and the Asbestos Industry - the world's most wonderful mineral (1931).
Posted By: Alex - Mon Aug 21, 2023 -
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Category: Architecture, Military, Firefighting, Arson, Wildfires, Infernos and Other Conflagrations
Fire Chief Speaker Hat
No longer just $3.98.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Feb 11, 2023 -
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Category: Toys, Firefighting, Arson, Wildfires, Infernos and Other Conflagrations, Fossil Fuels, Carbon Footprint, and Climate Change, 1960s
Carol Stream Fire Department Group Photo
Now that's how to do a group photo!
"It's a rare occasion when the paid firemen and the volunteers of the Carol Stream, Ill., fire departments get together. So the chief decided there should be a group picture. Other matters could wait, for a big fire, after all, is a real challenge. Actually, they set the fire themselves in an abandoned farm house, just for the practice in putting it out."
Calgary Herald - Apr 22, 1984
Posted By: Alex - Thu Aug 18, 2022 -
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Category: Photography and Photographers, Firefighting, Arson, Wildfires, Infernos and Other Conflagrations
Fireman’s Bicycle
A short history of this mode of firefighting here.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Oct 30, 2021 -
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Category: Bicycles and Other Human-powered Vehicles, Firefighting, Arson, Wildfires, Infernos and Other Conflagrations, Twentieth Century
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