Description: Portland Firefighting, Maine, Images of America, Paperback The city of Portland, Maine, has an extraordinary history as a prominent seaport dating back to early colonial times. Few realize how heavily intertwined this history is with fire and firefighting. The motto of the city, Resurgam, is Latin for "I will rise again." The city symbol has long included the phoenix, a mythological bird that is said to arise from the ashes of its predecessor. With over 20 major conflagrations and four different fires that destroyed the majority of the city, both the symbol and the motto directly reference Portland's perseverance despite catastrophic fire. As the Portland Fire Department celebrates the 250th anniversary of the inception of organized fire protection on March 29, 1768, Portland Firefighting takes the reader on a photographic tour encompassing not only the department's history but also the development of firefighting through the centuries.
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MPN: 9781467128285
Book Title: Portland Firefighting
Item Length: 9.2in
Item Height: 0.3in
Item Width: 6.5in
Author: Lt. SEAN C. Donaghue, Andrea F. Donaghue
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: United States / State & Local / New England (Ct, mA, Me, NH, Ri, VT), Public Affairs & Administration, Sociology / General, Disasters & Disaster Relief, Fire Science, United States / Northeast / New England (Ct, mA, Me, NH, Ri, VT)
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Publication Year: 2018
Genre: Technology & Engineering, Travel, History, Social Science, Political Science
Item Weight: 0.7 Oz
Number of Pages: 128 Pages