Oakland Fire Department - Hardcover
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Availability:In StockContributor:Geoffrey Hunter, Captain Geoffrey HunterPublish date:2005-02-09Pages:130
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Arcadia Publishing Library EditionsISBN-13:9781531615932ISBN-10:1531615937UPC:9781531615932Book Category:History, Political ScienceBook Subcategory:United States, Law EnforcementBook Topic:State & LocalSize:9.61 x 6.69 x 0.38 inchesWeight:0.91Product ID:SCQ85ABQFP
For over 150 years, brave firefighters have battled to preserve the lives and property of the citizens of Oakland. Beginning in 1853, volunteer engine and hook and ladder companies organized and the Oakland Fire Department formed in 1869. Until 1922, teams of magnificent horses pulled steamers belching black smoke and embers, with firemen holding on for dear life. These gallant fire horses were as much firefighters as the rugged men of Oakland who extinguished blazes with leather hoses and brass nozzles. After waging an internal battle of racial integration--a 35-year struggle that began in
1920--the Oakland Fire Department became one of the first in the nation to hire women firefighters beginning in 1980.
1920--the Oakland Fire Department became one of the first in the nation to hire women firefighters beginning in 1980.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Arcadia Publishing Library EditionsISBN-13:9781531615932ISBN-10:1531615937UPC:9781531615932Book Category:History, Political ScienceBook Subcategory:United States, Law EnforcementBook Topic:State & LocalSize:9.61 x 6.69 x 0.38 inchesWeight:0.91Product ID:SCQ85ABQFP
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