• Firsts: Hear a Rattle, Speaking Trumpet, Fire Marks, Brigades

  • Feb 8 2025
  • Length: 8 mins
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Firsts: Hear a Rattle, Speaking Trumpet, Fire Marks, Brigades

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  • Fireman Pete fire history items, let's go! We'll look at the first Fire Brigade started by Ben Franklin, and explore Fire Markers you can see around Philadelphia and other cities.

    You'll get a live demonstration of what a fire rattle sounds like, and what it would be like for fireman in the 1800's to hear orders yelled out of a Speaking Trumpet.

    Then we check two cool personalities in the first woman firefighter Molly Williams, and a Philadelphia blacksmith, Patrick Lyon, that made some of the best fire hand-pumpers around.

    TIMESTAMPS

    00:06 - Thank You

    01:06 - First Fire Brigade - Ben Franklin

    01:27 - Fire Marks

    02:33 - Boston Paid Fire Department

    03:00 - New Amsterdam (New York City) Firefighting

    03:38 - How a Fire Rattle Sounds

    04:48 - How a Speaking Trumpet Sounds

    05:43 - First Woman Firefighter - Molly Williams

    06:23 - Patrick Lyon's Fire Pumper

    #fire #firefighter #firehistory



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