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The Old Pompano Fire Station, located at 219 NE 4th Avenue, Pompano Beach, Florida, is a museum operated by the Pompano Beach Historical Society.It is housed in the city's first fire station, and contains two antique fire engines, together with photographs and artifacts relating to the history of firefighting in Pompano Beach.
The museum is home to artifacts detailing the history of the fire service not only in Jacksonville, but the entire state of Florida. Exhibits include photos from and a diorama of the Great Fire of 1901, a fully restored 1902 LaFrance horse-drawn fire engine, and a 1926 American LaFrance fire engine.
The history of organized firefighting began in ancient Rome while under the rule of the first Roman Emperor Augustus. [1] Prior to that, Ctesibius, a Greek citizen of Alexandria, developed the first fire pump in the third century BC, which was later improved upon in a design by Hero of Alexandria in the first century BC.
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