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#1 those first firefighters were the slaves of rich romans who used this opportunity to get more property in Rome. They would destroy the house after they put the fire out and replace it by insulae, apartment buildings. They did this until it was eventually forbidden and a official brigade, the vigiles, was founded. Modern firefighters in Italy are still called vigiles.
Smoke Jumpers
Nowadays, “smoke jumpers” are a deeply respected group of firefighters, literally skydiving into fires to put them out. But, it was not respected when it was created.
You see, smoke jumpers started becoming a thing in 1939, and was mostly made up of conscientious objectors during World War II so that they could be put to use. And after World War II was over, most of the objectors were shoved out of the job.
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#1 those first firefighters were the slaves of rich romans who used this opportunity to get more property in Rome. They would destroy the house after they put the fire out and replace it by insulae, apartment buildings. They did this until it was eventually forbidden and a official brigade, the vigiles, was founded. Modern firefighters in Italy are still called vigiles.