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===Volunteer era===Fire service in Pensacola dates back to [[1810]], when Spanish officials imported two fire engines, fifty leather buckets, hoses and nozzles from a British firm. A formal volunteer firefighting brigade was formed in [[1821]] when Florida was transferred to the United States.  ====Germania Fire Company====The '''Germania Steam Fire Engine and Hose Company''' was formed in [[1870]] and was headquarted at [[17 East Zaragoza Street]]. In [[1888]], the Germania Company merged with two other fire companies to form the '''Fire Association of Pensacola''', a city-run volunteer association. ===Formation of paid department===Volunteers continued to be the only means of fire protection until [[January 1]], [[1898]], when the city established a full-time department of paid firefighters.