Duluth Fire Department

Grassfires: An Old Duluth Tradition

If my memory is to be trusted, this bookmark was given out to Duluth public school students circa 1980. That’s how the one shown here would have landed in my possession. Maybe someone from the fire department was a guest speaker at Laura MacArthur Elementary and passed them out. (more…)

On Board a Great Lakes Fireboat

Local YouTuber Vibe with Mike took a ride on the Duluth Fire Department’s fireboat.

Postcard from Duluth Fire Department Engine House #1

This undated postcard shows Duluth Fire Department Engine House #1 at 101 E. Third St., one of the first fire houses in the city of Duluth. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1975. (more…)