Who is Albert
Baas?
Albert Baas seen on top of this Oshkosh P15
Photo by my girlfriend Karin, oct 1997
I live in the Netherlands. I lectured general, analytical and organic chemistry and laboratory safety at Saxion polytechnic in Deventer.
I started fire buffing when I was 18
years old, but I followed fire trucks on the way to a fire on
my bike when I was only 12 years old.
When I got a Canon A1 SLR camera on my 18th birthday I started
going to the firehouses to make photographs of the fire
trucks. At the moment I still use this Canon A1 camera with a
50 mm lens for photographing fire trucks. I have quite a
collection of Dutch fire trucks photos.
On vacations a stop at the firehouses we pass is mandatory. I take any opportunity to talk to the firemen and take photographs of their fire apparatus, so I have photos of US, Canadian trucks too. More photo's on my photo album pages.
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Amsterdam |
Washington DC |
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I also started collecting fire apparatus sales literature like brochures, folders, design drawings, operators manuals, sales manuals etc. I have approximately 350 files of different fire apparatus manufacturers at the moment.
In 1985 I bought a 1955 Magirus-Deutz
fire truck from the Veenendaal fire department witch I
restored in 1986/1987.
October 2023 I sold
the truck back to the Veenendaal fire department where it now
has a honorably place in the new
fire station.
Arrival of the Magirus in Veenendaal
accompanied by lights and sirens!
Albert Baas as moviestar
In 1989 I participated with my fire
truck in the Dutch movie "Elcker"
featuring Coen Flink.
A movie about a conflict between the Major of a small city and
the fire chief.
Waiting in front of my firetruck for "Roll camera's, ACTION!!"
ACTION !
Some favorite personal links:
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