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Big Day in Fire Service History!
Today, April 21st, marks the 130th anniversary of the day the first firehouse pole was installed!
Before that spiral staircases or sliding chutes were used; certainly not as effective as a fire pole & I'm sure a heck of a lot less fun.
If you would like to receive the "This Day In Fire Service History" email, visit StrikeTheBox.com to sign up.
Wikipedia has a great article on the history of the fire pole, you can view it by clicking here.
Before that spiral staircases or sliding chutes were used; certainly not as effective as a fire pole & I'm sure a heck of a lot less fun.
If you would like to receive the "This Day In Fire Service History" email, visit StrikeTheBox.com to sign up.
Wikipedia has a great article on the history of the fire pole, you can view it by clicking here.
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Comment by SHONDA on February 24, 2009 at 2:07pm
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Great site, I added my tatoo back in Sept. for the 911 anniversary. Keep up the good work!
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