Download or read book Illustrated Encyclopedia of American Fire Engine Manufacturers written by Walter McCall and published by Enthusiast Books. This book was released on 2009-10-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Abbott & Downing to Zwak, this comprehensive volume combines company histories, innovations and hundreds of photographs to present the story of American fire engine manufacturing. The objective of this book was to compile as comprehensive and complete a list as possible of the known players—the hundreds of companies that produced more than just one or two fire trucks, and which operated as continuous fire apparatus manufacturing and sales enterprises. In the main this book is an alphabetical listing of dedicated motor fire apparatus builders—companies that designed and built pumpers, ladder trucks, rescue and other types of motor fire apparatus in their own factories—from the frame-up on their own custom chassis or on commercially-available domestic truck chassis. Also included are a number of commercial chassis makers such as International, Freightliner, Kenworth and Peterbilt which forged special alliances with various fire apparatus builders, and which sometimes made and marketed fire apparatus under their own names. This encyclopedia is a vital reference source for libraries, fire station, historians, fire apparatus enthusiasts, and anyone involved in or enamored with the fire apparatus industry.

Download or read book Make Fire written by Tim Deagan and published by Maker Media, Inc.. This book was released on 2016-04-05 with total page 682 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn how to safely build projects that burn, poof, "boosh," and flare! This complete reference and hands-on guide to working with propane explains how to create a variety of flame effects projects that can be built with common tools and materials. Starting from the basics, this book explains everything you need to know to safely work with propane. An essential reference for building projects like fire cannons, forge torches and flaming sculpture, Make: Fire explains the history, chemistry, and combustion of propane. Using that knowledge as a foundation, readers can then construct a variety of flame-based project on their own using illustrated, step-by-step instructions provided by the author. With simple tools, you can build a gorgeous flambeau, a torch capable of melting aluminum, or flame effects that ignite jaw-dropping fireballs in the sky. Focusing on safety at every step and written by a licensed Flame Effects Operator, this book provides information that has never been brought together in one place. With this guide, readers will master the fundamental components of almost all propane-based projects and develop the skills they need to create their own flame devices and artworks.

Download or read book Find Your Fire written by Terri Broussard Williams and published by Movement Maker Publishing. This book was released on 2021-11-29 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is dedicated to the #Firestarters of the world, whose lights shine brighter than any darkness. You see the needs that others ignore. You yearn to make an impact and use your gifts to spark something big. You advocate for social change by honoring the fire in your heart. You are a true changemaker. And this is your time. Find Your Fire will ignite your potential with both inspiration and no-nonsense advice. You'll meet elected leaders, activists, social entrepreneurs and other extraordinary women on a mission of change. And you'll get the tools to turn the vision for your own movement into a reality. Praise for Find Your Fire: "Find your Fire is an illuminating book filled with inspiration and advice on how to become a force for change and make the world a better place. Terri Broussard Williams is truly a woman who can turn moments into movements, and I've seen her ability to change the conversation and make a difference in both her professional and her volunteer work. Her book is a powerful call to action, inspiring the reader to believe in themselves, take that first step, 'find your fire' and change the world." --Carol VanDeVoort Goodman, Former Assistant Treasurer General Motors Corporation, Founder and Board Member Hampden Family Center, Board Member: Alpha Sigma Alpha Foundation, Mount Vernon Club, Notre Dame of Maryland University, Kettering University "Find Your Fire is the motivation you've been waiting for! This book is a roadmap to manifesting YOUR inner change agent. Terri Broussard Williams fundamentally understands that 'ordinary people' are responsible for the extraordinary change our communities and societies are desperate to see. In Find Your Fire, Terri shares deeply personal experiences of her own, and those of other remarkable women, to help every reader ignite their own fire and movement!" --Eboni K. Williams, Co-Host for Revolt TV's State of the Culture, Contributor for Wendy Williams Show, Attorney, Author "Understanding the unique paths that lead us to our voice and passion is what sets Terri's work apart and what makes her Firestarter Formula so highly effective yet easy and fun to apply." --Victoria M. DeFrancesco Soto, Ph.D., Associate Dean for Civic Engagement, LBJ School of Public Affairs at UT Austin and MSNBC Contributor

Download or read book Keepers of the Flame written by Robert M. Hazen and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2014-07-14 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "For, Lo! We live in an Iron Age--In the age of Steam and Fire!" wrote a poet mesmerized by the engines that were transforming American transportation, agriculture, and industry during his lifetime. Indeed, by the nineteenth century fire had become America's leitmotif--for good and for ill. "Keeping the flame" was deadly serious: even the slightest lapse of attention could convert a fire from friendly ally to ravaging destroyer. To examine the cultural context of fire in "combustible America," Margaret Hazen and Robert Hazen gather more than a hundred illustrations, most never before published, together with anecdotes and information from hundreds of original sources, including newspapers, diaries, company records, popular fiction, art, and music. What results is an immensely entertaining and encyclopedic history that ranges from stories of the tragic "great fires" of the century to fire imagery in folktales and popular literature. Dealing more with technology than with fire in nature, the book provides a vast amount of information on fire manipulation and prevention in urban life. Hazen and Hazen discuss the people who worked with fire--or against it. Founders, gaffers, blacksmiths, boilers at saltworks, and housewives knew how to "read" a fire and employ it for their purposes. A few dedicated investigators inquired about the scientific nature of heat and flame. And firefighters gradually progressed from "bucket brigades" to "using fire to fight fire" with the newly invented steam engine. The colorful stories of these Americans--the risks they took and the rewards they received--will fascinate not only social historians but also a broad audience of general readers. Originally published in 1992. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Download or read book Fire Maker written by Michael Denton and published by . This book was released on 2016-07-01 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From computers to airplanes to life-giving medicines, the technological marvels of our world were made possible by the human use of fire. But the use of fire itself was made possible by an array of features built into the human body and the planet. In Fire-Maker, biologist Michael Denton explores the special features of nature that equipped humans to to harness the powers of fire and remake their world. This book is a companion to the documentary of the same name, available at www.privilegedspecies.com.

Download or read book Heritage of Flames written by and published by Doubleday Books. This book was released on 1977 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Fires Fire Engines and Fire Brigades written by Charles Frederic T. Young and published by . This book was released on 1866 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Fire Maker s Manual written by Tristan Trouble and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-04-23 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Book Description This educational resource guide details several aspects of making fire for survival purposes. Readers will discover discussions on the elements that are required to make fire, such as oxygen, fuel, and heat. They will also learn about the raw materials that are necessary for starting a fire and keeping it going; all of which can be found in the wilderness, such as tinder, kindling, and firewood. The four most common fire configurations are also mentioned, as well as the proper method for laying them out. Each of the configurations mentioned can be built by a single person without the need to erect additional structures such as those that would be required for a self-feeding fire. These configurations are simple and easy to achieve, although some do have advantages over others; for instance, the inverted fire pyramid will burn much longer than the other configurations if built properly. This resource guide has been segmented into conventional as well as unconventional methods for making fire. The entries in these categories offer brief descriptions on how each item can be used effectively to help get a fire going. Conventional ways of making fire will be much easier than any of the unconventional ways mentioned. Many of the entries in the unconventional category are primitive; however, some of them have been updated to include the use of modern materials to assist with the process. Categories in this book are further separated into sections with regards to how a fire is started, such as solar based, spark based, friction based, and even firearm based. Readers are advised that making fire is an inherently dangerous skill that always includes the risk of injury. All safety precautions should be implemented when making a fire in the wilderness to prevent the uncontrollable spread and creation of a wildfire.

Download or read book Fires Fire Engines and Fire Brigades with a history of manual and steam Fire Engines etc written by Charles Frederick T. Young and published by . This book was released on 1866 with total page 574 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Fire Maker written by Sandra Jones Ozment and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-04-16 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This story is about a boy maturing into a man and finding his purpose in teaching and helping others.

Download or read book Books on Fire written by Lucien X. Polastron and published by Lucien X. POLASTRON. This book was released on 2007-08-13 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Almost as old as the idea of the library is the urge to destroy it. Author Lucien X. Polastron traces the history of this destruction, examining the causes for these disasters, the treasures that have been lost, and where the surviving books, if any, have ended up. Books on Fire received the 2004 Societe des Gens de Lettres Prize for Nonfiction/History in Paris.

Download or read book Makers of Modern Rhode Island The written by Patrick T. Conley and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2023-05-15 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Picking up where Rhode Island's Founders left off Dr. Patrick T. Conley, Rhode Island's preeminent historian and president of the Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame, takes us through the Ocean State's history from 1790 to 1860. Learn how Samuel Slater, the Father of the Factory System, pioneered the making of modern Rhode Island, how Elizabeth Buffum Chace founded the Rhode Island Women's Suffrage Association and what political circumstances led Governor Thomas Wilson Dorr to the Dorr War in 1842. This newly revised and updated edition includes colorful biographical sketches of fifty-six influential Rhode Islanders who helped shape the state's urban and industrial development into the modern Rhode Island of today, including some lesser-known Rhode Islanders, including Eliza Jumel and Adin Ballou.

Download or read book The Development of Fire Fighting in America written by John G. Morse and published by Editions Le Mono. This book was released on 2016-03-09 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: -The Development of American Industries of Fire Fighting since Columbus- "A Peculiarity common to all nations is the fact that not until the industries of peace and the armaments of war had been well developed was attention paid to procuring safeguards against conflagrations; and when it was at last realized that means for the extinguishing of fire were necessary, so little was attempted that the results were entirely inadequate. Even in the United States, noted the world over for advanced methods of fire-fighting, the marked improvements have been so long in coming that half the men alive today can remember the time when the most marked changes were made.."

Download or read book Makers of Fire written by Alex McManus and published by . This book was released on 2014-11-24 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When humans first discovered fire, they changed their world and ours. Makers of Fire is about embracing this heritage and stepping up to our role as creators of the future. As our species matures and reaches out to touch the stars,what do we take and what do we leave behind? In other words, as we turn towards the 22nd century,how can we create the future we prefer? Makers of Fire explores provocative ideas such as... How can we navigate our culture of rapid change? Is it possible to influence what happens tomorrow? What guidance do our spiritual resources offer for leading from the future? What can Cain and Abel, Abraham, and Jesus teach us about leading from the future? Somewhere in our evolutionary past, people unleashed their creative genius and discovered fire. They somehow learned to bring together the three necessary ingredients of fuel, oxygen, and heat. Using the Triangle of Combustion as the model, author Alex McManus layers the "Triad of Fire" with two other layers. The first layer, the "Triad of Leadership,"explores the three ingredients needed to lead from the future. The second layer, the "Triad of Change" explores three elements of social change. The structure of the book naturally falls into three parts -- Fuel, Oxygen, and Heat -- which allows the reader to easily follow the story the author tells. Order you copy and join author Alex McManus on a journey through a galaxy of ideas and get ready to make fire.

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Download or read book Fire Engines from Around the World written by Neil Wallington and published by Southwater Publishing. This book was released on 2005 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Technical specifications are provided for at least one fire engine from eahc manufacturer, providing key elements of design, performance and innovations.

Download or read book Fire in the Valley written by Michael Swaine and published by Pragmatic Bookshelf. This book was released on 2014-10-20 with total page 602 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the 1970s, while their contemporaries were protesting the computer as a tool of dehumanization and oppression, a motley collection of college dropouts, hippies, and electronics fanatics were engaged in something much more subversive. Obsessed with the idea of getting computer power into their own hands, they launched from their garages a hobbyist movement that grew into an industry, and ultimately a social and technological revolution. What they did was invent the personal computer: not just a new device, but a watershed in the relationship between man and machine. This is their story. Fire in the Valley is the definitive history of the personal computer, drawn from interviews with the people who made it happen, written by two veteran computer writers who were there from the start. Working at InfoWorld in the early 1980s, Swaine and Freiberger daily rubbed elbows with people like Steve Jobs and Bill Gates when they were creating the personal computer revolution. A rich story of colorful individuals, Fire in the Valley profiles these unlikely revolutionaries and entrepreneurs, such as Ed Roberts of MITS, Lee Felsenstein at Processor Technology, and Jack Tramiel of Commodore, as well as Jobs and Gates in all the innocence of their formative years. This completely revised and expanded third edition brings the story to its completion, chronicling the end of the personal computer revolution and the beginning of the post-PC era. It covers the departure from the stage of major players with the deaths of Steve Jobs and Douglas Engelbart and the retirements of Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer; the shift away from the PC to the cloud and portable devices; and what the end of the PC era means for issues such as personal freedom and power, and open source vs. proprietary software.