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Final Preparations . . . for moving into the new Central Fire Station are made by Delbert Burdick, Fire Department training officer. When the building is formally turned over to the city, Chief Norman Elgan will begin moving in the dispatcher's…

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Photograph of Council Bluffs firefighters competing in a half mile race. 1st place, Lou & Herb, James Cotter, Ed Wright

Fire Department Engine 21 1959 Howe.tif
Council Bluffs Fire Department Engine 21

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Photograph of firefighters and horses

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Fire Prevention is stressed by Asst. Chief Figgins, who solicits aid of Boy Scouts in distributing Safety Posters.

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Dramatic rescue is made when fireman lowers injured workman from roof of St. Francis Church.

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Photograph of Council Bluffs Fire Department personnel.

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The statue "The Fireman," was presented to the Fire Department back in the days of the first World War by W.M. Wollman, 606 Oakland Avenue, a retired jeweler. Wollman, a familiar figure at Central Fire Station, was well known for his carving of…

Fire Department & Fire Stations File #2 (05-01-74 -)

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Firemen at the Council Bluffs Fire Department

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Old and new fire trucks are on display in Council Bluffs

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View from inside the Central Fire Station in Council Bluffs

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Old Central Fire Station at Washington Avenue and Main Street in Council Bluffs
Photo courtesy of Guy A. Nelson

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Firemen battling the blaze at the Elder Court Apartments in Council Bluffs

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Gentlemen checking out one of 40 street fire alarm boxes located in Council Bluffs. The boxes were monitored through a 'repeater' located at the Central Station.
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