Leominster Firefighting
Author | : Roger H. LaPointe |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 132 |
Release | : 2009 |
ISBN-10 | : 0738572098 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780738572093 |
Rating | : 4/5 (093 Downloads) |
Download or read book Leominster Firefighting written by Roger H. LaPointe and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2009 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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--