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.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Published: 09/13/2006
ISBN: 9780738546124
Pages: 127
Weight: 0.72lbs
Size: 9.26h x 6.56w x 0.38d