Firemen, Fire Wagons and Fire Horses

$49.95

Thirty years as an active firefighter and twenty more staying active with his horse drawn steam fire engine doing public service events, Dave Hubert felt compelled to share his love for fire service history. Beautifully illustrated by Dave, FIREMEN, FIRE WAGONS, AND FIRE HORSES brings that rich history to us through many original watercolors depicting the dawn of professional firefighting. 

SKU: ISBN 978-0-578-30738-1 Category:

Thirty years as an active firefighter and twenty more staying active with his horse drawn steam fire engine doing public service events, Dave Hubert felt compelled to share his love for fire service history. Beautifully illustrated by Dave, FIREMEN, FIRE WAGONS, AND FIRE HORSES brings that rich history to us through many original watercolors depicting the dawn of professional firefighting. 

How our nation’s heroic firefighters first evolved, the fire wagons they were so reliant on, and colorful stories about those magnificent, devoted fire horses all come to life in this book. Notably absent in most of today’s fire history writings, Dave has included West Coast fire service accounts including heart-warming stories about real fire horses who dedicated years of service---and sometimes their lives--- hauling those heavy fire wagons to fires. 

Historical accounts wouldn’t be complete without also saluting the trusty fire dogs who served as constant companions watching over the brave fire horses. So come along with us and travel back in time to learn how our exciting world of firefighting has evolved from bucket brigades, to horse drawn engines, to the motorized engines of today---all because of FIREMEN, FIRE WAGONS AND FIRE HORSES.