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AssignmentMultiple Choice

History of Firefighters in the United States

Question 7 • Introduction to Law, Public Safety, Corrections, and Security

Which of the following shows the influence of Rome’s Emperor Augustus on firefighting early in the first century?

Answer
A
He began a process of bargaining with building owners for payment before allowing groups to fight the fire.
B
He pioneered roaming fire buckets that groups of men carried as they roamed and watched for fires in cities at night.
C
He was the first to design a water pump.
D
He was able to curtail the great fire of Rome to one day.
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