Dbq Fire

In 1666, a great fire that lasted for three days desolated an enormous amount of London. More than 300 houses were destroyed; left under about a mile of ash. The people of the city could have lessened the amount of destruction that the fire brought on the city. However, according the Samuel Pepys’s diary the Mayor complained that they could not pull down houses fast enough in order to keep the fire from spreading so far. Three hundred and fifty years later— with the start of a man with thoughts of fighting fires and preventing them from destroying other cities—technology and firefighting techniques have saved a countless amount of lies.

The Roman Emperor Augustus instituted the first corps of fire watchmen in 24 B.C. Some of the early tools

He started in Philadelphia. Some of his methods of persuasion were consulting the Junto, a benevolent group dedicated to civic and self-improvement, and asked for their suggestions on better ways to combat fires. Benjamin always sought to raise public awareness to desire the need to improve fire-fighting techniques. His first establishment of a fire company was the Union Fire Company on December 7, 1736. His repertoire of tools used consisted of leather buckets, strong bags, and baskets.

Another fire that desolated another great city was Chicago from October 8 to October 10 in 1871. An old legend states that a cow kicked over a lantern in a barn and started the fire. However, other theories hold that humans or even a meteor might have been responsible for it. The damage to the city was more devastating than the Great London fire. The fire left about 4 miles and almost a mile of the windy city in ash and dust. The city did grow rather quickly after the fire. By 1890, the city was a major economic and transportation hub with an estimated population of more than 1 million people. In 1893, Chicago hosted the World’s Columbian Exposition, a tourist attraction visited by some 27.5 million people. The Chicago Fire Department training academy is located on the site of the O’Leary property where the Great Chicago Fire