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Fire Engine Photos
Memories of a retained fireman
Photos taken about 1959 by myself.
The small B&W negitaves are still in our former home in France. It will be some time before we move our office to our present home in the central Algarve, where wildfires have been a serious problem these past couple of years.
On our Commer appliance, the first-aid reals were lowdown, not on the top (and in winter if not drained used to freeze). We carried 600 gallons of water and no baffles to stop the weight of water shifting that made driving hazardous especially on slippery winter country roads. Also we had the possibility of foam additive I seem to remember. We were not trained to carry or use BA (breathing apparatus) that was carried by Bristol City Brigade.
So much has changed these days!
Photos taken about 1959 by myself.
The small B&W negitaves are still in our former home in France. It will be some time before we move our office to our present home in the central Algarve, where wildfires have been a serious problem these past couple of years.
On our Commer appliance, the first-aid reals were lowdown, not on the top (and in winter if not drained used to freeze). We carried 600 gallons of water and no baffles to stop the weight of water shifting that made driving hazardous especially on slippery winter country roads. Also we had the possibility of foam additive I seem to remember. We were not trained to carry or use BA (breathing apparatus) that was carried by Bristol City Brigade.
So much has changed these days!
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