San Francisco Fire Department

Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Technology, Fire Science, Art & Architecture, Photography, Pictorials, Travel, History
Cover of the book San Francisco Fire Department by John Garvey, Arcadia Publishing Inc.
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: John Garvey ISBN: 9781439630358
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc. Publication: January 18, 2003
Imprint: Arcadia Publishing Language: English
Author: John Garvey
ISBN: 9781439630358
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Publication: January 18, 2003
Imprint: Arcadia Publishing
Language: English
In San Francisco, history is as close as the sound of the fire engines and trucks racing by, sirens wailing. The San Francisco Fire Department took shape, as did the city, from the ashes and embers of the Great Fire of 1906. In the tumultuous seaport full of those seeking California's newly found gold, volunteer fire companies had to adapt to a teeming city full of canvas tents, wood shacks, kerosene lanterns, ocean breezes, and hilly winding streets. From a force that initially pulled hand-operated pumps and competed to be the first at a fire, traveling in horse-drawn equipment, the department has grown from a volunteer contingent of a few hundred to a company 1,800 strong and equipped to protect a city of 49 square miles, surrounded on three sides by salt water. The historic photographs of this volume document the establishment of the volunteer department on Christmas Eve 1849 and the inception of the paid force in 1866, as well as such colorful characters as Lily Hitchcock Coit, a belle who battled many a blaze with the volunteers and a portion of whose estate went to build the 210-foot Coit Tower on Telegraph Hill. Striking images, many never before published, illustrate how the fire department was affected not only by the well-known inferno of 1906 but by the six blazes that leveled the waterfront in the 1850s and a number of other fires throughout the city's history.
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
In San Francisco, history is as close as the sound of the fire engines and trucks racing by, sirens wailing. The San Francisco Fire Department took shape, as did the city, from the ashes and embers of the Great Fire of 1906. In the tumultuous seaport full of those seeking California's newly found gold, volunteer fire companies had to adapt to a teeming city full of canvas tents, wood shacks, kerosene lanterns, ocean breezes, and hilly winding streets. From a force that initially pulled hand-operated pumps and competed to be the first at a fire, traveling in horse-drawn equipment, the department has grown from a volunteer contingent of a few hundred to a company 1,800 strong and equipped to protect a city of 49 square miles, surrounded on three sides by salt water. The historic photographs of this volume document the establishment of the volunteer department on Christmas Eve 1849 and the inception of the paid force in 1866, as well as such colorful characters as Lily Hitchcock Coit, a belle who battled many a blaze with the volunteers and a portion of whose estate went to build the 210-foot Coit Tower on Telegraph Hill. Striking images, many never before published, illustrate how the fire department was affected not only by the well-known inferno of 1906 but by the six blazes that leveled the waterfront in the 1850s and a number of other fires throughout the city's history.

More books from Arcadia Publishing Inc.

Cover of the book Prohibition in Dallas & Fort Worth by John Garvey
Cover of the book Lorain, Ohio by John Garvey
Cover of the book Memphis Blues by John Garvey
Cover of the book Brooklyn Streetcars by John Garvey
Cover of the book Vintage Outer Banks by John Garvey
Cover of the book Eastern Kentucky Railway by John Garvey
Cover of the book Mysterious Tales of the North Carolina Piedmont by John Garvey
Cover of the book Rio Linda and Elverta by John Garvey
Cover of the book Jewish San Francisco by John Garvey
Cover of the book Jacksonville by John Garvey
Cover of the book Encino by John Garvey
Cover of the book Detour New Mexico by John Garvey
Cover of the book Three Mile Island by John Garvey
Cover of the book The Jewish Hospital & Cincinnati Jews in Medicine by John Garvey
Cover of the book Black Hills National Forest by John Garvey
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy