Sunday, August 23, 2009

Charleston Fire Department

Some awesome shots from our visit to one of the oldest working fire stations in the nation.

Looking into the past

On the Building

The Memorial

Statue

Bench

1/2? The door or the chief?

Bunker Gear

Seen better days

Ready for Action

Loved that they still had the call box indicator on the wall...when someone in the city would pull a call station, it would send a numerical message to this device. It would make punches in the paper, and the fire fighters would read the punches, check the number/location of the call box, and head out. Cool.
Getting the call

Call Box

Antique Engine

Antique Engine

Guage

By the Steam Engine

On the Engine

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