{"id":2349,"date":"2002-04-24T21:47:00","date_gmt":"2002-04-24T21:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogschapman.wpenginepowered.com\/huell-howser-archives\/2002\/01\/08\/fire-steamer-californias-gold-4006\/"},"modified":"2026-08-10T21:36:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T21:36:11","slug":"fire-steamer-californias-gold-4006","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/huell-howser-archives\/2002\/04\/24\/fire-steamer-californias-gold-4006\/","title":{"rendered":"Fire Steamer &#8211; California&#039;s Gold (4006)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Huell travels to the 2002 National SPAAMFAA Winter Convention in San Bernardino. SPAAMFAA stands for \u201cSociety for the Preservation and Appreciation of Antique Motor Fire Apparatus in America.\u201d This get together was a wonderful place to get glimpse of our state\u2019s fire-fighting history. 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