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Great Fire Engine Race of America Gains National Attention
Prairie du Chien Wisconsin hosts the 1972 Great Fire Engine Race of America on Memorial Day weekend drawing fire chiefs, volunteers, and spectators from multiple states. Terrance Goerne organized the event, featuring demonstrations, a 58 mile race, parades, and wide media coverage including CBS and Wall Street Journal.
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Prairie DU Chien
Wis
Jemima
Willie Mays
Colonel Sanders
Lawrence Welk
America
Mississippi
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Illinois
Iowa
Nebraska
Prairie Streets
LaFrance Truck Corporation
Elmira Heights
New York
Pabst Brewing Company
Milwaukee
Ward LaFrance
Pabst
Terrance Goerne
Madison
Minneapolis
Goerne
State Medical Society of Wisconsin
Fort Crawford
Mississippi River
Bagley
Wisconsin Shores
Wisconsin Sheriff’s Department
Prairie
Midwest
International Association of Fire Chiefs
Metropolitan Fire Chiefs Committee
Registerland
Oelwein
Sumner
Fairbank
Postville
Ossian
Decorah
Janesville
Fire Department
Almont
Michigan
DeHavilland
Villa Louis Fairgrounds
Wall Street Journal
American Broadcasting Company
CBS Eye
Charles Kuralt
Rome
London
San Francisco
Chicago
Green Bay
Peshtigo