Remnants of the World Trade Center
They formed a cross from the remnants of the disaster.
Cartes de visite of firefighters, 1865
1901 Plattsburgh, NY
4th of July Parade
1911 Wenatchee WA
Graduating class of firefighters
Volunteer firefighters
Kirkland Washington
1859 firefighter
1920's training school
Woodworker & volunteer firefighter
1921 fire
1941 poster - volunteers needed!
1869 Constantinople
1910 FDNY
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Washington DC, 1910
Washington DC 1920
Ambulance driver
Resting in the firehouse
Suppressing 1930 fire
Inspecting extinguished fire
1948 fire engine
1910 fire
Ever wonder how they dress so quickly?
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All kids love fire engines!
The "joker"
The fire alarm system, called the "joker".
Firefighters at rest
In the United States, President George Washington was a volunteer firefighter and bought Alexandria Virginia its first fire engine. During the Civil War, government run fire brigades were created in the US but many communities still had volunteer fire departments. As recent as 2010, 70% of firefighters were still volunteers.
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