Fighting Fires

Chapter 1 Introduction

Chapter 2 Governing Fire Protection: The Origins of Municipal Fire Brigades, c.1800–38

Chapter 3 Constructing Modern Fire Brigades: The Edinburgh ‘Great Fire’ of 1824

Chapter 4 Controlling Fire: The Politics of Water and Steam Technology, c.1833–80

Chapter 5 Firemen as Workers and Heroes: Working for Victorian Municipal Fire Brigades, c.1861–1900

Chapter 6 Building a Professional Fire Service: The Rise of the Chief Fire Officer, c.1879–1914

Chapter 7 Rational Reform in an Age of War: Creating a Modern Fire Service, 1914–38

Chapter 9 From Fighting Fires to Fighting Firemen: A Fractured Fire Service, 1947–78

Chapter 10 Conclusion: The British Fire Service in Comparative Context