George Consider Hale (1849-1923) was fire chief in Kansas City, Missouri from 1882 to 1902. [1] During this time he competed in the international firemen competition in Paris, and another in London in 1893. [1] [2] He was also the holder of more than 60 patents for fire fighting equipment. [1] He is an honoree of Kansas City Fire Brigade's Hall of Fame. [3]
He was born in 1849. He was fire chief in Kansas City, Missouri from 1882 to 1902. He was president of the International Association of Fire Chiefs in 1889. [4]
In 1904, Hale started the Hale's Tours of the World.
He died in 1923. [4]
... years ago an American fire team from Kansas City, fourteen men under Chief George C. Hale, carried off all the most ...