Seneca Falls, it seems, has always been the little town that could — especially in its industrial heyday of the mid-to-late ...

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Wouldn't it be great to turn back the hands of time and witness Chambersburg's horse drawn steam fire engines in action? This column will look at when steam fire engines made their entry into the ...

After 1850, technical innovation in firefighting technology increased efficiency and changed the way fires were fought. Steam engines were complicated machines that required skilled operators. Steam ...

Harley-Davidson built its first motorcycle, the Model T was still years away from production and fire stations had hay lofts. It was 1903, the year the Seattle Fire Department established Engine ...