9 Mar 07
Dalmatian & Bangor Ladder
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9 Mar 07
Jonathan and the travel bug
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9 Mar 07
Ruh roh
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7 Mar 07
This plant is not on fire Brownsburg Indiana
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9 Feb 07
IMG_1596.JPG
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6 Jan 07
Bangor Ladder at Fire House #98 in Chicago
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6 Jan 07
Bangor Ladder at Chicago Water Tower Pumpdoctor Jr. sets the Bangor Ladder against the famous Water Tower on Michigan Rd (next to the American Girl Store)
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22 Oct 06
Entry stone Hartford Circus Fire Memorial consists of seven stones with brass plaques along a path leading to the main memorial marking the site of the center ring.
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22 Oct 06
10-18 We're running a spare truck. Not all Truck 1's equipment fits on Spare T-4, so it is on standby along the 911 memorial wall in the station.
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22 Oct 06
LisaS wanted this picture from the memorial If I can stop one heart from breaking,
I shall not live in vain;
If I can ease one life the aching,
Or cool one pain,
Or help one fainting robin into his nest again,
I shall not live in vain.
Emily Dickenson
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22 Oct 06
Center ring This marks the center of the center ring. Names of those lost are etched here. A line of dogwood trees marks the outline of the tent.
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22 Oct 06
Site Orientation
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22 Oct 06
2:50 pm Fire destroys the last of the circus tent, and the Big Top collapses onto the center ring, dooming those trapped inside. With 168 lives lost, Ringling and the City of Hartford are woven together by tragedy into the fabric of history.
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22 Oct 06
2:47 PM ... As thousands flee, some brave spectators endure the lethal heat to save others despite the threat to thier own lives. By lifting children and the injured over barriers, and by slicing open the canvas, they allow hundreds to escape.
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22 Oct 06
2:43 pm The first alarm sounds, alerting nearby fire stations of the circus blaze. within minutes, department personnel arrive and race to quench the angry flames. Police officers and medical staff join in the effort to save lives.
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22 Oct 06
2:42 pm When the Ringling band plays Disaster March, Circus performers and roustabouts race to pre-determined positions, risking thier own lives to guide men, women and children to safety beyond the burning big top.
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22 Oct 06
2:40 pm As the wild lion act ends a small ball of flames braks out high on the sidewall of the Ringling circus tent. Precious time ticks by before the audience feels danger. Flames climb high on the Big Top causing a desperate stampede.
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21 Oct 06
Lean on me Brother
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21 Oct 06
That's where a Bangor Ladder rides here
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10 Oct 06
Bangor Ladder Travel Bug
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