FDIC 2016: Raising the Bar

Walker's new rescue truck, an old 1964 Ford Water Tanker, sits inside the Department of Public Works shop ready to be retro-fitted for its new duties. The vehicle sports 36-inch tires and is able to reach areas for rescue and removal previous city transportation couldn't.

The firefighters of SFFD Station #7 at Folsom and 17th Streets brought out their historic truck - a 1935/36 Mack Truck - for their 150th anniversary and it will be on view today, the 150th year since the great 1906 earthquake. The truck's bell was hand-cast and the ladders hand-made in San Francisco. The Fire Department’s  ladders are still hand-made in San Francisco.