When the electric engine hits the streets of L.A. next year, it will set the stage for the next century of firefighting, 100 years after the department abandoned horse-drawn fire engines, Humphrey ...

White Oak Fire Chief Cameron Kizzia says their previous main engine was aging out and parts were getting hard to find. The firefighters took part in a “push in” ceremony which pays respect to fire ...

This article was originally published with the title “ Improved Horse-Power Fire Engine, Novel Trout Fishing ” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 21 No. 26 (December 1869), p. 401 doi:10. ...

NORWICH — The antique, horse-drawn steam engine inside the Yantic Fire Engine Co.'s headquarters bay can't match its modern counterparts when it comes to mobility or pure gallon-pumping power, but it ...

LARAMIE - A century-old horse-drawn fire engine is getting a facelift at the WyoTech technical school in Laramie. WyoTech students are sandblasting off layers of paint to get to the bare metal ...

The last use of a horse-drawn fire apparatus in D.C. is often remembered as the staged "Last Running of the Horses'" on June 15, 1925. But on Dec. 30, 1924, Engine Company No. 18 was the last to ...

The first "fire engine" used in the district was a cart which carried a water tank. It was pulled along by two men. Other volunteers assisted if needed, and would be paid in cheese and jugs of ale.

The last firehouse to be organized as a horse-drawn engine company for D.C. Fire and EMS has just received a multimillion-dollar upgrade to prepare it for another 100 years of service.

130 Years Ago: On June 1, 1886, Syracuse Fire Chief Philip Eckel was on his way to a fire on East Washington Street when he was thrown from the horse-drawn fire engine he was riding as it crossed ...

On Tuesday, the Valdosta Fire Department (VPD) celebrated the arrival of its new engine with a special push-in ceremony. (Valdosta Fire Department) By WALB News Team ...