This list is for the discussion of fire service history and trivia. The list is geared for those interested in fire service history, including fire buffs, fire historians, fire museum personnel, firefighters and collectors of fire service artifacts.
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Harrisburg 1892-During the early morning hours, a cop on his downtown beat discovered smoke oozing from around the windows of Frank Wolfe’s clothing store at
Harrisburg 1930-At 9:33 p.m. the City Hall operator received a phone call for smoke in the area of the eastern end of Graham Street by the Pennsylvania
Harrisburg 1908-Sometime in the evening during a severe thunderstorm, lightning struck the warehouse of the Atlantic New and Second Hand Furniture Company at