George C. Hale

George Consider Hale (1850-1923) was fire chief in Kansas City, Missouri from 1882 to 1902. During this time he competed in the international firemen competition in Paris, and another in London in 1893. He was also the holder of more than 60 patents for fire fighting equipment. He is an honoree of Kansas City Fire Brigade's Hall of Fame.

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