Vancouvers Bravest: 120 Years of Firefighting History Paperback - 2007
by Alex Matches
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Non-fiction, Vancouver's firefighting history, 1886 to present-day. On June 13, 1886-just two months after the city of Vancouver was incorporated-a raging fire obliterated the town as a tiny fire brigade tried to fight the wind-whipped blaze with axes, buckets, shovels and ladders. The disaster destroyed almost 1,000 buildings and left more than 2,000 people homeless. The city and the fire department alike had to rebuild. By 1911, the Vancouver Fire Department was rated one of the world's best behind London, england, and Leipzig, Germany. Vancouver's Bravest tells the story of the men (and now women) who helped develop this fire/rescue service into one of North America's finest.
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- Title Vancouvers Bravest: 120 Years of Firefighting History
- Author Alex Matches
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Presumed First E
- Pages 352
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Hancock House, Surrey / Blaine
- Date 2007
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Illustrated, Index
- ISBN 9780888396150 / 0888396155
- Weight 24.25 lbs (11.00 kg)
- Dimensions 11 x 8.5 x 0.71 in (27.94 x 21.59 x 1.80 cm)
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Themes
- Cultural Region: Canadian
- Library of Congress subjects Vancouver (B.C.) - History, Fire extinction - British Columbia -
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2011499588
- Dewey Decimal Code 363.378
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