{"product_id":"9781398125599-fire-fighting-vehicles-in-pres","title":"Fire-fighting Vehicles in Preservation","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMalcolm Batten explores a photographic history of fire-fighting vehicles through preserved examples.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile there are thousands of preserved commercial vehicles, there can be few that evoke such public excitement as fire-fighting vehicles. The sight of a vintage fire engine parading around the ring at a rally event can be a stirring one, with the crew (often fire-fighters themselves) in period uniforms with brass helmets gleaming and the bell clanging as the vehicle proceeds. Sometimes the crew may demonstrate a turntable ladder being extended to its full height or the hose reels being deployed, although modern Health \u0026amp; Safety regulations mean that it is unlikely that a demonstration of extinguishing a fire can take place. Fire brigades were established in the nineteenth century, just as mechanised road transport was beginning. Thus, their history can be told through the fire-fighting vehicles that have survived into preservation, and this book tells the story. In Britain, these vehicles were all British-built until recently. However, European and American practices are also featured through vehicles that have visited these shores or have been preserved here.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMalcolm Batten explores the history of these remarkable vehicles through a host of previously unpublished images and informative captions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57356387287414,"sku":"9781398125599","price":12.36,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_40117894_24d5765c-b5c8-4ed5-ba68-3d5ebb246d60.jpg?v=1772087536","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781398125599-fire-fighting-vehicles-in-pres","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}