Fire stations

This is a watch tower atop a burned out fire station in Nagasaki, Japan. A watcher would scale to the top and look for fires. When he saw one, he sounded an alarm. From Basil Rice.

This is a photograph of a Japanese fire station with five firefighting vehicles. Various hoses, most of which were linen, and connections are arranged in a semicircle in front of the station. In the foreground by the hoses are a collection of firefighters' gloves. From Basil Rice.

This is a photograph of an undamaged fire station with three fire trucks in Japan, possibly Kyoto. There is a watch tower visible on the roof. From Basil Rice.

Two fire fighting vehicles are parked in the open garage of an undamaged fire station possibly in Kyoto, Japan. Kyoto, visited by Basil Rice, was largely spared during World War II. Notice the healthy foliage on the tree. From Basil Rice.

Men pose for a photograph outside a fire station. From left to right: an unidentified American soldier, three Japanese men, and Lieutenant Commander Orville J. Emory outside a Japanese fire station with sirens above them. From Basil Rice.

Independence, Missouri Fire Department headquarters. On right, City Councilman Joseph T. Noland; on left, City Councilman Elijah Hutchison; Fire Department Chief in center is not identified. From: Ethel Noland.