Fire Engines
$27.96
- Paperback
64 pages
- Release Date
31 August 2018
Summary
From Pump to Powerhouse: A History of Fire Engines
More complex and imposing than any other vehicle in the British emergency services, the fire engine has a long and interesting history. The earliest water pumps had been developed by the eighteenth century – basic manual pumps that had to be hauled around by people or horses and were often only used on fire-insured premises.
In the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, horse-drawn, steam-powered fire engines, and eventually mo…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781784423001 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1784423009 |
| Series: | Shire Library |
| Author: | Eddie Baker |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Imprint: | Shire Publications |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 64 |
| Release Date: | 31 August 2018 |
| Weight: | 160g |
| Dimensions: | 208mm x 148mm x 6mm |
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About The Author
Eddie Baker
Eddie Baker joined the fire service in 1960 when he enrolled in the Croydon Auxiliary Fire Service. He was promoted through the ranks to Sub Officer prior to amalgamation with the London Fire Brigade. He continued to serve in the AFS until it disbanded in 1968. By 1970 Eddie had moved home and joined the Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely Fire Brigade. After local government reorganisation in 1974, he served with Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service before retiring in 1995 as a Leading Firefighter. Since his retirement Eddie has continued his interest in the Fire Service and has previously written six books on the subject. He has also written a number of articles which have been published in Fire Service related magazines and gives talks to local groups on the history of the UK Fire Service. He lives in Huntingdon, UK.
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