Fire Stations; Fire Engines & Equipment; Fire Chiefs; Fire Fighters;
Fire fighters posed with their equipment outside of the Portage Fire Station #1 located in Portage, Michigan. The gentleman standing on the far right dressed all in white is Fire Chief Jacob (Jake) Mein who served as the Portage Fire Chief from...
Fire Stations; Fire Engines & Equipment; Fire Chiefs; Fire Fighters;
Image of the Portage Fire Station #1, also known as the Central Fire Station, located at 7721 South Westnedge in Portage, Michigan with the camera looking towards the northeast. Three pieces of fire equipment are visible in the driveway including...
View, looking east, showing the exterior of the Portage Township Fire Station known as both Station Number One and the Central Fire Station. This fire house served the community of Portage, Michigan from 1941 to 1985 when it was finally replaced...
View, looking northeast, showing the exterior of the Portage Fire Department's Fire Station Number One or Central Fire Station. This structure once stood at 7721 South Westnedge on the east side of the street and served the community from 1941...
Fire fighting; Fire Engines & Equipment; Businesses;
Image of Kalamazoo Fire Department fire fighters attacking the fire, resulting from a Naphtha explosion, at the Kalamazoo Sled Company. The Kalamazoo Sled was originally located at 844 East Crosstown Parkway in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Once the...
Image of Portage Township/City Fire Chief Jacob (Jake) Mein. He is dressed in the white uniform of chief and is wearing his badge on the neck of his jacket. He is standing outside of the Portage Fire Department #1 which was built in 1941. Mr....
Fire Fighting; Businesses; Fire Engines & Equipment;
Image of the Kalamazoo Fire Department attacking a fire, resulting from a Naphtha explosion, at the Kalamazoo Sled Company. Naphtha is a generic term referring to flammable liquid hydrocarbon mixtures. The Kalamazoo Sled Company was originally...
Fire Fighting; Fire Engines & Equipment; Businesses;
Image of Kalamazoo Fire Fighters mopping up after the fire which resulted from a Naphtha explosion at the Kalamazoo Sled Company located at 844 East Crosstown Parkway in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Once the largest producer of children's sleds in the...
Fire Stations; Fire Engines & Equipment; Fire Fighters;
Built in 1960, this image is of the newly completed Portage North Fire Station located on the southwest corner of Vermont Avenue and VanHosen Boulevard in Portage, Michigan. The camera is looking towards the southwest with the building facing...
Fire Fighting; Fire engines & Equipment; Businesses;
Image taken by commercial photographer John Todd just moments after his arrival on the scene of a Naphtha Chemical Explosion and Fire at the Kalamazoo Sled Company located at 844 East Crosstown Parkway in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Naphtha is a generic...
Fire Departments; Fire Equipment; Fire Engines & Equipment;
Portage Fire Station Number Two located at 6101 Oakland Drive in Portage, Michigan. The camera is looking towards the northeast with Oakland Drive visible in the foreground. As of 2006 this station, which was completed in 1976, continues to serve...
Image taken from the roof of the State Theatre looking towards the, soon to be demolished, Central Fire Station which stands on the northeast corner of South Burdick and Lovell Street. Next door, to the north, is the Schensul Building in which is...
Fire Stations; Streets; Motion Picture Theaters; Restaurants; Newspapers
A view taken at street level looking north up South Burdick Street towards the intersection of South Burdick and Lovell Street in downtown Kalamazoo, Michigan. On the right is the Kalamazoo Gazette Building located at 401-405 South Burdick on the...
Interior of the Otsego Junior High School showing the damage caused by a massive fire which swept through the building on Saturday January 8th, 1966. The image focuses on the bleachers within the school's gymnasium. The fire was so intense that...
Interior view of the Otsego Junior High School Gymnasium showing the devastating effects of a fire which swept through the school sometime on Saturday January 8th, 1966. The fire has caused the roof to collapse onto the gym floor. This building,...
A classroom within the Otsego Junior High School located at 313 West Allegan Street in the city of Otsego, Michigan. This image shows the damage caused by a fire which swept through the school sometime on Saturday January 8th, 1966. Those rooms,...
Image of the Central Fire Station which stands on the northeast corner of the South Burdick and Lovell Street intersection. This image was taken in the summer of 1958, just prior to the stations demolition in 1959. It would be replaced with a...
Hallway inside the Otsego Junior High School, 313 West Allegan Street, showing the extensive damage caused by a fire (and subsequent water) which swept through the building on Saturday, January 8th, 1966. As of 2006, this building, which was...
Interior image of the Otsego Junior High School Gymnasium showing the massive damage caused by a fire which swept through the school sometime on Saturday January 8th, 1966. This school, located at 313 West Allegan Street, was repaired after the...
The intersection of South Burdick Street and Lovell Street showing the vacant lot on the northeast corner where the Central Fire Station formally stood. The photographer is looking north up Burdick Street with Lovell Street crossing in the...
