Oakland Fire Department

Oakland Fire Department
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Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages : 132
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ISBN-10 : 0738529680
ISBN-13 : 9780738529684
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Book Synopsis Oakland Fire Department by : Geoffrey Hunter

Download or read book Oakland Fire Department written by Geoffrey Hunter and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2005 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For over 150 years, brave firefighters have battled to preserve the lives and property of the citizens of Oakland. Beginning in 1853, volunteer engine and hook and ladder companies organized and the Oakland Fire Department formed in 1869. Until 1922, teams of magnificent horses pulled steamers belching black smoke and embers, with firemen holding on for dear life. These gallant fire horses were as much firefighters as the rugged men of Oakland who extinguished blazes with leather hoses and brass nozzles. After waging an internal battle of racial integration--a 35-year struggle that began in 1920--the Oakland Fire Department became one of the first in the nation to hire women firefighters beginning in 1980.


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