The Year of the Horse - The Firehouse Horse
Photo by—Nigel Klemencic-Puglisevich Carleton Place Fire dept 1910 Horses were used to pull fire engines primarily from the mid-1800s to the 1910s, with the height of the horse-drawn era roughly lasting from 1860 to 1920. They replaced human-powered crews for faster response times in cities, and were phased out by motorized fire apparatus in the early 20th century. Transition Period: While…




















