(PET 3B ryan) history emergency service transportation

first idea of fire service

Feb 4, 1735

franklin rosevelt urges the importance of fire prevention and decides to send an anonomis letter to his news paper to witch in turn suggested a group or club should be dedicated to fighting fires and go to every fire to do so
http://www.ushistory.org/franklin/philadelphia/fire.htm

first official fire company

Dec 7, 1736

with franklins guiding 30 men came together to form the union fire company
http://www.ushistory.org/franklin/philadelphia/fire.htm

bucket brigades

Dec 7, 1736

during the 1700s firefighters pulled tubs of water on weels to the fire and used leather buckets to sscoop up the water out of the tub and thew the water on the fire
http://www.ushistory.org/franklin/philadelphia/fire.htm

introduction to horse drawn engines

Sep 27, 1829

the introduction of paid firefighters made possibilities for horses to pull the now steam powered engine but the personell had to run to the fire
http://www.autoevolution.com/news/fire-truck-history-7249.html

first self propelled fire engine

Sep 5, 1840

the first steam powered self propelled fire engine was made in new york by P.R hope
http://www.autoevolution.com/news/fire-truck-history-7249.html

first civilian ambulance

Sep 3, 1865

sivilian ambulance services in the united states began in new york a hospital intern rode in horse drawn carages designed specifically for transporting sick and injured implemented by hospitals
http://www.emsedsem.org/ctemsi/HISTORY%20OF%20EMERGENCY%20MEDICAL%20SERVICES.pdf

first areomedical transportation

Oct 1, 1870

pergian siege of paris used hot air ballons to evacuate wounded soldiers

first police car

Oct 1, 1899

the first police car was a wagon run on electicity and needed to be rechrged every 30 miles
http://www.spillman.com/history-police-cars/

first known air ambulance

Oct 1, 1910

first known air ambulace aircraft was built in north carolina and tested in florida but failed after flying 400 yards and crashing
http://www.emsedsem.org/ctemsi/HISTORY%20OF%20EMERGENCY%20MEDICAL%20SERVICES.pdf

replacements of horses

Oct 1, 1922

funeral home horses were replaceed by firedepartment, rescue squad and private ambulances

first volunteer resque squad

Oct 1, 1922

first volunteer resque squads organized in roanoke virginia and along the new jersey coast
http://www.emsedsem.org/ctemsi/HISTORY%20OF%20EMERGENCY%20MEDICAL%20SERVICES.pdf

first motorized police car

Oct 3, 1932

Ford introduced the Ford flathead V-8 modle B The first low-priced mass-marketed car with a V8 engine that captured the police car market till 1968
http://www.spillman.com/history-police-cars/

first diesel fire engine

Oct 3, 1937

the first diesel (commins) fire engine was built in 1937 by Harry C. Stutz
http://forums.aaca.org/f132/first-diesel-fire-engine-208595.html

turn over of ambulances

Oct 1, 1940

hospitals begin to struggle to keep there ambulances running so the government turned ambulance service over to fire departments and police no specific training was not required but basic first aid
http://www.emsedsem.org/ctemsi/HISTORY%20OF%20EMERGENCY%20MEDICAL%20SERVICES.pdf

first helicopters used

Oct 1, 1951

helicopters began to be used for medical evacuations during the korean war
http://www.emsedsem.org/ctemsi/HISTORY%20OF%20EMERGENCY%20MEDICAL%20SERVICES.pdf

helicopter evac service

Oct 1, 1972

DOD and DOT team up to form an emergeny helicopter evacuation service
http://www.emsedsem.org/ctemsi/HISTORY%20OF%20EMERGENCY%20MEDICAL%20SERVICES.pdf