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Only a few of the brigade's men live here in Sant'Elena, an enchanting corner of Venice rarely seen by the hordes of tourists who flock here every year. Across the courtyard and they're back in the boathouse. Today's callout was just an exercise in their own building. Water shortages at that time made for one of the department's toughest fires in years. The surrounding canals had been put out of use and dried up, meaning that no boats could get close to the fire. In 1996, for example, the opera house, Teatro La Fenice, was destroyed by fire. These men are less worried about a sinking city than they are about the possibility that Venice could be razed to the ground. Sometimes, however, the narrow waterways, high tide and fog can delay the team. Just twice around the block and they're there. But despite their speed, it can take the Venice fire service up to 45 minutes to reach some of the city's more far-flung corners. Normal speed is limit here just five kilometers per hour. The fire brigade race down the Grand Canal in a flash. At the main fire station, the alarm is ringing. This department needs its firefighters to be at home in the water and on land. The calm can be shattered very quickly, however, when Venice's fire brigade is called out. Venice's gliding gondolas give the entire city the appearance of a fairytale kingdom on the shores of the Adriatic. A labyrinth of 3,000 streets and 177 canals. Venice - a city built on stilts more than 1,000 years ago. SpaceNext50 Britannica presents SpaceNext50, From the race to the Moon to space stewardship, we explore a wide range of subjects that feed our curiosity about space!.Learn about the major environmental problems facing our planet and what can be done about them! Saving Earth Britannica Presents Earth’s To-Do List for the 21st Century.Britannica Beyond We’ve created a new place where questions are at the center of learning.100 Women Britannica celebrates the centennial of the Nineteenth Amendment, highlighting suffragists and history-making politicians.

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