Engine 4, playing in the snow

Kalamazoo Fire Department Engine 4, set up to suck water from a pond. One of the other photographs in this series will show another engine actually pumping from that pond. Given the weather, it couldn't have been a fun day--but it does look neat.

No idea where this was taken, but it's clearly not the fairgrounds; the fairgrounds are in the floodplain and extremely flat. Those big houses in the background are kind of interesting.

That thing in the foreground is part of another fire engine; photographer Martin Sernstinger would use that truck's tall ladder to get a different angle in that other photo i mentioned. 1955 or thereabouts.

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This photo was Explored! #375 on September 11, 2013

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Rudolph J. Sterk
STERK, Rudolph J. Sterk
Age 82
Mission, TX

Died January 4, 2006 at Mission Regional Medical Center. He was born March 6, 1923 to the late Carl and Anna (Seitz) Sterk. He is survived by his son, Paul (Leann) Sterk of Rapid City, South Dakota; daughter, Jane Gordon of Ann Arbor, Michigan; sister, Helen Larson of Murdock, Minneapolis; grandchildren, David and Daniel Sterk, Stuart Gordon, Cara Gordon, and James Cameron; and long time companion, Mary E. Walker of Mission. He was preceded in death by his wife Alice, parents, 3 brothers and a sister. He was a fireman in Kalamazoo, Michigan for 30 years and a devoted father and grandfather. Memorial donations may be made to a favorite charity. No services will be held. Services are under the direction of Ric Brown Family Funeral Home,
Mission, TX.

Emphasis added; copied from MLive.com. Preacher Debra sent me the link a couple days ago.

Blessings, old friend. Rudy was a good guy. My prayers are with you, Paul; if you see this, drop me a line.

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Edit 3/24/07: Brian Stone's (another firefighter kid) just posted a picture of Rudy.