Firefighting in Washington, D.C. (DC) (Images of America)

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From the burning of Washington by the British in 1814 to the September 11, 2001 attack on the Pentagon, firefighters in Washington, D.C., have all the time known they’re the defenders of some of the important cities on the earth. Explore the complex, heroic, and every now and then tragic history of firefighting in Washington, D.C., as written by a worthy group of authors from The Capitol Fire Museum of Washington. The usage of images and oral histories gathered over the last century, this book covers the creation of the paid fire department right through the Civil War, construction of new firehouses for the fledgling city in varying international designs, the heyday of firefighting before World War II, the turbulent times of the 1960s, and the up to date department nowadays.

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