Author: Barry HutchinsonPublisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445646080
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
The first complete history of the world famous Dennis fire engines.
The Little Fire Engine That Saved the City
Author: Dennis SmithPublisher: Doubleday Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 9780385262576
Category : Fire engines
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Reliable fire engine Number Four, retired in favor of new equipment, saves the day when the biggest fire the city has ever seen gets out of control.
Dennis Buses and Other Vehicles
Author: Andy GoundryPublisher: The Crowood Press
ISBN: 1785007084
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 489
Book Description
The Dennis company has been building vehicles since 1895, making it the oldest continuously producing British manufacturer. From its origins in a small Guildford shop, the company has grown to become a major bus manufacturer with its products selling around the world. This book discusses the company's highs and lows, through two world wars, challenging markets and ownership changes. It documents the vehicles produced and their innovative design features, from early cars and street-cleaning machines to vans, buses, trucks, fire engines and ambulances. First-hand descriptions of how, and why, some of the company's most successful products such as the Dart, Trident and Enviro buses evolved. It explains why their once market-leading fire engines are no longer made. It also analyses the reasons why some products were less successful and explores what happened to parts of the company that were sold over the years. Finally, the company's future opportunities and challenges are considered. The author, Andy Goundry, has not only drawn on his own personal experience of almost twenty years of employment with the company but he has drawn on what is left of the company archives, private collections and first-hand accounts, to produce this book as a salutation of over 125 years of continuous manufacturing.
Report from Ground Zero
Author: Dennis SmithPublisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101213159
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 417
Book Description
The tragic events of September 11, 2001, forever altered the American landscape, both figuratively and literally. Immediately after the jets struck the twin towers of the World Trade Center, Dennis Smith, a former firefighter, reported to Manhattan’s Ladder Co. 16 to volunteer in the rescue efforts. In the weeks that followed, Smith was present on the front lines, attending to the wounded, sifting through the wreckage, and mourning with New York’s devastated fire and police departments. This is Smith’s vivid account of the rescue efforts by the fire and police departments and emergency medical teams as they rushed to face a disaster that would claim thousands of lives. Smith takes readers inside the minds and lives of the rescuers at Ground Zero as he shares stories about these heroic individuals and the effect their loss had on their families and their companies. “It is,” says Smith, “the real and living history of the worst day in America since Pearl Harbor.” Written with drama and urgency, Report from Ground Zero honors the men and women who—in America’s darkest hours—redefined our understanding of courage.
Fire Engines from Around the World
Author: Neil WallingtonPublisher: Southwater Publishing
ISBN: 9781844762194
Category : Fire departments
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Technical specifications are provided for at least one fire engine from eahc manufacturer, providing key elements of design, performance and innovations.
Author: Catherine KenworthyBritish Fire Engines of the 1950s & '60s
Author: Simon RowleyPublisher: Trans Pennine Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 0952107074
Category : Fire engines
Languages : en
Pages : 1
Book Description
A history of the fire appliances operated by the British fire service between nationalisation in 1948 and local government reorganisation in 1974. It begins with the vehicles inherited in 1948 and covers the products of AEC, Bedford, Commer, Dennis, ERF, Ford, Leyland and many others.
Author: Dennis Smith
Author: Dennis SmithFire Pump Arrangements at Industrial Facilities
Author: Dennis P. NolanPublisher: Gulf Professional Publishing
ISBN: 012813044X
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
Fire Pump Arrangements at Industrial Facilities, Third Edition delivers a practical reference from an author with a successful professional career in fire protection and loss prevention engineering in the oil and gas industry. While most regulatory standards are left to interpretation and try to cover multiple industries in one location, this book focuses on the equipment, standards and operations specific to the petroleum industry, covering quality controls, pump drivers and scheduled maintenance and audits so the equipment remains in safety compliance. Enhanced with new sections on human factors, case studies for modeling fire accidents and a look at recent events that have further shaped the safety and testing of fire pumps, the book provides the engineer and manager with a critical oil and gas resource for every aspect of firewater pumps. - Remains the go-to reference for loss prevention specialists and fire engineering specific to the oil and gas industry - Enhanced with new sections on quality audits and new case studies that evaluate operational issues and applications - Fills in the practical hands-on information gap not covered in the regulatory standards
