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How to Paint Fire Truck Wheels

Posted Oct-22-09 at 12:00 AM By Jackie
Fighting fires is a tradition that goes back to the beginning of time; however, fire trucks as we know them are a relatively new invention.  The first fire engines, developed around 1700, were hand pumped and, surprisingly, pulled by men.  It wasn’t until the mid 1800’s that America was able to use the first steam powered fire engine created by John Ericsson and horses began to pull the heavy engines.  Self-propelled, motorized fire engines did become commonplace until the 20th century. Even tho [...more]

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