Retired firefighter and Kalispell Fire Department historian Alan “Gus” Gustafson explains some of the gauges and controls on the department's 1951 PIRSCH fire engine as fire captain Gary Daenzer looks on during a demonstration in Kalispell on Friday, Oct. 3. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Casey Kreider
October 3, 2025
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October 3, 2025 12:30 p.m.
PHOTOS: Kalispell Fire Department showcases antique fire engines
Members of Kalispell Fire Department and retired firefighter and department historian Alan "Gus" Gustafson gave a hands-on demonstration using the department’s original 1951 PIRSCH fire engine, which proudly served Kalispell until 1992, and a 1925 American LaFrance engine, in Kalispell on Friday, Oct. 3.