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Fighting Fires

Creating the British Fire Service, 1800–1978

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  • © 2010

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Authors:
  1. Shane Ewen

    1. Leeds Metropolitan University, UK

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. Introduction

    • Shane Ewen
    Pages 1-10

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

    • Shane Ewen
    Pages 11-29

  4. Constructing Modern Fire Brigades: The Edinburgh ‘Great Fire’ of 1824

    • Shane Ewen
    Pages 30-50

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

    • Shane Ewen
    Pages 51-70

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

    • Shane Ewen
    Pages 71-90

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

    • Shane Ewen
    Pages 91-109

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

    • Shane Ewen
    Pages 110-128

  9. From Braidwood to Braidy: A National Fire Service, 1941–7

    • Shane Ewen
    Pages 129-149

  10. From Fighting Fires to Fighting Firemen: A Fractured Fire Service, 1947–78

    • Shane Ewen
    Pages 150-168

  11. Conclusion: The British Fire Service in Comparative Context

    • Shane Ewen
    Pages 169-177

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 178-235
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The first full-length scholarly history of the British fire service, 1800-1978, this book scrutinizes how firemen created a professional public service incumbent upon municipal government. It examines the influence of major fires and leading personalities within the fire service in constructing a professional ethos for municipal fire brigades.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Leeds Metropolitan University, UK

    Shane Ewen

About the author

SHANE EWEN is Senior Lecturer in Social and Cultural History at Leeds Metropolitan University, UK. He is joint editor, with Pierre-Yves Saunier, of Another Global City: Historical Explorations into the Transnational Municipal Moment, 1850-2000.

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