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Title
D613-1
Date(s)
- 1935-10 (Creation)
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(1919-1980)
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In October of 1935, all of Tacoma's firemen were given special training in the proper use of gas masks when confronted with toxic air. Lieut. Claude Bray, the instructor for the course, is carried out of a smoke filled building by (l to r) E.P. McCormick, A.M. Kelchner, A.F. Willis and Capt. C.A. Potter. For the training exercise, heavy sulphur fumes were generated in a special smoke-chamber, and a detachment of firemen was sent in to search for possible bodies. (T. Times 10/30/1935 p.12)
Gas masks; Fire fighters--Tacoma; Fire prevention; Safety; Vocational education