Fire engines have changed radically over the past century. Take a look at some of the horse power that has rushed to the rescue over the years.
This early, hand drawn soda acid wagon was restored by Bob Slade and is in the Fire Hall Museum.
The Nelson Fire Department becomes the fond owners of two new horses for their engine.
A 1921 LaFrance Soda Acid Engine
A top of the line Bickel Seagrave ladder truck delivered in 1944. Regional fire equipment was upgraded because the West Kootenays were considered at risk of air attack or sabotage because of the atomic bomb heavy water production at Cominco (now Teck) in Trail.
Artwork: Bob Inwood