Ranked #55 in Firefighting
Since Benjamin Franklin organised the first fire department, the Union Fire Company of Philadelphia, in 1736, firefighters have braved the hazards of smoke and fire to bring everyone out, no matter what the risk. Now the spirit and essence of the firefighting community is celebrated for the first time in a definitive, magnificently illustrated, large-format book, published with the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation. Written by an outstanding team, including historians, authors, and experts associated with the firefighting community, as well as several distinguished active and retired... more