... department also took part in the destruction of the city. In the beginning, the fire department contained only volunteers who spent more time fighting each other rather than fighting the fires. To resolve the issue, public safety in Chicago issued a reform to change the volunteers into professionals in ... of the fire department, insurance men, and worried citizens to put teeth in the zoning laws and building code." "17 Secondly, the fire itself is important to discuss, since it ended the cities pioneer adolescence " and started the "beginning of its metropolitan adulthood." "18 On Octobe...

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... walks of life. The new people who entered the city helped develop New York City's enormous multiethnic population, and was sustained because they needed each other. Opportunity was abundant in New York City, and many foreigners were able to better their lives. De Witt Clinton, the governor and mayor ... processing warehouses, which was carried to the rest of the 3rd Ward by winds in excess of fifty mph. The recurring theme in each of these fires is the fact that they all bounced back and rebuilt their cities as soon as they could. New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, ... was known as w...

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