Fire Truck in Waterloo, Iowa, May 1938

    Waterloo Fire Department displays their new fully enclosed fire truck. The new truck is parked outside the fire station, along with two men standing near it.
    Courtesy of the State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines Register & Tribune, May 1938

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    Fire Chief Ray Tiller with new city fire truck that was one of the first completely enclosed factory-built models of its type in the country. In 1910, 51,743 people lived in Waterloo, Iowa, and by 2010, the population had grown to 68,406. In 2016, the Waterloo Fire Department handled 10,551 calls for service.

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