The United States Fire Service has a rich and remarkable history and continues to provide American society with trustworthy and reliable service. The movies, propaganda, advertisements and reputation of the current American fire service all indicate that it will continue to have a highly prosperous future that provides extensive service to American Society in the 21st century and beyond. This paper will accordingly provide an extensive overview and evaluation of the comprehensive history of the American Fire Service with examples being drawn from historic events that involved the fire service such as September 11 and other devastating events that were greatly assisted and supported extensively by the fire service (U.S History, Para 5). The …show more content…
Thomas Jefferson made a number of proposals to the fire service, which assured its success and built it to what it is today. For example, the notion of chimney sweeps was a proposition by the former president and this was appropriately instigated in all homes built after 1800. The story of this important affiliation involves Thomas Jefferson visiting Boston in the 18th century and instantly appreciating the comprehensive fire service in this city compared to others across the United States (U.S History, Para 1). After, Jefferson returned to Philadelphia with a new vision for the National Fire Service and one that would launch it with respect to its influence, effectiveness and focus on saving and protecting society. Jefferson’s 1735 article in the Pennsylvania Gazette was history making as it raised awareness in other states of the need for an effective fire service. Society finally started appreciating the need for such a service and this would provide the necessary funding to ensure it continued into the 19th and 20th century. The proposal of a volunteer firefighting service was also included in this article by Jefferson. The association between society and firefighting was further tightened by Jefferson’s proposal of this volunteering service and it inspired such values as courage, honesty, and …show more content…
In the 19th century, the fire service started to take on a greater social purpose particularly in smaller societies and many members of the fire service were either well known or had two other jobs that they were pursuing (U.S History, Para 5). The heroic connotations associated with the fire service continued in the 19th century and a member of any fire service held a higher social status in society, which sustained respective recruitment
The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire not only affected the city of New York, but also the rest of the country. It forever changed the way our country would look at safety regulations in factories and buildings. The fire proved to America what can and will happen if we over-look safety regulations and over-crowd buildings. Unfortunately, 146 lives are taken before we fully understand this concept.
An effective mission statement at a fire department can be incredibly influential on the morale of the personnel—which as a result, can dramatically improve the performance of personnel when put into practice. Furthermore, because of the importance of a fire department’s mission statement, there should be a considerable amount of thought put into the drafting of one; and one of the most vital parts of an effective mission statement is to make sure that it can be put into practice. With that being said, the mission statement at my fire department is “One Team, One Group, One Fight”.
Mental health in the fire service is an upcoming problem, but has been occurring for years without firefighters even knowing it. Specifically post-traumatic stress disorder known as PTSD and firefighter suicides are the main issues that have a large impact in the fire service. This outline will lay out the main points that are a result, impact, or other subjects in relation to the two main issues above. Firefighter deaths are rising rapidly, members of the fire service need to be educated on PTSD and suicide to provide treatment before another devastating event occurs in result of the issues effects.
Fires were a very common obstacle at the time, but nothing was even close to the fire of 1871. On October 8th, firefighters received a call from the neighbor of Catherine O’Leary. Neighbors reported seeing a number of flames coming from the cow barn. Firemen instantly spotted the fire, but miscalculated how big it really was. This event was historically known as the Chicago Fire of 1871 (“People 7 Events”).
# Perry, Donald G.Wildland Firefighting: Fire Behavior, Tactics and Command. Fire Publications, Inc., Bellflower, CA, 1990.
In conclusion, on the night of September 25th, two beautiful churches burned and many other buildings were scorched by the flames. The fire brought fear to some residents who thought they would lose everything and exhaustion to the fire fighters. No deaths were reported, and only a few people were severely burned. It was a night that would not be forgotten easily by those who lived in the “Burning District.”
...benefits of the job. The hours of which a firefighter works varies on the event occurred or the position in this particular occupation. This job in general is a great chance for opportunity, due to ones expectations of this career this job may not suit every individual, but may bring a spark or compassion if one must say to an everyday life situation.
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Few incidents in America history have had an effect on the fire service and fire codes like the Cocoanut Grove Fire, the fire became so influential it affected the means of treating burn victims in a hospital setting pioneering the use of petroleum jelly and gauze as the preferred treatment for burn victims. On November 28, 1942 a fire that would consume 492 lives and injure over 166 patrons of the club. The Fire changed Boston’s fire codes and regulations instantly. The Cocoanut Grove Fire was a prime example of the potential devastation that will occur when fire codes and provisions are not in place or enforced as they should be.
Bradbury’s intent is that the role of a firefighter is to make fires for the purpose
Brodie, Fawn M. Thomas Jefferson: An Intimate History. New York: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., 1974.
The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire is a turning point in history because, unions gained powerful alliances and people who wanted to fight for their safety. Which now in the U.S there is a set of guidelines that need to be follow to ensure the safety of the employees. He writes: “The Triangle fire of March 25, 1911, was for ninety years the deadliest workplace disaster in New York history—and the most important (Von Drehle 3).” Von Drehle emphasizes how important this event is in history and he draw comparisons to the to
I can still remember every single time that my family would visit my dad when he was working at the fire station. Each station had the same layout; the matching couches and chairs that were placed around a television in the lounge rooms, the kitchens with an industrial sized oven, the sleeping quarters which included beds that more resembled cots, and the tall ceiling garages that housed the fire trucks and fire equipment. However, the thing that will be engrained in my mind forever will be the blaring sound of the alarm going off. For me, the louder and longer the alarm rang the more uncertainty I was as to whether this would be my dad’s last call. To the firefighters though, the alarm represented something completely different. Almost as
The Roman Emperor Augustus is credited with instituting a corps of firefighter vigilantes in 24 BC when checking for fires was developed. Firefighters or what they called them (watchmen) sounded an alarm if they saw a fire somewhere. To put out the fire they used buckets of water, and threw the water directly at the fire. They also used a tool called the axe to free people from a building that was on fire, and tried to free them using the axe. For major fires they used long hooks with ropes attached to them to bring down a burning building and take out the fire on the ground. Sometimes they used explosives to bring down a burning building as well and put water on it on the ground.
HM Government (2008) Fire and Rescue Manual, Volume 2, Fire Service Operations, Incident Command, 3rd Ed.