John Calderone began his career with FDNY in 1973, after a year with the New York Fire Patrol.

He has worked in some of the busiest units in the city. He was the Captain of Rescue 3 during the "war years".

He has served in the Safety Battalion, R & D Unit, Apparatus Committee and has taught at the FDNY Fire Academy and currently holds the rank of Battalion Chief.

He has written extensively for WNYF and Firehouse Magazine, and has authored many books dealing with fire apparatus.

John Calderone books:

• American LaFrance 900 Series of the New York Fire Department, 2009
• Apparatus of the Jersey City Fire Department
• FDNY Ahrens-Fox Apparatus, 1991
• FDNY Hose Wagons, 2004
• FDNY Mack L-Model Apparatus, 1992
• FDNY Rescue Apparatus, 1999
• (The) FDNY Superpumper System, 1985, 2002
• (A) Guide to Boston Fire Apparatus, 1994
• (A) Guide to New York City Fire Apparatus, 1990, 1995, 2002, 2005
• (The) History of Fire Engines, 1997, ISBN: 0-7607-0101-6
• Mack C-Model Fire Apparatus of FDNY, 2011
• New York City Squad Company Apparatus, 2008
• Services Not Required, 1996
• They Also Served, 2007
• Wheels of the Bravest, John Calderone (with Jack Lerch), 1984, 1993

He also is the publisher of Fire Apparatus Journal, the premier magazine about fire trucks.

See the FDNY Bibliography for those titles currently available for sale.

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