My maternal grandfather, serving with the Fire Department at Camp Parks, California, circa 1947-1948.
After serving in the US Army before and during World War I, my grandfather was a firefighter in Cleveland, Ohio for more than 20 years. He served at Camp Parks until he died in an automobile accident in 1948.
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An airport fire truck manufactured by Oshkosh demonstrates its abilities.
Photographed at the CDF Paso Robles Air Attack Base
Paso Robles Municipal Airport (KPRB)
October 1996
NOTE:
CDF = California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
In 2007, CDF began to be known as "CAL FIRE."
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Volkswagen ambulance, Stockholm, Sweden
May 2012
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Volkswagen ambulance, Stockholm, Sweden
May 2012
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Engine 89 from the Sunnyvale (California) Department of Public Safety. Photographed at Costco on Lawrence Expressway, April 2, 2014.
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