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Kindness, rope used to rescue dog from ravine
Friends for life . . . after a two-hour rescue ordeal are Mike Koger, Pottawattamie Animal Welfare Society and Boscoe, a stray Doberman pinscher. Koger and Council Bluffs firefighters had to rescue Boscoe Wednesday night after he jumped over a…
Elder Court Apartments Fire
Photograph of firefighter at Elder Court Apartments fire.
Warren Feed and Grain Co. fire
Photograph of fire at 900 S. 8th St.
Warehouse fire
A city fireman pours water into a building at Thirteenth Street and West Broadway under the Broadway Viaduct. Officials say the fire may have been set.
Pump shed fire
Firemen pour water on wreckage of the pump shed which was the scene of an explosion and fire which claimed one life.
Vanice Grain fire
Manning an aerial ladder are Council Bluffs firemen, monitoring the progress of the intense fire at the elevator. Firemen from the Bluffs were joined by unites of the Omaha Fire Department in controlling the blaze, which started about 8:30 p.m.
Fire Fighters - Macedonia Rescue Units
Rescue units from Macedonia also service Carson and Henderson areas. Examining apparatus for broken bones are Herman DeWitt, a fireman called the "first aid chief" by his coworkers, Dale Hobson, acting of the volunteer fire department, and Lawrence…
Fire Fighters
Three unlabeled photographs of fires and firefighters.
Chief Elgan
Surveying the remains of a house at 23rd N. 2nd St. destroyed early Wednesday by fire is Fire Chief Norman Elgan. One man was killed in the blaze.
Elder Court Apartments fire
Unidentified relatives of one of the apartment complex dwellers huddle under the eve of a nearby house with the small bit of clothing they salvaged from the blaze that destroyed the complex.
Firefighters put their weight on hoses at the Elder…
Firefighters put their weight on hoses at the Elder…
Stork Club fire
Inspecting fire damage to the interior of the Stork Club are Ron Evilsizer of Denison, arson investigator for the state fire marshal's office, and Fire Chief Norman Elgan.
House fire
Asst. Fire Chief Leo Fleming and Fire Chief Norman Elgan search for clues among burned debris from a house at 1902 Seventh Avenue Saturday in which burned to death. The man was identified as Roy Stutleberg, 39.
Midwest Walnut fire
Smoke pours out of the west side of a dry lumber storage shed at Midwest Walnut. A portion of the building collapsed during the height of the blaze about being weakened by intense heat.
Wagon Wheel Tavern fire
Dousing the interior of the Wagon Wheel Tavern, 830 N. 8th St. are Council Bluffs Fireman Harold Jensen and Larry French in the snorkel rig.
Cohoe Lumber fire
Bud Seaman, yard manager for Cohoe Lumber Co., 25 S. 25th St., surveys the damage caused by a fire.
Vance Grain Inc. elevator fire
Photos of Vance Grain elevator fire at 3300 First Ave.
275 Club Fire
Pouring water into the ruins of the 275 Club, 1030 W. South Omaha Bridge Road, are Council Bluffs firefighter and the snorkel unit.
Blue Star & Continental Kellar Warehouse Fire
Five photos of the Blue Star & Continental Kellar Warehouse Fire
Brown's Shoe Fit fire
Photographs of fire at Brown's Shoe Fit Co., 413 W. Broadway.
Chester Brooks home fire
A Council Bluffs firefighter inspects damage to the kitchen of the Chester Brooks home at 2026 Avenue L. Fire inspectors believe fume from gasoline ignited from a kitchen appliance. Three persons in the home were injured.