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| Author | : W. Fred Conway |
| Publisher | : Squire Boone Village |
| Total Pages | : 159 |
| Release | : 1993 |
| Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
| ISBN | : 9780925165145 |
Offers a look at unique fires, such as the Great Chicago Fire, a fire in Peshtigo, Wisconsin, which killed 1,200 people, and fires set in Honolulu to control bubonic plague
| Author | : Thomas Kingsley Troupe |
| Publisher | : Capstone |
| Total Pages | : 14 |
| Release | : 2010-01-01 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
| ISBN | : 1404855351 |
Describes the work of a firefighter, and discusses the education and training needed to become a firefighter.
| Author | : Charles Z. Henderson |
| Publisher | : Walsworth Publishing Company |
| Total Pages | : 288 |
| Release | : 1992 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 9780898658408 |
| Author | : Ginger Bryant |
| Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 132 |
| Release | : 2008 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9780738553078 |
Mystery surrounds the origins of Orlandos name, but the most probable explanation for its moniker dates back to the exploits of Orlando Reeves. While guarding Central Florida forts against Native American attacks, Reeves was alarmed in the middle of the night. A log rolled toward Reeves in the darkness, and he knew it disguised movement by an opponent. After firing his gun to awaken his fellow soldiers, he was bombarded by arrows, which resulted in his death. Orlandos name was bestowed upon a local post office in 1857 and then on the city incorporated in 1875. Just like the brave solider for whom the city was named, firefighters of Orlando boldly risk their lives for the welfare of others. This volume commemorates those men and women and traces a rich history from 1883, when a devastating fire inspired William C. Sherman to start a volunteer fire company, to today.
| Author | : Leroy Allen Ward |
| Publisher | : AuthorHouse |
| Total Pages | : 279 |
| Release | : 2012-12-29 |
| Genre | : Reference |
| ISBN | : 1468523686 |
Army Firefighting details the history of this low-density military occupational specialty which represents a small section of the Corps of Engineers. Beginning with the Civil War through present day, this historical perspective contains the lineage and history of Army fire fighting units and includes unit rosters, activations and deactivations, deployment locations and description of some of the major fires fought. The book also contains photographs of Army fire fighters during World War I, World War II, Korean War, Vietnam, Desert Storm and the War on Terrorism. Using interviews, correspondence and diaries, as well as archived material, Leroy Allen Ward tells the remarkable story of the Army's Engineer Firefighters.
| Author | : Bridgeport Firefighters Historical Society |
| Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 132 |
| Release | : 2000 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9780738504926 |
Tracing its roots to 1796, the Bridgeport Fire Department protects Connecticut's largest city. Bridgeport's first step toward independence occured when the Corporation of Newfield was formed in 1797 for the express purpose of forming a fire company. Through the years, the firefighters have continued to play a significant role in Bridgeport's history. Bridgeport's fire department has grown, changed, and shared in its city's triumphs, and tragedies. The purchase of the steam-powered D.H. Sterling fire engine triggered an oftentimes bitter contest between adherents of the traditional muscle-powered fire engine and new mechanical machines. The contest resulted in the formation of the present career fire department in 1872. Bridgeport Firefighters traces the innovations, incidents, and personalities through the hand-drawn, horse-drawn, and motor-driven eras up to the twentieth century.
| Author | : Charles Kenney |
| Publisher | : Public Affairs |
| Total Pages | : 354 |
| Release | : 2007-01-30 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 1586483102 |
An unvarnished family memoir of three generations of Irish-Catholic Boston firemen
| Author | : Michael L. Cooper |
| Publisher | : Macmillan |
| Total Pages | : 224 |
| Release | : 2014-03-04 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
| ISBN | : 0805097147 |
From colonial times to the modern day, two things have remained constant in American history: the destructive power of fires and the bravery of those who fight them. Fighting Fire! brings to life ten of the deadliest infernos this nation has ever endured: the great fires of Boston, New York, Chicago, Baltimore, and San Francisco, the disasters of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory, the General Slocum, and the Cocoanut Grove nightclub, the wildfire of Witch Creek in San Diego County, and the catastrophe of 9/11. Each blaze led to new firefighting techniques and technologies, yet the struggle against fires continues to this day. With historical images and a fast-paced text, this is both an exciting look at firefighting history and a celebration of the human spirit.
| Author | : Boston Fire Historical Society |
| Publisher | : History Press (SC) |
| Total Pages | : 126 |
| Release | : 2007 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9781596293618 |
Even before the Great Fire of 1872, which destroyed almost eight hundred buildings in the heart of downtown, fire had already irrevocably altered the city of Boston's appearance, fortunes and psyche. In Boston's Fire Trail, members of the Boston Fire Historical Society trace the history of fire in the Hub and create an intriguing retrospective of this compelling facet of the city's past. Daring rescues, conflagrations, arson, accidents and human courage--all are here, along with historic details of the circumstances and locations of more than forty-five fires and sites significant to the history of Boston's fire department. Follow the fire trail with one of the most renowned fire-fighting forces in the nation.
| Author | : Paul R. Wonning |
| Publisher | : Mossy Feet Books |
| Total Pages | : 172 |
| Release | : 2019-11-26 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : |
Discover the fascinating story of the fire fighter and fire departments with the Short History of Fire Fighting. The book includes historical information on fire engines, bunker gear and other equipment needed by a fire department. The book includes an extensive listing of fire fighting museums in the United States as well as section on fire towers. Firefighter, fire department history, fire engine, museums, equipment, fire tower, firefighting companies
