A century ago, the Los Angeles Fire Department made a historic switch from horse-drawn fire engines to motorized vehicles. This week, the department took the first step in a new phase of ...

Before there were fire trucks, there were horses. Monday marks the 100th anniversary of the last time a horse-drawn steam fire apparatus responded to a fire within the District. To recognize the ...

PLYMOUTH — Fire ... engine into service with a ceremonial “wet-down” at Plymouth Station 4, 533 Bourne Road. The “wet-down” is a ritual that dates back to the late 1800s, when horse ...

The last use of a horse-drawn fire apparatus in D.C. is often remembered as the staged "Last Running of the Horses'" on June 15, 1925. But on Dec. 30, 1924, Engine Company No. 18 was the last to ...