Project Gutenberg 2015-11-29 Public domain in the USA. 82 Holmes, F. M. (Frederic Morell) 1851 Holmes, Frederic Morell Firemen and Their Exploits With some account of the rise and development of fire-brigades, of various appliances for saving life at fires and extinguishing the flames. Produced by deaurider, Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Firemen and Their Exploits" by F. M. Holmes is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The work delves into the evolution of firefighting techniques and equipment, exploring the rise and development of fire brigades, and detailing various appliances utilized for extinguishing flames and saving lives. This book encapsulates the remarkable story of how firefighting evolved from rudimentary methods to the highly organized and technologically advanced systems in place during the author's time. The opening of the book introduces readers to the fast-paced life of a fireman in London through an exciting scene where a fire alarm rings, and a crew of firemen swiftly prepares to respond. As they race to the fire, the narrative vividly illustrates the urgency and chaos of a fire emergency, detailing the rescue of three trapped individuals from a burning building. The text highlights the introduction of innovative appliances like horsed fire-escapes, and hints at the broader historical context of firefighting, outlining the inadequacies of previous methods and setting the stage for a deeper exploration of firefighting history throughout the subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fire extinction Fire fighters London (England) -- Fires and fire prevention TH Text Browsing: Engineering & Construction Browsing: History - General Browsing: Science - General 285819 285916 2024-09-21T08:04:16.402455 2023-09-22T05:29:10.767911 text/html text/html 286175 2015-11-29T14:01:14 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1993202 2015-11-29T14:01:42 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1847850 2024-09-21T08:04:20.856442 application/epub+zip 1849969 2024-09-21T08:04:17.183448 application/epub+zip 141996 2024-09-21T08:04:16.797433 application/epub+zip 1936842 2024-09-21T08:04:24.013397 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1906045 2024-09-21T08:04:20.434488 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 202142 2022-09-22T20:55:09.857861 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 260427 260226 2024-09-21T08:04:15.836423 2023-09-22T05:29:10.052912 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 260765 2015-11-29T14:01:24 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 98204 2015-11-29T14:01:42 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 18755 2024-09-21T08:04:24.155358 application/rdf+xml 10686 2024-09-21T08:04:16.864447 image/jpeg 1824 2024-09-21T08:04:16.831423 image/jpeg 1996830 2024-09-21T08:04:16.517458 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog