Hello Dawn... this was a great article... Your title was a great hook. .that drew me in... I am glad I read it... it took me down memory lane as I have assisted Fire Departments for years... We have several Fire Houses in my city... where built beside and many times it looks like a chimney is built the house... Nope... it is a tower for the fire fighters to hang their hoses from to help them dry out. ... I am , I can remember watching the fire..fighters standing on the rear bumper, of moving Fire trucks hanging on for dear life e... old...