Keywords: Firefighting
Item 31336
Corporate firefighting vehicle, Lubec, ca. 1950, ca. 1955
Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: circa 1955 Location: Lubec Media: Photographic print
Item 67324
Navy firefighting school, Newport, R.I., ca. 1943
Contributed by: National Archives at Boston Date: circa 1943 Location: Newport Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
Navy Firefighting School, Little Chebeague Island
Little Chebeague Island in Casco Bay was home to recreational facilities and a firefighting school for WWII sailors. The school was part of a Navy effort to have non-firefighting personnel knowledgeable in dealing with shipboard fires.
Exhibit
Waldoboro Fire Department's 175 Years
While the town of Waldoboro was chartered in 1773, it began organized fire protection in 1838 with a volunteer fire department and a hand pump fire engine, the Water Witch.
Site Page
Historic Hallowell - Volunteer Firefighters and their Fire Clothes
"Volunteer Firefighters and their Fire Clothes The firemen clothing now is different than it was in the 1880’s, for firemen wore black pants, a black…"
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Story
Nemo's Nightmare of World War I
by Mike and Bryan Luciano
Franklyn J. "Nemo" Burbank of Livermore Falls was our ancestor who fought in World War I.
Story
Serving in Vietnam with Richard Hershel Green
by Peter P. Joyce Jr.
Don't get close to the new guy