Corbett's Trivia: Sign of Authority

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11/16/2010
 

Glenn Corbett, PE, is the former assistant chief of the Waldwick (NJ) Fire Department, an assistant professor of fire science at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City, and a technical editor for Fire Engineering. He recently served on the Federal Advisory Committee of the National Construction Safety Team and is a member of the Fire Code Advisory Council for New Jersey. He is the coauthor of the late Francis L. Brannigan's Building Construction for the Fire Service, 4th Edition, editor of the upcoming Fire Engineering's Handbook for Firefighter I and II, and an FDIC Executive Advisory Board member.

 

 Q. What object did the fire wardens of early American cities carry that identified their authority at a fire scene? Scroll down for the answer! 

 






































































































A. A warden's staff, a short rod with a gilt flame on the top. 

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