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"The vehicles and other firefighting equipment of the Milwaukee Fire Department, like the department itself, are unique among the fire service. It built more of its own apparatus than any other American city and few can match the scope and character of apparatus used to serve and protect life and property in Milwaukee. Through detailed research, firsthand narratives, and captivating photos, the author walks the reader through the fascinating history of the incredible machines that served Cream City from the mid-nineteenth century to modern times. This volume traces the ever-changing face of Milwaukee's fire-fighting and life-saving equipment in parallel with the city's own history and growth. The fire department workshop's reputation for ingenuity is shown through its adaptations to disastrous fires that brought about changes in laws, economic growth and decline, the establishment of Milwaukee's ethnic neighborhoods, the difficult transition from horses to motorization, the wartime and post-war experience, the corporate world of apparatus manufacturers, and Milwaukee's fireboat fleet."
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Table of ContentsAcknowledgments縱iii
Preface�BR>
Introduction�BR>
One-The Boys and Their "Enjines"�BR>
Two-Horsepower�
Three-Motorization�
Four-World War II and the 1940s�
Five-The Fabulous Fifties�5
Six-The Turbulent Sixties�6
Seven-A ç’ell-Oiled Machine�3
Eight-Change and More Change�6
Nine-The Nineties and Beyond�1
Ten-Specialized Departments�0
Eleven-Where Did They Go?�1
Bibliography�7
Index�9
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Literary and documentary film consultant,
Wayne Mutza has published more than thirty books and numerous articles. He lives in Brookfield, Wisconsin.
Riassunto
The Milwaukee Fire Department built more of its own apparatus than any other American city and few can match the scope and character of its apparatus. Through research, firsthand narratives, and photos, this book explores the fascinating history of the incredible machines that served Cream City from the mid-nineteenth century to modern times.
