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Attempts at fire fighting were approximately around the 2nd century.
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7,000 paid fire brigade members also patrolled the streets to enforce corporal punishment if fire prevention codes are not met.
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Fire in the colony of Jamestown.
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First Governor in New World to appoint Fire Inspectors and to impose fines for fire code violations.
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The first steam fire engine was invented in 1829 but volunteer fire stations in London were slow to accept and use the latest fire fighting technology.
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A project started by insurance companies was scrapped after volunteer fire stations rarely used the steam engine. Later, the Cleveland, Ohio public had forced the use of this newest technology.
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The first fire alarm box was invented by Dr. William F. Channing from Boston. This box first struck/rang on April 29th of 1852.
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Though the fire hose was invented almost 200 years earlier, it was not in general use until 1870.