HISTORY. MARCI, THIS FIRE STATION IS ALMOST 150 YEARS OLD. $2.5 MILLION WORTH OF RENOVATIONS AND RESTORATIONS LATER, THERE’S A NEW HVAC SYSTEM, A NEW SPRINKLER SYSTEM, AND OF COURSE, A FRESH COAT OF ...
BRATTLEBORO — Up until 1831, firefighting in Brattleboro was pretty much a neighborhood affair. The bucket brigade was the only organized attack. If a fire started, everybody within eye or earshot ...
WASHINGTON — Before there were fire trucks, there were horses. Monday marks the 100th anniversary of the last time a horse-drawn steam fire apparatus responded to a fire within the District. To ...