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DESCRIPTION:Join us Saturday\, September 14 in front of Friendship Firehou
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 nd-drawn firefighting apparatus. Participating vehicles will include 19th
 -century suction fire engines and hose reel carriages.
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DESCRIPTION:To verify info please see https://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calend
 arTest/Detail.aspx?si=57758\n\nJoin us Saturday\, September 14 in front o
 f Friendship Firehouse Museum at 107 South Alfred Street for a muster of 
 over 15 antique\, hand-drawn firefighting apparatus. Participating vehicl
 es will include 19th-century suction fire engines and hose reel carriages
 . \n\nSuction engines\, invented in the early 19th century\, drew water f
 rom wells\, hydrants\, and other sources through a hose\, and provided a 
 powerful and constant stream of water. The first hoses were typically mad
 e in 50-foot lengths\, and only a few pieces could be carried on the fire
  engine itself\, so additional vehicles were created specifically to carr
 y extra lengths of hose.      \n\nFire was a constant danger in a town of
  mostly wooden buildings\, where open flames provided heat\, light\, and 
 cooking.  The Friendship\, Sun\, Relief\, Hydraulion\, and Star volunteer
  fire companies served the community faithfully\, particularly during eno
 rmous blazes in 1827\, 1855\, and 1871.   \n\nFriendship Firehouse Museum
 's historic firefighting vehicles includes the Prettyman Hose Reel Carria
 ge\, built in Alexandria in 1858 by coachmaker\, and Friendship Fire Comp
 any member\, Robert Prettyman. It was ornately decorated and fitted with 
 two large bells to sound the alarm as the vehicle bounced through Alexand
 ria's streets. \n\nThanks to fundraising efforts led by the Friendship Ve
 terans Fire Engine Association\, the Prettyman hose carriage recently und
 erwent much needed conservation\, returning to Friendship Firehouse in 20
 22. Additional hose reel carriages and suction engines from throughout th
 e region will be on display outside of the Friendship Firehouse Museum on
  the 100 block of South Alfred Street. \n\nFriendship & Firefighting in A
 lexandria is sponsored by the Friendship Veterans Fire Engine Association
  and the Office of Historic Alexandria. \n\nAdmission is free.\n\nLocatio
 n: Friendship Firehouse Museum\, 107 S. Alfred St.\nAudience: Anyone may 
 attend\nTags: Family\, Friendship Firehouse Museum\, Museums\n\nImport th
 is event into your calendar: http://apps.alexandriava.gov/CalendarTest/iC
 al.aspx?id=1&si=57758
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:To verify info please see <a href="https://ap
 ps.alexandriava.gov/CalendarTest/Detail.aspx?si=57758">https://apps.alexa
 ndriava.gov/CalendarTest/Detail.aspx?si=57758</a><br />\n<br />Join us Sa
 turday\, September 14 in front of Friendship Firehouse Museum at 107 Sout
 h Alfred Street for a muster of over 15 antique\, hand-drawn firefighting
  apparatus. Participating vehicles will include 19th-century suction fire
  engines and hose reel carriages. \n<br />\n<br />Suction engines\, inven
 ted in the early 19th century\, drew water from wells\, hydrants\, and ot
 her sources through a hose\, and provided a powerful and constant stream 
 of water. The first hoses were typically made in 50-foot lengths\, and on
 ly a few pieces could be carried on the fire engine itself\, so additiona
 l vehicles were created specifically to carry extra lengths of hose.     
  \n<br />\n<br />Fire was a constant danger in a town of mostly wooden bu
 ildings\, where open flames provided heat\, light\, and cooking.  The Fri
 endship\, Sun\, Relief\, Hydraulion\, and Star volunteer fire companies s
 erved the community faithfully\, particularly during enormous blazes in 1
 827\, 1855\, and 1871.   \n<br />\n<br />Friendship Firehouse Museum?s hi
 storic firefighting vehicles includes the Prettyman Hose Reel Carriage\, 
 built in Alexandria in 1858 by coachmaker\, and Friendship Fire Company m
 ember\, Robert Prettyman. It was ornately decorated and fitted with two l
 arge bells to sound the alarm as the vehicle bounced through Alexandria?s
  streets. \n<br />\n<br />Thanks to fundraising efforts led by the Friend
 ship Veterans Fire Engine Association\, the Prettyman hose carriage recen
 tly underwent much needed conservation\, returning to Friendship Firehous
 e in 2022. Additional hose reel carriages and suction engines from throug
 hout the region will be on display outside of the Friendship Firehouse Mu
 seum on the 100 block of South Alfred Street. \n<br />\n<br />Friendship 
 &amp\; Firefighting in Alexandria is sponsored by the Friendship Veterans
  Fire Engine Association and the Office of Historic Alexandria. \n<br />\
 n<br />Admission is free.\n<br />\n<br />Location: Friendship Firehouse M
 useum\, 107 S. Alfred St.\n<br />Audience: Anyone may attend\n<br />Tags:
  Family\, Friendship Firehouse Museum\, Museums\n<br />\n<br />Import thi
 s event into your calendar: http://apps.alexandriava.gov/CalendarTest/iCa
 l.aspx?id=1&amp\;si=57758
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