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- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- SHOULDER FLASHES; FIRE DEPARTMENT
- Date Range From
- 1989
- Date Range To
- 1999
- Materials
- LEATHER, BRASS, PLASTIC
- Catalogue Number
- P19990022002
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- SHOULDER FLASHES; FIRE DEPARTMENT
- Date Range From
- 1989
- Date Range To
- 1999
- Materials
- LEATHER, BRASS, PLASTIC
- No. Pieces
- 2
- Height
- 12.0
- Width
- 11.0
- Description
- TWO SHOULDER FLASHES; TRIANGULAR SHAPED; BLACK FABRIC WITH YELLOW THREAD BINDING THE EDGES. IN YELLOW THREAD IS THE SYMBOL FOR TRANSPORT CANADA AND THE WORDS "TRANSPORT CANADA". THE CREST ON THE FLASHES IS COMPRISED OF GOLD, YELLOW AND RED THREADS. THE CREST IS THE SAME AS THE CAP BADGE ON HAT (P19990022001-GA). IN THE CENTRE OF THE CIRCLE IS A RED MAPLE LEAF.
- Subjects
- CLOTHING-ACCESSORY
- Historical Association
- SAFETY SERVICES
- History
- THE SHOULDER FLASHES ARE FROM THE CRASH RESCUE UNIFORM WORN BY CAM HUTCHINSON-MACLEAN. HE BEGAN HIS CRASH RESCUE SERVICE IN EDMONTON IN 1981 BEFORE BEING TRANSFERRED TO KENYON FIELD (LETHBRIDGE AIRPORT) IN 1985. MR. HUTCHINSON-MACLEAN LEFT THE SERVICE IN 1989 HOLDING THE RANK OF FIRE RESCUE 3 (CAPTAIN). THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IS NO LONGER STATIONED AT THE AIRPORT.
- Catalogue Number
- P19990022002
- Acquisition Date
- 1999-10
- Collection
- Museum
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