In Argentina an antique car show in the Barrio of Recoleta in Buenos Aires featured an old fire truck from 1918 used by the bomberos voluntarios (volunteer firemen).
A brass fireman’s helmet from the same time period.Bomba means ‘pump’ in Spanish; the ‘bomberos’ are pumpers. Malaysia also uses the Spanish word ‘Bomba’ on their firetrucks.
A sign in Mexico City on what to do in case of fires.Báo Dông! What to do when you see a fire in Vietnam includes pulling the fire alarm and grabbing the nearest bucket, shovel or fire extinguisher.
Fire safety in the ancient wood structure of Shwenandaw Monastery consists of buckets and shovels (Mandalay, Myanmar).
Firehose in a building on the Eastside Culture Crawl in Vancouver, Canada.More on Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Fire Trucks, Fire Houses, Fire Hydrant.