Benjamin Franklin was concerned about fire prevention and organized the first firefighting company in Philadelphia. His famous saying "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure" was actually fire-fighting advice.
Essential Facts
Was chosen as a delegate to the Second Continental Congress
Was chosen a member of the Committee of Five that drafted the Declaration of Independence
Was dispatched to France as commissioner for the United States
Was a scientist, writer, publisher, and owner of a newspaper
Formed both the first public library in America and the first fire department in Pennsylvania
