r/Firefighting • u/found10mm • 10d ago

Photos My parents found my great grandfathers fire helmet in storage

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He worked for the San Francisco fire department in the early 1900s, thought it was cool enough to share

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u/Nticks 9d ago

Awesome, he must have been a salty dog from the looks of it. Do you know his experiences with the 1906 earthquake?

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u/found10mm 9d ago

Looks like he was initiated in 1914 so he probably just missed the 1906 earthquake as an employed fireman, maybe he volunteered during that time but I have no idea

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u/Nticks 9d ago

Ah ok. I heard early 1900s and got excited. He must have seen a lot of interesting stuff.

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u/found10mm 9d ago

Yeah he was 33 at initiation so he was forsure around for the quake, hopefully I can find out more info