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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.

Explanation

Augustus established Rome’s organized fire brigade, the Vigiles, early in the first century CE. They patrolled the city, especially at night, and carried equipment such as buckets to respond to fires. So the choice describing men roaming and watching for fires is the best answer; Augustus did not design the first water pump or stop Rome’s great fire in a day.

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