On June 6; 1889; 25 city blocks of the city of Seattle and every mill; wharf; and warehouse from Union to Jackson Streets were consumed in a firestorm that started when a glue pot tipped over. Both of the Seattle firehouses burned in the devastating inferno; and the result was the end of the volunteer fire department and the formation of the Seattle Fire Department. Seattle got its first fireboat in 1891; at a little fire station at the foot of Madison Street and Alaskan Way; and the department depended on horse-drawn equipment until 1924; when the last horse was retired. Boasting the oldest continuously operating medic unit in America; today�s Seattle Fire Department is a proud organization with 34 fire stations and more than 1;000 uniformed personnel.
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