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…
Former Gotfredson plant engulfed in flames - Dan Jasina Photo View from Walker Road - Dan Jasina Photo The morning after ... smouldering ruins - Walt...
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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 Spare Engine No. 2 on standby duty at 1955 Field Day - Walt McCall "Popeye" Tom Dyson on Aerial No. 2A in...
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An important historical milestone was passed in mid-April, 2014. It was exactly 100 years ago that the Windsor Fire Department placed into service its very first…
