Jul. 13, 2007 - Station 18 is Oakland's most photogenic firehouse
Welcome to Station 18. I was there for one day, and had enough time to get some shooting done, despite the fact that it is a very busy station.
It is also a very old station, and is the next one slated to be replaced. It was the first firehouse in Oakland that was designed for motorized fire engines. All the firehouses built prior to this one had horse drawn apparatus in them.
This box contains shoe polish and brushes for keeping our boots nice and shiny. Every firehouse has one, and even the old timers (I'm NOT the oldest guy here!) remember seeing them on their first day of duty.
Our chef for the evening made onion rings to go with our dinner, and two of them stuck together in the frying pan. It wouldn't have meant as much at Station 19.
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