Christmas Present: San Francisco Firefighters Compete For Best-Decorated Fire House

San Francisco CA

11 December, 2020

3:30 PM

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CBS San Francisco December 11, 2020 at 12:11 am SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) — The San Francisco Fire Department is reviving a tradition that began and ended seven decades ago: a competition to determine the best-decorated fire station. The year was 1948 when San Francisco firehouses began a fierce competition to be named the best-decorated fire station. The grand prize was $1,000. They went all out, often covering the entire station with ornaments. The competition lasted three Christmases before a labor dispute ended it. Read more at CBS San Francisco