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Madison Fire Department, Keyes Steam Engine
1901
Keyes steam engine undergoing routine testing in front of Madison's old Central Fire Station, 10 South Webster Street. The water is being drawn from a cistern which the City installed in front of t...
Sauk City Fire Company
February 1962
Albert Derleth, chief of the Sauk City Fire Department, and the department's fleet of equipment.
Madison Original Fire Station No. 3
Madison original Fire Station No. 3 (1902-1954), 1217 Williamson St. The driver is Albert Fell. Standing are George Eichman, Ole Johnson, and Ed Heick.
Madison Fire Department, Rogers Company
1902
Madison fire fighters with W.H. Rogers Company horse-drawn wagon in front of the old Central Fire Station, 10 South Webster Street.
Fire Engine and Fire Fighters
1915
A small group of fire fighters fight an unseen fire with three fire hoses. Smoke obscures the fire, and on the right, a fire engine has smoke billowing from its steam engine.
Dougan Hills Fire Department
Several uniformed fire fighters stand outside the Dougan Hills Fire Department in a driveway near two fire engines. The two-story fire station is covered in ivy and surrounded by trees.
