Photograph of a group of people, many wearing red ribbons and badges, at the Texas A&M University System's Fireman's Training School. The group is all men with one woman, and they are outdoors in front of an open paved area.

Patch from the Bryan, Texas fire department. The shield-shaped patch has a black background with red and gold edging. "Bryan Fire Dept." is written in gold across the top and bottom of the patch. A Florian Cross in the center of the patch has golden points connected by a red circle. "Texas" is written in the lower point. A grey bird flies in front of the top point which has an American and a Texas flag projecting upward. The center of the patch bears a silver star surrounded by a golden laurel.

Patch from the College Station, Texas fire department. The rounded triangular patch has a black background and blue edging. "College Station Fire Dept." is written on top of a field of flames with a Star of Life to its left and the logo for Texas A & M University to the right. A there is a silver leaf-like symbol above the flames.

Patch from the College Station, Texas fire department. The cross shaped patch has yellow points with red and black edging, and a central circle with a dark blue background. "College Station Fire Dept" is written in black in the points. An image of a fire helmet, hatchet, ladder, nozzle, and pike appears in the center circle.

Photograph of men sitting and standing on a field with a fire hose laid on it, at the A & M Fire Training School.

Photograph of two men standing on an aerial extension ladder with a hose at A & M Fire College. The man at the top of the ladder is R. H. Wren, and the man near the bottom is K. G. Pucell.

Photograph of a group of five men standing by a sign at the Brayton Firemen Training Field in College Station, Texas. A large cloud of smoke is visible to the right.

Patch from the Texas Firemen's Training School of Texas A & M University. The circular patch has a black background, yellow edging, and contains a white cross with red borders. "Texas Firemen's Training School" is written in black inside of the vertical points. The horizontal points contain illustrations of a fire hydrant, ladder, and hook. In the center there is a circle containing the image of a torch crossed over by two axes above the words "Texas A & M University."

Photograph of the class of the 1939 School for Fireman in College Station, Texas. The men are gathered on the steps of a building and some are wearing peaked caps. The text reads, "Tenth Annual School for Fireman, College Station, Texas, July 17-21, 1939, Aggieland Studio."

Photograph of men feeding a hose up the side of a building at A & M Fire College. There are men in the second and third story windows, more on the roof, and a large group on the ground in the foreground.

Photograph of a group of men standing with their arms out on the roof of a building at the A & M Fire College. More buildings are visible in the background.

Photograph of a group of men putting on air packs and gas masks at the A & M Fire College. Buildings are visible in the background, and there is a fire engine to the right.

Photograph of a group of men reeling a hose up the side of a building at A & M Fire College.

Photograph of a man using an extinguisher to put out a fire on the ground at A & M Fire College. Other men stand by in the background.

Photograph of a group of men wrapped in bandages sitting at tables at the A & M Fire College.

Photograph of two men, identified as Frank Williams and H. C. Miller, holding a large hose at the A & M Fire College. Buildings and a crowd are visible in the background.

Photograph of the class of the 1938 School for Fireman in College Station, Texas. The men are gathered on the steps of a building and some are wearing peaked caps. The text reads, "Ninth Annual School for Fireman, College Station, Texas, July 18-22, 1938, Aggieland Studio."

Photograph of the class of the 1931 School for Fireman in College Station, Texas. The men are gathered on the steps of a building and many are wearing suits or uniforms. The text reads, "Second Ann[ual School for] Fi[rema]n, College Station, Texas, April 27-28-29, 1931, Aggieland Studio."

Photograph of a building on the campus of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas (now Texas A&M University) badly damaged by a fire. Most of the inside of the building has been completely destroyed leaving only the outer framework still standing.

Photograph of a building on the campus of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas (now Texas A&M University) after having been badly damaged by a fire. The roof and insides of the building have been burned away leaving only the outer walls left standing; there are piles of rubble in front of the main entrances to the building.

Photograph of a burnt building with rubble piled up at the front entrance; most of the back of the building has been destroyed as you can seen daylight through all of the windows. The caption on the photo says: "A. M. College Fire May 1912," more specifically this was at the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas (now Texas A&M University).

Photograph of a piece of one of the walls of a badly damaged building on the campus of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas (now Texas A&M University). The only things left standing are the outer walls of the building since they were made of brick while the roof and insides were made of wood; cadets had tried using artillery and ropes to bring down the building.

Photograph showing a building on the campus of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas (Texas A&M) damaged by a fire in May 1912. In this photo a demolition crew is manning a cannon and firing at the base of the building in order to complete the destruction of the building.

Photograph of a building on the campus of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas (now Texas A&M University) after having been damaged by fire. This photograph shows a large number of cadets using ropes to try to finish off the demolition of the building; the insides of the building are completely destroyed leaving only the brick outer walls.