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History of firefighting
The history of organized combating of structural fires dates back at least to Ancient Egypt. Many people put out fires back in biblical times, but whether people did it for a living is unknown.
Firefighters were known in the Roman Republic, but only as privately organised and funded groups operating as more of a business than a service. This ad-hoc approach was later revolutionised during the Principate to become the first truly professional firefighting service. Augustus called for the creation of a trained fire guard, paid and equipped by the state. Known as the Vigiles, they were organised into cohorts and also served as a night watch and a city police force.
Today, fire and rescue remains a mix of paid, call, and volunteer responders. Some Fire and Rescue Services in the UK employ retained firefighters who are typically on call with pagers from their homes and/or place of work; a small number of unpaid volunteer firefighters are also used in some services.
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