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[–] 4 points 1 year ago

A race to get there first was one style and even led to departments sending out runners to obstruct the other departments.

The other main style was for only the department corresponding to the fire insurance mark on the building to fight the fire. So even with insurance, departments would often let buildings burn for having the wrong insurance.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_insurance_mark

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