Fire Buffs promote the general welfare of the fire and rescue service and protect its heritage and history. Famous Fire Buffs through the years include New York Fire Surgeon Harry Archer, Boston Pops Conductor Arthur Fiedler, New York Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia and - legend has it - President George Washington.

Tuesday, December 19, 2023

RUNS & WORKERS

On Aug. 29, 1951, the community of Lindon, in Washington County, Colorado, about 80 miles east of Denver, was the site of a major blaze. Five gasoline storage tanks exploded, Brush (Colorado) News-Tribune reported.


Photo: Washington Park Profile
Denver's Engine 3 laying out at rowhouse fire in 1970s or 1980s.

Photo: Colorado Springs Fire Department
House fire in Colorado Springs in March 2015 with Engine 1 and Truck 8 on scene.

Photo: Rock Springs Historical Museum
Flames engulf Point of Rocks filling station in Rock Springs, Wyoming, on Feb. 6, 1970. 



Fire report in Alamosa (Colorado) Journal on Dec. 15, 1905. 




On Jan. 4, 1897, fire destroyed the Wyoming State Hospital in Rock Spring, Wyoming. All patients were safely evacuated. The institution was rebuilt and renamed the Wyoming General Hospital.

Photo: Poudre Fire Authority
On the job in Fort Collins, Colorado, in late 1920s or 1930s.  The pump is churning and the hose lines are charged.

Photo: Lake County Geneaology 
Fire roars at Lake County Courthouse in Leadville, Colorado. Date pf photo unknown.


Fire destroyed the Union Pacific Railroad depot in Laramie, Wyoming, on Oct. 17, 1917 .



Greeley's telephone operator traced a false fire alarm call at the request of the city's fire chief, as reported in the Dec. 11, 1922 edition of the Greeley (Colorado) Tribune.

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