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Fighting Fires: Creating the British Fire Service, 1800–1978

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Fighting Fires: Creating the British Fire Service, 1800–1978

S. Ewen, "Fighting Fires: Creating the British Fire Service, 1800–1978"
English | ISBN: 0230517102 | 2010 | 235 pages | PDF | 1251 KB

The first full-length scholarly history of the British fire service, 1800-1978, this book scrutinizes how firemen created a professional public service incumbent upon municipal government. It examines the influence of major fires and leading personalities within the fire service in constructing a professional ethos for municipal fire brigades.