Firefighting alumni gather around the  1927 REO Speedwagon – photo Philomena Hughes, Hughes Photography

Prince George, B.C.- R.E.O. Speedwagon is making appearances in Prince George.  

We're not talking about the band,   we're talking about the treasured 1927 R.E.O. Speedwagon fire truck  that  is being featured  in a special  Prince George Fire Rescue calendar for  2015.

Don’t expect any  of the typical  firefighter “beef cake” in this calendar,  this 12 month spread is all about  helping celebrate  the City’s Centennial, and the role the P.G. Fire  Rescue Department has  played over the years.

Monthly images will  feature Prince George heritage, as well as the different services the P.G. Fire Rescue provides.

The calendar not only celebrates the history of the Prince George firefighters,  it  is, first and foremost, a fundraiser for the BC Professional Firefighters Burn Fund.

The Fund is committed to building a building this year, one that is similar to the function of the Ronald McDonald House, where burn patients and their families can go when  undergoing  treatment in Vancouver.

Prince  George Firefighters, Local 1372,  has committed to raising over a hundred thousand dollars  for the construction of the home, and one of the suites will be named in honour of the Prince George  Fire Fighters.

The calendar will be available for sale this fall.

Editor's note:

The original story  posted the calendar for 1915…a typo….we apologize for the error.  thanks to readers for pointing it out.