https://www.worcesterma.gov/fire/about-us/history
took 7 years to convince town to buy first fire engine in 1793 ...
after a major house fire in 1786
"On February 25, 1835, the Worcester Fire Department was officially
established by an act of the state legislature. In May of 1835 the
Board of Selectmen appointed the first Board of Engineers for the Fire
Department. With the establishment of the Fire Department, the efforts
of the volunteers were channeled into the Fire Department, which was
directly under the control of the town government. Although these
firemen were not full time and had other means of livelihood,
Worcester was one of the first towns in the country to pay its
firefighters."
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