John Owens

A history of fire departments in the new world including:

• Changing From Volunteer to Paid Departments
• Starting Ladder Companies
• Changing From Manual to Automation
• History of Conflagrations
• Manufacturers of Fire Apparatus
• Refurbishing Fire Apparatus
• Aerial Fatigue and Failures
• Ground Ladder History
• Wood and Metal Ground Ladder Inspection and Testing
• Maintenance - Research and Schooling
• Trivia
• History of Third Party Inspections