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The wikapedia history of Gamewell telegraph alarms A fire alarm box is an outdoor device used for notifying a fire department of a fire. Early boxes used the telegraph system and were the ma… Started by SMOKEnPipesJim	4	Jun 6, 2016 Reply by SMOKEnPipesJim
Is salvage still important? Is salvage still important? I am conducting research for the National Fire Academy’s EFO program on the current state of fireground salva… Started by Ryland Kendrick	0	Jun 10, 2015
Apparatus Traditions: The "Chicago Package" I live in the Chicagoland areaand have had a few oppurtunities to visit some of my friends in Chicago. I had one of my daughters with me du… Started by Band of Brothers pipes and drums	1	Dec 4, 2013 Reply by Karl Klotz
History of the SCBA Fire service folklore recounts the practice of firemen growing long beards to help them breathe heavy smoke. The theory was a fireman would… Started by Merritt Long	11	Oct 17, 2013 Reply by SMOKEnPipesJim
1st Paid Department in The area now known as United States? You"ll hear a couple versions of this story too..... but When was the first fire department organized in the United States? … Started by SMOKEnPipesJim	1	Jan 7, 2012 Reply by Mark L Gundert
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire Last winter I wrote an essay on the fireground operations at the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire (http://pipenozzle.com/?page_id=391… Started by Barry Greer	0	Jul 11, 2011
imagine during this period the progress in these 60 odd years on one hand 1841 - First American steam fire engine, New York, used only a few months.1845 - Philadelphia burns, 900 buildings.1847-1854 - 1.6M Irish i… Started by SMOKEnPipesJim	1	May 9, 2011 Reply by Timothy J. Gaffney, Jr.
Firefighting traditions book Just started reading The Fire Service History, Traditions & Beyond by J.A. Rhodes it was published in 2006 but it is new to me. Highly… Started by DUST	0	Feb 7, 2011
History of Volunteer Firefighting The man who established the first volunteer fire department also invented bifocals, wrote and printed Poor Richard’s Almanac, studied elect… Started by Merritt Long	7	Jan 10, 2011 Reply by Jason Buist
fire poles make 20 fire poles are so awsome because it helps firefighters get to the trucks faster Started by Jared micheal freeman	3	Nov 27, 2010 Reply by Brian Dumser