The only U.S. president to own a patent and Reproduced from the July/August 2015 a saloon” Abraham Lincoln. His patent was Reader’s Digest for a device to lift boats over sandbars. His saloon was a miserable failure. The only president who was an executioner: Grover Cleveland (as sheriff of Erie County, New York, he hanged a murderer). estimated one in ten of us could be a blood relative to one of the original 102 pilgrims who arrived aboard the Mayflower How much does it cost to outfit in 1620. one firefighter? And roughly one in three of us has his or her fingerprints on file with the FBI. It costs, on average, about $7395 to outfit one firefighter to fight a house fire in accordance According to the World giving Index, with the National Fire and Protection Agency Americans are the most likely people in the world to help a stranger. (NFPA) standards. Here is a list of the average equipment and average cost. Case in point: Slightly more than 69 percent of firefighters in the United States Fire Helmet $225 are volunteers. Firefighter Bunker Gear $1350 Our real Independence Day—the day Fire Boots $300 Congress voted us free from the British Nomex Hood $25 July 2, 1776. July 4 is just when John Hancock put the first signature on the Firefighting Gloves $60 Declaration of Independence to spread the 2-way $385 word. Air Pack $5000 Finally, the real acme of the America Flashlight $50 justice system? That would be the basketball court on the fifth floor of the Supreme Court building. It’s known as the Highest Court in the Land. Fire Prevention Week October 4-10, 2015 It has been pretty this summer at the Fire Department. In addition to our regular monthly meetings and training we had several members go to fire school in Cedar Rapids the last weekend in September.
The only U.S. president to own a patent and a saloon” Abraham Lincoln. His patent was for a device to lift boats over sandbars. His saloon was a miserable failure. The only president who was an executioner: Grover Cleveland (as sheriff of Erie County, New York, he hanged a murderer). estimated one in ten of us could be a blood relative to one of the original 102 pilgrims who arrived aboard the Mayflower in 1620. And roughly one in three of us has his or her fingerprints on file with the FBI. According to the World giving Index, Americans are the most likely people in the world to help a stranger. Case in point: Slightly more than 69 percent of firefighters in the United States are volunteers. Our real Independence Day—the day Congress voted us free from the British July 2, 1776. July 4 is just when John Hancock put the first signature on the Declaration of Independence to spread the word. Finally, the real acme of the America justice system? That would be the basketball court on the fifth floor of the Supreme Court building. It’s known as the Highest Court in the Land. Reproduced from the July/August 2015 Reader’s Digest How much does it cost to outfit one firefighter? It costs, on average, about $7395 to outfit one firefighter to fight a house fire in accordance with the National Fire and Protection Agency (NFPA) standards. Here is a list of the average equipment and average cost. Fire Helmet $225 Firefighter Bunker Gear $1350 Fire Boots $300 Nomex Hood $25 Firefighting Gloves $60 2-way $385 Air Pack $5000 Flashlight $50 Fire Prevention Week October 4-10, 2015 It has been pretty this summer at the Fire Department. In addition to our regular monthly meetings and training we had several members go to fire school in Cedar Rapids the last weekend in September.
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