Advancing hose lines into third floor
Old Flames: An Extra-Alarmer on Riverside Drive

Old Flames: An Extra-Alarmer on Riverside Drive

During the noon hour on a beautiful fall afternoon in early October of 1963, fire broke out on the upper floors of an old, three-story commercial…
Spectators throng Langlois Ave at height of the fire
Old Flames: The Bowman-Anthony Fire, May 21, 1967

Old Flames: The Bowman-Anthony Fire, May 21, 1967

One of the largest fires in Windsor during Canada’s Centennial Year broke out in an old factory building on Langlois Ave. on a sunny Sunday afternoon…
Flames boil from windows of Herald Press
Old Flames: The Herald Press Fire, 1974

Old Flames: The Herald Press Fire, 1974

On a sunny Sunday afternoon in June of 1974, I was driving in downtown Windsor with a fellow fire buff from Toronto. At that time I…
Former Gotfredson plant engulfed in flames
Old Flames: Windsor’s Big Fires

Old Flames: Windsor’s Big Fires

One of the largest and most spectacular fires in Windsor’s history consumed a sprawling factory complex at 945 Walker Road on the warm summer evening of…
1971 – J. T. Wing Building Fire – Pitt Street East
1971 – J. T. Wing Building Fire – Pitt Street East

1971 – J. T. Wing Building Fire – Pitt Street East

Originally Published in Fenton Fire Magazine (May, 2008) Written by - Robert Kirkpatrick The force of water is great. Firefighters know this and it is why firefighting equipment…