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Welcome to the Virtual Fire Museum
Anthony Buono
May 10, 2023
The Boston Experiment
On September 22, 1906, the Boston Fire Department started an experiment with a motor chemical engine that was built by the American-LaFrance
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Anthony Buono
Apr 6, 2023
Made in Maine: D.E. McCann & Sons Fire Apparatus
New England was the home of many early builders of motor fire apparatus. Among the earliest was D.E. McCann & Sons.
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Anthony Buono
Feb 20, 2023
Twenty Years Later: Remembering the Station Nightclub Fire
On the evening of Thursday, February 20, 2003 100 concert goers perished in a tragic fire.
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Anthony Buono
Feb 17, 2023
Boston’s Fallen Chief: William T. Cheswell
Boston’s Fallen Chief: William T. Cheswell
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Anthony Buono
Oct 20, 2022
The Great Fires of 1947
In the Summer of 1947, Maine experienced the worst forest fires in the history of New England.
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