All three emergency services having been called at the same time, it transpired that the local firemen had needed the least information or directions for finding the place.

Adams wanted the match to be played for a $500 stake, while Shaw wanted the receipts to be donated to the local firemen's fund.

During the early years, the local fireman sponsored the rodeo as an equipment fundraiser.

In addition to providing a radio for orphans, several Paducah businesses and businessmen raised funds to give local firemen a radio for the central station.

Retired local fireman Percy Darvell, 84, confirms the bomb theory.

The fire-museum may be viewed through the large glass windows, or a tour may be taken by contacting a local fireman.

The audience was an eclectic bunch: cooks from western Pennsylvania, local firemen, chubby high-school girls and stern-faced cops.

The figures are lit by local firemen who try to keep people back at a safe distance, but fireworks fall among the crowds anyway.

Fire Chief Ash - the local fireman.

One thing led to another and she began teaching basic CPR courses to local firemen.