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

By Shane Ewen

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349354929
• ISBN13: 9781349354924
• Release Date: November 2009
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 235 Pages
• Weight: 0.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"