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Firefighters tackling a fire in London using hand-pumped engines ca. 1808. London suffered great fires in 798, 982, 989, 1212 and above all in 1666 (the Great Fire of London). The Great Fire of 1666 started in a baker's shop on Pudding Lane, consumed about two square miles (5 km 2) of the city, leaving tens of thousands homeless. Prior to this ...
The picture shows three New York City firefighters raising the U.S. flag at the World Trade Center, following the September 11 attacks. The official names for the photograph used by The Record are Firefighters Raising Flag and Firemen Raising the Flag at Ground Zero. [1] The photo appeared on The Record front page on September 12, 2001.
Dennis Smith's History of Firefighting in America: 300 Years of Courage. Dial Press. ISBN 978-0-8037-2538-6. Scher, Steven (2002). New York City Firefighting 1901-2001. Images of America. Arcadia. ISBN 978-0-7385-0988-4. Royall, Shawn (2007). Firefighting in Charlotte. Images of America. Arcadia Publishing Incorporated. ISBN 978-1-4396-1931-5.
Orio Joseph Palmer (March 2, 1956 – September 11, 2001) was a Battalion Chief of the New York City Fire Department who died while rescuing civilians trapped inside the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. [2] [3] [1] Palmer led the team of firefighters that reached the 78th floor of the South Tower, the floor where the plane had struck ...
Here's a photographic tribute to firefighters on the front lines in the battle against California's wildfires.
Molly Williams (fl. 1818) was the first known female, and first known black, firefighter in the United States. [1] An African American, she was a slave [2] of the New York City merchant Benjamin Aymar. She was affiliated with the Oceanus Engine Company #11 in lower Manhattan. During her time in the company, she was called Volunteer No. 11. [3]
The firefighters were removing items from a residential neighborhood on Lachman Lane when the fires began to rage on Tuesday, Jan. 7
Over the weekend, New Jersey Forest Fire Service crews battled a blaze that threatened homes, and photos show just how close the flames got to destroying a family home.