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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.
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Before we were even a nation, the first fire department in the “colonies” was established in Boston in 1678. A bit more fascinating is who was responsible for Philadelphia’s first fire company: Benjamin Franklin.
Not only did he create it, but it was also named after him, called “Benjamin Franklin’s Bucket Brigade” (which is a damn good name).
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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.