Month

[Exterior of Dallas Fire Station Number 1]

Photograph of two fire engines parked in the driveway of a Dallas fire station, labeled "City of Dallas Fire Station 1" in the upper-right corner of the garage. The right side of the driveway is wet.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Fire at A&A Pawn Brokers and Jewelers No. 1]

Photograph of several firemen attempting to extinguish the fire at a building which is extracting thick dark smoke from the rooftop. Three of the firemen are on the roof of the building spraying a fire hose inside the house and three other men are climbing a ladder mounted on the roof with an extra fire hose to help halt the fire.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Fire at A&A Pawn Brokers and Jewelers No. 2]

Photograph of Dallas firefighters battling a heavy fire at a building which is extracting heavy smoke from the rooftop. Several firemen are on the roof of the building spraying fire hoses toward the fire inside the building. One of them is on a ladder propped against the roof and two other firefighters are on a aerial ladders spraying a fire hose toward the rooftop.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Fire at A&A Pawn Brokers and Jewelers No. 3]

Photograph of Dallas firefighters battling a heavy fire which is producing thick smoke from the rooftop of a building. Several firemen are shown on the roof of the building; some of them are hammering the roof to enable the other men with fire hoses to spray into the building. Two news reporters are shown on the ground level recording the incident with video cameras.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Fire engine parked in front of burning home]

Photograph of a fire engine parked in front of a burning home as a firefighter sprays a fire hose toward the flames. The firefighter is wearing a reflective suit and is standing on top of the parked fire engine which is labeled "DALLAS FIRE DEPT. 8". The burning house is not fully visible but heavy flames and smoke are seen on the rooftop.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Fire erupted at a Disco]

Photograph of a fire that occurred at a disco and Dallas firefighters can be seen attempting to stop it from spreading . Two step ladders are shown propped against the wall of the building. Two firefighters in reflective gear are standing near the ladder on the left and another fireman is on the roof of the building near the same ladder. A white paramedic vehicle is parked in front of the building and four individuals are standing next to it, two of them are wearing helmets, one of them is in paramedic uniform and the fourth one is wearing jeans and a tucked in t-shirt. A red paramedic vehicle is shown on the right along with two other vehicles with with lit sirens. One of the vehicles is white with light blue writing and the other one is red. An individual in white pants and a light colored shirt is shown passing by the red vehicle and there is a fifth vehicle partially visible on the left of the photograph. There is a worried looking lady standing behind the green car and she is wearing blue jeans and a jacket.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Fire erupts at Fixture Mart on Harry Hines Boulevard]

Photograph of a fire hazard that occurred at a fixture mart at 4501 Harry Hines Blvd. Three different trucks are parked in front of the store, two of them have fixture mart labels on their carriage. Two firemen are visible at the end of an aerial lift spraying a fire hose toward the flames. The men are wearing reflective jackets and firefighter hats. The main entrance of the store is labeled " FIXTURE MART" and there is a side entrance labeled "SHOWROOM".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Fire erupts at Fixture Mart on Harry Hines Boulevard No. 2]

Photograph showing a side view of the fire that occurred at a fixture mart on 4501 Harry Hines Blvd. The top of the building is covered in flames and there are several firefighters shown on the right. Some of them are hammering the building and others are preparing to spray a fire hose toward the flames. Two other firefighters can be seen on aerial lifts attached to fire engines and one of them appears to be spraying a fire hose toward the flames on the roof. There are two other individuals shown wearing blue jeans and a jacket with one of them holding a briefcase.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Fire hazard at American Radiator Service]

Photograph of of a building smoking heavily from the roof and firefighters are shown attempting to extinguish the fire. Four firemen are shown on lifted aerial ladders as they spray the roof of the building with fire hoses. A step ladder is also propped against the roof. Several other firefighters are shown inside the garage of the building spraying fire hoses and a civilian is spotted observing the men in the garage. The garage has a red Coca Cola sign displayed and a rectangular white board with the text "AMERICAN RADIATOR SERVICE."
Date: unknown
Creator: Spainhouer, Freddie Philmon
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Fire hazard at Texas Paper Co.]

Photograph of a fire hazard at Texas Paper Co. with Dallas Fire Department at the scene. Two firemen are shown on aerial lifts spraying water toward the flames using fire hoses. Two fire engines are also visible; one of which is red and the other one yellow with the text "DALLAS FIRE DEPT. 4". Five other firemen are shown in the photograph, three of them are standing by the fire engines, one of them is seated on the roof of the yellow fire engine and the other firefighter is walking toward the flaming building. There is a sign on the upper right hand corner of the building with the text "TEXAS PAPER CO DEPENDABLE SERVICE SINCE 1884".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Firefighters respond to a burning apartment building]

Photograph of a three story apartment building in flames as firefighters rush to extinguish the fire. Two firemen are on the doorstep of a unit on the third floor and another firefighter is rushing down the stairs. A couple firemen on the street are moving toward the building and a third firefighter is working with a paramedic to uncoil the fire hoses. Two other firefighters are walking toward the building with a step ladder and a yellow fire engine is parked behind two compact vehicles.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Fireman getting hosed]

Photograph of a firefighter being sprayed with a hose while two other men are helping him remove his jacket. There is a fire engine shown behind the four men and heavy flames of fire in the background.
Date: unknown
Creator: Spainhouer, Freddie Philmon
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Firemen rushing to extinguish a fire]

Photograph of several firemen with fire hoses at the scene of a burning building. Three step ladders are shown propped against the edge of the buildings rooftop. One of the firemen on the ladder shown on the left is spraying a fire hose while the other one is supporting the hose. Two other firemen appear to be climbing up the ladder on the right while some other men are entering the building. The ropes of several fire hoses are shown on the ground outside the building.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Flaming building extracts dark smoke]

Photograph of building that caught a heavy fire and extracting dark smoke from the roof. A paramedic vehicle labeled "Mobile Intensive Care Unit Dallas Fire Dept." is parked outside the building.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Flaming building extracts dark smoke No. 2]

Photograph of building that caught a heavy fire and extracting dark smoke from the roof. A paramedic vehicle labeled "Mobile Intensive Care Unit Dallas Fire Dept." is parked outside the building.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Heavy fire at apartment complex]

Photograph of a two story apartment building in flames as two firemen climb a ladder placed on the window of an unaffected unit. The firemen also have a fire hose with them and there are three civilians gathered outside the building observing.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Heavy fire destroys home]

Photograph of a house in rapidly spreading flames as three firemen spray fire hoses toward the fire. A civilian in a white shirt appears to be fleeing as the firemen spray the burning home.
Date: unknown
Creator: Spainhouer, Freddie Philmon
System: The Portal to Texas History

[High rise building on fire No. 1]

Photograph of a high rise building on fire with Dallas Fire Department at the scene. There are several fire engines parked outside the building and a couple of aerial ladders set against windows on the ninth floor.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[High rise building on fire No. 2]

Photograph of a high rise building on fire with Dallas Fire Department at the scene. There are several fire engines parked outside the building and a couple of aerial ladders set against windows on the ninth floor.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Kneeling firemen battle heavy fire]

Photograph of five firemen kneeling on a grass field as three of them spray fire hoses toward flames and the other two provide support. The firemen are each wearing reflective jackets and black firefighter hats. A portion of the grass they are kneeling on appears to have turned to ashes by the heavy fire.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Massive fire destroys building]

Photograph of a building producing heavy flames and a fire engine parked outside. Three firemen are shown next to the fire engine and a law enforcement vehicle with two sirens on the roof.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Paramedics responding to car accident]

Photograph of paramedics attempting to extract a victim from the backseat of a car that was involved in a car accident. One of the men is helping from the drivers side with the seat folded, two other men are helping from the trunk of the vehicle with the rear windshield removed. A fourth paramedic is standing on the left side of the vehicle next to a stretcher.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Rooftop view of a Dallas Fire Station]

Photograph showing the rooftop of a Dallas fire station including a view of the city. Three firemen in uniform are shown standing on the roof along with a coiled up green hose and four solar panels.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Side view of a building in flames]

Photograph of a building extracting heavy flames and thick dark smoke as Dallas firefighters attempt to extinguish the fire. Three firemen are visible in in the photo, two of them are on an aerial ladder spraying a fire hose toward the flames and the third one is providing support from the bottom of the ladder. The aerial lift is attached to the parked fire engine shown in the photograph and there are several step ladders visible from the trunk of the truck.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History