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Cover 1 Title Page, Copyright, Dedication 2 Contents 8 Preface 10 Abbreviations 12 Introduction 14 1. Origins of Organized Fire Service 24 2. Firefighter Culture 35 3. Contemporary Firefighting 47 4. Great Fire in Pittsburgh 56 5. Fire in the Built Environment 63 6. Fire and Human Behavior 66 7. Fire in Rural Areas and Wildlands 72 8. Transformative Forces to Make Firefighting Safer 78 9. Cultural Change Needed to Improve Firefighter Safety 85 10. Transitional Forces Create New Fire Service Model 93 11. London and the Development of a Fire Service 106 12. Portland and the Board of Fire Underwriters 115 13. Boston and the Standardization of Fire Protection 122 14. Fire Protection in Theory 140 15. Deadly Fire in a Fireproof Hotel 147 16. Firefighting, Building Codes, and Technology 155 17. New England Mills and the Factory Mutual System 164 18. Fighting Fires: From Art to Science 173 19. Volunteers to Paid Firemen 180 20. Legacy of the Combustible City 186 Notes 200 Bibliography 213 Index 222 About the Author 232 Publisher:University of Nebraska Press,Published:2011,ISBN:9781597977562,Related ISBN:9781597976848,Language:English,OCLC:755604850 Urban conflagrations, such as the Great
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- Author
- Bruce Hensler, Bruce Hensler
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press;Potomac Books
- Published
- 2011
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781597976848
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Political Science, Engineering, Technology
- Rating
- 3.89 / 5 (9 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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