From its inception in Colonial times to the modern challenges of today; the Reading Fire Department has battled natural disasters; airplane crashes; and block burners threatening �the Pretzel City.� The fire department has faithfully served the city of Reading since 1771; having been established soon after Benjamin Franklin organized the nation�s first volunteer fire department in Philadelphia. At one time the Reading Fire Department even boasted the largest all-volunteer fire department in the nation; consisting of more than 10;000 volunteer members operating from 14 fire stations throughout the city. Using the archives of the Reading Fire Department; the Reading Eagle; and the Historical Society of Berks County; Reading Firefighting documents the history and traditions of this dedicated fire department.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. GREAT SERIES OF BOOKS WITH A PICTORIAL HISTORYBy CustomerThese books are a great short history of the areas discussed. It uses captioned pictures to tell the story. This book deals with the history of Tacomas waterfront. It breaks the timeline into 10 year periods of time from the beginning of the settling of Tacoma waterfront and how it developed. The pictures are a great snapshot of waterfront. If you grew up in the area. this will take you down memory lane.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy Alexandra OlsenVery interesting1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. looks interestingBy The SithI was disappointed by the books size- thought the pictures would be larger... but intersting none the less!
