The Firehouse Fraternity: An Oral History of the Newark Fire Department Volume III Equipment

by Neal Stoffers

From Ahrens-Fox rigs with chain drives, open cabs, steering wheels on the right, and firefighters hanging on the back step to the air conditioned crew cabs of today, trucks used by the NFD are recalled by the men who drove them. The turnout gear worn to protect them while crawling through burning buildings is described, as is the evolution of the hose they pulled in with them. Members of the NFD appointed between 1942 and 1978 remember from the days...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1970034122
• ISBN13: 9781970034127
• Release Date: July 2018
• Publisher: Springfield and Hunterdon Publishing
• Length: 154 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"