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Portland Firefighting (Images of America)

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The city of Portland, Maine, has an bizarre history as a prominent seaport dating back to early colonial times. Few realize how heavily intertwined this history is with fire and firefighting. The motto of the city, Resurgam, is Latin for “I will be able to upward thrust again.” The city symbol has long included the phoenix, a mythological bird that may be said to arise from the ashes of its predecessor. With over 20 major conflagrations and four different fires that destroyed the vast majority of the city, both the symbol and the motto immediately reference Portland’s perseverance regardless of catastrophic fire. As the Portland Fire Department celebrates the 250th anniversary of the inception of organized fire protection on March 29, 1768, Portland Firefighting takes the reader on a photographic tour encompassing not only the department’s history but additionally the advance of firefighting during the centuries.

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