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Oakland Fire Department : ウィキペディア英語版 | Oakland Fire Department
The Oakland Fire Department (OFD) provides fire protection and emergency medical services to the city of Oakland, California. The department is responsible for with a population of 406,253.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Oakland (city) QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau )〕 ==History==
The Oakland Fire Department was initially started in the 1860s as an all white volunteer fire department and was officially formed on March 13, 1869 when its first fire station was built. In 1908 the department bought their first motorized fire engine and in the 1920s, the department became one of the first in the nation to hire African American firefighters.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www2.oaklandnet.com/Government/o/OFD/a/HistoryImages/index.htm )〕 In 1991, the OFD was faced with a major conflagration that killed 25 people and injured 150 others. The Oakland firestorm of 1991 burned in the Berkeley and Oakland Hills, destroying 3,354 single-family dwellings and 437 apartment and condominium units. The economic loss was estimated at $1.5 billion.
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