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![Firefighter demonstration in Tokyo with new equipment (ddr-densho-299-168)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/10/ee/10ee4bec95624a223a0a66c6657c9991.jpg)
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Firefighter demonstration in Tokyo with new equipment (ddr-densho-299-168)
Caption: "Thrilled with gifts of modern firefighting equipment, firefighters give a demonstration to / the populace of downtown Tokyo."
![Japanese firefighter (ddr-densho-299-166)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/12/6e/126efce20363dcf69a050b0b4ff2d009.jpg)
![Firefighter (ddr-densho-363-36)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/9f/13/9f131637c6c355f49797fa03d93bafdf.jpg)
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Firefighter (ddr-densho-363-36)
Frank Komoto sitting on the Heart Mountian Fire Department truck. The caption on the bottom of the photograph reads "Capt. Frank Komoto 1944".
![Heart Mountain Fire Department (ddr-densho-363-30)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/b1/a9/b1a9e3756b3dc3f86df3ec8fa1691fd6.jpg)
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Heart Mountain Fire Department (ddr-densho-363-30)
A poster of the Heart Mountain Fire Department in 1944 including the Inspection Bureau, Platoon A, Platoon B, and Platoon C.
![Barrack fire (ddr-densho-363-37)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/ab/04/ab048b8b7395cced9aa4173532b34644.jpg)
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Barrack fire (ddr-densho-363-37)
Heart Mountain Fire Department fight a barrack fire. The caption on the bottom of the photograph reads "Heart Mt. Wyoming 1944".
![National Fire Protection Association Certificate (ddr-densho-363-29)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/d2/9e/d29ef3cb00420cc015fb52648ea456be.jpg)
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National Fire Protection Association Certificate (ddr-densho-363-29)
The certificate declares that the Heart Mountain Fire Department placed first in the state of Wyoming during Fire Prevention Week in October 1943.
![Heart Mountain Fire Department (ddr-densho-363-34)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/9b/8b/9b8b6349f3b8ca94327b7e211d342ad6.jpg)
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Heart Mountain Fire Department (ddr-densho-363-34)
Members of the Heart Mountain Fire Department from left to right: Dick Matsuhira, Mitoshi Takao, Kaneo Abe, William Taketa, Frank Komoto, George Takeshita, Yutaka Tamamoto, and Yoneo Hayakawa
![Heart Mountain Fire Department (ddr-densho-363-31)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/74/71/747143a820515c32ae8946ee7a6bcd9f.jpg)
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Heart Mountain Fire Department (ddr-densho-363-31)
The Heart Mountain Fire Department pose for a group photograph after a meal. The caption at the bottom of the photograph reads "Heart Mt. Wyoming Fire Dept 1944".
![Firefighter sitting on firetruck (ddr-densho-363-32)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/e0/5b/e05b9dbefe7cf62e4d107abbcfd71637.jpg)
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Firefighter sitting on firetruck (ddr-densho-363-32)
Frank Komoto served on the Heart Mountain Fire Department.
![Heart Mountain Fire Department (ddr-densho-363-35)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/49/1f/491fcb7a8b3223ca6e7c69ce60a2dca2.jpg)
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Heart Mountain Fire Department (ddr-densho-363-35)
Members of the Heart Mountain Fire Department pose by the fire truck. The men from left to right: Unidentified, John Nomura, Unidentified, George Takeshita, William Taketa, Frank Komoto, Unidentified
![Firefighter (ddr-densho-363-33)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/6e/2d/6e2d27d6448161e0bb22882871708e3a.jpg)
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Firefighter (ddr-densho-363-33)
Frank Komoto sits on the bumper of the Heart Mountain fire truck.
![The Newell Star, Vol. II, No. 18 (May 4, 1945) (ddr-densho-284-67)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/84/2a/842a19309375a28c212cde781775d0f6.jpg)
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The Newell Star, Vol. II, No. 18 (May 4, 1945) (ddr-densho-284-67)
Selected article titles: "Baseball Season Opens Tomorrow: Director to Throw First Ball" (p. 1), "War Dept.: 442nd Makes Big Gains in Italy" (pp. 1-2), "Center Firemen Help Quell Tule Lake Fire" (p. 1), and "'May Day' Set for This Sunday" (p. 4).
![The Newell Star, Vol. II, No. 31 (August 3, 1945) (ddr-densho-284-79)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/b8/30/b8308e8f68d338fb7f9b7c837cc33944.jpg)
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The Newell Star, Vol. II, No. 31 (August 3, 1945) (ddr-densho-284-79)
Selected article titles: "Japan Now Represented in U.S. by Swiss Govt." (pp. 1, 3), "Army Alone Determines Who Can Return--Pratt" (pp. 1-2), "Demonstration Given by Center Fire Dept." (p. 2), and "Safety Council Gives Warning" (p. 4).
![Note from Heart Mountain Fire Department, 1944 (ddr-csujad-55-953)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/13/a4/13a406f7cc82e6f41563f4aab3646a2f.jpg)
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Note from Heart Mountain Fire Department, 1944 (ddr-csujad-55-953)
Note from the Fire Department requesting photographs of the fire "in action" at Heart Mountain incarceration camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0955