Colorado, fire house number eighteen at 22d and Colorado Boulevard in Denver, Colorado.

Asst. Chief A. L. Graeber of the Denver, Colorado, fire department sits at desk.

Bed-room Eng. 5 - D.F.D.

A crowd watches as a pool hall fire is extinguished, Denver, Colorado. Fire hoses lie across the street and sidewalk. Automobiles are parked next to the curb and fire engines are parked in the streets.

In Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colorado, fire fighters pose during a parade. Horse-drawn wagons and an open topped touring car are draped in bunting, and the men's uniforms include tall hats.

View of the Denver, Colorado, fire department, posing with horse drawn equipment by a stone firehouse; letters over the door read: "Central Station."

The firemen of the Aspen, Colorado, Fire Department sit in a sledge drawn by two horses. Men are in uniform including long coats and hats. Two men sit on the front of the sledge; one holds a horse whip. A small boy stands in the sledge with his elbows resting on the side of it. The words "Aspen Fire Dep't." are printed on the side of the sledge.

Members of the Veteran Volunteer Fire Association (VVFA) pose near an 1867 horse drawn hand pumper wagon at night in Denver, Colorado. A girl sits on the wagon with a dog; spectators stand nearby. The men's hats read: "The VVFA Denver Colo".

View of smouldering remains from first fire on April 25th, 1896, Cripple Creek, Colorado; three men look over debris and one man sprays water over building remains; flat roof brick and wooden frame false front buildings and the Tutt & Penrose building are in the commercial district on Bennett Avenue; wood frame residences are on hillside in the background.

Firemen ride a horse drawn, ladder wagon down California Street at night in Denver, Colorado. Spectators line the sidewalk. Bunting decorates a building.

Fire house. Georgetown, Colorado.

Fire house with hand pump. Georgetown, Colorado.

View of the Fire Department rescue drills, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, shows a fireman on the ladder of the fire truck carrying down another man on his back. The brick hose drying tower and apartments are in the background.

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Penciled on back of photoprint: "Purchased 1910, picture taken about 1912, $2476.50 cost;" with stamp: "Lester L. Williams, M. D. Colorado Springs, Colo."

View of the Fire Department rescue drills, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, shows firemen rappelling down the hose drying tower, a truck with ladder extended and men and boys watching from the ground.

View of the Fire Department conducting rescue drills, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, shows a fireman rappelling from the hose drying tower with another man draped over his back and men holding the rope from below. The extension ladder from the ladder-truck leans on the side.

Firemen use fire trucks to battle a blaze at the Rocky Mountain Brewery building, Denver, Colorado.

Uniformed firemen pose in in front of the two-story brick fire department, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, with motorized ladder trucks, horse-drawn hose wagons, and automobiles. The firehouse has stone trim, corbeling, pilasters, and a projecting entry tower with cupola; the five-story Mining Exchange Building is next door.

Fire fighters on long ladders work to put out a blaze in a downtown building, Denver, Colorado. Shows fire engines, hoses, and trolley tracks.

A Denver fireman looks at a Stutz motor on a fire truck, Denver, Colorado. Shows a motor with engraved lettering "Stutz".

Four firemen manipulate a hose at a residential fire, Denver, Colorado.

View of a fire in Denver, Colorado, on 29th (Twenty-ninth) Street.

Firemen survey the fire damage in a grocery store in Denver, Colorado.

Fire fighters sift through the remains of a structure in the smoke and residue of a fire in Denver, Colorado.

Firemen on railroad or trolley tracks use firehoses to aim jets of water at a fire; houses are by a warehouse with sign: "Ferrin (?) Van & Storage," Denver, Colorado

Hook and Ladder Company Number 1 poses in their uniforms, in front of their Fire Station, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. Outfits include pullover bib shirts and white belts; chest bibs or protectors are appliqued with the number "1."

Fire fighters battle a blaze with ladder trucks and hoses at the Barnett Building located on 16th (Sixteenth) and Larimer streets in Denver, Colorado.

Two men ride a horse drawn fire wagon, Denver, Colorado. It is equipped with ladders, hand held extinguisher, lantern, and bell.

Men work among fire hoses, crates, and debris, in an alley in Denver, Colorado; letters read "[?]Ban Co."

Firemen, a horse-drawn firewagon, and young onlookers stand near the firehouse in Montrose, Colorado. It is a two story brick building with a, "MFD," plaque on the front facade, and a fire bell on the roof.

Fire fighters battle a blaze with ladder trucks and hoses at the Barnett Building on 16th (Sixteenth) and Larimer Streets in Denver, Colorado.

View across Victor, Colorado, towards Gold Coin Mill as the August 21, 1899 fire begins to sweep across town. There appears to be a horse-drawn fire hose wagon laying hose on street with a team of horses. The Gold Coin Mill is engulfed in smoke; flames & smoke billow from wooden frame skeletons.

The Fire Department poses with their horse-drawn ladder truck, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, during the Flower Carnival. The firemen wear uniforms and conductor's hats and the wagon is decorated with flower garlands, foliage, a United States flag and a taxidermied eagle; the Antlers Hotel and other commercial buildings are in the background.

People pose outside of a brick firehouse, with a horse-drawn fire wagon in Salida, Chaffee County, Colorado. The horses are decorated with flower garlands and plumes.

"A January 2, 1919, view inside the City of Longmont warehouse on Kimbark Street south of the old City Hall. Shown is the W. A. Buckingham Hook & Ladder Truck, the town's first fire protection. It was equipped with ladders and brigade buckets; later chemical extinguisher were added.

A lone man shoots water from a hose onto a wooden building with a false front at the corner of Simpson Street and Michigan Avenue in Fowler (Otero County), Colorado. The hose is connected to a single fire engine, equipped with a pressurized water tank. Smoke darkens the sky in the background.

Firemen work on a fire truck in Denver, Colorado; icicles cover the ladder and a street lamp, and signs read: "[?]chman & Son Cigar Store."

The Littleton Fire Department poses with hose cart in front of the wood frame clapboard firehouse, Littleton, Colorado. The men wear light colored shirts, ties and soft peaked caps. Ed Bemis is the third from the right and C. E. Stephenson holds the hose cart rope. A boy stands on the cart holding a shiny silver Art Nouveau style trophy cup.

Night view of Denver, Colorado, shows Fire Chief John F. Healy, in a horse-drawn steamer pump wagon at a parade.

Several men wearing new uniforms from the Montrose Fire Department pose aboard their horse-drawn fire wagon in Montrose, Colorado.

View of a horse drawn steam pumper at Engine Company No. 1 firehouse at Colfax and Broadway; also shows a brick building with signs: "Denver Omnibus & Cab Co.," "Metropole" and "Palace Stables."

Side view of horse-drawn steamer fire engine in Denver, Colorado.

Steam fire engine with hose attached in Denver, Colorado.

Fire fighters climb a ladder up a training tower in Denver, Colorado.

Members of the Montrose Fire Department pose in front of their fire house in Montrose, Colorado.

Steam fire engine, with steam, with hose attached in Denver, Colorado.

Denver fire fighters are on the scene of a fire at the Gates Rubber Company retail store located at 1517 Cheyenne in Denver, Colorado.

View of a fireman driving horse-drawn fire engine No. 2 in Denver, Colorado; image taken near City Hall (14th and Larimer Streets); Cherry Creek is in background.

Firefighters pose beside and atop horse-drawn hose wagon engine in Denver, Colorado.

View from below of fire fighters climbing a ladder on a training tower in Denver, Colorado.

View of a fire and firemen in Denver, Colorado; lettering on the brick warehouse reads: "McPhee & McGinnity Co. Denver, Colorado."

Fire fighters stand on Pumper number eight, at 1616 Marion Street in Denver, Colorado.

Denver Fire Department motorized horse-drawn Knox 3-wheel tractor in Denver, Colorado.

Mayor C. A. Bradley poses between William Boze, driver, and Bill Neeley, on the new fire wagon, Longmont, Colorado. Two large draft horses pull the wagon equipped with ladders, hoses and fire extigishers.

Fire fighters in uniform pose in front of fire engine pumper in Denver, Colorado.

Side view of driver and car D.F.D. No. 3 in Denver, Colorado.

Fire fighters in Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colorado, pose in uniform. Men in white hats sit in an open topped automobile draped with bunting and United States flags; the brick building in the background has a sign: "R. R. Mitchell Lawyer."

Denver Fire Department chemical car number 1 parked on the street in Denver, Colorado.

The Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, Volunteer Fire Department poses amid a crowd of onlookers. They wear uniforms, including United States Cavalry hats and jackets, and carry horns, fire buckets, and a nozzle. A section of firehose hangs under a sign: "The Missing Link."

Five uniformed fire fighters stand next to a horse-drawn fire engine in Denver, Colorado.

Two men pose, two in front and two on back, on a horse drawn fire wagon from the Denver Fire Department, Denver, Colorado. The wagon has a ladder, fire extinguisher, lantern, and bell.

Smoke rises from ruins in Morrison, Jefferson County, Colorado, after a fire. Men stand along tracks of the Colorado and Southern Railroad; a horse-drawn surrey is to the side. A boy is by a brass fire pump-wagon in the foreground, parked at the edge of Bear Creek.

Motorized horse-drawn Christie steamer and driver on street in Denver, Colorado.

Fire fighters in uniform pose with fire engine Denver, Colorado; shows storefront: Printing, Litho-Inks & Rollers.

Exterior view of Engine Company No. 5 in Denver, Colorado; shows adjacent Dillon Ironworks.

Men pose at Cache la Poudre and Nevada Avenues (northwest corner), Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, pulling a fire hose cart. A bell tower / shed has a sign: "Colorado College Hose Company No 4."

Figure is suspended from wire attached to top of fire fighting training tower in Denver, Colorado

View of a Longmont fire department pulling a hose cart in the intersection of Fourth (4th) Avenue and Coffman Street, Colorado. The first schoolhouse building moved from Main Street serves as their fire station. Next door is the Quality Creamery and the Novelty Repair Shop.

The fireman, just out of their beds in their long johns, jump into their fire pants, upstairs in the firehouse, Loveland, Colorado.

View of a fire at the Union Refining Company in Denver, Colorado. Spectacular fire - high property damage and four persons hurt when a high pressure hose got out of control.

Fire fighters pose in front of and atop horse-drawn fire engine at Station # 3, 2563 Glenarm Place, Denver, Colorado. Capt. Biffle stands far left.

Firemen use a water hose on the ruins of an unidentified stone church in Denver, Colorado. A crowd is gathered at the scene of the fire.

Fire fighters battle a blaze at the McPhee - McGinnity Lumber Company lumber yard under the Broadway viaduct in Denver, Colorado, as people look on. The McPhee-McGinnity building with clock tower, and "Pittsburgh Plate Glass" are in the background.

Three firemen use a hose to extinguish cinders as they traverse the roof of a collapsed residence in Denver, Colorado.

Men and boys look at a fire truck flipped over on its side after an accident,  in Denver, Colorado.

A group of twelve men pose with the first fire truck owned by the city of Montrose, Colorado. The fire station is in the background.

Group of uniformed firemen and two young boys pose with ladder hose and bucket cart in front of the fire station, Las Animas, Bent County, Colorado.

A hose cart with a fire engine with "Edgewater Fire Dept." on the hood is parked in front of the Edgewater Fire Department in Edgewater, Jefferson County, Colorado.  A sign over the large entrance reads "Edgewater Fire Dep't." and a smaller sign over a door reads "Firemen Only." The fire department is part of City Hall, and another sign reads "Hunting and Fishing Licences."

The Fort Collins Volunteer Fire Department poses by the fire house in Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado, with a hose-reel and a ladder carriage. Sign on adjacent storefront reads: "Free Reading Room."

Fire Chief Thomas Mowatt poses with fire fighters, including Joe Finnin, in front of the open door of City Hall, Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado.  Horses and steam-powered fire cart are decorated with garland and bunting; second story columns of the Walsh Library are wrapped for a Fourth (4th) of July celebration.

A crowd stands around the wreckage of Fire Engine #15 overturned on a city street in Denver, Colorado.

Firemen pose with equipment by the firehouse in Rico, Dolores County, Colorado. They are identified as: (l to r) "Schoot, Troy, Siebert, Chief Dulmager ?, Scherer, Goodman; (standing) - Ford, Robert Dulmager?, Pemberton, and Reyman.

Colorado City Hose Company No. 1 poses outside their false front fire station, El Paso County, Colorado. The firefighters include boys and men of various ages holding the rope of their hosecart with decorated wheels and fire hose nozzles.

A man falls into a round Browder safety net at a fire department demonstration in Denver, Colorado.

Firemen climb a ladder up a storefront in Denver, Colorado; icicles drape a street lamp, and window signs reads: "Royal Home Made Candies", "Reichman and Son Cigar Co." and "Webster Cigar." Fire Engine #4 is parked on the street.

Windsor Fire Department engine No.1, built by Julius Pearse, is displayed in front of the pavilion in Cheesman Park, Denver, Colorado.

Two firemen, stand inside firehouse door of Central Fire Station, 340 block Bennett Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado; each man places a yoke over a horse hitched to fire apparatus; men wear uniform and hat; horse on left is named Mandy and horse on right is named Bess; man atop horse-drawn firefighting apparatus holds reins and one rope extends from ceiling; chain is across open door of firehouse.

Spectators stand near automobiles parked by the scene of an accident between two Denver Fire Department trucks in Denver, Colorado.

A fireman carries a female victim down a ladder as onlookers watch from windows in the adjacent Public Service building, Fifteenth (15th) and Champa Streets, Denver, Colorado.

"Longmont's first horse drawn fire wagon about 1908. The old Buckingham hook and ladder truck, the town's first fire protection, is shown at the right of view." The two-story brick fire department house shows on corner with large open vehicular doors and domed belltower.

Firemen pose on their horse-drawn ladder truck in Pueblo, Colorado. The brick firehouse in the background has incised stonework and pedimented or arched entries.

View of George B. McAulay Hose Company carts in arched Town Hall doorways in Silver Cliff, Custer County, Colorado. United States flags and bunting drape buildings, men and women pose, sign reads: "H. W. Foss Groceries."

Men hold the reins of a horse-drawn fire wagon in Pueblo, Colorado. The conveyance is equipped with ladders, rope, rolled hose, kerosene lamps, and metal tanks.

Four firemen pose in the new fire wagon drawn by a team of horses in La Junta, Colorado in Otero County. Two men stand on the back, on the side, and one in the driver's seat. Ladders and a lantern are on the side of the wagon. "L. J. F. D." is painted on the side of the wagon.

View of Georgetown, Colorado, showing the Star Hook and Ladder Co., No. 1, outside the fire house on Sixth (6th, Alpine) Street. The firemen appear to be preparing to take part in a parade; a cart is decorated with American flags. Beyond the fire house, a sign on a wood building reads, "[?] O'Keefe & Co.;" beneath a sign reading "C.C. Churchill, Fruit and Groceries, Tobacco."

A fire engine from the Burlington Fire Department is among other antique vehicles. "Burlington Fire Dept. No. 1" is painted on the hood of the vehicle.

Shows the wreckage of Denver Fire trucks, the result of an accident. A carriage portion of a fire engine rests overturned in the middle of the street.

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