North Country At Work

A North Country Public Radio Project

Fire truck responding to a call in Dexter

Fire truck responding to a call, circa 1930s. Dexter, NY.

Related article about volunteer firefighting here; the audio clip is from that story and features John Stano and Corky Marlowe.

Related Photos

Firemen and firetruck in Great Bend
January 1925 fire in Saranac Lake
Volunteer Fire Department in De Kalb Junction
Volunteer Fire Department in De Kalb Junction
Firemen fill a steam pumper from the Black River in Carthage
Firemen fill a steam pumper from the Black River in Carthage
Horsedrawn steam fire-fighting engine in Watertown
Horsedrawn steam fire-fighting engine in Watertown
Lisbon volunteer firefighters on Van Rensselaer Road in Lisbon
Lisbon volunteer firefighters on Van Rensselaer Road in Lisbon
Volunteer fire department battles a fire in Dexter
Volunteer fire department battles a fire in Dexter
Forest ranger at the site of a wildfire
Forest ranger at the site of a wildfire in Rossie
Putting out forest fires in Cranberry Lake
Putting out forest fires in Cranberry Lake
Firefighters put out a fire at the Kelly House in Long Lake
Firefighters put out a fire at the Kelly House in Long Lake
Baptist Church in Plattsburgh burns
Baptist Church on fire in Plattsburgh
Fire aftermath of Plattsburgh Baptist Church in Plattsburgh
Aftermath of Baptist Church fire in Plattsburgh
Plattsburgh’s Original Fire Department
Firefighters in front of original fire department in Plattsburgh
Carthage Fire Chief Richard Buckingham inspecting new ladder
Carthage Fire Chief Richard Buckingham inspecting new ladder
Working on the Moose River Mountain Fire Tower near Thendara
Working on the Moose River Mountain Fire Tower near Thendara
Permissions Statement

North Country Public Radio is not the owner or holder of copyright for any images within the North Country at Work archive. For uses of a photo (other than educational or non-commercial purposes), contact the photo’s institution of origin.