Portsmouth Firefighting, NH (IMG) (Images of America)

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In September 1756, with only fire buckets, two hand tubs, and citizen volunteers safeguarding the Colonial seaport, Portsmouth determined to arrange and keep watch over its fire protection. By 1852, the Portsmouth Fire Department boasted six suction engines and in 1864 entered the age of steam power when the first steam fire engine used to be delivered. Disastrous fires and a growing city required the department to modernize as it moved into the 20 th century. The department’s first motorized engine used to be purchased in 1912, and by 1921, there used to be a new central fire station along side a new gasoline-powered ladder truck. Through a great number of photographs, Portsmouth Firefighting richly illustrates the story and tradition of a fireplace department without end connected to its brave firefighters, their magnificent fire engines, and the spectacular blazes they fought.

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