The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department was established on July 1, 1973, through the merger of the Las Vegas Police Department and the Clark County Sheriff’s Department. Known as Metro, the new organization began with 593
Philadelphia’s firefighting roots reach back to December 7, 1736, when Benjamin Franklin and fellow residents established the Union Fire Company. Volunteer companies grew over the following decades before the city brought them together into a paid
Dallas’ first formal firefighting unit, Company Number One, adopted its constitution and bylaws on July 4, 1872. W.C. “Bud” Connor led the original 14-member volunteer department, which added a horse-drawn steam pumper in 1873. A reorganization
The Dallas Police Department was established in 1881. Its history includes changing badge designs that provide a visible record of different eras of service. The department’s badge history identifies designs used from 1881 to 1914, from
Philadelphia’s policing roots reach back to colonial constables, with major changes arriving during the nineteenth century. In 1854, the Act of Consolidation united the city and county under one government and created a police department for
The Los Angeles County Fire Department traces its formation to 1923. In 1949, the Board of Supervisors established the Consolidated Fire Protection District by bringing together numerous fire districts dating to the 1920s. The department later
Chicago’s firefighting history began with the Washington Volunteers, the city’s first fire company, formed in 1832. A fire safety ordinance followed in November 1833, along with the appointment of Benjamin Jones as the first Fire Warden.
The Chicago Police Department was organized on August 15, 1835, when Orsemus Morrison became the town’s first constable, assisted by Luther Nichols and John Shrigley. The department therefore predates Chicago’s incorporation as a city in 1837.
The Houston Fire Department traces its beginnings to the volunteer bucket brigade known as Protection #1, which applied for a charter in 1838. By 1847, the city had cisterns and a homemade fire engine to support
Houston hired its first constables in 1837, then elected its first City Marshal in 1841, forming the organization now known as the Houston Police Department. Two detectives and a police wagon were added in 1894 as