Seneca Falls, it seems, has always been the little town that could — especially in its industrial heyday of the mid-to-late ...

One of the most cherished symbols of the fire service is the fire engine. The term engine dates back to the days of horse drawn steam fire engines. These mechanical marvels were quite a sight to ...

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Wouldn't it be great to turn back the hands of time and witness Chambersburg's horse drawn steam fire engines in action? This column will look at when steam fire engines made their entry into the ...

In 1903, the fledgling Seattle Fire Department created Engine 8, giving its crew a brand new, horse-drawn steam fire engine. The steam engine allowed firefighters to pump hundreds of gallons of water ...

Cincinnati’s wonderful Fire Museum on Court Street continually burnishes our city’s two fire-fighting claims to fame: Cincinnati created the first professional fire department in the United States in ...

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