Fire Trucks at the LAFD Fire Station are decorated for Christmas is a photograph by Nina Prommer which was uploaded on November 28th, 2012.
Fire Trucks at the LAFD Fire Station are decorated for Christmas
Fire Trucks at the LAFD Hollywood Fire Station are decorated for Christmas.... more
by Nina Prommer
Title
Fire Trucks at the LAFD Fire Station are decorated for Christmas
Artist
Nina Prommer
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Photograph - Photo
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Fire Trucks at the LAFD Hollywood Fire Station are decorated for Christmas.
A fire station (also called a fire house, fire hall, or firemen's hall) is a structure or other area set aside for storage of firefighting apparatus such as fire engines and related vehicles, personal protective equipment, fire hoses and other specialized equipment. It may also have dormitory living facilities and work areas for the use of fire fighters. Living areas are sometimes arranged above the garage bays where personnel without specific station duties during the night shift are allowed to sleep unless a dispatch is called. In that situation, firefighters may have special means to allow entry to the ground floor quickly when a call for help is received, such as sliding down a brass pole called a fireman's pole. This arrangement also allows for a raised area to hang hoses to dry to prevent damage. In a single story station, a tower-like structure is sometimes used for hose hanging.
An occupied station will usually have a station alarm system for receiving and annunciating an alarm, and indications of where and what caused the alarm. However, sometimes the only "alarm" is a telephone that is rung in case of emergency. In a volunteer fire department where volunteers do not staff the station, the firefighters may be summoned to the fire station by siren, radio or pagers, making a station alarm system superfluous.
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November 28th, 2012
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Comments (76)
Luther Fine Art
Congratulations,! Your artwork has been Featured by the - ABC GROUP X IS FOR EXIT theme! You are invited to archive it in the Feature thread LF
Dominique Fortier
Gorgeous shot and treatment, Nina. I love the palm trees reflections along with the Xmas wreath underneath. l/f/v
Ann Johndro-Collins
Gotta love how firefighters serve their communities...great, honoring photograph, Nina...L/F!
Dagmar Helbig
Nina, this men who have to drive the Fire Trucks have all my respect, a very good reminder LF Dagmar