The Evolution of Aerial Fire Apparatus by Walter McCall

The Evolution of Aerial Fire Apparatus

Illustrated History

Walter McCall

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An inventive machinist in the San Francisco Fire Department repair shop, Daniel D. Hayes patented the first successful aerial ladder in America in 1868. At first these heavy ladders were raised by hand, by firefighters furiously turning cranks and...

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