Ramsey County History – Fall 1983: “St. Paul’s Fire Insurance Patrol—Gone But Not Forgotten!”

St. Paul’s Fire Insurance Patrol—Gone But Not Forgotten!
Author: John Sonnen

From 1895 to 1939, the Fire Insurance Patrol raced the Fire Department to conflagrations with the sole mission of salvaging as much property as possible from fires. Authorized by the Minnesota Legislature but privately financed, the Fire Patrol had some memorable escapades that are described in this article. Declining fire losses due to improved prevention eventually made the group redundant.
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