Code 3 Detroit Pierce Rear Mount Ladder 1 Limited Edition 2004 Vehicle #12917

Detroit Fire Department On June 11, 1805, a blaze touched off in a stable by a spark from the pipe of a baker's helper, roared through the community of wooden buildings, leveling the century-old city of Detroit. The danger of fire was a constant concern for residents. An ordinance required every citizen to have a full water barrel and two buckets ready. An army of volunteer bucket, ax and battering-ram companies evolved as the boundaries of the city expanded. These volunteer fire companies were loosely knit clubs whose members loved to socialize and dress up in smart uniforms. The city provided hand-operated pumping engines but the firemen were responsible for everything else.

In 1860, the city fathers hired Detroit's first paid fire fighters, an engineer, five horsemen, two drivers, and a foreman to operate the first steam fire engine. In 1907, the Detroit FD acquired the first motor fire engine in the world, a Packard. This eventually replaced the fire horses used at the time.

Today, the Detroit FD is one of the biggest and busiest departments in the nation.
 

Scale: 1/64 - Release: October 2004 - Edition Quantity: 3,000 - Die Cast - For the adult collector.

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