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Title: Fire Prevention and Fire Extinction
Author: James Braidwood
Release Date: August 27, 2008 [EBook #26440]
Language: English
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FIRE PREVENTION
AND
FIRE EXTINCTION.
BY
JAMES BRAIDWOOD,
FIRST SUPERINTENDENT OF THE LONDON FIRE-BRIGADE, AND ASSOCIATE OF
THE INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS.
INCLUDING
FIRE-PROOF STRUCTURES, FIRE-PROOF SAFES, PUBLIC FIRE BRIGADES, PRIVATE
MEANS FOR SUPPRESSING FIRES, FIRE-ENGINES, FIRE ANNIHILATORS,
PORTABLE FIRE-ESCAPES, WATER SUPPLY
WITH ILLUSTRATIONS, MEMOIR, AND PORTRAIT OF THE AUTHOR.
LONDON:
BELL AND DALDY, 186, FLEET STREET.
1866.
[_The right of Translation is reserved._]
CONTENTS.
MEMOIR.
PAGE
Introductory, Early Fires, Fire Engines, and Fire Brigades 5
Mr. Braidwood's birth and education 7
Great Fire of Edinburgh, and appointment as head of Brigade 8
Award of Silver Medal of Society of Arts, London; publication
of work on Fire Engines 11
Formation of London Fire Brigade; appointment as Superintendent 13
Testimonials received upon leaving Edinburgh 14
London residence and routine of duty 16
Valuable services of the Royal Society for the Protection of
Life from Fire 17
Statistics of Fires; improvement of Fire Engines 18
Introduction of ladders, hose reel, and hand pump 19
Floating Fire Engines, hand worked and steam; Land Steam
Fire Engine 20
Inspectio
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