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The first recorded structure fire in the U.S. In Jamestown
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Fire prevention in the U.S, starts in Boson
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Governor Peter Stuyvesant was the first to appoint fire inspectors with the authority to impose fines for fire code violations.
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Boston imported the first fire truck from London
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Benjamin Franklin, began urging readers of his "Pennsylvanian Gazette" to establish fire-fighting companies
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insurance companies began issuing fire marks to be displayed on building fronts as an incentive for volunteer fire fighters to save their insured buildings.
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A steam fire engine was built in London
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New York Mutual Hook and Ladder Company purchased a horse to pull their engine.
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The first fire alarm box was struck
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Two functions were combined, one engine both propelling the truck and driving the pump.
