The Cincinnati Experience on Instagram: "Did you know that Cincinnati is the birthplace of professional firefighting? 👨‍🚒🔥 In Cincinnati’s early days, firefighting fell to ordinary citizens. By the 1830s, volunteer companies had formed, but a devastating 1852 fire at Eagle Ironworks in downtown motivated Miles Greenwood, along with inventors Alexander Latta and Abel Shawk, to create the world’s first practical steam-powered fire engine—revolutionizing firefighting forever. On April 1, 1853, C