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the first fire dept was Benjamin Franklin
No, Benjamin Franklin did.
he made it.
In 1736
Ben Franklin established a fire department.
bengimin Franklin
He formed the first fire department in Pennsylvania.
Benjamin Franklin is credited with starting the first lending library and first fire department in the US. He also invented bifocal glasses and an effective heating stove.
It all starts with Benjamin Franklin's creation of the first volunteer fire department in the city.
Ben Franklin
The firefighter's rulebook credited Benjamin Franklin as the first fireman because he organized the first fire department in Philadelphia in 1736, creating a formal system of volunteer firefighters. Franklin's innovations in firefighting practices and equipment contributed significantly to modern fire service.