| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 231 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, maps |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-220) and index. |
| Contents |
pt. 1. The context of the modern fire service -- Origins of organized fire service -- Firefighter culture -- Contemporary firefighting -- pt. 2. The fire problem defined -- Great fire in Pittsburgh -- Fire in the built environment -- Fire and human behavior -- Fire in rural areas and wildlands -- pt. 3. The fire service under fire -- Transformative forces to make firefighting safer -- Cultural change needed to improve firefighter safety -- Transitional forces create new fire service model -- pt. 4. Learning to fight great urban fires -- London and the development of a fire service -- Portland and the Board of Fire Underwriters -- Boston and the standardization of fire protection -- pt. 5. Learning to control building fires -- Fire protection in theory -- Deadly fire in a fireproof hotel -- Firefighting, building codes, and technology -- pt. 6. Firefighters, engineers, and underwriters -- New England mills and the factory mutual system -- Fighting fires : from art to science -- Volunteers to paid firemen -- Legacy of the combustible city. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Fire prevention -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
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Fire prevention. |
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United States. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
19th century |
| Subject |
Fires -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
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Fires. |
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Cities and towns -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
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Cities and towns. |
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City and town life -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
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City and town life. |
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Fire extinction -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
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Fire extinction. |
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Fire departments -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
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Fire departments. |
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Fire fighters -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
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Fire fighters. |
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Fire prevention -- Social aspects -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
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Social aspects. |
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Fires -- Social aspects -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
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Fires -- Social aspects. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Hensler, Bruce, 1953- Crucible of fire. 1st ed. Washington, D.C. : Potomac Books, ©2011 9781597976848 (DLC) 2011007448 (OCoLC)650217409 |
| ISBN |
9781597977562 (electronic book) |
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159797756X (electronic book) |
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9781597976848 |
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1597976849 |
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