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Fire Fighter Shirts

by Will Baum

Fire fighter shirts are a great way to show your support for the men and women who brave death to keep our cities and towns from crumbling into ash. In recent years, fire fighter shirts and caps have become a way to show a straightforward type of patriotism. Fire fighting is treacherous work. Wearing the colors of your favorite fire department is a stylish and thoughtful way to show you appreciate the efforts made on your behalf.

Fire Fighter Shirts and History

Be ready for the conversations your fire fighter shirts might start. When did fire departments get going in the U.S.? The answer is that they were started before the United States was a country. In 1648, in New Amsterdam (which later became New York City), four fire wardens were appointed. Boston took similar measures in 1653, and Philadelphia in 1719. The Boston Fire Department, then, is 23 years older than the country itself.

Early fire departments had only simple ladders, imported hand-pumps, and bucket brigades to battle the blazes that raged through towns and cities built largely of wood. Open fires were common inside homes, for heat and for cooking. Fighting fires was best done by preventing fires. Enforcing chimney laws was a difficult but essential step then as it is today.

There was no 911 back at the beginning. If a fire was spotted, people would shout, shake rattles, or bang bells and gongs, depending upon where they lived. It wasn't till much later that alarm systems were installed. Fire fighting was tough, and usually losing work. Large swaths of New York City burned in 1776, 1835, and 1845. Pay tribute to firefighters then and now with fire fighter shirts, just a click away on the Internet.

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