Fire Buffs promote the general welfare of the fire and rescue service and protect its heritage and history. Famous Fire Buffs through the years include New York Fire Surgeon Harry Archer, Boston Pops Conductor Arthur Fiedler, New York Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia and - legend has it - President George Washington.


Wednesday, September 04, 2019

MAST FOOS - 1925


Photo: Fidelity Sales Co. via Clark County Historical Society

Insurance agents distributed local fire photos like this one to drum up business. It was pretty convincing advertising.


On Dec. 17, 1925, fire broke out at the Mast Foos plant
in Springfield, Ohio, and the city's aging steamer was put back to work supplementing motorized fire apparatus.  Notice that part of a wall collapsed.

Mast Foos, founded in 1884, produced
Iron Turbine Wind Engines, Buckeye Force Pumps and Buckeye Lawn Mowers.