When was the first fire house built?

Question

I need to know when, where, and who the first fire house was built by. And also if you have a website that has a lot of information about firefighters and their lifes, that would help too. Please and Thank You!!!

Answer 1

In the UK, we call them fire stations. I believe the first modern fire service was created in London in the 16th century. A good resource relating to this is:

http://www.london-fire.gov.uk/about_us/our_history/in_the_beginning.asp

The following wikipedia article covers this subject too, from a more historical aspect:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_fire_brigades

Hope it helps

Answer 2

In 1736, Franklin created the Union Fire Company in Philadelphia, the first volunteer firefighting company in America.

Answer 3

Try this link http://www.firefightersrealstories.com/hose.html

Tells ya about the firehose made of Ox back in 400 BC

Answer 4

no one really know because there were people who were trained to fight fires in the middle ages and used any building's water they were near

Answer 5

The Romans had firehouses. (just saw it on "Cities of the Underworld")