Firefighter Movies & TV
In this 1991 film, Kurt Russell and William Baldwin play Chicago firefighters caught in a dangerous arson investigation.
What is Backdraft?
This 1871 American city fire became one of the most famous disasters in U.S. history.
What is the Great Chicago Fire?
This is traditionally considered the first organized fire department in the United States.
What is the Boston Fire Department?
This holiday is traditionally associated with firefighters because of its connection to St. Florian, the patron saint of firefighters.
What is May 4 / International Firefighters' Day?
Joaquin Phoenix and John Travolta starred as firefighters in this 2004
What is Ladder 49?
The Great Chicago Fire began on this date in 1871.
What is October 8?
Before modern fire engines, firefighters commonly formed these human chains to move buckets of water toward a fire.
What are bucket brigades?
According to fire-service tradition, this ancient organization is often credited with creating one of the earliest organized firefighting forces.
What are the Roman Vigiles?
This 2000 comedy starring Steve Buscemi follows a group of New York City firefighters dealing with a hostage situation and a serial arsonist
What is The Guys?
This famous Great Fire destroyed much of London in 1666.
What is the Great Fire of London?
This famous inventor is often associated with the development of the first practical fire engine in colonial America.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
This device, commonly mounted on the exterior of buildings, allows firefighters to connect hose lines to a building's standpipe system.
What is a standpipe connection?
In Backdraft, Donald Sutherland's character is serving a prison sentence for this crime.
What is arson?
The Great Chicago Fire burned for approximately this many days
What are two days?
Before today's portable radios, firefighters often relied on this method of receiving fire alarms from remote locations.
What are telegraph/fire alarm boxes?
This animal appears on the Maltese Cross, one of the most recognizable symbols associated with the fire service.
What is no animal—the Maltese Cross itself is the symbol?
In Ladder 49, Jack Morrison's final assignment involves fighting a fire at this type of structure.
What is a warehouse?
According to the traditional story, the Great Chicago Fire supposedly began in a barn belonging to this woman.
Who is Catherine O'Leary?
The familiar red color of fire engines has been attributed to several explanations, but one commonly cited historical reason involved this practical consideration.
What is visibility/identification?
This Roman emperor famously organized one of the earliest known professional firefighting forces.
Who is Augustus?