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Fighting Fire Trucks
(Enthusiast Color Series)
Everyone has seen the flashing red lights and heard the wailing sirens, but what do we really know about fire trucks? This action-packed, on-the-scene look at pumpers, aerials and tankers shows how they work and the people who operate them. The author also details specialized rescue squads like hazardous material units, high-angle rescues, swift water rescues, forest fire units and airport firefighting equipment with striking action photos that take readers to raging blazes and show the fire trucks and firefighters on the job.

New York City Fire Trucks
Take a ride with the New York Fire Department through a pictorial history, from the first horse-drawn pumpers to the newest ladder trucks.

More than 400 photos of NYC's firefighting trucks are organized chronologically, accompanied by insightful commentary about the trucks, equipment, and the times. Descriptive photo captions provide specifications and other technical information.

A special photo section pays tribute to the equipment used and lost in the World Trade Center disaster of September 11.

• Premier edition of a pictorial history of New York City fire trucks

• Includes more than 400 photos of NYC fire trucks with insightful commentary about the trucks, equipment, and the times

• Special photo section pays tribute to the equipment used and lost in the September 11 World Trade Center disaster

Pumpers : Workhorse Fire Engines
Ladder trucks may relish in all the glory of daring high-rise rescues, but it's their stout cousins, the pumpers, that labor in the trenches to execute the most critical of firefighting functions: moving water from the hydrant to the blaze. Author and ace on-scene photographer Larry Shapiro delivers this illustrated history of every fire company's workhorse. In addition to offering an overview of pumper evolution from 1950 to present, the book is bursting with archival imagery and Shapiro's trademark live-action photography capturing trucks built by such past and present manufacturers as American LaFrance, Pierce, Mack, Grumman, FMC, and others. Special detail photography helps readers understand how pumpers work.

Hook and Ladders
"Code 3" coverage puts you on-scene as these amazing apparatus maneuver rescuers to extraordinary heights! Grab a hand-line and discover the popular makes and models in operation, as long-time fire buff Larry Shapiro outlines the roots of the hook and ladder and discusses when and how they are used in today's loftiest disasters. Outstanding all-color images and lively text guide you through the hero-making world of Hook and Ladders. In the Enthusiast Color Series.

Aerial Fire Trucks

Navy and Marine Corp Fire Apparatus 1900-2000 : Photo Gallery

Industrial & Private Fire Apparatus : 1925 Through 2001 Photo Archive

Wildland Fire Apparatus 1940-2001 : Photo Gallery
(Photo Gallery)

Heavy Rescue Trucks : 1931 - 2000 Photo Gallery

Fire Engines
(Picture Puffins)
Reading level: Baby-Preschool

Touch and Feel: Fire Engine
(Touch and Feel)
Reading level: Baby-Preschool

The Fire Engine Book
(Little Golden Book)
Reading level: Baby-Preschool

Big City Fire Trucks : 1951-1996

American Volunteer Fire Trucks

History of the American Steam Fire-Engine
Dover Books on Transportation
Over 100 rare illustrations depict more than 70 antique fire engines with steam-powered pumps—from the very first one, built in 1829, up to the end of the 19th century. The copyright-free illustrations include pictures of Braithwaite’s "Comet," built for the King of Prussia in 1832; the Manhattan No. 8 of New York City, built by Lee & Larned; the Hurricane No. 13 of Philadelpia, by Chapman; the Northern Liberty, No. 8, of Boston, constructed by Jucket & Freeman; and many more. The text for each engine provides detailed information on cost, construction, water capacity, and other data.

Inventing the American Fire Engine :
An Illustrated History of
Patented Ideas for Fire Pumpers

Mack Model Cf Fire Trucks :
1967 Through 1981 : Photo Archive
(Photo Archive Series)

Those Magnificent Old Steam Fire Engines
(Fire Service History Series

German Firefighting Vehicles in World War II
(Schiffer Military History Book)

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