Fire Buckets
The early volunteer firemen were organized into fire societies. Strict rules and orders guided the members. Equipment had to be maintained in good order and “each member had to keep in his dwelling two leather buckets, a bed-winch and 2 bags marked with the owner’s Christian name”. These volunteer firemen formed the bucket brigades to provide water directly onto the fire. When the fire engine was developed, the bucket brigades supplied water [...] Click here to continue reading.