Shoe box Memories

[Mitty38]

Found an old shoe box full of memories. Deteriorated photos. Just thought I would share a few with my Brothers here.
Feel free to share some of your own.
These are not the best Quality because they were in an old vehicle in a lean too.

 

[Mitty38]

When I was a cadet- jr firefighter. It was our initiation to ride around the station territory, in this thing, waving at people for 1 week.

 

[Mitty38]

Here are two more with my best friend. From my fire fighter days.

 

[Mitty38]

Here is my old dune buggy. Sure miss that thing.

 

[RicinYakima]

First picture is Thanksgiving Day, 1951; me, older brother and my Dad.

 

[RicinYakima]

Fourth of July, 1967 and older brother Bob home from MIT for the first time in a year. The picture is my Dad, older brother, baby brother, younger brother and me. Older brother Bob's 62 (?) Galaxie and my wife's '54 Ford that my younger brother wreaked and broke her heart, she so loved that car.

 

[RicinYakima]

Friday night lights! A 1920's cheap hotel that had been taken over by the Medina Cartel in the 1980's. The Cali Cartel hired a group of Cubanoes to take out some folks. They shot six and then pour gasoline in the halls and stairwells and lite it off. We didn't work to hard at making an interior attack, but protected the rest of the block.

 

[RicinYakima]

I spent 1989 and 1990 as the drill instructor, which makes the guys retiring now still call me "Captain Bowman". This is about the last picture of me in 1991 as an engine company Captain before becoming Assistant Chief.

 

[Mitty38]

I spent 1989 and 1990 as the drill instructor, which makes the guys retiring now still call me "Captain Bowman". This is about the last picture of me in 1991 as an engine company Captain before becoming Assistant Chief.

Oh you were that guy.
The one who made the guys climb horizontal ladders in full gear to the top then switch sides and climb back down, then do it again. Then run around the building in full gear. The guy that would empty out a locker and put your stuff on the floor, then make you repack it if all of your gear was not in the most efficient orientation. The one that would make you change in and out of gear till you can gear up and be on the truck in under 2 minuets. Or make me drill with properly installing the scba mask over and over.

I did not like that guy. But his training saved my but more then once.

 

[fiver]

Jax say's I got no old pictures,,,, but, I do have a new pound of carrot's in the fridge.
I don't know about either statement, but I am pretty sure that if she was a cat she'd be lying.

 

[RicinYakima]

More sweat on the drill ground, less blood on the fire ground.

One of the things I am most proud of is that I only had one of my firefighters hurt on a fire in 28 years. And he disobeyed an order not to take his gloves off to remove a sheet metal heat turban, he did and cut his hands.

 

[Bliksem]

This pic was taken exactly 58 years ago on my first birthday. I can't remember the party but my feet have carried me many miles since then.

 

[CWLONGSHOT]

This is easiest we have for me. Maybe late 1966 or 1967?

Look at that I did have hair!!

 

[462]

Yeah, but no beard!

 

[CWLONGSHOT]

Yeah, but no beard!

That came later that year.
CW

 

[smokeywolf]

Come from a long line of law enforcement.
Dad and Brother-in-law retired from sheriff's dept., Mom from county courts, Great Grandpa was a New York mounted police officer who moved to SoCal in the early 1900s and became chief of police of a small city, I think (according to my father) near Long Beach. Looks more like the uniform of a fire chief to me. His son, my Grandpa look remarkable alike.

 

[Mitty38]

This is easiest we have for me. Maybe late 1966 or 1967?

Look at that I did have hair!!

It just moved about 12 inches down.. that's all.

 

[Ian]

Me entertaining myself trying to "push-plow" hard-packed caliche with some limb I found in the woods. Photo has "March 1977" written on the back in Mom's writing, month of my second birthday. Photo from my grandfather's bedside table collage frame found after he died.

 

[RicinYakima]

Great Grandpa was a New York mounted police officer who moved to SoCal in the early 1900s and became chief of police of a small city, I think (according to my father) near Long Beach. Looks more like the uniform of a fire chief to me.

Thanks smokeywolf, had a fun hour researching SoCal uniforms from the 1910's.

He is wearing the "military" style uniform that was popular in hot climates; standup collar, single front coat with epaulettes for rank and cuff markings of high ranking officers. No flashy buttons or targets other than the badge to reflect light.

Below are two most common, the fold down collar that could be turned up on cold nights, rows of gold or sliver buttons and double breasted coats for warmth. Fire Departments are usually rank badged on their hats and buttons. Police are ranked by their chest badges.

 

[462]

Ian,
Is that a self-made plow?