American Fire Apparatus #1 -Op

by Wayne Mutza

Organized companies of firefighters first appeared in Colonial America and were mobilized, like local militias, on a volunteer basis. Like military equipment, firefighting apparatus evolved in tandem with technological advances. This volume traces the development of the chief and best-known fire-fighting apparatus, the pumper or fire engine, from hand-drawn pumps, through horse-drawn vehicles in the 19th Century to the advanced fire trucks of the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0897475933
• ISBN13: 9780897475938
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: MMD-Squadron Signal
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 11.0" x 8.5"