also created "bucket brigades" to help fight fires. Most ancient Roman cities had no firefighting organizations or equipment dedicated to fighting fires...

Slavery in ancient Rome played an important role in society and the economy. Unskilled or low-skill slaves labored in the fields, mines, and mills with...

The history of organized firefighting began in ancient Rome while under the rule of the first Roman Emperor Augustus. Prior to that, Ctesibius, a Greek...

Firefighting is a profession aimed at controlling and extinguishing fire. A person who engages in firefighting is known as a firefighter or fireman. Firefighters...

as a figure of tyranny. Ancient Rome portal History portal Europe portal Outline of ancient Rome List of political systems in France List of Roman dynasties...

firefighters even in the countries where they are best represented. Many ancient civilizations had a form of organized firefighting. One of the earliest...

Ostia Antica (lit. 'Ancient Ostia') is an ancient Roman city and the port of Rome located at the mouth of the Tiber. It is near modern Ostia, 25 km (16 mi)...

system became ineffective, so in the interest of keeping himself and Rome safe, Augustus instituted a new public firefighting force called the vigiles. Augustus...

available everywhere in the country. The responsibility to provide general firefighting and rescue services resides with 34 public authorities called 'fire zones'...

Vigiles of Rome. There would then have been two sub-prefects of the vigiles, one in Rome and the other in Ostia. During the Republic, the firefighting service...

one of the Vigintisexviri colleges in Ancient Rome. They were a group of three men that managed police and firefighting. Despite this they were feared by...

firemen's hall, or engine house) is a structure or other area for storing firefighting apparatuses such as fire engines and related vehicles, personal protective...

district. Private and specialist firefighting organizations also exist, such as those for aircraft rescue and firefighting. A fire department contains one...

in ancient Rome. Pulaski was famous for taking action to save the lives of a crew of 45 firefighters during the disastrous August 1910 wildfires in Idaho...

expression Failed defense of Rome (also conceptually referred to as the German occupation of Rome) refers to the events that took place in the Italian capital...

from ancient Greece was the dominant architectural style in the age of Augustus and the imperial phase of Rome. Suetonius once commented that Rome was...

imperial army in the Roman province of Noricum. In addition to his military duties, he was also responsible for organizing and leading firefighting brigades...

departments; and firefighting, through fire departments; as well as the city's basic infrastructure. These are provided more or less routinely, in a more or...

urbanus, also called praefectus urbi or urban prefect in English, was prefect of the city of Rome, and later also of Constantinople. The office originated...

is the birthplace of the name of Italy, given to it by the Ancient Greeks who settled in this land starting from the 8th century BC. They established...

statutory firefighting authorities. These are the New South Wales Rural Fire Service (NSWRFS) and Fire and Rescue NSW. Fire and Rescue NSW has firefighting and...

(such as a firefighting rescue in a building). However, OSHA/EPA protective level A suits/ensembles are not typically used in firefighting rescue, especially...

in the United Kingdom to secure items which need to be kept locked against casual interference, but still need to be quickly and easily accessed in an...

Management Agency. Retrieved 2024-12-18. "日本の消防組織の概要等" [Overview of Japan's Firefighting Organizations] (PDF). Fire and Disaster Management Agency. Retrieved...

fire department which consists of both career and volunteer firefighters Firefighting History of firefighting List of fires Volunteer fire department...

confident in their firefighting abilities, they should utilize 'first attack' firefighting practices and equipment, such as a portable fire extinguisher in accordance...

380–333, ca. 385–340)". In Phang, Sara E.; Spence, Iain; Kelly, Douglas; Londey, Peter (eds.). Conflict in Ancient Greece and Rome: The Definitive Political...

Hellenic civilizations and later by Romans in areas surrounding cities (e.g. Athens and Rome). In ancient Peru, the Nazca people employed a system of...

powers, special training, and support firefighting efforts at emergency incidents. In addition to securing firefighting equipment, incident and fire scenes...

collapse of structures and attempts to escape, and smoke inhalation. Firefighting is the practice of extinguishing a conflagration, protecting life and...