History of the American Firefighter – Honor the rich history of the American Firefighter from the pre revolution days of the 1700’s to today’s firefighter. Firefighters include the 1740’s Rattle Watch, 1830’s Volunteer, 1860’s Volunteer, 1890’s Fire Chief, 1920’s Firefighter, 1950’s Firefighter, 1970’s Firefighter, 1990’s Fire Inspector, Modern day Firefighter. The timeline of images include important inventions and development in the American Fire history.