FDNY An Illustrated History of the Fire Department of the City of New York (hardcover version), NYC Fire Museum, 2003
Since the earliest years of city history, New York’s firefighters have put their lives on the line to protect its citizens from fire.
Written by experts on Fire Department history, this book documents the evolution of city firefighting from the earliest bucket brigades through to the post Department, largely through the collection of the NYC Fire Museum.
Along the way, it documents the organizational improvements and political changes that have made city firefighting significantly more effective.
This book also tells the tale of the greatest fires that threatened New York, including the Great Fire of 1835 and the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Fire. It includes the attack on the World Trade Center and looks beyond from the perspective of the months following the first anniversary of that traumatic day when hundreds of New York’s Bravest tragically lost their lives.
7” x 9 3/4"”, 136 pages, hundreds of B&W and color photos, hardcover, ISBN: 962-217-659-3, BF0765 / $17.95
ASSOCIATED MATERIAL: softcover version of this book