Enterprise Hook & Ladder Co. #2 with two-horse hitch, 1892One-horse hose reel, Aylmer and Wyandotte St. E., 1875Four-wheel hose reel with two-horse hitch, 1880Single horse Hose...
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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 QuinlanHistoric April 16, 1969 ceremony on Ambassador BridgeHands across the border: Windsor Fire Chief Harold Coxon,...
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Chatham's 1870 Hyslop & Ronald Steamer on paradeThe author drives old Engine 1 in Windsor's 1967 Canada Day ParadeTilbury's 1869 hose reel in Detroit Fire Dept....
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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 CollectionWalkerville aerial truck tractor after fatal collision with hydro pole. - Walt McCall...
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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 DaySpare Engine No. 2 on standby duty at 1955 Field Day - Walt McCall"Popeye" Tom Dyson on Aerial No. 2A in 1956 Labor...
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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…
