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The paper discusses the emergence of the fire service in ancient Rome under Augustus Caesar. The paper then looks at the development of the fire service in Great Britain and the early (pre-independence) United States. Finally, the paper examines how fire departments seem to have a long history of following a military-style form of organization.

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"The following paper will look at the history of the fire service. To start with, a brief overview will be given of the emergence of the fire service in ancient Rome under Augustus Caesar. Later, the paper will look at the development of the fire service in Great Britain and the early (pre-independence) United States. Finally, the essay will end by looking at how fire departments seem to have a long history of following a military-style form of organization. In the end, if you want to understand fire departments, you have to understand how closely they resemble paramilitary or military units - and how their inspiration appears to come..."

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