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  Pancake breakfast

  Photo collage of a pancake breakfast hosted by the Cornelius Fire Department at the Nut-n Berry Festival in 2001.
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  Collecting 9-11 donations

  Several photos of members of the Cornelius Fire Department, collecting donations in the aftermath of the September 11th attacks.
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  Fire department building

  Photo of the Cornelius Fire Department, which several automobiles and an ambulance standing in front.
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  Motorcycle accident

  Several fire fighters, police, paramedics and members of the public are gathered around a stretcher, which they are loading into a helicopter.
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  Cornelius fire fighters

  Group photo of the fire fighters of the Cornelius Fire Department, standing in front of one of their fire engines.
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  Five alarm fire

  A fire fighter stands on top of a fire engine, spraying water on a large fire.
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  Cornelius firefighters

  A group of firefighters stand in front of the Cornelius Fire Department.
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  Firefighter knee sprain

  Three firefighters work on a large blaze while in the foreground firefighter Dale Wiley lays on the ground with a sprained knee.
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  Echo Shaw Elementary fire

  Two Cornelius fire engines stand in front of Echo Shaw Elementary School, where there was a 3 alarm fire in 2003.
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  Body shop fire, 1992

  Three fire fighters work on a fire in an auto body shop.
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  2003 volunteers training fire

  A group of volunteer fire fighters stands in front of a house they are burning for a training exercise.
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  Car fire

  Two fire fighters, Richard Smith and Lt. Don Manley, battle a large car fire in Cornelius.
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  'On way to parade'

  Photo of a young man standing next to a fire engine, which is on its way to a parade.
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  Stan Hutzell and hose

  Photo of fire fighter Stan Hutzell grabbing the fire hose during a house fire in 1993.
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  Fire training

  Group photo of fire fighters after a training exercise.
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  Fire department group

  Group photo of all of the people who work in the Cornelius Fire Department, circa 1980s.
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  Fire department and trucks

  Five fire fighters stand in front of the Cornelius Fire Station, with their three engines sitting in the driveway.
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  Fire truck on parade

  Members of the Cornelius Fire department ride on one of the fire engines in a parade.
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  Fire fighters with truck

  Seven fire fighters stand with the Cornelius Rural Fire District's engine.
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  Cornelius Fire Department

  Group portrait of the men who worked in the Cornelius Fire Department, circa 1950s.
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  Portrait of Marianne Macintosh

  Portrait of Marianne Macintosh, who served as the Cornelius Police Service Aide from 1977-1994.
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  First squad car

  Photograph of the first police patrol car in Cornelius, a 1967 Chevrolet.
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  First full-time police officer

  Portrait of Marion Thompson, who was the first full-time police officer for the City of Cornelius. He later served as the Chief of Police from 1944 to 1969.
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  Cornelius Fire Department

  Photo of the Cornelius Fire Department, with three fire engines parked in front.