Fireman - The firebell rings 1922 Wood Print

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Colorized photo from 1922
Original Title: Fire Layout
Location: 775 12th St NW, Washington DC

The fire bell rings, and everyone wakes up, gets their bunker gear on and races to the pole. Their uniforms are a bit worn out, but everyone is excited... Wheeee we get to ride the fire pole.

Note how you slide down, your sleeved elbow grabs the pole and you glide down. No skin touches the pole, partly because it would hurt, partly because it would make it less slippery

Modern fire departments no longer use the pole. Its dangerous, many people have gotten hurt because they lost their grip and fell, others hurt ankles and knees, a few lost their lives. The pole was invented back in the 1880's or so, it came from a pole they used to lift hay up into the hay loft for winter. Back then they used horses to pull their equipment.

Until one day someone had the bright idea of sliding down it, and in doing so, found he got down really fast. He convinced the...

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