Fighting Fires

Creating the British Fire Service, 1800-1978

By: S. Ewen

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Hardcover | 27 November 2009 | Edition Number 1

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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.

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List of Table	p. vi
Acknowledgments	p. vii
Introduction	p. 1
Governing Fire Protection: The Origins of Municipal Fire Brigades, c.1800-38	p. 11
Constructing Modern Fire Brigades: The Edinburgh 'Great Fire' of 1824	p. 30
Controlling Fire: The Politics of Water and Steam Technology, c.1833-80	p. 51
Firemen as Workers and Heroes: Working for Victorian Municipal Fire Brigades, c.1861-1900	p. 71
Building a Professional Fire Service: The Rise of the Chief Fire Officer, c.1879-1914	p. 91
Rational Reform in an Age of War: Creating a Modern Fire Service, 1914-38	p. 110
From Braidwood to Braidy: A National Fire Service, 1941-7	p. 129
From Fighting Fires to Fighting Firemen: A Fractured Fire Service, 1947-78	p. 150
Conclusion: The British Fire Service in Comparative Context	p. 169
Notes	p. 178
Selected Bibliography	p. 208
Index	p. 224
Table of Contents provided by Ingram. All Rights Reserved.

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