Leominster firefighting / Roger H. LaPointe.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

LaPointe, Roger H.

Series:

Images of America.

Images of America

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fire departments--Massachusetts--Leominster.

Fire departments.

Fire fighters--Massachusetts--Leominster.

Fire fighters.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 electronic resource (127 pages).)

Place of Publication:

Charleston, S.C. : Arcadia Publishing, [2009]

Summary:

Chronicles everything Leominster Fire -- it goes from the days of an all-call force to the building of the current headquarters in 1898; equipment modernization from horse-drawn apparatus to the first trucks, and photos of notable firefighters throughout. Includes details and photos of the city's biggest fires -- the great fire of 1873 that took out much of the area from Pleasant to Adams Streets and a blaze in 1954 from an explosion on Central Street that took out seven buildings.

Contents:

Introduction

The early years

From horse drawn to horsepower

Faces

Sound the alarm

It's part of the job

Traditions.

OCLC:

677925358