Download or read book A Political History of the Houston Fire Department from 1895 to 1978 written by Daniel J. Kopfensteiner and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Houston Fire Department written by Fire Museum of Houston and published by Arcadia Library Editions. This book was released on 2015-05-25 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Houston's firefighting service began in 1838 with the founding of Protection Fire Company No. 1. As the city of Houston grew throughout the early and mid-19th century, volunteer companies formed and grew along with it. By 1895, city leaders decided to form the Houston Fire Department as a city department, culling the volunteer forces for men, stations, apparatus, and horses. The city grew in leaps and bounds, swallowing up neighborhoods, communities, and smaller cities along the way, with the fire department nipping at their heels. This brave force battled devastating fires throughout the years, most notably the Great Fifth Ward Fire in 1912, the 1943 Gulf Hotel Fire, the Woodway Square Apartment Conflagration in 1979 and the Southwest Inn Fire in 2013. What was once a smattering of volunteer fire brigades has grown into an imposing force of over 3,000 firefighters protecting over two million people in the fourth largest city in the United States.

Download or read book Houston Fire Department 1895 1995 written by Thomas A. McDonald and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 399 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A Pictorial History of the Houston Fire Department written by F. Scott Mellott and published by . This book was released on 2012-08-01 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book illustrates the history of the Houston Fire Department when the City of Houston took it over in 1895. The content is rare and historic black and white photography showcasing the development of the Fire Department until 1980. Significant Fire related events will be featured for every decade represented along with the technological advancements in the Houston Fire department. The last chapter will deal exclusively with the Line of Duty deaths of Fire Fighters in the Houston Fire Department.

Download or read book History of the Houston Fire Department 1838 1988 written by and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A Pictoral History of Houston Fire Department 1980 2014 written by F. Scott Mellott and published by . This book was released on 2014-05-01 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Standard History of Houston Texas written by Benajah Harvey Carroll and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Forces of Change written by David Siegel and published by . This book was released on 2016-05-19 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nothing happens in a vacuum, including the evolution of fire departments and other city services whose stories largely have been lost to history. David Siegel's exhaustive investigation into the Forces of Change that occurred during the early development of Green Bay, Wisconsin, illustrates how major events played a role in shaping the frontier community's future.

Download or read book America History and Life written by and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 656 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Article abstracts and citations of reviews and dissertations covering the United States and Canada.

Download or read book Houston Freeways written by Erik Slotboom and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Subject Catalog written by Library of Congress and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 828 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book National Union Catalog written by and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 1032 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book U S Army on the Mexican Border A Historical Perspective written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2007 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This occasional paper is a concise overview of the history of the US Army's involvement along the Mexican border and offers a fundamental understanding of problems associated with such a mission. Furthermore, it demonstrates how the historic themes addressed disapproving public reaction, Mexican governmental instability, and insufficient US military personnel to effectively secure the expansive boundary are still prevalent today.

Download or read book Library of Congress Catalogs written by Library of Congress and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 830 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Crabgrass Frontier written by Kenneth T. Jackson and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1987-04-16 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This first full-scale history of the development of the American suburb examines how "the good life" in America came to be equated with the a home of one's own surrounded by a grassy yard and located far from the urban workplace. Integrating social history with economic and architectural analysis, and taking into account such factors as the availability of cheap land, inexpensive building methods, and rapid transportation, Kenneth Jackson chronicles the phenomenal growth of the American suburb from the middle of the 19th century to the present day. He treats communities in every section of the U.S. and compares American residential patterns with those of Japan and Europe. In conclusion, Jackson offers a controversial prediction: that the future of residential deconcentration will be very different from its past in both the U.S. and Europe.

Download or read book Congressional Record written by United States. Congress and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 1462 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is published daily when Congress is in session. The Congressional Record began publication in 1873. Debates for sessions prior to 1873 are recorded in The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States (1789-1824), the Register of Debates in Congress (1824-1837), and the Congressional Globe (1833-1873)

Download or read book Historical Abstracts written by and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: