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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.
A Different Kind of Firefighting
From 1603 to 1867, Japanese firefighters had an odd (but clever) M.O. To help them fight fires, they would dowse themselves in water before entering buildings to make themselves less flammable. They also “fought fires” in a pretty different way: They ripped a burning house apart to keep the fire from spreading. It sucked for the property owners, but by all historical accounts, it saved many lives.
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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.