Firefighting apparatus
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A firefighting apparatus or firefighting appliance is any vehicle that has been customized for use during firefighting operations. These vehicles are highly customized depending on their needs and the
A fire engine, water tender, and fire command vehicle, three examples of firefighting apparatus
Manually drawn fire pump in service in Edinburgh in 1824
Horse-drawn fire pump given to Brockhampton Estate in 1818
Knox fire engine, one of the first modern fire engines, manufactured in 1905 in Springfield, Massachusetts by the Knox Automobile Company
Richard Newsham
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Richard Newsham was an English inventor. He took out two patents for fire engines in 1721 and 1725 and soon dominated the fire engine market in England. The engine had two single-acting pistons and an
Fire engine manufactured by Newsham and Ragg, 1780
Oldest known fire engine by Newsham purchased in 1728, St Giles Church, Great Wishford - geograph.org.uk - 957081. Image: Trish Steel