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New page: The '''Pensacola Fire Department''' is the fire protection arm of the City of Pensacola. The current Fire Chief is Frank Edwards. ==History== F...
The '''Pensacola Fire Department''' is the fire protection arm of the [[City of Pensacola]]. The current [[Pensacola Fire Department Chief|Fire Chief]] is [[Frank Edwards]].
==History==
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 volunteer firefighting brigade was formed in [[1821]] when Florida was transferred to the United States. 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.
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==References==
*[http://www.cityofpensacola.com/live/fire.asp City of Pensacola website]
[[Category:City of Pensacola|Fire Department]] [[Category:Fire departments]]
==History==
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 volunteer firefighting brigade was formed in [[1821]] when Florida was transferred to the United States. 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.
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==References==
*[http://www.cityofpensacola.com/live/fire.asp City of Pensacola website]
[[Category:City of Pensacola|Fire Department]] [[Category:Fire departments]]
