1912: Chief John Rush and Victor, the Fire Horse That Lost it on Varick Street » FirePatrol1908
Members of the Fire Insurance Patrol, also referred to as the Fire Patrol or the Salvage Patrol, stood out from the regular fireman by their bright red helmets. Their well-equipped vehicles carried a 16-foot extension ladder, chemical extinguishers, hooks, axes, door-openers, brooms, shovels, buckets, ropes, and various other tools. Museum of the City of New York
Fire Patrol FDNY 1908
