Today’s photo, submitted by Paul Clayton of Lansdale, takes us back to a day when firefighting was quite a bit different.

Since Fire Prevention Week was observed earlier this month, Clayton thought it might be fun to show how the art used to be practiced.

The photo, he said, shows the Fairmount Fire Company of Lansdale practicing at the old Green Street School in town.

He believes the photo was taken sometime in the 1920s or 1930s.

He notes:

“My mother, Erma Weachter, said my grandfather, Hiram Weachter, was president of the fire company at that time. He also was burgess (now known as mayor) of Lansdale.”

We certainly appreciate seeing that our firefighters were just as devoted then as they are now.

Of course now, Jay Daveler and the Fairmount Fire Company have a fleet of equipment that is quite different, and more expansive, than what we see here.