The American Fire Engine

The American Fire Engine
Author: Hans Halberstadt
Publisher: Motorbooks
Total Pages: 192
Release: 1992-12-31
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9780879387501

Describing the evolution of the fire engine from hand pumpers to steamers to the elaborate rigs of today, Halberstock points out all the interesting intricacies of the machines, takes readers along to fight real fires, and tells how to purchase a fire truck for $2,000, or less. Illus.

Flashing Fire Engines

Flashing Fire Engines
Author: Tony Mitton
Publisher: Kingfisher
Total Pages: 22
Release: 2017-10-03
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0753473739

"Big bold fire engines, waiting day and night, Ready for a rescue or a blazing fire to fight. As soon as there's a fire alarm, the engines start to roar. The firefighters jump aboard...it rumbles out the door." Jump aboard a bright red fire engine with a trio of friendly animal firefighters as sirens wail, lights flash, fire hoses squirt, and fires blaze in this story that blends action and rhyme with all the details kids want to know about one of their favorite machines. The mix of visual entertainment and lively wordplay ensures that young children will delight in the reading experience, as will the adults fortunate enough to read aloud these irresistible rhymes! From electric cars to powerful rockets, the internationally bestselling Amazing Machines series is the perfect way for children to learn about all sorts of machines and vehicles! Each book introduces a new vehicle or machine and the many jobs it can do. Ant Parker's bright, engaging artwork and Tony Mitton's simple, rhyming text combine to make these fantastic books for young children. Kids will love getting to know the friendly animal characters who feature throughout the series and reading about their fast-paced adventures! Continue to explore all things that go with the rest of the Amazing Machines series, including Roaring Rockets, Patrolling Police Cars, and Amazing Airplanes.

The Fire Service

The Fire Service
Author: J. A. Rhodes
Publisher: Booklocker.Com Incorporated
Total Pages: 172
Release: 2006-04
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781591139546

This book is for everyone who wonders why fire engines are red, why a chief has five "bugles" while a captain has two, why fire hydrants are sometimes called "fire plugs" and why we toll bells and play bagpipes at firefighter funerals.

Fire Engine Man

Fire Engine Man
Author: Andrea Zimmerman
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 16
Release: 2016-11-22
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1627795030

A young boy imagines the work he will do and the safety gear he will wear when he becomes a fireman some day, as his younger brother first watches then joins him on the job.

Fire Engines from Around the World

Fire Engines from Around the World
Author: Neil Wallington
Publisher: Southwater Publishing
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2005
Genre: Fire departments
ISBN: 9781844762194

Technical specifications are provided for at least one fire engine from eahc manufacturer, providing key elements of design, performance and innovations.

British Fire Engines of the 1950s & '60s

British Fire Engines of the 1950s & '60s
Author: Simon Rowley
Publisher: Trans Pennine Publishing Ltd
Total Pages: 1
Release: 1999-08-30
Genre: Fire engines
ISBN: 0952107074

A history of the fire appliances operated by the British fire service between nationalisation in 1948 and local government reorganisation in 1974. It begins with the vehicles inherited in 1948 and covers the products of AEC, Bedford, Commer, Dennis, ERF, Ford, Leyland and many others.

Dennis Smith's History of Firefighting in America

Dennis Smith's History of Firefighting in America
Author: Dennis Smith
Publisher: Doubleday
Total Pages: 182
Release: 1978
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9780803725386

Recreates through text, line art, and photographs America's most notable fires and traces the evolution of firefighting methods