{"id":16922,"date":"2017-05-02T08:49:49","date_gmt":"2017-05-02T15:49:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peewee.com\/?p=16922"},"modified":"2017-05-02T08:49:49","modified_gmt":"2017-05-02T15:49:49","slug":"firefighter-bicycle-bikes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peewee.com\/2017\/05\/02\/firefighter-bicycle-bikes\/","title":{"rendered":"Look at These! Firefighter Bikes!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Did you know…? In the late 1800s and early 1900s, some fire departments sent out their firefighters on shiny red bicycles!! Each one was equipped with a hose, an axe, a siren and a metal helmet to help fight the fire!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Look at this thing!<\/strong><\/p>\n\"Firefighter_bicycle\"\n

image via Pivari.com<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

The official name for these cool bikes is “Fire Service Bicycle” and their history<\/a> is interesting.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Here’s a Fire Brigade quadricycle…<\/strong><\/p>\n\"Fire\n

image via Pinterest<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

And its history:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Used by the New Farm Volunteer Fire Brigade, this red, four-wheeled vehicle was built in 1912 by Howards Ltd. The Fire Brigade quadricycle carried a box for fire fighting equipment and an attachment for towing a hand reel hose cart. The New Farm Volunteer Fire Brigade was established in 1889 in Moray Street. Originally equipped with just two hand-drawn hose reels, the Brigade eventually built a tall lookout tower and station, complete with a loud bell to rouse their members in event of a fire.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The\u00a0modern version of the Fire Bicycle is a Fire Bike… which is a MOTORCYCLE! Look at this crazy thing!<\/strong><\/p>\n\"firefighter\n

image via MyFirefighterNation<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Here’s another version… this one is from Mexico City!<\/strong><\/p>\n\"Mexico<\/a>\n

image via Stefan Dietz<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

I read that firefighter motorcycles are used mainly in cities with heavy traffic congestion. The bikes can weave through traffic to get to the fire faster!<\/strong><\/p>\n

See more firefighting bikes here<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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