Firefighting equipment in St. Elizabeths fire house.

ID: 4367 ~ Source: National Archives and Records Administration ~ Creator: Department of Health, Education, and Welfare ~ Date: Undated

This file appears in: Fire House, Saint Elizabeths: The St. Elizabeths Hospital Fire House is an important example of the intended self-sufficiency of the campus.

This file appears in: Fire House, Saint Elizabeths: The St. Elizabeths Hospital Fire House is an important example of the intended self-sufficiency of the campus.

Fire House, Saint Elizabeths: The St. Elizabeths Hospital Fire House is an important example of the intended self-sufficiency of the campus.

By The DC Historic Sites team

St. Elizabeths Hospital strived for self-sufficiency. Leaders of the hospital wanted it to be able to provide for itself and made it their mission to develop a range of services on-campus to address…