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I welcome you to my blog site; I hope to show you the fire service in NLC in some interesting events. During the next few years, I will improve on the content and photos to keep you coming back for more. I take pride in my photography and try my best to be first in when possible. The majority of the photos will be from the Norwich companies & surrounding area departments, but sometimes I Buff out of state cities for a change of pace.



As of late I have missed or worked a lot of the incidents. I have a great support group of Photographers to help the site keep up with all the incidents. There are too many to list, So thanks for your support. Thanks for visiting and enjoy .RD Ladd



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Monday, October 25, 2021

Yantic Fire Engine Company #1, 1891Silsby Steamer

 Yantic Fire Engine Company #1, 1891 Silsby Steamer. Returned home after close to 3 years of a complete restoration, at Firefly restoration in Maine. The department food based fundraisers for the last several years and the next few have been the driving force to restore the steamer, which was the 3 piece of fire apparatus the department owned. You can see the steamer on the Discovery + app under the Magnolia channel show the American #3 the Fireman. 

Over the next month more photos will be posted.