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Fist Water Jet
In the 2nd Centuary, The Eqyptains invented a water jet for aiming at fires. -
Jan 18, 1500
Water Pump Reinvented and Fire Brigade Started
7,000 paid fire brigade members also patrolled the streets to enforce corporal punishment if fire prevention codes are not met. -
First Recorded Structure Fire In The United States
First structure fire recorded in the US was in Jamestown. -
Fire Prevention Starts In Boston
Boston selectmen ordered that "noe man shall build his chimney with wood, nor cover his house with thatch." -
Govener Peter Stuyvesant First To Appoint Fire Inspectors
Govener 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 -
Boston Imports First Fire Engine
In 1679, Boston imported the first fire engine to reach America from London. -
Benjamin Franklin Urges Readers To Establish Firefighting Companies
In 1736, a young Benjamin Franklin urged readers of his newspaper to establish firefighting companies. -
First Fire Alarm Box
In 1852 William F. Channing, a Doctor in Boston used telegraph technology developed in the early 1840's to create the first fire alarm box system. -
New York Mutual Hook And Ladder Company No. 1 purcheses horse
In 1832, the New York Mutual Hook and Ladder Company No. 1 volunteers purchased a horse to pull their engine. -
Improvment In Technology
1910 the two functions were combined, one engine both propelling the truck and driving the pump.
