HEAVY RESCUE TRUCKS 1931-2000 Photo Gallery, Paul Barrett, 2001
Heavy rescue trucks play an exciting and dangerous role in saving lives during disasters.
For nearly half a decade these huge trucks have carried special equipment needed for reaching and rescuing people from fires, auto accidents, floods, hurricanes and more.
Now the history of these life-saving vehicles and their equipment can be seen in over 400 exciting photographs.
See rigs from the early builders like Gerstenlager, Swab, and Reading. Also see modern rigs built by such well-known companies as E-One, Pierce, Saulsbury, and Supervac.
This book covers heavy rescue trucks all across America, including major cities (Boston, Chicago, San Francisco, etc.) as well as smaller towns that have had unique and impressive squads over the years.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Paul Barrett is a Captain with the Saint Paul Fire Department, and has been with the department for 19 years. He is also a member of the International Association of Firefighters & Extra Alarm Association of Twin Cities.
Mr. Barrett also wrote Saint Paul MN Fire Department History 1856-1994 (Photographic Research) and has had photographs published in Fire Apparatus Journal, Firehouse, Fire Service Digest & Visiting Fireman.
8 ½" x 11", 224 pages, 400+ B&W photos, softcover BH5600 / $24.95