Firefighters
By National Fallen Firefighters Foundation
This magnificent collector’s edition published in conjunction with the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation bears witness to the achievements of firefighters all throughout the United States.  America’s first responders answer the call nearly two million times each year as the nation’s first line of defense in any emergency. Firefighters captures the spirit of the firefighting community in a collection of 500 contemporary and vintage photographs. Written by experts, historians, fire chiefs, and officers, the book features first-hand accounts of courage in the face of danger; essays on urban and wildland firefighting; a look at training, trucks, and apparatus; and an overview of the history of U.S. fire departments, beginning with Ben Franklin’s Union Fire Company in Philadelphia in 1736. Also included is information on volunteering, search and rescue, emergency medical services, and response to terrorism.  Shipping and handling to the 48 contiguous states.