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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.
See No Evil, Hear No Evil
One of the most difficult parts of firefighting is sensory depravation. If you enter a burning building, it’s almost impossible to see because of smoke, and it’s almost impossible to hear because of the crackling of burning materials in the building. Combine that with wearing a mask so you can breathe at all, and you can see just how difficult it is to rescue people from a burning building.
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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.