Burlington Firefighting (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781531628154)

Burlington Firefighting richly illustrates the triumphs and tragedies, the hauntings and secrets of the Burlington Fire Department. Originating as a series of bucket brigades, the fire department developed from competing companies that served as elite social clubs into a professional organization that was incorporated in 1895. The transitions from hand-drawn to horse-drawn carts and pumpers to steam engines and motorized trucks largely shaped the evolution of firefighting in Vermont as a whole.

Author: Liisa Reimann
ISBN-10: 153162815X
ISBN-13: 9781531628154
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Library Editions
Language: English
Published: 09/13/2006
Pages: 130
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.91lbs
Size: 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.38d