Baltimore City Fire Department

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My old friend, Duane Troxel of Robbinsdale, MN, visited the IAFC Convention which was held in Baltimore in 1973. When he was there he photographed the entire department in slides. Last week I scanned all of his Baltimore slides.

In 1973, Baltimore had many rigs still in service that were 30 years old. A huge order of apparatus the next year would greatly reduce the age of the Baltimore fleet. While there, Duane was able to shoot apparatus that was still around from the 30s, including this 1933 Mack BQ model tractor that was used to pull the 1898 Hale water tower.

- 1973 Duane Troxel photo.