In the 19th century, you had to pay for the fireman’s services. If you wander around in some of the older parts of East Coast cities, (USA), you can still see fire badges on the sides of older buildings. If you didn’t have the right badge or no badge at all, they wouldn’t fight your fire and let the structure burn down.
In the 19th century, you had to pay for the fireman’s services. If you wander around in some of the older parts of East Coast cities, (USA), you can still see fire badges on the sides of older buildings. If you didn’t have the right badge or no badge at all, they wouldn’t fight your fire and let the structure burn down.