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Big Day in Fire Service History!

Today, April 21st, marks the 130th anniversary of the day the first firehouse pole was installed! Before that spiral staircases or sliding chutes were used; certainly not as effective as a fire pole & I'm sure a heck of a lot less fun.

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Added by Strike the Box on April 21, 2008 at 6:04am — 1 Comment

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