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Author | : Gerry Souter |
Publisher | : Motorbooks International |
Total Pages | : 176 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 0760305277 |
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A visual survey of fire stations and equipment since the 18th century across the country. Discusses the technology and sociology of the designs, and such political influences as candidates for local office needing an issue, and the New Deal programs for providing jobs by building fire stations. Anno
Author | : Gerry Souter |
Publisher | : Motorbooks International |
Total Pages | : 176 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 9780760309292 |
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Now available in paperback, this handsome tribute examines how the constant evolution of an ubiquitous American landmark has been the result of advances in firefighting equipment, namely the fire engine. Today's modern fire stations are a far cry from the early 19th century stables that housed hand pumps and horse-drawn fire wagons. As yesteryear's wooden fire wagons evolved into today's gleaming red fire engines, so too evolved the fire station. A huge collection of historical black-and-white photos is complemented by an impressive selection of crisp, modern color photography featuring shots of restored stations and firefighting equipment, including vehicles, helmets, axes, bells, ladders, and hoses. Even the Dalmatian makes an appearance or two. Stunning visual images also include firefighters battling actual blazes.
Author | : Rosalyn Clark |
Publisher | : LernerClassroom |
Total Pages | : 28 |
Release | : 2017-08 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 151245561X |
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Discover what a fire station is like and how it plays an important part in alerting firefighters to fires.
Author | : Rebecca Zurier |
Publisher | : Artabras Publishers |
Total Pages | : 296 |
Release | : 1991 |
Genre | : Architecture |
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Author | : Hans Halberstadt |
Publisher | : Motorbooks |
Total Pages | : 192 |
Release | : 1992-12-31 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 9780879387501 |
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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.
Author | : Richard Schneider |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 132 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780738548678 |
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On June 6, 1889, 25 city blocks of the city of Seattle and every mill, wharf, and warehouse from Union to Jackson Streets were consumed in a firestorm that started when a glue pot tipped over. Both of the Seattle firehouses burned in the devastating inferno, and the result was the end of the volunteer fire department and the formation of the Seattle Fire Department. Seattle got its first fireboat in 1891, at a little fire station at the foot of Madison Street and Alaskan Way, and the department depended on horse-drawn equipment until 1924, when the last horse was retired. Boasting the oldest continuously operating medic unit in America, today's Seattle Fire Department is a proud organization with 34 fire stations and more than 1,000 uniformed personnel.
Author | : Monica Hesse |
Publisher | : Liveright Publishing |
Total Pages | : 272 |
Release | : 2017-07-11 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 1631490524 |
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A New York Times Notable Book of the Year A Washington Post Notable Book of the Year One of Amazon’s 20 Best Books of the Year Named one of the Best Books of the Year by Buzzfeed, Bustle, NPR, NYLON, and Thrillist Finalist for the Goodreads Book Award (Nonfiction) Finalist for the Edgar Award (Best Fact Crime) A Book of the Month Club Selection A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice Selection “A brisk, captivating and expertly crafted reconstruction of a community living through a time of fear.... Masterful.” —Washington Post The arsons started on a cold November midnight and didn’t stop for months. Night after night, the people of Accomack County waited to see which building would burn down next, regarding each other at first with compassion, and later suspicion. Vigilante groups sprang up, patrolling the rural Virginia coast with cameras and camouflage. Volunteer firefighters slept at their stations. The arsonist seemed to target abandoned buildings, but local police were stretched too thin to surveil them all. Accomack was desolate—there were hundreds of abandoned buildings. And by the dozen they were burning. “One of the year’s best and most unusual true-crime books” (Christian Science Monitor), American Fire brings to vivid life the reeling county of Accomack. “Ace reporter” (Entertainment Weekly) Monica Hesse spent years investigating the story, emerging with breathtaking portraits of the arsonists—troubled addict Charlie Smith and his girlfriend, Tonya Bundick. Tracing the shift in their relationship from true love to crime spree, Hesse also conjures the once-thriving coastal community, decimated by a punishing economy and increasingly suspicious of their neighbors as the culprits remained at large. Weaving the story into the history of arson in the United States, the critically acclaimed American Fire re-creates the anguished nights this quiet county lit up in flames, evoking a microcosm of rural America—a land half-gutted before the fires began.
Author | : J. A. Rhodes |
Publisher | : Booklocker.Com Incorporated |
Total Pages | : 172 |
Release | : 2006-04 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781591139546 |
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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.
Author | : Rhett Fleitz |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 130 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780738543567 |
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The Roanoke Fire Department's history began in 1882 when the first firefighters were organized by the newly chartered City of Roanoke. The volunteer fire companies such as the Vigilants, Juniors, Friendship, and Alerts provided protection against fire for the city. Roanoke began paying firefighters in about 1903; they were usually drivers to get the horses and steam engines ready for when the volunteers showed up. In 1907, the last of the volunteers disbanded in a show of solidarity to the city, and the Roanoke Fire Department became fully paid. The department doubled in size in 1936 when a second platoon was added and grew again in 1972 when the third platoon was added. The Roanoke Fire Department continued to protect the citizens and visitors of Roanoke City up until 1995 when it merged with Roanoke City EMS to form the Roanoke Fire-EMS Department. In Firefighting in Roanoke, the history of this 125-year-old local service tradition is told.
Author | : David Schottke |
Publisher | : Jones & Bartlett Publishers |
Total Pages | : 1229 |
Release | : 2014 |
Genre | : Fire extinction |
ISBN | : 1449641520 |
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