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Did Benjamin Franklin or William Penn organize the first fire fighting company in the colonies?

April 26, 2017Benjamin Franklin colonies COMPANY organize william penn

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Did Benjamin Franklin or William Penn organize the first fire fighting company in the colonies?

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Though there were some early attempts at “safe construction” and “prevention” of fires, it was the young Benjamin Franklin who, in about 1736, began urging people through his “Pennsylvanian Gazette” to begin the establishment of fire-fighting companies.