The first full-length scholarly history of the British fire service, 1800-1978, this book scrutinizes how firemen created a professional public service incumbent upon municipal government. It examines the influence of major fires and leading personalities within the fire service in constructing a professional ethos for municipal fire brigades.
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Ewen, S. (2009). Fighting fires: Creating the British fire service, 1800-1978. Fighting Fires: Creating the British Fire Service, 1800-1978 (pp. 1–235). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230248403
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