Union Fire Company
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Union Fire Company was one of the earliest volunteer firefighting organizations in colonial America, established in Philadelphia in the 18th century.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
firefighting organization
ⓘ
volunteer fire company ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | growth of Philadelphia in the 18th century ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson | Benjamin Franklin ⓘ |
| country | Thirteen Colonies ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Benjamin Franklin
ⓘ
Philip Syng ⓘ Robert Grace ⓘ Thomas Hopkinson ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
fire prevention efforts
ⓘ
responding to urban fires ⓘ |
| hasHeadquartersLocation | Philadelphia ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalStatus | defunct organization ⓘ |
| hasMember | Benjamin Franklin ⓘ |
| hasNotableMember |
Benjamin Franklin
ⓘ
Philip Syng ⓘ Robert Grace ⓘ Thomas Hopkinson ⓘ |
| hasOrganizationalStructure |
elected officers
ⓘ
membership rules ⓘ |
| hasVolunteerStatus | true ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | British America ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | model for subsequent volunteer fire companies in other colonies ⓘ |
| inception | 1736 ⓘ |
| industry | fire protection ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of organized firefighting in the United States
ⓘ
later volunteer fire companies in Philadelphia ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | firefighting practices in Boston ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Philadelphia
ⓘ
Province of Pennsylvania ⓘ colonial America ⓘ |
| motto | An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure ⓘ |
| nonProfitStatus | nonprofit organization ⓘ |
| operatedDuringPeriod |
18th century
ⓘ
colonial period of Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| organizationType | mutual-aid association ⓘ |
| partOf | early American civic organizations ⓘ |
| purpose |
firefighting
ⓘ
protection of property from fire ⓘ |
| serviceArea | Philadelphia ⓘ |
| significance |
first formally organized volunteer fire company in Philadelphia
ⓘ
one of the earliest volunteer fire companies in colonial America ⓘ |
| usesEquipment |
bags for salvaging goods
ⓘ
fire hooks ⓘ ladders ⓘ leather buckets ⓘ |
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