Apparatus and Fires Across America
ON THE BOOK SHELF
By John M. Malecky November, 2024
Apparatus and Fires Across America
By Peter Aloisi
Available from:
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Hudson, MA 01749
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Price $14.95
This is a soft cover book measuring 8 ½ inches by 11 inches and has 136 pages. It was copyrighted in 1994 but was not previously reviewed to the best of my recollection. It is sort of a follow-up to a previously reviewed Aloisi book, namely Fire Apparatus Fighting Fires II. It is again a magnificent book put together by a man who loves photographing apparatus and fires. He starts off with an introduction outlining the book and stating a cardinal rule for fire photographers. I will let you discover what it is when you read this book. Most would probably know what it is, but this book is worth the purchase when you see the contents. The introduction is the only text in the book. The rest is photographs. A good chunk is former FDNY apparatus now in use in other fire departments. All photos are in color and all taken by the author. The categories are Former FDNY Mack Pumpers, Seagrave Ladders, Sutphen Tower, Mack Tower Ladders (with a Mack R rescue as the last photo), American LaFrance, The Final Alarm (a rig used for parts, one for a Santa Express and two of vehicles which collided with each other), Second Career Apparatus Across America, Heavy Rescues, Command Posts, On the Runway, Banned in Boston, Steamers, Wrecks, Bone Yards, Firehouses, Gone But Not Forgotten, Drilling, Female Firefighters are Becoming a Familiar Sight at Fires, Chiefs in Action, Hydrants, When There Are no Hydrants, Winter Firefighting, Arson, Massachusetts Fires and Fires Across America. Some of these categories are one or two pages, but all are quality photos. This is another Aloisi masterpiece!
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