The History and Orientation of the Fire Service

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• The History and Orientation of the Fire Service

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Fire Equipment (1 of 2)

• Colonial fire fighters had buckets and fire
  hooks.
• Hand-powered pumpers developed in 1720
• Steam-powered pumpers developed in 1829

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Fire Equipment (2 of 2)

• Present-day equipment
• Single apparatus used for several purposes
• Fire hydrants developed in 1817
• First public call boxes developed in 1860