A trip overseas without a stop at a local fire station is not an option for me. Dorothy accepts this and almost always accompanies me. In Spain, I was able to visit Parques de Bomberos in Madrid, Seville, and Granada. Here’s what I found at one station in Madrid.
![parque de bomberos in Madrid](https://i0.wp.com/larryshapiroblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Madrid_bomberos-9585P.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1)
![Madrid bombers fire engine](https://i0.wp.com/larryshapiroblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Madrid_bomberos-3169-PanoP.jpg?resize=600%2C331&ssl=1)
![Madrid bombers Rosenbauer fire engine](https://i0.wp.com/larryshapiroblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Madrid_bomberos-5325P.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1)
![Merceds-Rosenbauer-Metz fire truck in Madrid](https://i0.wp.com/larryshapiroblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Madrid_bomberos-6409P.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1)
![iturri fire engine in Madrid](https://i0.wp.com/larryshapiroblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Madrid_bomberos-8926P.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1)
![iturri fire engine in Madrid](https://i0.wp.com/larryshapiroblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Madrid_bomberos-4736P.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1)