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.
Author: Dennis Bros. LtdBritish 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 SmithAfter the Car
Author: Kingsley DennisPublisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 0745658733
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 169
Book Description
It is difficult to imagine a world without the car, and yet that is exactly what Dennis and Urry set out to do in this provocative new book. They argue that the days of the car are numbered: powerful forces around the world are undermining the car system and will usher in a new transport system sometime in the next few decades. Specifically, the book examines how several major processes are shaping the future of how we travel, including: Global warming and its many global consequences Peaking of oil supplies Increased digitisation of many aspects of economic and social life Massive global population increases The authors look at changes in technology, policy, economy and society, and make a convincing argument for a future where, by necessity, the present car system will be re-designed and re-engineered. Yet the book also suggests that there are some hugely bleak dilemmas facing the twenty first century. The authors lay out what they consider to be possible 'post-car' future scenarios. These they describe as 'local sustainability', 'regional warlordism' and 'digital networks of control'. After The Car will be of great interest to planners, policy makers, social scientists, futurologists, those working in industry, as well as general readers. Some have described the 20th Century as the century of the car. Now that century has come to a close – and things are about to change.
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.
The Little Fire Engine that Saved the City
Author: Dennis SmithPublisher: Doubleday Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 9780385262583
Category : Fire extinction
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.
Fire Fighting Pumping Systems at Industrial Facilities
Author: Dennis P. NolanPublisher: William Andrew
ISBN: 1437744729
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
Written from the perspective of industrial users, this is the only book that describes how to install an effective firewater pumping system in a pragmatic and budget-conscious way rather than with purely the regulatory framework in mind. Based on the wide-ranging industrial experience of the author, this book is also the only one that deals with the particular risks and requirements of off-shore facilities. This book takes the reader beyond the prescriptive requirements of the fire code (NFPA, UL) and considers how to make the best choice of design for the budget available as well as how to ensure the other components of the pumping system and supporting services are optimized. The only alternative to guides written by regulatory enforcement bodies, this book is uniquely practical and objective – demonstrating how and why the standards need to be met Covers a wide range of industries, including those with exceptional requirements such as off-shore petroleum facilities and chemical plants Written by someone who has been responsible for the safety of large numbers of workers and billions of dollars worth of equipment, for those in similarly responsible positions
