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[Dallas Fire Department responding to a burning house #2]

Photograph of firefighters attempting to put out a fire from a burning two story house. Two firemen in uniform are on the roof of the house spraying a fire hose toward the fire with a ladder placed between them. Two other firemen are standing on the ground level outside the house.
Date: March 3, 1972
Creator: Brock, Charles W.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial View of a Dallas Community]

Photograph of an unidentified community in the Dallas area showing several buildings, two intersecting freeways, three community pools and a mini lake. Several of the buildings shown in the center of the photograph appear to have been involved in a fire hazard. The rooftop of the affected buildings have been completely destroyed and turned into ashes.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial View of Dallas Fire Station Number 1]

Photograph of Dallas Fire Station #1 showing an aerial view of the building with three solar panels on the rooftop. Two fire engines are partially visible on the photograph, one of them is parked inside the garage and the other one parked in the driveway. The building is labelled "City of Dallas Fire Station 1" on the upper-right corner of the garage.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Barn-Style House on Fire]

Photograph of a barn-style house with the number "2765" in flames as a firefighter on an aerial ladder sprays into the house with a fire hose. There is a fire engine parked outside the house and a dark pickup truck is next to it.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Battling a destructive fire]

Photograph of a building flaming heavily from the roof while firefighters attempt to hose it down from aerial lifts. Three firemen are shown spraying fire hoses toward the flames from the top of aerial ladders. Several other firemen are standing in front of the building observing while one of them hoses directly into one of the windows. A step ladder is also propped against the roof of an adjacent building with a fire hose hanging down from the top.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Building Severely Damaged by Fire Hazard #1]

Photograph of a building that has been severely damaged by a fire hazard and Dallas Fire Department are spotted at the scene. Two firemen are shown outside the building, one of them is spraying the building with a fire hose from a lifted aerial ladder and the other one is at the bottom of the ladder supporting the fire hose. Four other firefighters are shown inside the building and one of them has a fire hose in hand. The roof of the building appears to have collapsed and several damaged bricks can be seen on the ground.
Date: unknown
Creator: Spainhouer, Freddie Philmon
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Building Severely Damaged by Fire Hazard #2]

Photograph of a building that has been severely damaged by a fire hazard and Dallas Fire Department are spotted at the scene. Two firemen are shown outside the building, one of them is spraying the building with a fire hose from a lifted aerial ladder and the other one is at the bottom of the ladder supporting the fire hose. Four other firefighters are shown inside the building and one of them has a fire hose in hand. The roof of the building appears to have collapsed and several damaged bricks can be seen on the ground.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dallas Fire Department rescuing a burning two story building]

Photograph of a two story building extracting fire and dark smoke from the rooftop. There are several fire hoses coming from the fire engines parked outside the building and step ladders are mounted on the windows of the upper level. A group of civilians are gathered around observing the disaster while the traffic light is green. A tall sign with the text "CRYSTAL ICE KegBeer" is visible on the photo.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dallas Fire Department responding to a burning house #1]

Photograph of a burning two story mansion extracting fire and dark clouds of smoke from the roof. Three firefighters are shown standing outside the house; one of them is next to a wooden ladder placed on the roof. A red fire truck labeled "DALLAS FIRE DEPT." is parked in front of the house.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dallas Fire Department responding to a severe fire]

Photograph of firefighters attempting to halt the fire from a burning building which is extracting dark smoke. Several fire men are shown in the photograph and three of them are spraying a fire hose from the street. There is also another firefighter on a lifted fire engine aerial ladder hosing out the fire.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dallas firefighters at a burning two story house]

Photograph of a two story mansion extracting heavy flames of fire from the upper level. There are several firemen spotted standing on the street next to the fire engine parked outside the house.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dallas firefighters battling a fire hazard #1]

Photograph of a two story building in flames as firefighters attempt to stop it from spreading. Two firemen are spraying water directly into the upper level windows of the building; one of them is on an aerial lift and the other is spraying from the ground level. Another firefighter is on the upper end of a propped step ladder and two others are walking toward the parked fire engine. A civilian wearing a white beanie and yellow jacket is shown recording the incident with a camera.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dallas firefighters battling a fire hazard #2]

Photograph of a building in flames as firefighters climb up step ladders to extinguish the fire. Two firemen are shown at the upper end of the ladders observing the fire. Several other firemen are gathered at the ground level wearing reflective jackets. Fire hoses are spread on the street and they seem to be connected to the parked fire engines.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dallas firefighters extinguishing fire from building]

Photograph of firefighters attempting to extinguish the fire from the upper level of a two story building. Two firemen are shown on the balcony of the upper level of the building with a ladder, seven other men are on the ground level along with a civilian. There is a fire engine partially visible on the photo with a thick fire hose attached to it.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dallas firefighters in action]

Photograph of three firefighters attempting to put out a fire from the upper level of a two story building. Two fire men are on a ladder placed on the wooden railing of the upper level balcony directing a fire hose toward the building. A third firefighter is on the ground level providing support to the men by controlling the fire hose. A sign is displayed on the door of the lower level with the text "FOR SALE BY OWNER."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dallas firefighters reducing fire damage #1]

Photograph of three firefighters spraying a fire hose toward a burning building while seated on the street. The fire has damaged most of the building and the area is covered in heavy smoke from the flames.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dallas firefighters reducing fire damage #2]

Photograph of three firefighters spraying a fire hose toward a burning building while seated on the street. The fire has damaged most of the building and the area is covered in heavy smoke from the flames.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dallas firefighters reducing fire damage #3]

Photograph of three firefighters spraying a fire hose toward a burning building while seated on the street. The fire has damaged most of the building and the area is covered in heavy smoke from the flames.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dallas firefighters rescuing drug store]

Photograph of firefighters attempting to put out the fire from a burning drug store using fire hoses. Three of the firemen are holding fire hoses from the parking lot in front of the building and one of them is standing outside the door. The name of the store is partially visible with the text "...COUNT DRUGS."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dallas firefighters saving a burning ranch-style house #1]

Photograph of firefighters attempting to extinguish fire from the roof of a single story ranch style house. Five firemen are shown in the front porch of the house and two of them are on a step ladder placed against the roof. One of the men on the ladder is spraying a fire hose and another firefighter on the ground is supporting the hose.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dallas firefighters saving a burning ranch-style house #2]

Photograph of Dallas firemen extinguishing fire from a ranch style house which is producing heavy smoke from the rooftop. The firemen are standing on the porch outside the house; one of them appears to be spraying a fire hose toward the fire and another fireman is trying to mount a ladder to the rooftop of the house.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dallas firefighters spraying a fire hose]

Photograph of two firemen spraying a fire hose toward the upper level of a flaming two story building. One of the men is controlling the direction of the fire hose while the second one is supporting the hose from the back. Heavy flames and thick smoke are visible in the background of the photograph.
Date: unknown
Creator: Spainhouer, Freddie Philmon
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dallas firemen extinguishing massive fire]

Photograph of three firemen battling a heavy fire with a single fire hose pointed toward the upper level of a building. The fire has spread widely across the area and smoke has covered up the atmosphere.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dallas firemen hose down destructive fire]

Photograph of a firefighter on a lifted aerial lift spraying a hose toward the flames of a rapidly spreading fire. Two other firemen are shown in the photograph, one of them appears to be climbing up the aerial ladder. The other firefighter is holding on to the ropes hanging from the upper end of the aerial lift. An unidentified man in blue jeans, t-shirt and a cap can be seen running away from the fire hazard and a police officer is shown standing in front of the fire engine. A red fire engine and several other vehicles are parked in the lot in front of the building.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History