Three cases of equipment that are in fair to poor condition; all cases are complete.
-Acme all purpose gas mask (to be discarded) (.1)
-MSA Air or O2 mask with tank. Items are in green case (.2)
-SurvivAir face mask and tank in grey case (.3)
-Kidde Soda Acid Fire Extinguisher. Silver canister with blue top and black hose and silver/blue label on front (.5)
Three cases of equipment that are in fair to poor condition; all cases are complete.
-Acme all purpose gas mask (to be discarded) (.1)
-MSA Air or O2 mask with tank. Items are in green case (.2)
-SurvivAir face mask and tank in grey case (.3)
-Kidde Soda Acid Fire Extinguisher. Silver canister with blue top and black hose and silver/blue label on front (.5)
Kitimat Fire Department Miscellaneous Equipment
1. Gate Value
2. Light-chrome headlight
3. Brass nozzles "Powhatter"
4. Brass nozzles Amerocan La France
5. Gated T brass value
6. Alligator horse clamp
Kitimat Fire Department Miscellaneous Equipment
1. Gate Value
2. Light-chrome headlight
3. Brass nozzles "Powhatter"
4. Brass nozzles Amerocan La France
5. Gated T brass value
6. Alligator horse clamp
1a. Ski with binding-Rossignol- Hickory- length 218cm-86"app -binding was made By Harvey Dodds patent 1947-Chalet Micromatic- Made in France.
1b. Ski as above minus binding.
2a-b matched set of ski pole-aluminum length 49" 124cm app leather hand grips and trim - 2b has some string attached
3 Ski pole leather trim length 431/2" 110cm
4 Ski pole woven hand grip leather trim length 46"117cm
5 Pick-galvanized steel
1a. Ski with binding-Rossignol- Hickory- length 218cm-86"app -binding was made By Harvey Dodds patent 1947-Chalet Micromatic- Made in France.
1b. Ski as above minus binding.
2a-b matched set of ski pole-aluminum length 49" 124cm app leather hand grips and trim - 2b has some string attached
3 Ski pole leather trim length 431/2" 110cm
4 Ski pole woven hand grip leather trim length 46"117cm
5 Pick-galvanized steel
Beret, Armband- Warden, 2 Gas mask with pack, 2 Photograph Emergency Preparedness exercise
Public Description
Gas mask with pack and warden’s armband used by Civil Defence, Kitimat Auxiliary Police in Kitimat. As representatives of Canada's emergency planning, Civil Defence volunteers mobilized to protect Kitimat against invasion, nuclear attack, and other disasters. A municipal civil defence plan was put in place, and volunteers received training in search and rescue, survival, bomb shelters, and emergency feeding. Donated by Emergency Preparedness, District of Kitimat.
Jamieson came to Kitimat from Vancouver to work on the Alcan project in 1952. With his first pay cheque he bought a small "Pony Kodak" camera at the local store (Hudson Bay?), and started taking coloured slides of the Kitimat from 1952-1953. Left Kitimat at the end of August 1953 to move to Montreal.
Scope and Content
Slide of heavy equipment at the townsite camp. Kitimat BC.
