Man and fire have had an interesting relationship since the very beginning. “ From the time man discovered fire, he has also battled to control the flames.” (Firefighter Foundation) The very first instances of firefighting can be traced back all the way to the second century in ancient Rome. Rome has been described as The City of Fire as it was said to have had 100 fires daily with at least 2 of them being sizable threats to the city. To help avoid the city from constantly burning, the city hired 700 paid firefighters to not only fight fire but to enforce fire prevention laws. Fast forward to the 17th century, the Great Fire of London that burned for four straight days. The fire kick started the beginnings of the fire service we have today. Shortly after the fire, the first fire insurance companies began popping up. People who paid these companies were given a fire mark or badge on their building which meant that if their building were to catch fire, the company woul...