Firefighters in Chicago's Engine Company 21 helped invent firehouse poles, and by 1878, all of the city's stations had them installed to increase response times. The sliding pole, one of the signature ...
CHICAGO (CBS) --African American firefighters played a key role in developing a staple of the firehouse: the sliding pole. In honor of Black History Month, CBS 2's Derrick Young spoke with a retired ...
MATTOON, Ill. (AP) -- Firefighters stand tall in the eyes of kids these days. Children touring the Mattoon Fire Department often ask firefighters why they don't have a sliding pole in the fire station ...
MATTOON, Ill. (AP) -- Firefighters stand tall in the eyes of kids these days. Children touring the Mattoon Fire Department often ask firefighters why they don't have a sliding pole in the fire station ...