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Jan 14, 1500
Hand Pump
The first hand water pump was invented in the second century by an Egyption named Ctesibus, however, the design was lost to history, and was reinvented in ancient Rome. -
Fire Prevention Groups
Boston was the first city in the United States to institute a group to make safety regulations to prevent fires. -
Use of Fire Inspectors
New Amsterdam (New York City) was the first city in America to appoint fire inspectors with the authority to impose fines for fire codes. -
Bucket Brigades
Bucket Brigades were lines of people that stated at a well and led all the way to the structure that was on fire. The lines would pass buckets of water from the well to the fire and back until the fire was extinguished. -
Steam Engine
The first steam engine was used in London, but the volunteer fire fighters were slow to accept the change -
Horses Used to Pull Engines
In 1832, New York Mutual Hook and Ladder Company No. 1 purchased a horse to pull their engine, possibly due to the lack of volunteers due to the yellow favor. -
Insurance Companies Quit Making the Engine
Insurance Companies in New York had a self-propelled engine built, but the firefighters didnt like or use it, they had to stop making them. -
Fire Alarm Box
William F, Channing use telegraph technology to develope the first fire alarm box stystem in Boston. -
Dalmations
Dalmations were used to guide the horses to their stations when the fire fighters had been called to a fire, barked at people crossing infront of the fire house, and guarded the fire house while the fire fighters were away. -
Gasoline Engines
Chicago had the first fire department to become completely motorized.
