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Fighting the [prairie] fire. 19th century, Library of Congress collection
W.T. Galliher fire - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

W.T. Galliher fire - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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[New York City fire fighters amid debris following September 11th terrorist attack on World Trade Center, New York City]

[New York City fire fighters amid debris following September 11th terr...

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North Bend Ranger Station, Building 2230, 42404 Southeast North Bend Way, North Bend, King County, WA

North Bend Ranger Station, Building 2230, 42404 Southeast North Bend W...

Significance: North Ben Ranger Station Building 2230, the fire warehouse building, is an element of a National Register thematic group entitled "USDA Forest Service Administrative Buildings in the States of Ore... More

North Bend Ranger Station, Building 2230, 42404 Southeast North Bend Way, North Bend, King County, WA

North Bend Ranger Station, Building 2230, 42404 Southeast North Bend W...

Significance: North Ben Ranger Station Building 2230, the fire warehouse building, is an element of a National Register thematic group entitled "USDA Forest Service Administrative Buildings in the States of Ore... More

Raritan Arsenal, Fire Station, 2890 Woodbridge Avenue, Bonhamtown, Middlesex County, NJ

Raritan Arsenal, Fire Station, 2890 Woodbridge Avenue, Bonhamtown, Mid...

Significance: Building 228 is significant as the main fire station at the Raritan Arsenal. Because of the potential fire danger of munitions stored at the installation, it played a critical role in maintaining ... More

Washington Fire Engine Company No. 5, 7 North Lawrence Street, Mobile, Mobile County, AL

Washington Fire Engine Company No. 5, 7 North Lawrence Street, Mobile,...

Significance: This building is one of the unusual buildings of Mobile. Although originally built for a synagogue, it served as a fire station. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-1 S... More

National Park Seminary, Service Buildings, Between Linden Lane & Beach Drive, Silver Spring, Montgomery County, MD

National Park Seminary, Service Buildings, Between Linden Lane & Beach...

Significance: The service buildings were essential for the operations of the school. Some of them, including the power plant and fire house, still are. Even though the buildings were utilitarian in function, ... More

National Park Seminary, Service Buildings, Between Linden Lane & Beach Drive, Silver Spring, Montgomery County, MD

National Park Seminary, Service Buildings, Between Linden Lane & Beach...

Significance: The service buildings were essential for the operations of the school. Some of them, including the power plant and fire house, still are. Even though the buildings were utilitarian in function, ... More

Ellsworth Air Force Base, Base Operations Tower & Fire Station, 1820 Vandenberg Court, Blackhawk, Meade County, SD

Ellsworth Air Force Base, Base Operations Tower & Fire Station, 1820 V...

Significance: The Operations Tower and Fire Station was built in 1951 as a combination operations control tower and crash truck building containing eight crash stalls for the Fire Department. The building repre... More

Fireboat DUWAMISH, South Lake Union Pier, Seattle, King County, WA

Fireboat DUWAMISH, South Lake Union Pier, Seattle, King County, WA

Significance: Fireboat DUWAMISH is one of the oldest extant fireboats specifically built for the purpose of firefighting and retains a high degree of integrity. It was designated a National Historic Landmark i... More

City Hall & Opera House, Rouse Avenue & East Main Street, Bozeman, Gallatin County, MT

City Hall & Opera House, Rouse Avenue & East Main Street, Bozeman, Gal...

Significance: In May 1887 a special election was held to decide the issue of building a new city hall and opera house. The issue passed on a vote of 98 to 22. The building, which required three years to compl... More

City Hall & Opera House, Rouse Avenue & East Main Street, Bozeman, Gallatin County, MT

City Hall & Opera House, Rouse Avenue & East Main Street, Bozeman, Gal...

Significance: In May 1887 a special election was held to decide the issue of building a new city hall and opera house. The issue passed on a vote of 98 to 22. The building, which required three years to compl... More

City Hall & Opera House, Rouse Avenue & East Main Street, Bozeman, Gallatin County, MT

City Hall & Opera House, Rouse Avenue & East Main Street, Bozeman, Gal...

Significance: In May 1887 a special election was held to decide the issue of building a new city hall and opera house. The issue passed on a vote of 98 to 22. The building, which required three years to compl... More

The great fire at St. John, N.B. June 20th 1877

The great fire at St. John, N.B. June 20th 1877

Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 2836

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter WHITE PINE, U.S. Coast Guard 8th District Base, South Broad Street, Mobile, Mobile County, AL

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter WHITE PINE, U.S. Coast Guard 8th District Base...

See HAER DC-56, U.S. Coast Guard Buoy Tenders, 133' Class for overview. Significance: WHITE PINE was originally constructed as a yard lighter YF 448 for the U.S. Navy YF 257 class. This class of vessel provide... More

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter WHITE PINE, U.S. Coast Guard 8th District Base, South Broad Street, Mobile, Mobile County, AL

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter WHITE PINE, U.S. Coast Guard 8th District Base...

See HAER DC-56, U.S. Coast Guard Buoy Tenders, 133' Class for overview. Significance: WHITE PINE was originally constructed as a yard lighter YF 448 for the U.S. Navy YF 257 class. This class of vessel provide... More

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter WHITE PINE, U.S. Coast Guard 8th District Base, South Broad Street, Mobile, Mobile County, AL

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter WHITE PINE, U.S. Coast Guard 8th District Base...

See HAER DC-56, U.S. Coast Guard Buoy Tenders, 133' Class for overview. Significance: WHITE PINE was originally constructed as a yard lighter YF 448 for the U.S. Navy YF 257 class. This class of vessel provide... More

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter WHITE PINE, U.S. Coast Guard 8th District Base, South Broad Street, Mobile, Mobile County, AL

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter WHITE PINE, U.S. Coast Guard 8th District Base...

See HAER DC-56, U.S. Coast Guard Buoy Tenders, 133' Class for overview. Significance: WHITE PINE was originally constructed as a yard lighter YF 448 for the U.S. Navy YF 257 class. This class of vessel provide... More

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter WHITE PINE, U.S. Coast Guard 8th District Base, South Broad Street, Mobile, Mobile County, AL

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter WHITE PINE, U.S. Coast Guard 8th District Base...

See HAER DC-56, U.S. Coast Guard Buoy Tenders, 133' Class for overview. Significance: WHITE PINE was originally constructed as a yard lighter YF 448 for the U.S. Navy YF 257 class. This class of vessel provide... More

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter WHITE PINE, U.S. Coast Guard 8th District Base, South Broad Street, Mobile, Mobile County, AL

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter WHITE PINE, U.S. Coast Guard 8th District Base...

See HAER DC-56, U.S. Coast Guard Buoy Tenders, 133' Class for overview. Significance: WHITE PINE was originally constructed as a yard lighter YF 448 for the U.S. Navy YF 257 class. This class of vessel provide... More

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter WHITE PINE, U.S. Coast Guard 8th District Base, South Broad Street, Mobile, Mobile County, AL

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter WHITE PINE, U.S. Coast Guard 8th District Base...

See HAER DC-56, U.S. Coast Guard Buoy Tenders, 133' Class for overview. Significance: WHITE PINE was originally constructed as a yard lighter YF 448 for the U.S. Navy YF 257 class. This class of vessel provide... More

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter WHITE PINE, U.S. Coast Guard 8th District Base, South Broad Street, Mobile, Mobile County, AL

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter WHITE PINE, U.S. Coast Guard 8th District Base...

See HAER DC-56, U.S. Coast Guard Buoy Tenders, 133' Class for overview. Significance: WHITE PINE was originally constructed as a yard lighter YF 448 for the U.S. Navy YF 257 class. This class of vessel provide... More

MacDill Air Force Base, Fire & Guard House, 2709 Florida Keys Avenue, Tampa, Hillsborough County, FL

MacDill Air Force Base, Fire & Guard House, 2709 Florida Keys Avenue, ...

Significance: The Fire and Guard House, due to its architectural integrity and its contribution to the Second World War-era infrastructure, forms an integral part of MacDill Air Force Base's historic character.... More

MacDill Air Force Base, Fire & Guard House, 2709 Florida Keys Avenue, Tampa, Hillsborough County, FL

MacDill Air Force Base, Fire & Guard House, 2709 Florida Keys Avenue, ...

Significance: The Fire and Guard House, due to its architectural integrity and its contribution to the Second World War-era infrastructure, forms an integral part of MacDill Air Force Base's historic character.... More

Union Hotel, 13 Main Street, Englishtown, Monmouth County, NJ

Union Hotel, 13 Main Street, Englishtown, Monmouth County, NJ

Significance: Possibly a residence when built, the Union Hotel has been used for both private and public purposes. It was one of two hotels in Englishtown from the mid-19th century to the early 20th, the other ... More

Wichita Fire Department Engine House No. 9, 4700 East Kellog Street (Highway 54), Wichita, Sedgwick County, KS

Wichita Fire Department Engine House No. 9, 4700 East Kellog Street (H...

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Wichita Fire Department Engine House No. 9, 4700 East Kellog Street (Highway 54), Wichita, Sedgwick County, KS

Wichita Fire Department Engine House No. 9, 4700 East Kellog Street (H...

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Wichita Fire Department Engine House No. 9, 4700 East Kellog Street (Highway 54), Wichita, Sedgwick County, KS

Wichita Fire Department Engine House No. 9, 4700 East Kellog Street (H...

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Wichita Fire Department Engine House No. 9, 4700 East Kellog Street (Highway 54), Wichita, Sedgwick County, KS

Wichita Fire Department Engine House No. 9, 4700 East Kellog Street (H...

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Wichita Fire Department Engine House No. 9, 4700 East Kellog Street (Highway 54), Wichita, Sedgwick County, KS

Wichita Fire Department Engine House No. 9, 4700 East Kellog Street (H...

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Fireboat EDWARD M. COTTER, Moored on the Buffalo River at 155 Ohio Street, Buffalo, Erie County, NY

Fireboat EDWARD M. COTTER, Moored on the Buffalo River at 155 Ohio Str...

Significance: According to the National Historic Landmark nomination, Fireboat EDWARD M. COTTER has the distinction of being not only the oldest operating fireboat in the Great Lakes, but also in the United Sta... More

Fireboat EDWARD M. COTTER, Moored on the Buffalo River at 155 Ohio Street, Buffalo, Erie County, NY

Fireboat EDWARD M. COTTER, Moored on the Buffalo River at 155 Ohio Str...

Significance: According to the National Historic Landmark nomination, Fireboat EDWARD M. COTTER has the distinction of being not only the oldest operating fireboat in the Great Lakes, but also in the United Sta... More

Fireboat EDWARD M. COTTER, Moored on the Buffalo River at 155 Ohio Street, Buffalo, Erie County, NY

Fireboat EDWARD M. COTTER, Moored on the Buffalo River at 155 Ohio Str...

Significance: According to the National Historic Landmark nomination, Fireboat EDWARD M. COTTER has the distinction of being not only the oldest operating fireboat in the Great Lakes, but also in the United Sta... More

Fireboat EDWARD M. COTTER, Moored on the Buffalo River at 155 Ohio Street, Buffalo, Erie County, NY

Fireboat EDWARD M. COTTER, Moored on the Buffalo River at 155 Ohio Str...

Significance: According to the National Historic Landmark nomination, Fireboat EDWARD M. COTTER has the distinction of being not only the oldest operating fireboat in the Great Lakes, but also in the United Sta... More

Fireboat EDWARD M. COTTER, Moored on the Buffalo River at 155 Ohio Street, Buffalo, Erie County, NY

Fireboat EDWARD M. COTTER, Moored on the Buffalo River at 155 Ohio Str...

Significance: According to the National Historic Landmark nomination, Fireboat EDWARD M. COTTER has the distinction of being not only the oldest operating fireboat in the Great Lakes, but also in the United Sta... More

Philadelphia Association for the Relief of Disabled Firemen / drawn and engraved by J.R. Smith, writing engraved by J. & W.W. Warr.

Philadelphia Association for the Relief of Disabled Firemen / drawn an...

Print is a certificate of membership in the Philadelphia Association for the Relief of Disabled Firemen which depicts a scene of firemen putting out a fire in a burning building and rescuing citizens from anoth... More

Terrible loss of life! Burning of a tenement-house in Forty-fifth Street, near Sixth Avenue, on the morning of the 28th inst. / / sketched on the spot by our artist.

Terrible loss of life! Burning of a tenement-house in Forty-fifth Stre...

Title continues: Two women and eight children burned to death. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, v. 9, no. 227 (1860 Apr. 7), p. 299.

The back fire / Keppler. - Public domain dedication image

The back fire / Keppler. - Public domain dedication image

Illustration shows Theodore Roosevelt setting a back-fire showing the face of William H. Taft, to break the progress of a fire labeled "3rd Term" and showing the face of Roosevelt, in the background. Illus. in... More

W.T. Galliher fire - A black and white photo of a group of men

W.T. Galliher fire - A black and white photo of a group of men

Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Picryl description: Public domain image of fire insurance plan / map, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Picryl description: Public domain image of fire insurance plan / map, ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a fire insurance map, fire insurance plan, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

North Bend Ranger Station, Building 2230, 42404 Southeast North Bend Way, North Bend, King County, WA

North Bend Ranger Station, Building 2230, 42404 Southeast North Bend W...

Significance: North Ben Ranger Station Building 2230, the fire warehouse building, is an element of a National Register thematic group entitled "USDA Forest Service Administrative Buildings in the States of Ore... More

Raritan Arsenal, Fire Station, 2890 Woodbridge Avenue, Bonhamtown, Middlesex County, NJ

Raritan Arsenal, Fire Station, 2890 Woodbridge Avenue, Bonhamtown, Mid...

Significance: Building 228 is significant as the main fire station at the Raritan Arsenal. Because of the potential fire danger of munitions stored at the installation, it played a critical role in maintaining ... More

Fort Riley, Building No. 219, 219 Huebner Road, Riley, Riley County, KS

Fort Riley, Building No. 219, 219 Huebner Road, Riley, Riley County, K...

Significance: Building #219 is significant as the structure built specifically for the Fire Chief at Fort Riley. It was one of the few residences built for civilian personnel. According to the Current Fire Ch... More

National Park Seminary, Service Buildings, Between Linden Lane & Beach Drive, Silver Spring, Montgomery County, MD

National Park Seminary, Service Buildings, Between Linden Lane & Beach...

Significance: The service buildings were essential for the operations of the school. Some of them, including the power plant and fire house, still are. Even though the buildings were utilitarian in function, ... More

National Park Seminary, Service Buildings, Between Linden Lane & Beach Drive, Silver Spring, Montgomery County, MD

National Park Seminary, Service Buildings, Between Linden Lane & Beach...

Significance: The service buildings were essential for the operations of the school. Some of them, including the power plant and fire house, still are. Even though the buildings were utilitarian in function, ... More

Ellsworth Air Force Base, Base Operations Tower & Fire Station, 1820 Vandenberg Court, Blackhawk, Meade County, SD

Ellsworth Air Force Base, Base Operations Tower & Fire Station, 1820 V...

Significance: The Operations Tower and Fire Station was built in 1951 as a combination operations control tower and crash truck building containing eight crash stalls for the Fire Department. The building repre... More

Fireboat DUWAMISH, South Lake Union Pier, Seattle, King County, WA

Fireboat DUWAMISH, South Lake Union Pier, Seattle, King County, WA

Significance: Fireboat DUWAMISH is one of the oldest extant fireboats specifically built for the purpose of firefighting and retains a high degree of integrity. It was designated a National Historic Landmark i... More

City Hall & Opera House, Rouse Avenue & East Main Street, Bozeman, Gallatin County, MT

City Hall & Opera House, Rouse Avenue & East Main Street, Bozeman, Gal...

Significance: In May 1887 a special election was held to decide the issue of building a new city hall and opera house. The issue passed on a vote of 98 to 22. The building, which required three years to compl... More

City Hall & Opera House, Rouse Avenue & East Main Street, Bozeman, Gallatin County, MT

City Hall & Opera House, Rouse Avenue & East Main Street, Bozeman, Gal...

Significance: In May 1887 a special election was held to decide the issue of building a new city hall and opera house. The issue passed on a vote of 98 to 22. The building, which required three years to compl... More

Republic fire insurance co. - Public domain graphic arts, Library of Congress

Republic fire insurance co. - Public domain graphic arts, Library of C...

PAGA (2) 82-34. This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Robertson, Seibert & Shearman. Barb, in the 500 field, was I supposed to include the info?

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter WHITE PINE, U.S. Coast Guard 8th District Base, South Broad Street, Mobile, Mobile County, AL

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter WHITE PINE, U.S. Coast Guard 8th District Base...

See HAER DC-56, U.S. Coast Guard Buoy Tenders, 133' Class for overview. Significance: WHITE PINE was originally constructed as a yard lighter YF 448 for the U.S. Navy YF 257 class. This class of vessel provide... More

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter WHITE PINE, U.S. Coast Guard 8th District Base, South Broad Street, Mobile, Mobile County, AL

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter WHITE PINE, U.S. Coast Guard 8th District Base...

See HAER DC-56, U.S. Coast Guard Buoy Tenders, 133' Class for overview. Significance: WHITE PINE was originally constructed as a yard lighter YF 448 for the U.S. Navy YF 257 class. This class of vessel provide... More

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter WHITE PINE, U.S. Coast Guard 8th District Base, South Broad Street, Mobile, Mobile County, AL

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter WHITE PINE, U.S. Coast Guard 8th District Base...

See HAER DC-56, U.S. Coast Guard Buoy Tenders, 133' Class for overview. Significance: WHITE PINE was originally constructed as a yard lighter YF 448 for the U.S. Navy YF 257 class. This class of vessel provide... More

MacDill Air Force Base, Fire & Guard House, 2709 Florida Keys Avenue, Tampa, Hillsborough County, FL

MacDill Air Force Base, Fire & Guard House, 2709 Florida Keys Avenue, ...

Significance: The Fire and Guard House, due to its architectural integrity and its contribution to the Second World War-era infrastructure, forms an integral part of MacDill Air Force Base's historic character.... More

Fireboat JOHN J. HARVEY, Pier 63, North River, New York, New York County, NY

Fireboat JOHN J. HARVEY, Pier 63, North River, New York, New York Coun...

Significance: When completed in 1931, Fireboat JOHN J. HARVEY utilized gasoline engines, marking the transition from steam power to gasoline. Although altered in 1957 to replace the original gasoline engines w... More

Wichita Fire Department Engine House No. 9, 4700 East Kellog Street (Highway 54), Wichita, Sedgwick County, KS

Wichita Fire Department Engine House No. 9, 4700 East Kellog Street (H...

Public domain photograph of living room, apartment, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Wichita Fire Department Engine House No. 9, 4700 East Kellog Street (Highway 54), Wichita, Sedgwick County, KS

Wichita Fire Department Engine House No. 9, 4700 East Kellog Street (H...

Public domain photograph of train station, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Wichita Fire Department Engine House No. 9, 4700 East Kellog Street (Highway 54), Wichita, Sedgwick County, KS

Wichita Fire Department Engine House No. 9, 4700 East Kellog Street (H...

Public domain photograph - historical image of Kansas, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Fireboat EDWARD M. COTTER, Moored on the Buffalo River at 155 Ohio Street, Buffalo, Erie County, NY

Fireboat EDWARD M. COTTER, Moored on the Buffalo River at 155 Ohio Str...

Significance: According to the National Historic Landmark nomination, Fireboat EDWARD M. COTTER has the distinction of being not only the oldest operating fireboat in the Great Lakes, but also in the United Sta... More

Fireboat EDWARD M. COTTER, Moored on the Buffalo River at 155 Ohio Street, Buffalo, Erie County, NY

Fireboat EDWARD M. COTTER, Moored on the Buffalo River at 155 Ohio Str...

Significance: According to the National Historic Landmark nomination, Fireboat EDWARD M. COTTER has the distinction of being not only the oldest operating fireboat in the Great Lakes, but also in the United Sta... More

W.T. Galliher fire - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.
A group of men standing next to a fire hydrant, Great Depression. FSA/OWI Photograph

A group of men standing next to a fire hydrant, Great Depression. FSA/...

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North Bend Ranger Station, Building 2230, 42404 Southeast North Bend Way, North Bend, King County, WA

North Bend Ranger Station, Building 2230, 42404 Southeast North Bend W...

Significance: North Ben Ranger Station Building 2230, the fire warehouse building, is an element of a National Register thematic group entitled "USDA Forest Service Administrative Buildings in the States of Ore... More

[Position of the Second Battalion of the Fire Brigade drilling with hooked and triangle ladders] / Abdullah Frères, Phot., Constantinople.

[Position of the Second Battalion of the Fire Brigade drilling with ho...

At the training grounds at Yıldız. Title translated from album caption. Captioned in French. No. 20. No. 226. In album: Fire Brigade personnel and equipment, barracks, hospitals, and factories, Istanbul, Ottoma... More

Washington Fire Engine Company No. 5, 7 North Lawrence Street, Mobile, Mobile County, AL

Washington Fire Engine Company No. 5, 7 North Lawrence Street, Mobile,...

Significance: This building is one of the unusual buildings of Mobile. Although originally built for a synagogue, it served as a fire station. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-1 S... More

Washington Fire Engine Company No. 5, 7 North Lawrence Street, Mobile, Mobile County, AL

Washington Fire Engine Company No. 5, 7 North Lawrence Street, Mobile,...

Significance: This building is one of the unusual buildings of Mobile. Although originally built for a synagogue, it served as a fire station. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-1 S... More

National Park Seminary, Service Buildings, Between Linden Lane & Beach Drive, Silver Spring, Montgomery County, MD

National Park Seminary, Service Buildings, Between Linden Lane & Beach...

Significance: The service buildings were essential for the operations of the school. Some of them, including the power plant and fire house, still are. Even though the buildings were utilitarian in function, ... More

National Park Seminary, Service Buildings, Between Linden Lane & Beach Drive, Silver Spring, Montgomery County, MD

National Park Seminary, Service Buildings, Between Linden Lane & Beach...

Significance: The service buildings were essential for the operations of the school. Some of them, including the power plant and fire house, still are. Even though the buildings were utilitarian in function, ... More

Ellsworth Air Force Base, Base Operations Tower & Fire Station, 1820 Vandenberg Court, Blackhawk, Meade County, SD

Ellsworth Air Force Base, Base Operations Tower & Fire Station, 1820 V...

Significance: The Operations Tower and Fire Station was built in 1951 as a combination operations control tower and crash truck building containing eight crash stalls for the Fire Department. The building repre... More

Ellsworth Air Force Base, Base Operations Tower & Fire Station, 1820 Vandenberg Court, Blackhawk, Meade County, SD

Ellsworth Air Force Base, Base Operations Tower & Fire Station, 1820 V...

Significance: The Operations Tower and Fire Station was built in 1951 as a combination operations control tower and crash truck building containing eight crash stalls for the Fire Department. The building repre... More

Fire Warehouse, 730 Laurel Street, Butte Falls, Jackson County, OR

Fire Warehouse, 730 Laurel Street, Butte Falls, Jackson County, OR

Significance: Structures in the Butte Falls Ranger Station compound were built (or, in the case of Building 2200, the Fire Warehouse, remodeled) by crews of Civilian Conservation Corps enrollees. Construction o... More

City Hall & Opera House, Rouse Avenue & East Main Street, Bozeman, Gallatin County, MT

City Hall & Opera House, Rouse Avenue & East Main Street, Bozeman, Gal...

Significance: In May 1887 a special election was held to decide the issue of building a new city hall and opera house. The issue passed on a vote of 98 to 22. The building, which required three years to compl... More

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter WHITE PINE, U.S. Coast Guard 8th District Base, South Broad Street, Mobile, Mobile County, AL

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter WHITE PINE, U.S. Coast Guard 8th District Base...

See HAER DC-56, U.S. Coast Guard Buoy Tenders, 133' Class for overview. Significance: WHITE PINE was originally constructed as a yard lighter YF 448 for the U.S. Navy YF 257 class. This class of vessel provide... More

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter WHITE PINE, U.S. Coast Guard 8th District Base, South Broad Street, Mobile, Mobile County, AL

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter WHITE PINE, U.S. Coast Guard 8th District Base...

See HAER DC-56, U.S. Coast Guard Buoy Tenders, 133' Class for overview. Significance: WHITE PINE was originally constructed as a yard lighter YF 448 for the U.S. Navy YF 257 class. This class of vessel provide... More

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter WHITE PINE, U.S. Coast Guard 8th District Base, South Broad Street, Mobile, Mobile County, AL

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter WHITE PINE, U.S. Coast Guard 8th District Base...

See HAER DC-56, U.S. Coast Guard Buoy Tenders, 133' Class for overview. Significance: WHITE PINE was originally constructed as a yard lighter YF 448 for the U.S. Navy YF 257 class. This class of vessel provide... More

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter WHITE PINE, U.S. Coast Guard 8th District Base, South Broad Street, Mobile, Mobile County, AL

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter WHITE PINE, U.S. Coast Guard 8th District Base...

See HAER DC-56, U.S. Coast Guard Buoy Tenders, 133' Class for overview. Significance: WHITE PINE was originally constructed as a yard lighter YF 448 for the U.S. Navy YF 257 class. This class of vessel provide... More

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter WHITE PINE, U.S. Coast Guard 8th District Base, South Broad Street, Mobile, Mobile County, AL

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter WHITE PINE, U.S. Coast Guard 8th District Base...

See HAER DC-56, U.S. Coast Guard Buoy Tenders, 133' Class for overview. Significance: WHITE PINE was originally constructed as a yard lighter YF 448 for the U.S. Navy YF 257 class. This class of vessel provide... More

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter WHITE PINE, U.S. Coast Guard 8th District Base, South Broad Street, Mobile, Mobile County, AL

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter WHITE PINE, U.S. Coast Guard 8th District Base...

See HAER DC-56, U.S. Coast Guard Buoy Tenders, 133' Class for overview. Significance: WHITE PINE was originally constructed as a yard lighter YF 448 for the U.S. Navy YF 257 class. This class of vessel provide... More

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter WHITE PINE, U.S. Coast Guard 8th District Base, South Broad Street, Mobile, Mobile County, AL

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter WHITE PINE, U.S. Coast Guard 8th District Base...

See HAER DC-56, U.S. Coast Guard Buoy Tenders, 133' Class for overview. Significance: WHITE PINE was originally constructed as a yard lighter YF 448 for the U.S. Navy YF 257 class. This class of vessel provide... More

MacDill Air Force Base, Fire & Guard House, 2709 Florida Keys Avenue, Tampa, Hillsborough County, FL

MacDill Air Force Base, Fire & Guard House, 2709 Florida Keys Avenue, ...

Significance: The Fire and Guard House, due to its architectural integrity and its contribution to the Second World War-era infrastructure, forms an integral part of MacDill Air Force Base's historic character.... More

Union Hotel, 13 Main Street, Englishtown, Monmouth County, NJ

Union Hotel, 13 Main Street, Englishtown, Monmouth County, NJ

Significance: Possibly a residence when built, the Union Hotel has been used for both private and public purposes. It was one of two hotels in Englishtown from the mid-19th century to the early 20th, the other ... More

Union Hotel, 13 Main Street, Englishtown, Monmouth County, NJ

Union Hotel, 13 Main Street, Englishtown, Monmouth County, NJ

Significance: Possibly a residence when built, the Union Hotel has been used for both private and public purposes. It was one of two hotels in Englishtown from the mid-19th century to the early 20th, the other ... More

Fireboat JOHN J. HARVEY, Pier 63, North River, New York, New York County, NY

Fireboat JOHN J. HARVEY, Pier 63, North River, New York, New York Coun...

Significance: When completed in 1931, Fireboat JOHN J. HARVEY utilized gasoline engines, marking the transition from steam power to gasoline. Although altered in 1957 to replace the original gasoline engines w... More

Wichita Fire Department Engine House No. 9, 4700 East Kellog Street (Highway 54), Wichita, Sedgwick County, KS

Wichita Fire Department Engine House No. 9, 4700 East Kellog Street (H...

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Wichita Fire Department Engine House No. 9, 4700 East Kellog Street (Highway 54), Wichita, Sedgwick County, KS

Wichita Fire Department Engine House No. 9, 4700 East Kellog Street (H...

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Fireboat EDWARD M. COTTER, Moored on the Buffalo River at 155 Ohio Street, Buffalo, Erie County, NY

Fireboat EDWARD M. COTTER, Moored on the Buffalo River at 155 Ohio Str...

Significance: According to the National Historic Landmark nomination, Fireboat EDWARD M. COTTER has the distinction of being not only the oldest operating fireboat in the Great Lakes, but also in the United Sta... More

Fireboat EDWARD M. COTTER, Moored on the Buffalo River at 155 Ohio Street, Buffalo, Erie County, NY

Fireboat EDWARD M. COTTER, Moored on the Buffalo River at 155 Ohio Str...

Significance: According to the National Historic Landmark nomination, Fireboat EDWARD M. COTTER has the distinction of being not only the oldest operating fireboat in the Great Lakes, but also in the United Sta... More

[Position of the Second Battalion of the Fire Brigade drilling as if at a fire] / Abdullah Frères, Phot., Constantinople.

[Position of the Second Battalion of the Fire Brigade drilling as if a...

At the training grounds at Yıldız. Title translated from album caption. Captioned in French. No. 15. No. 234. In album: Fire Brigade personnel and equipment, barracks, hospitals, and factories, Istanbul, Ottoma... More

Elgin Fire Barn No. 5, 533 Saint Charles Street, Elgin, Kane County, IL

Elgin Fire Barn No. 5, 533 Saint Charles Street, Elgin, Kane County, I...

2016 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: Built in 1903 after designs by local architect Smith Hoag, Elgin Fire Barn No. 5 was one of a series of public firehouses built in Elgin, Illinois in the late... More

Raritan Arsenal, Fire Station, 2890 Woodbridge Avenue, Bonhamtown, Middlesex County, NJ

Raritan Arsenal, Fire Station, 2890 Woodbridge Avenue, Bonhamtown, Mid...

Significance: Building 228 is significant as the main fire station at the Raritan Arsenal. Because of the potential fire danger of munitions stored at the installation, it played a critical role in maintaining ... More

Fort Riley, Building No. 219, 219 Huebner Road, Riley, Riley County, KS

Fort Riley, Building No. 219, 219 Huebner Road, Riley, Riley County, K...

Significance: Building #219 is significant as the structure built specifically for the Fire Chief at Fort Riley. It was one of the few residences built for civilian personnel. According to the Current Fire Ch... More

Engine Company Nos. 11 & 28 Firehouse, East Milwaukee Avenue, Detroit, Wayne County, MI

Engine Company Nos. 11 & 28 Firehouse, East Milwaukee Avenue, Detroit,...

Picryl description: Public domain photo of a factory, warehouse, commercial or industrial building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Fire Warehouse, 730 Laurel Street, Butte Falls, Jackson County, OR

Fire Warehouse, 730 Laurel Street, Butte Falls, Jackson County, OR

Significance: Structures in the Butte Falls Ranger Station compound were built (or, in the case of Building 2200, the Fire Warehouse, remodeled) by crews of Civilian Conservation Corps enrollees. Construction o... More

City Hall & Opera House, Rouse Avenue & East Main Street, Bozeman, Gallatin County, MT

City Hall & Opera House, Rouse Avenue & East Main Street, Bozeman, Gal...

Significance: In May 1887 a special election was held to decide the issue of building a new city hall and opera house. The issue passed on a vote of 98 to 22. The building, which required three years to compl... More

City Hall & Opera House, Rouse Avenue & East Main Street, Bozeman, Gallatin County, MT

City Hall & Opera House, Rouse Avenue & East Main Street, Bozeman, Gal...

Significance: In May 1887 a special election was held to decide the issue of building a new city hall and opera house. The issue passed on a vote of 98 to 22. The building, which required three years to compl... More

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter WHITE PINE, U.S. Coast Guard 8th District Base, South Broad Street, Mobile, Mobile County, AL

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter WHITE PINE, U.S. Coast Guard 8th District Base...

See HAER DC-56, U.S. Coast Guard Buoy Tenders, 133' Class for overview. Significance: WHITE PINE was originally constructed as a yard lighter YF 448 for the U.S. Navy YF 257 class. This class of vessel provide... More

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter WHITE PINE, U.S. Coast Guard 8th District Base, South Broad Street, Mobile, Mobile County, AL

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter WHITE PINE, U.S. Coast Guard 8th District Base...

See HAER DC-56, U.S. Coast Guard Buoy Tenders, 133' Class for overview. Significance: WHITE PINE was originally constructed as a yard lighter YF 448 for the U.S. Navy YF 257 class. This class of vessel provide... More

Plattsburgh Air Force Base, Fire Fighter Training Building, Perimeter Road west of Runway, Plattsburgh, Clinton County, NY

Plattsburgh Air Force Base, Fire Fighter Training Building, Perimeter ...

Significance: Building 3410 is a small, concrete block building that was erected for the specific purpose of supporting the recurring proficiency training of fire suppression personnel. Survey number: HAER NY-326-AI

MacDill Air Force Base, Fire & Guard House, 2709 Florida Keys Avenue, Tampa, Hillsborough County, FL

MacDill Air Force Base, Fire & Guard House, 2709 Florida Keys Avenue, ...

Significance: The Fire and Guard House, due to its architectural integrity and its contribution to the Second World War-era infrastructure, forms an integral part of MacDill Air Force Base's historic character.... More

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