Interview with Margaret Buley, wife of James Buley. She relates a brief account of her husband's life, including that he served as a member of the Brainerd Fire Department for 30 years. This interview is part of a Works Progress Administration (WPA) in Crow Wing County during the years 1936-1939. This outreach effort sought to record personal accounts of the lives of early Crow Wing County pioneers and settlers.
Retired fire chief Bob Laack shares the early beginnings of the volunteer Rochester Fire Department in 1866 and describes changes in equipment, stations and daily activities of the firemen.
KROC Radio host Butch Morganson broadcasts this episode of the series, "The Hum of Industry" live from the Rochester Fire Station at the corner of Sixth Street and Broadway Avenue. Fire Chief Cecil E. Ginther is interviewed about the daily life of a fireman as they walk through the building describing the various rooms. Also heard are Assistant Chief Frank Adair and Fireman Dan McLaughlin.
