[PDF] Fires Fire Engines And Fire Brigades eBook

Author : F. M. Holmes
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 139 pages
File Size : 15,35 MB
Release : 2022-07-20
Category : Fiction
ISBN :

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Published in 1899, this work tells the history of the fire extinction from its origin to its situation during the late 1800s. The writer explained the various methods that people used during different periods. Contents include: The Horsed Fire Escape Appears. An Exciting Scene The Beginning of the Story. Hero's "Siphon." How the Ancients Strove to Extinguish Fires In Mediæval Days. An Epoch-making Fire The Pearl-button Maker's Contrivance. The Modern Fire-engine Extinguishment by Company. The Beginnings of Fire Insurance The Story of James Braidwood The Thames on Fire. The Death of Braidwood A Perilous Situation. Captain Shaw. Improvements of the Metropolitan Board and of the London County Council A Visit to Headquarters How Recruits Are Trained Some Stories of the Brigade Fire-escapes and Fire-floats Chemical Fire-engines. Fire-proofing, or Muslin That Will Not Flame The Work of the London Salvage Corps. The Great Cripplegate Fire Across the Water

Author : Bruce Hensler
Publisher : Potomac Books, Inc.
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 16,19 MB
Release : 2011-06-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1597976849

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Urban conflagrations, such as the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 and the Great Boston Fire the following year, terrorized the citizens of nineteenth-century American cities. However, urban rebirth in the aftermath of great fires offered a chance to shape the future. Ultimately residents and planners created sweeping changes in the methods of constructing buildings, planning city streets, engineering water distribution systems, underwriting fire insurance, and firefighting itself. Crucible of Fire describes how the practical knowledge gained from fighting nineteenth-century fires gave form and function to modern fire protection efforts. Changes in materials and building design resulted directly from tragedies such as fires in supposedly fireproof hotels. Thousands of buildings burned, millions of dollars were lost, the fire insurance industry faltered, and the nature of volunteerism changed radically before municipal authorities took the necessary actions. The great fires formed a crucible of learning for firefighters, engineers, architects, underwriters, and citizens. Veteran firefighter Bruce Hensler shows how the modern American fire service today is a direct result of the lessons of history and a rethinking of the efficacy of volunteerism in fighting fires. Crucible of Fire is an eye-opening look at today's fire service and a thorough examination of what firefighters, civic leaders, and ordinary citizens can do to protect their homes and communities from the mistakes of the past.

Author : Jim Ollhoff
Publisher : ABDO
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 48,56 MB
Release : 2012-08-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1614789347

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Every day, people are faced with critical, life-threatening situations - in times of trouble, who can help? In this title, readers will get to know the firefighters who arrive on the scene of a fire. Chapters highlight the history of fighting fires as well as the training, tools, and knowledge firefighters need to save lives and property during forest fires, wildfires, and house fires. An interview with a real-life firefighter provides insight into what makes the worst days bring out their best. From volunteers and fire marshals to smoke jumpers, the stories of these Emergency Workers will keep young readers on the edge of their seats. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo & Daughters is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

Author : Andra Serlin Abramson
Publisher :
Page : 54 pages
File Size : 12,93 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781402747984

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An introduction to fire fighters and their equipment.

Author : Arlene Bourgeois Molzahn
Publisher : Enslow Publishing
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 40,43 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780766016439

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Discusses how fires get started, the evolution of fire-fighting engines and techniques, and the types of jobs involved in fire-fighting.