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Heading out to enjoy some #SaintPatricksDay Cheer? Please plan ahead and have a designated driver.
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Our Fire Education K-9 has been very busy this week. Teaching Fire Safety to our local daycare’s and schools.
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Yesterday afternoon our Suppression Crews responded to a structure fire in Noonan, NB. Despite being able to mitigate the fire, the structure was deemed unsafe and had to be demolished. The Fire Investigation is ongoing.
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Christmas for the Critters!
Fredericton Fire and Oromocto Fire are proud to support our local SPCA’s and All About Animals as they collect food and supplies for all of the animals in the shelters, as well as those in foster care, at this special time of year. See the photos below for drop-off locations and what is needed. #caringforourcommunities
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The Office of the Fire Marshal, in partnership with the Insurance Bureau of Canada, Enbridge Gas NB and the Hawkins-Gignac Foundation for Carbon Monoxide Education, is making a huge and exciting announcement at the Fredericton Fire Department, Two Nations Crossing Fire Station at 1pm. This relates to Fire Prevention Week and coincides with this year’s theme…“Hear the Beep Where You Sleep. Every Bedroom Needs A Working Smoke Alarm”.
More to come!
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When else can you take the kids to the Fire Station to meet a live firefighter and jump on a truck? You will have your choice of the York Street Station or the Northside Station and Firefighter Training Complex. But why chose when you can do both? http://blog.tourismfredericton.ca/get-behind-the-scenes-at-doors-opens-fredericton/
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Heading back to School? Know both ways out of your Dorm or Rental? Practice it in case of Fire or Zombies! Minger Foundation
Hope Hose Company Fire Hat
Philadelphia, PA, c1810-1860
Beginning in the late 18th century, some volunteer fire fighters began to wear hats painted with their company’s name to identify themselves at chaotic fire scenes. During the 19th century, these fire hats became more ornate, as portraits of historical figures, patriotic scenes, allegorical images, or company icons were painted alongside the company’s name, motto, or founding date. Made of pressed felt, these “stove-pipe” hats were primarily used in Philadelphia, but other nearby cities such as Baltimore and Washington adopted them as well. Fire hats were personal items with the owner’s initials often painted on the top of the hat. While these hats were worn at fires, they are more colloquially known as “parade hats.” Fire companies commonly marched in the many parades of the period and these ornate hats contributed to the visual culture of their day. These distinguishing features in a company’s regalia often proclaimed the members’ cultural and political identity as well as their position on contested topics such as work, religion and immigration.
This fire hat was used in the eastern United States during the first half of the 19th century. The hat is painted black overall, with a painting at its center featuring a female figure clothed in a white robe with an anchor at her side and stormy sea behind her. The painting is flanked by red banners with gold trim that read “HOPE/HOSE COMPY” in gold lettering. The back of the hat features the word “HOPE” in large golden letters, with two golden lines above and below. The female figure with anchor is a classical allegorical representation of Hope.
(from:Smithsonian)
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