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Fighting Fires Throughout the North Country

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Fire at Gifford Sawmill in Carthage

Fire has played a big part in shaping the history of this region. But for as long as fires have been burning people have been trying, with or without success, to put them out. For more information, check out our story on how Dexter got its volunteer fire department.

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Firefighters in action at the Seymour Hotel in Ogdensburg
Firefighters at work in Dexter
Fighting the Spaulding fire with a steam pumper in Canton
Fighting the Spaulding fire with a steam pumper in Canton
Lisbon volunteer firefighters on Van Rensselaer Road in Lisbon
Lisbon volunteer firefighters on Van Rensselaer Road in Lisbon
Barn fire in Heuvelton
Grove apartments fire in Heuvelton
New Years Opera House fire in Dexter
Putting out a barge fire in Ogdensburg
January 1925 fire in Saranac Lake
Firefighters at the Sherman School fire in Ogdensburg
Firefighters at the Masonic Temple fire in Morristown
Brown’s Tract Mill fire in Thendara
Brown’s Tract Mill fire in Thendara
Firefighters battle the Spaulding fire in downtown Canton
Firefighters battle the Spaulding fire in downtown Canton
Firefighters battle the Spaulding fire using steam pumper in Canton
Firefighters battle the Spaulding fire using steam pumper in Canton
Firemen battle a fire at the Green Manufacturing Company in Ogdensburg
Firemen fight Strand Building fire in Carthage
Firefighters fighting Town Hall fire in Canton
Firefighters fighting Town Hall fire in Canton
Firefighters outside the Town Hall on fire in Canton
Firefighters outside the Town Hall on fire in Canton
Steam fire engine en route to paper mill in Carthage
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