An Illustrated History of Fire Engines

Fire service historian and author

Roger Mardon

www.romar.org.uk

Ian Allan Publishing

Hardback with 128 pages and over 240 contemporary black and white photographs.

Published 2001

Price £19.99 ..... ISBN 0-7110-2483-9

An Illustrated History of Fire Engines

by Roger C. Mardon.

•..A history of the fire engines of the British Isles

Apart from a few machines that pre-date photography, illustrations used are contemporary with the subject

.•..Early developments

Manual pumps and steamers, hose-carts and ladders, chemical and first turn-out engines

.•..Motor pumps

From the earliest to the present day

.•..Aerial appliances

Turntable ladders, hydraulic platforms, aerial ladder platforms and remote-controlled monitors

.•..Rescue tenders and support units

Emergency rescue tenders, BA tenders, chemical incident units

.•..Other special appliances

Salvage tenders, foam tenders, military and civilian airfield crash tenders, hose layers, control units, canteen vans, rapid intervention and all-wheel drive vehicles

.•..Water, rail and air

Fireboats, railways, aircraft and helicopters, hovercraft

This title is now out of print