Many thanks to Janet Bonneau for sharing these photos she took at the Fairfax Fire Station when the Fairfax Historical Society celebrated the 60th Anniversary:
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Orman Ovitt, Edwina Bartley, Barb Duval & Henry Raymond
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Bob Bessette, Paul Lavallee, Dot & Bill Meisenzahl & Orman Ovitt
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Steve Bessette shows the group a photo of the original pumper the Fairfax Fire Department had drawn by Larry Parsons
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Steve Bessette explains the workings of the oxygen tank and also talks about the costs of such necessary equipment
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The oxygen mask is also explained and he mentioned the little amplifier that allows the fireman's voice to be heard inside the mask
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Orman Ovitt stops to listen as he peruses through one of Inez Barkyoumb's Old Memory Albums