 FACT: The quote: "Ann Black: First organized fire department was on  the border of Dalmatia and Sardinia in the year 642" is completely  false. In fact the first organized fire department dates back at  least to ancient Egypt, and in ancient Rome year AD 6 form an idea  of Marcus Egnatius Rufus. Additionally it was, it is and it will be  physically impossible for Dalmatia and Sardinia to have a common  border.