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Burlington Firefighting
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Burlington Firefighting richly illustrates the triumphs and tragedies, the hauntings and secrets of the Burlington Fire Department. Originating as a series of bucket brigades, the fire department developed from competing companies that served as elite social clubs into a professional organization that was incorporated in 1895. The transitions from hand-drawn to horse-drawn carts and pumpers to steam engines and motorized trucks largely shaped the evolution of firefighting in Vermont as a whole.
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- ISBN-13: 9780738546124
- ISBN-10: 0738546127
- Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
- Publish Date: September 2006
- Dimensions: 9.26 x 6.56 x 0.38 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.72 pounds
- Page Count: 128
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