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          RALEIGH AND WAKE COUNTY FIREFIGHTING BY MICHAEL J. LEGEROS

ISBN 0738515124
Retail price $19.99 - 128 pages - Softcover
Approximately 235 black-and-white photographs

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Corrections

Notable errors and omissions.  D'oh!
Page What Was Written What Should Have Been Written Fixed in First Reprinting
2 Mangel Building Mangel's Building X
4 Asst. Capt. John Godwin  Capt. John Godwin  
4 and the driver and Driver Floyd Pipkin  
6 Buddy Searboro Buddy Scarboro X
11 Capitol Hose Company Capital Hose Company X
19 100-s 100-horsepower X
28 212 S. Salisbury Street 412 S. Salisbury Street  
36 Station 6 was constructed at 2601 Fairview Road in 1949 Station 6 was opened at 2601 Fairview Road on June 25, 1949  
41 Roma L. Wilder (right) demonstrates use of a resuscitator on Bobby G. Bunn Bobby G. Bunn (right) demonstrates use of a resuscitator on Roma L. Wilder [ unconfirmed ]  
56 photograph by Steve Murrey photograph by Steve Murray X
62 "Please keep your gloves off the bar maid's buns." [period] "Please keep your hands off the bar maid's buns." [period] X
  "Please keep your hands off the bar maid's buns." [period] "Please keep your hands off the barmaid's buns!" [exclamation point]  
69 W.W. Robert "Bob" Elder W. Robert "Bob" Elder X
76 from left to right, a 1962 Chevrolet/American LaFrance pumper, a 1975 Ford/Bean pumper and rare yellow apparatus for Wake County, and a 1979 Chevrolet/Atlas tanker. from left to right, a 1979 Chevrolet/Atlas tanker, a 1975 Ford/Bean pumper and rare yellow apparatus for Wake County, and a 1962 Chevrolet/American LaFrance pumper. X
90 1948 Mack pumper 1945 Mack pumper  
90 Bottom photo, right Reverse picture, horizontal  
92 1940s International pumper 1946 International/Bean pumper  
93 formed a fire department in 1954 formed a fire department in 1953  
95 1958 Barton/American pumper 1958 Chevrolet/American/Barton pumper  
95 Charles "Buddy" Jones (left) and Phil Perkinson (right) Randy Barham (left) and Phil Perkinson (right)
[ unconfirmed ]		  
97 Vernon Keith Jr., Bruce Davis, and Oliver D. Bradley; Vernon Keith Jr., Bruce Davis, and Oliver D. Bailey; [ unconfirmed ]  
98 (Courtesy of Western Wake Fire Department.) (Courtesy of Western Wake Fire Rescue.) X
99 (Mike Legeros photograph.) (Courtesy of Swift Creek Fire Department.) X
105 Walters Class 1500 crash truck (left), and a 1973 Walters CB-3000 Walter Class 1500 crash truck (left), and a 1973 Walter CB3000  
106 from left to right, are Wendell firefighter Herbert W. "Herb" Ramsey and from left to right, are Wendell firefighter Norman Dean and X
107 Six Forks Road Fire Department Six Forks Fire Department X
107 4400 block of Six Forks Road (late 1950s), 5305 Six Forks Road (1960) 4400 block of Six Forks Road (late 1950s or early 1960s), 5305 Six Forks Road (1962)  
118 The tower was manned until 1981. The tower was manned until 1985.  
120 Walters B-1500 crash truck Walter B1500 crash truck  
123 Falls off Neuse Road 11908 Falls of Neuse Road X