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1. Past/Present of
Firefighters
History of Firefighters
Fire in the US
Firefighters
Tools
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Museum Entrance

2. Firefighters Origins Room
Room 1
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3. Firetrucks Before/Today
"Firefighters 1950-1980." Firefighters History. Web. 26 Aug. 2014.
<http://www.freetownfire-rescue.com/19501980/>.
Back in the 1950s the engine wasn’t
very strong so they infused their
current cars to make this blazing hot
rod to the right! Old firetrucks had to
be storing water since there wasn’t fire
hydrants back then so if they ran out of
water they need to fill up the tanks.
Another thing that made them different
was that they didn’t have sirens but
instead bells to keep people aware
that there is a fire.
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4. Early American Firefighters
"Fire Department." Ushistory.org.
Independence Hall Association, n.d. Web. 27
Aug. 2014.
During the 1950s the fire fighter
fighters were First grade firefighters
earned $4,400 a year. They have
tools to help them out like a leather
bucket, early axe, and and clothes
that was very hard for fire to catch but
wasn’t impossible. There were some
problems though seeing how most of
the early firefighters weren’t strong so
they had problems when a heavy
object fell on a person during a fire.
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5. American Firefighters Today
"Summary." U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. U.S.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, n.d. Web. 28 Aug. 2014.
● The average call a firefighter
receives a year in the us respond
to an average 30,000 calls a year.
● Has tools like a gasmask, fire
hose, axe, saw, and has clothes
that are fire resistant.
● Firefighters today make 45,000
dollars a year more than a cop
(pig).
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6. Firefighters
"Fire Department." Ushistory.org.
Independence Hall Association, n.d. Web. 27
Aug. 2014.
The first place where the firefighters
originated was at Rome. In the early
modern times there wasn’t so much
technology or much intelligence so
they would get a bucket and fill it up
with water and pass it down to throw it
at the fire. It would take long but they
had no other way. And keep in mind
that they had no clothes that were well
for the fire and the buckets were good
while it lasted since there were big
fires like US fires.
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Origins

7. Greatest fires of
AMERICA
(MERICA)
Room 2
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8. The Great Peshtigo Fire
Linked citation goes here
. October 1871 Wisconsin and
Michigan were hit by the biggest fire
recorded in U.S. history. This fire took
about 1,200-2,400 innocent lives and
about 3.8 billion acres of land. It was
caused by Drought and high
temperatures. It affected the farming,
construction, and logging industry.
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9. Great Chicago fire
Linked citation goes here
In 1871 Chicago was absorbed by the
second worst fire in U.S. history. It
burned for three days straight(October
8-10). Damage was worth $200 million
dollars.
Fun Fact: It is believed that a cow
kicked over a lantern in a barn and
started the fire.
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10. San Francisco fire
Linked citation goes here
Occurred in April 18,1906 at 5:13 a.m.
happend right after an earthquake.
The earth caused gas mains to twist
and break which caused fires to erupt
across the city. It burned for three
whole days. 500 city blocks lay in
ruins.
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11. The Great Fire of Seattle
Linked citation goes here
The fire destroyed 100 acres of the
city’s businesses. Damage was about
$15million occurred June 6,1889 at
2:30pm. Death toll was 2 people.
Seattle received aid from
Tacoma,Olympia,Portland,San
Francisco,etc.
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12. Tools of the Old/New World
Room 2
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13. "Firefighter Axe Standard Axe and Hatchet."
Bigstock. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Aug. 2014.
● Fire axes back then weren’t as
strong as todays seeing how the
fire axes were stone or iron while
todays are only steels.
● Another thing was that rarely did
the old firefighters so if they
needed it they would need to go
back to the truck, while today they
carry it wherever they go.
● They have it to use it to chop
doors, objects, and even make a
pathway to the people in the fire.
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Fireaxes

14. "How To Become a Firefighter In USA | Learn, Apply,
Achieve." How to Become a Firefighter in USA RSS. N.p.,
n.d. Web. 29 Aug. 2014.
● The clothes weren’t really
fire resistance back then
than todays fire suits and
weren’t that protective
either.
● You can also carry more
items to be prepared for
anything while the old fire
fighters had very little to
be prepared for during
the fire. Return to
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Clothes

15. "Carbon Monoxide in a New York Mall Killed 1 and
Sickened At Least 27 Others - RYOT News." RYOT News.
N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Aug. 2014.
● Fire hoses were only
used for the stored water
and not for fire hydrants.
Modern fire hoses can
connect to the fire
hydrants, longer range,
and able to carry more
water
● Weight also changed to
be light to going heavy
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Fire Hoses

16. "Carbon Monoxide in a New York Mall Killed 1 and
Sickened At Least 27 Others - RYOT News." RYOT News.
N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Aug. 2014.
● Back then the firefighters
didn’t have gas mask so
they used some cloth to
not get the smoke in their
lungs while today gas
mask serve as a way to
get oxygen and for
smoke to not enter in
their lungs.
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Gas Masks

18. Citation Page
• "History of Fire Fighting." History of Fire Fighting. N.p.,
n.d. Web. 26 Aug. 2014.
• "Uniformed Firefighters Association of Greater New
York - FDNY : UFA History." Uniformed Firefighters
Association of Greater New York - FDNY : UFA History.
N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Aug. 2014.
• Detroit Firefighters respond to an average 30,000. ( FAQs
| Fire Department | City of Detroit Departments |
www.detromi.gov)
• "Uniforms and Equipment." - Fire and Rescue NSW. N.p.,
n.d. Web. 26 Aug. 2014.
• "The Great Pestigo Fire of 1871." N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Aug.
2014.
• "Peshtigo Fire 1871." Peshtigo Fire 1871. N.p., n.d. Web.
28 Aug. 2014.
• "Chicago Fire of 1871." History.com. A&E Television
Networks, n.d. Web. 27 Aug. 2014.

19. Citation Page
● "Rudolph Zallinger and the Great Seattle Fire Mural."
HistoryLink.org- the Free Online Encyclopedia of Washington State
History. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Aug. 2014.
● "The History of American Fire Fighting." InfoBarrel. N.p., n.d.
Web. 28 Aug. 2014.
● "The Great Seattle Fire of 1889." The Great Seattle Fire of 1889.
N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Aug. 2014.
● "The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake and Fire." National Archives
and Records Administration. National Archives and Records
Administration, n.d. Web. 29 Aug. 2014.
● "Chicago Fire of 1871." History.com. A&E Television Networks,
n.d. Web. 27 Aug. 2014.