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The National Volunteer Fire Council offers the National Junior Firefighter Program, a national umbrella program for all youth firefighting programs, including Explorers, cadets, and junior firefighters. In Finland, the different volunteer fire departments can choose to start up an youth unit for 10 to 18 year olds and some even have younger ...
The Ten House is unique among the 220 FDNY firehouses as it is one of only two where both an engine and ladder company share the same numerical designation. [11] On the morning of September 11, 2001, when the first airliner (American Airlines Flight 11) crashed into the North Tower at 8:46 a.m., FDNY units were in the middle of a shift change ...
The Cincinnati Fire Department traces its origins to the early 19th century when fire protection services were minimal and mostly volunteer-based. By the 1800s, Cincinnati's population had increased significantly, making the need for organized firefighting more urgent. In the 1830s, the city began developing its volunteer fire companies. These ...
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Lyon's masterpiece was the hand-pumper Diligent, which, at 32-years-old, outperformed the new Cincinnati-built steam pumper Young America in a famous 1852 contest. [17] In 1853 the first practical, steam powered, fire engine was tested in Cincinnati (OH). [18] It was created by Abel Shawk, Alexander Bonner Latta, and Miles Greenwood.
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A Jan. 9, 1954, photo from the Cincinnati Enquirer Photo Archive in the public library’s Digital Library. The original caption: “TIME AND TEMPERATURE SIGN INSTALLED.
Joseph W. Pfeifer (born 1956) [1] is a retired American firefighter who served with the New York City Fire Department (FDNY). Pfeifer served as First Deputy Commissioner of the FDNY from February 2023 until September 2024, and as Acting Fire Commissioner of the FDNY in August 2024. Prior to his civilian work in the FDNY, Pfeifer was an ...