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Name and location of repository
Level of description
Item
Title
D14237-4
Date(s)
- 1943-03-21 (Creation)
Extent
Name of creator
(1919-1980)
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Scope and content
During a March 21, 1943 civil defense drill, members of Tacoma's Auxiliary Fire Service fought a real blaze set in an abandoned building in the industrial district. The experience was intended to give the fire fighters real experience and to test their equipment.
World War, 1939-1945--Civil defense--Tacoma; Fire fighting--Tacoma--1940-1950;