The Fire Union was funded by the city treasury and also patrolled at night, but the "care" or night watch that every citizen was required to keep extended well into the 19th century.
Brandvaktskåren finansierades av stadskassan och patrullerade också nattetid, men den “vård” eller nattlig vakthållning som varje medborgare var skyldig att hålla, fanns till långt in på 1800-talet.