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Portsmouth Firefighting

Author : Steven E. Achilles
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1439636958
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (396 download)

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Download or read book Portsmouth Firefighting written by Steven E. Achilles and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2009-02-23 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In September 1756, with only fire buckets, two hand tubs, and citizen volunteers safeguarding the Colonial seaport, Portsmouth decided to organize and regulate its fire protection. By 1852, the Portsmouth Fire Department boasted six suction engines and in 1864 entered the age of steam power when the first steam fire engine was delivered. Disastrous fires and a growing city required the department to modernize as it moved into the 20th century. The department’s first motorized engine was purchased in 1912, and by 1921, there was a new central fire station along with a new gasoline-powered ladder truck. Through an exceptional collection of photographs, Portsmouth Firefighting richly illustrates the story and tradition of a fire department forever connected to its brave firefighters, their magnificent fire engines, and the spectacular blazes they fought.

Portsmouth Firefighting

Author : Steven E. Achilles
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738562100
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (621 download)

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Download or read book Portsmouth Firefighting written by Steven E. Achilles and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2009 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In September 1756, with only fire buckets, two hand tubs, and citizen volunteers safeguarding the Colonial seaport, Portsmouth decided to organize and regulate its fire protection. By 1852, the Portsmouth Fire Department boasted six suction engines and in 1864 entered the age of steam power when the first steam fire engine was delivered. Disastrous fires and a growing city required the department to modernize as it moved into the 20th century. The departments first motorized engine was purchased in 1912, and by 1921, there was a new central fire station along with a new gasoline-powered ladder truck. Through an exceptional collection of photographs, Portsmouth Firefighting richly illustrates the story and tradition of a fire department forever connected to its brave firefighters, their magnificent fire engines, and the spectacular blazes they fought.

Go to Blazes

Author : Peter B. Smith
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 86 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Go to Blazes written by Peter B. Smith and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Fire and Water

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.M/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fire and Water written by and published by . This book was released on 1897 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Firefighting the Blitz

Author : Aylmer Firebrace CBE KPM
Publisher : Frontline Books
ISBN 13 : 1399015028
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (99 download)

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Download or read book Firefighting the Blitz written by Aylmer Firebrace CBE KPM and published by Frontline Books. This book was released on 2021-12-31 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: War was coming. Everyone knew that confrontation with Nazi Germany was inevitable and that London was likely to be a prime target of Hitler’s bombers. So, in January 1939, Aylmer Firebrace, the Chief Officer of London Fire Brigade, was seconded to the Home Office to plan for the capital’s fire defence. Before joining the Fire Brigade, Aylmer Firebrace had been a Royal Navy officer who had fought in the Battle of Jutland during the First World War. It was following the Armistice that, in 1919, he became principal officer in the London Fire Brigade. He was promoted to deputy chief and finally chief officer in June 1938.. That war struck London soon enough, but it was on 7 September 1940, that Firebrace’s preparations were truly tested with the start of the Blitz. For the next fifty-seven days and nights London was subjected to the longest continuous bombing campaign in history. Then, as the Luftwaffe ranged wider and further across Britain’s towns and cities, Firebrace was tasked with toured the nation to see the effects of the bombing, at which point he saw the need for a national response. The result was the creation of the National Fire Service. Formed in August 1941, by the amalgamation of some 1,600 separate brigades, this remarkable organisation had, at its peak, a strength of 370,000 men and women. It was led for its entire existence by Aylmer Firebrace. As the war continued, Firebrace became Chief of the Fire Staff and Inspector-in-Chief of the Fires Services, being the first and, to date, only person to head all the fire-fighting services in Britain. This body had to deal with the expansion of the Blitz as well as the so-called ‘Baedeker’ raids, the ‘tip-and-run’ attacks, Baby Blitz and V1 and V2 offensives of the later years of the war. In his fascinating account, written immediately the war, Firebrace reflects on the functioning of the fire service at its most testing time. This book is an essential addition to the understanding of the Blitz and how London and the rest of the country survived its darkest hour.

Fire and Water Engineering

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.M/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fire and Water Engineering written by and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

A City So Grand

Author : Stephen Puleo
Publisher : Beacon Press
ISBN 13 : 080700149X
Total Pages : 313 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book A City So Grand written by Stephen Puleo and published by Beacon Press. This book was released on 2011-05-17 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A lively history of Boston’s emergence as a world-class city—home to the likes of Frederick Douglass and Alexander Graham Bell—by a beloved Bostonian historian “It’s been quite a while since I’ve read anything—fiction or nonfiction—so enthralling.”—Dennis Lehane, author of Mystic River and Shutter Island Once upon a time, “Boston Town” was an insulated New England township. But the community was destined for greatness. Between 1850 and 1900, Boston underwent a stunning metamorphosis to emerge as one of the world’s great metropolises—one that achieved national and international prominence in politics, medicine, education, science, social activism, literature, commerce, and transportation. Long before the frustrations of our modern era, in which the notion of accomplishing great things often appears overwhelming or even impossible, Boston distinguished itself in the last half of the nineteenth century by proving it could tackle and overcome the most arduous of challenges and obstacles with repeated—and often resounding—success, becoming a city of vision and daring. In A City So Grand, Stephen Puleo chronicles this remarkable period in Boston’s history, in his trademark page-turning style. Our journey begins with the ferocity of the abolitionist movement of the 1850s and ends with the glorious opening of America’s first subway station, in 1897. In between we witness the thirty-five-year engineering and city-planning feat of the Back Bay project, Boston’s explosion in size through immigration and annexation, the devastating Great Fire of 1872 and subsequent rebuilding of downtown, and Alexander Graham Bell’s first telephone utterance in 1876 from his lab at Exeter Place. These lively stories and many more paint an extraordinary portrait of a half century of progress, leadership, and influence that turned a New England town into a world-class city, giving us the Boston we know today.

The Great Boston Fire

Author : Stephanie Schorow
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1493054996
Total Pages : 217 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (93 download)

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Download or read book The Great Boston Fire written by Stephanie Schorow and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2022-03-15 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For two days in November, 1872, a massive fire swept through Boston, leaving the downtown in ruins and the population traumatized. Coming barely a year after the infamous Chicago fire, Boston’s inferno turned out to be one of the most expensive fires per acre in US history. Yet today few are aware of how close Boston came to destruction. Boston author Stephanie Schorow masterfully recounts the fire’s history from the foolish decisions that precipitated it to the heroics of firefighters who fought it. Lavishly illustrated with period artwork and photographs and published just before the fire’s 150th anniversary, The Great Boston Fire captures the drama of a life-and-death battle in the heart of the city.

Fire Service Physical Fitness Programs

Author : David B. Gratz
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 56 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)

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Download or read book Fire Service Physical Fitness Programs written by David B. Gratz and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Drawn by Fire 4

Author : Paul Combs
Publisher : Fire Engineering Books
ISBN 13 : 1593705085
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (937 download)

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Download or read book Drawn by Fire 4 written by Paul Combs and published by Fire Engineering Books. This book was released on 2022-04-14 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Paul Combs has returned with a brand new collection of his fire service editorials, Drawn by Fire 4. Paul began his fire service journey in 1995. He is a retired lieutenant for the City of Bryan (OH) Fire Department and continues to instruct for the Bryan Regional Training Academy. He is an FDIC keynoter, classroom presenter, and HOT instructor. He is an instructor for On Scene Training Associates and a national speaker. Paul sees and captures moments that help us all take a good look at ourselves and learn from it. He does it as no one else can—with humor, irreverence, respect, insight, compassion, and the skills of an award-winning illustrator. “This book should be on the coffee table in every firefighter’s home and on the kitchen table in every firehouse. Paul Combs’s books are like magnets. They can be picked up and opened to any page at any time, and the reader will be entertained. More importantly, they make you think and encourage you to do the right thing.” —Deputy District Chief Steve Chikerotis, Chicago Fire Department (ret.) “To Paul’s readers, buckle up, hold on tight, and keep your arms and legs inside the car at all times, because you’re about to go on a fantastic fire service ride.” —Deputy Fire Chief Aaron Heller, Hamilton (NJ) Fire Department

Scioto County

Author : Jim Detty, David E. Huffman, and Linda Arthur Jennings
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1467125172
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (671 download)

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Download or read book Scioto County written by Jim Detty, David E. Huffman, and Linda Arthur Jennings and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2017 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Scioto County was established in March 1803, no one could have imagined the wide-ranging series of events that would encompass its history for the next 200-plus years. Situated in south-central Ohio along the Ohio River, the region experienced incredible prosperity with the Ohio and Erie Canal and later the railroads during the 1800s. In the early 1900s, shoe factories, steel mills, and brick plants produced jobs and merchandise that benefitted millions. Unfortunately, economic hardship followed in the latter half of the 20th century when these factories and many others closed. While some say the best days have come and gone, many would strongly disagree. Every day, men and women work hard to make Scioto County as proud and prosperous as ever before.

Industrial Firefighting for Municipal Firefighters

Author : Craig H. Shelley
Publisher : Fire Engineering Books
ISBN 13 : 1593700814
Total Pages : 383 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (937 download)

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Download or read book Industrial Firefighting for Municipal Firefighters written by Craig H. Shelley and published by Fire Engineering Books. This book was released on 2007 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written to specifically prepare the municipal firefighter for responses to a wide range of industrial fires, this book is ideal for municipal firefighters at any stage of their career, as well as for personnel at industrial facilities who operate or coordinate response with municipal fire departments.

Fire Protection Service

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 326 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)

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Download or read book Fire Protection Service written by and published by . This book was released on 1924 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Title III, operation and maintenance

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1752 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Title III, operation and maintenance written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 1752 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Defense Department Authorization and Oversight: Title III, operation and maintenance

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1292 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book Defense Department Authorization and Oversight: Title III, operation and maintenance written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 1292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Military personnel, Title IV

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1194 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Military personnel, Title IV written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 1194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Firefighting in Frederick County

Author : Clarence Jewell
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738542072
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (42 download)

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Download or read book Firefighting in Frederick County written by Clarence Jewell and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2005 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Images of America: Firefighting in Frederick County honors the contribution of both volunteer and career firefighters through the years. Captured in these 200 vintage images are the local volunteer fire companies, many support agencies, and other emergency services organizations that have been assisting Frederick County for centuries. Featured also will be photographs of the Independent Hose Company of Frederick, which has the honor of being the oldest continuously operating fire company in Maryland, having been founded in 1818. Today, Frederick County is home to the National Fire Academy and the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial, both located in Emmitsburg and featured in the book.