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FFA's new DC Fire & EMS Museum has just produced
a CD-ROM, which includes a unique 18-minute automated slide show,
containing more than 150 of the best pictures taken of major fire
scenes in the Nation's Capital since the 1800's.
The
CD is being given to all who make a minimum $20.00 donation to the
museum, which is located on the third floor of Engine Co. 3 at 439 New
Jersey Ave., N.W. where copies of the CD are now available. In
addition, copies of the CD also may be obtained from Elliot Goodman (
DCF&EMS) at (pager 301-486-7492)or Larry Smith of Advanced Videos
at (301-946-7881). All donations will go toward covering the
out-of-pocket expenses of running the museum and the cost of restoring
some of the city's fire-related items during the Year 2005.
To
produce this fund-raising project for FFA's Museum, the museum staff
teamed up with Lt. James Lloyd, currently assigned to Engine Co. 8, who
spent nine months laboriously and carefully transferring each picture
in the museum's collection onto CD-ROM discs. Then, Lt. Lloyd, a
25-year DCFD veteran, used his vast knowledge and experience to select
about 154 of the "best shots...including those taken during the ' war
years ' (1940-1970), " he said. The automated slide show was
added to enhance the CD's uniqueness.
The
CD was co-produced by Walter Gold, a former fire/police reporter for
the old Washington Evening Star, who currently is the Executive
Director of FFA's DC Fire & EMS Museum. FFA's Mark Tennyson,
the Museum's Curator, also assisted on this yearlong project.
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