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Paperback Houston Fire Department Book

ISBN: 1467132985

ISBN13: 9781467132985

Houston Fire Department

(Part of the Images of America: Texas Series)

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Houston's firefighting service began in 1838 with the founding of Protection Fire Company No. 1. As the city of Houston grew throughout the early and mid-19th century, volunteer companies formed and grew along with it. By 1895, city leaders decided to form the Houston Fire Department as a city department, culling the volunteer forces for men, stations, apparatus, and horses. The city grew in leaps and bounds, swallowing up neighborhoods, communities,...

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