Fighting Fires

1. Introduction
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2. Governing Fire Protection: The Origins of Municipal Fire Brigades, c.1800–38
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3. Constructing Modern Fire Brigades: The Edinburgh ‘Great Fire’ of 1824
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4. Controlling Fire: The Politics of Water and Steam Technology, c.1833–80
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5. Firemen as Workers and Heroes: Working for Victorian Municipal Fire Brigades, c.1861–1900
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6. Building a Professional Fire Service: The Rise of the Chief Fire Officer, c.1879–1914
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7. Rational Reform in an Age of War: Creating a Modern Fire Service, 1914–38
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8. From Braidwood to Braidy: A National Fire Service, 1941–7
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9. From Fighting Fires to Fighting Firemen: A Fractured Fire Service, 1947–78
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10. Conclusion: The British Fire Service in Comparative Context
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Keywords: History, History of Britain and Ireland, Social History, Cultural History, World History, Global and Transnational History, Modern History