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1. Station 7 firefighters at building fire Station 7 firefighters at building fire Station 7 crew at Houston Scrapmetal Building fire. Benny Burns, from the C shift, has been identified as the man closest with back to the photographer.
2. Firefighters at lumber yard fire Firefighters at lumber yard fire Fire at Farrar Lumber yard, 2401 Texas Ave. One firefighter is working to put out the flames, while five other men stand to the left of the firefighter. Smoke can be seen in the background.
3. Firefighters fighting lumber yard fire Firefighters fighting lumber yard fire Engine 7 at Farrar Lumber yard at 2401 Texas Avenue.
4. Firefighters from Station 15 spraying water on building fire Firefighters from Station 15 spraying water on building fire Firefighters from Station 15 spraying water on building fire. One group of firefighters is in the foreground, while another group is in the back.
5. Firefighters of Station 25 on balcony of burning apartment Firefighters of Station 25 on balcony of burning apartment Crew of Engine 25, Duran,Lutton, Reed,and Hopkins. The man in the distance has been identified as Captain Reed.
6. "C" shift firefighters at three-alarm building fire at Voss & Bergoyne District 69 "C" shift firefighters at three-alarm building fire at Voss & Bergoyne District 69 Captain Wayne Rains and another "C" shift firefighter in full gear on a ladder at a three-alarm building fire at Voss and Bergyone, District 69.
7. Firefighters spraying water on fire Firefighters spraying water on fire Two firefighters are standing in the foreground while spraying a fire outside the frame. More firefighters are standing in the background with their attention focused on another incident.
8. Firefighters fighting building fire with fire engine 8 Firefighters fighting building fire with fire engine 8 Multi Alarm Fire, Engine 8 is on the far right of this photo.
9. Firefighters spraying water on building fire Firefighters spraying water on building fire This fire took place in the mid to late 1930's. The equipment on the right with fire fighter spraying water was a commandeered civilian book truck and was put to use by the Houston Fire Department.
10. Firefighters at restaurant fire Firefighters at restaurant fire Fire engine 28 at Boston Sea Party restaurant in South West Houston with shake roof, during a fire created by a serial arsonist. Rock Kayle has been identified as the man with back turned.
11. Firefighters spraying water on fire Firefighters spraying water on fire Firefighters spraying water on a large fire in the background behind a tree and some fencing. The yellow helmets were being put to service to replace the fiber glass "Hardboil" helmets.
12. Firefighters fighting building fire Firefighters fighting building fire This seven-alarm fire occured between Windrock and Woodway Square at San Felipe and Woodway. Ladder truck 38 can be seen in this photograph.
13. Firefighters at multiple alarm fire with Downtown Station equipment Firefighters at multiple alarm fire with Downtown Station equipment Photgraph of a large fire at night. The left side of the photo shows a Ward LaFrance platform pumper, shown raised and operating with a heavy stream nozzle. The right of the photo is a ladder truck, shown...
14. Firefighters fighting railroad car fire at chemical plant Firefighters fighting railroad car fire at chemical plant A group of men in hard hats stands to the right of the photograph while staring at the source of the smoke.
15. Firefighters spraying water onto building fire Firefighters spraying water onto building fire Spectators are watching in the foreground while several fire engines in the background spray water on a smoking building.
16. Fire alarm building Fire alarm building This fire alarm building was built in 1937. Prior to that fires were dispatched out of the Central Fire Station.
17. Firefighters on ladder outside burning building Firefighters on ladder outside burning building Fire near downtown Houston. The firefighter near the window is wearing the newly issued Federal Helmet and the other fire fighter is wearing the old style helmet called the "Hard Boil".
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