Code 3 coverage puts you on-scene as these amazing apparatus maneuver rescuers to extraordinary heights! Grab a hand-line and discover the popular makes and models in operation, as long-time fire buff Larry Shapiro outlines the roots of the hook and ladder and discusses when and how they are used in today's loftiest disasters. Outstanding all-color images and lively text guide you through the hero-making world of Hook and Ladders.
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Chicago-based photographer Larry Shapiro is the author of four previous MBI titles: Aerial Fire Trucks, Tow Trucks in Action, Special Police Vehicles, and Pumpers: Workhorse Fire Engines.
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Excellent background on the development of the aerial ladder truck. This book is 99% dedicated to tillered, or tractor drawn aerials, with a quick look at the new technology of "all steer" apparatus on a single chassis. The true reason to purchase this book is the fantastic photography, the forte of the author. This all color picture book makes a great addition to the other books on modern fire apparatus. Only criticism is this type of book would be much better in a larger format. Special coverage of San Francisco Fire Dept, for those by the Bay.
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Great Pix For Fire Apparatus Enthusiasts,
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Once again, Larry Shapiro has produced a great book about fire apparatus. For the price, nobody does it better. This book focuses on the classic tiller rigs, but includes other ladder trucks a well. Interesting historical and technical info. Great pix. This book is well worth the price.
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It is possible that the first hook and ladder company in the United States can be traced to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the late 1700s. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
tiller cab, preconnected attack lines, wooden ground ladders, elevated master stream, custom tractor, tag axle, manual jacks, aerial ladder, fly section, tip load, torque box, jack spread, trailer body, aerial device, aluminum ladder, fire apparatus Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, Aerial Innovations, Baltimore City, Baltimore County, New Jersey, East Coast, Warren Redick, Upper Darby, Fire Spire, Huntington Beach, Rear Admiral, Upper Nyack, Chicago Fire Department, Pirsch Senior, West Coast New!
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It is possible that the first hook and ladder company in the United States can be traced to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the late 1700s. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
tiller cab, preconnected attack lines, wooden ground ladders, elevated master stream, custom tractor, tag axle, manual jacks, aerial ladder, fly section, tip load, torque box, jack spread, trailer body, aerial device, aluminum ladder, fire apparatus Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, Aerial Innovations, Baltimore City, Baltimore County, New Jersey, East Coast, Warren Redick, Upper Darby, Fire Spire, Huntington Beach, Rear Admiral, Upper Nyack, Chicago Fire Department, Pirsch Senior, West Coast New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Ventura County by Automobile Club of Southern California on page 48, and page 79
- Santa Barbara County by Automobile Club of Southern California on page 79
- Montgomery County (Tennessee County History Series, 63) by Ursula Beach on page 89
- Little Rock: Race and Resistance at Central High School (Politics and Society in Twentieth-Century America) by Karen Anderson on page 78
- The Volkswagen Beetle by David Hodges in Back Matter
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