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All the photographs in this post are from the vast collection of Fire Memorabilia amassed by the late Mervyn McKay.

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Members of the Brockville Hook and Ladder Co. in 1899.

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The Fire Department Hose Reel Team about 1915

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Running the Hose Reel Along King St. E. near Murray St.

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Brockville Fire Department in 1919.   George Gillespie, Chief (front centre), Fred Mathews, Deputy-Chief (front right)

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Fred Mathews, Fire Chief 1920-23

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In this photograph taken in 1920, the Hook & Ladder wagon, the old hose wagon, and the new Republic truck is posed in front of the Perth Street Fire Hall, built in 1910 at the corner of James St. W.

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Fire Chief John Hartley and his fire crew in 1930

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26 November 1949 – Smart’s Block Fire

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At the height of the Smart’s Block fire

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The firemen try to contain the blaze on the evening of November 26, 1949.

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Fire Chief Charles J. Shorey, and Deputy-Chief Edward “Bud”Lacasse, Deputy Fire Chief  assess the damage in the morning, while Lieut. Clarence McKay, in the background, trains a hose on a remaining hot spot.

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The next morning, the aftermath of one of Brockville’s most extensive main street fires.

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1960s

John F. Marshall, Lieutenant;  Edward “Bud” Lacasse, Deputy Fire Chief; and Arthur C. Keetch, driver, posed on the 1934 Bickle Quad Fire Truck.

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