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Egyptians from Alexandria built a basic hand pump that could squirt a jet of water
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Romans develop fire department with 7000 paid firefighters. These firefighters also patroled the streets and punished fire prevention violators
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Governor Peter Stuyvesant of New Amsterdam (New York City) was the first in the New World to appoint fire inspectors with the authority to impose fines for fire code violations.
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Burned for four days and was fought with syringes.
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Couplings for joining the hoses together were also invented
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William F. Channing, a Doctor in Boston used telegraph technology developed in the early 1840's to create the first fire alarm box system.
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13 people killed