NAVY & MARINE CORPS FIRE APPARATUS 1836 - 2000 PHOTO GALLERY, William D. Killen, 2000
Take an exciting look at Navy and Marine fire apparatus used at shore installations worldwide.
See rare and fascinating photographs such as horse drawn vehicles, early motorized fire trucks, unusual vehicles built for special operations, commercial and custom chassis and military fire department "built" trucks.
View trucks built by all the major manufacturers, such as American LaFrance, Darley, Fire Trucks Incorporated, FWD, Mack, Maxim, Peter Pirsch, Pierce, Seagrave, Ward LaFrance and many others.
This book, one of the few ever written addressing military rigs discusses: Special Units; Crash Trucks; Brush Trucks; Aerial Ladders; Water Tankers; Pumpers and more!
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Bill Killen is currently the Director, Navy Fire and Emergency Services. He began his fire service career at the age of 16 as a volunteer with the Potomac Heights Volunteer Fire Department, Indian Head, Maryland. In June 1960, he was appointed a Probationary Firefighter with the Naval Ordnance Station Fire Department, Indian Head, Maryland.
His paid fire service career spans forty years and includes service with the Kennedy Space Center Fire Department where he served on the Apollo and Skylab Astronaut Rescue Teams, Fire Chief of the Lake Barton Fire Control District, Orange County, Florida, Senior Faculty member, Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute, University of Maryland, Fire Chief, Metropolitan Washington Airports, and was appointed to his current position in 1985.
Mr. Killen represents the federal government on the Commission on Fire Accreditation International, serves as the Vice-President of the International Association of Fire Chiefs Foundation and is an active member of the International Association of Fire Chiefs.
He has authored papers for fire service technical publications and co-authored the book entitled Kennedy Space Center Fire Department (available from FSP, see below)
He is an avid fire apparatus history buff and restored a 1923 Stoughton fire engine and is currently writing the history of Stoughton Wagon Works. He is a member of the Society for the Preservation and Appreciation of Motorized Fire Apparatus in America, the Antique Truck Club of America, the Antique Automobile Club of America, and the Antique Truck Historical Society.
He is a Past Master of Collington Lodge #230 Ancient Free & Accepted Masons, Bowie, Maryland and regularly presents lectures on George Washington. He and his wife Carole have four children and six grandchildren.
8 ½" x 11", 222 pages, 428 B&W photos, softcover BN1600 / $24.95
ASSOCIATED MATERIAL: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER FIRE DEPT: THE FIRST THIRTY YEARS