Three pumpers at a wildland fire. All appear to be Internationals. Date unknown.
Hillside wildland fire near a dish antenna. Date unknown.
Engine 10, and International 200/Van Pelt, at a structure fire. Note old style helmet still in use. May 1976.
FF/E/P Bill Ekwall at the pump panel of Engine 4, a Ford/Van Pelt. Date unknown.
Two views of Truck 1 with a Hi-Ranger snorkel. The first shot is of the front of the truck, the second shows it flowing water from it's bucket. May 1976.
Pulling hose at a structure fire mutual response with the San Jose fire department already on scene. It appears to be a garage fire which also burned the car. Note firefighter on the roof with an ax, ventilating the structure. Date unknown.
Engineer Lima hooking up to the pump panel of Tanker-Pumper 16 at the Tully station drill tower, circa 1975-6.
An unidentified firefighter fighting an unidentified fire from the back of an unidentified engine. Needless to say, the photo date is unknown.
Two shots of firefighters observing a hillside fire beside Engine 7, a International/Van Pelt. This fire, in the late 1970s, was caused by a bulldozer hitting a major gas main while working at the Kaiser Permanente quarry in Cupertino. The bulldozer operator was killed; the firefighters are waiting for PG&E (the local gas company) to shut off the gas to this main before attacking the fire. Note that the firefighter on the right has "Vol. Div." on the back of his coat. This method of identifying volunteers is no longer used; now, volunteers are identified by their black helmets.
County Fire and San Jose apparatus at a structure fire. Date unknown.
Cutting a fireline. Based on the lack of deployed hoses, and the fact that the spectators seem more interested in the wheelwell than the action, this is probably a drill and not an actual fire. Early 1970s; the engine is still labeled for the Los Gatos Fire Department, but has County Fire emblems.
Two photos of B/C Ackley supervising a roof rescue, using the Hi-Ranger bucket of Truck 1. 24 June 1977. An air-conditioning serviceman fell 10 feet down a rooftop shaft, breaking his ankle. This took place at The Courtyard, 59 N. Santa Cruz Av, at the corner of Bean Av, Los Gatos.
Reserve Engine 17 pumping at a rural water supply drill.
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