Fire stations

Architecture, borrowed from the southwest's Pueblo Indians, was chosen for Deming's City Hall and Fire Station.

This is a view of an undamaged fire station with a pumper ready to go in Kyoto, Japan. From Basil Rice.

This two story fire station in Japan was made of concrete and reinforced steel. It is still standing after the bomb, but the windows are blown. The firemen are in uniform and the pumper they have pulled outside is probably now in service. From Basil Rice.

This undamaged fire station in Japan has four firetrucks that appear to be usable. The trees and other plants seem to be unharmed. From Basil Rice.

This is a view of the switchboard at a fire station in Tokyo, Japan. From Basil Rice.

This is a view of a dispatch board for several fire stations in Tokyo, Japan. Other Japanese cities had simpler systems connecting only one station. From Basil Rice.

This is a view of a display of various hoses and carts in front of a fire station in Japan. From Basil Rice.

This is a view of several fire engines in Japan. Of the six pumpers in this fire department substation in Japan, only one is in service. From Basil Rice.

This is a photograph of a modern watch tower atop a the skeletal remains of a fire station in Nagasaki, Japan. Although the concrete block exterior remained after the bombing, the wood roof and interior as well as the non-fireproof windows have been destroyed by the fire. From Basil Rice.

Three fire trucks are parked in their fire station in Japan. Notice that the windshields in the center truck and possibly the truck on the right are broken. From Basil Rice.