Download or read book Fighting Fires written by S. Ewen and published by Springer. This book was released on 2009-11-27 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.