Researching Fire Department Histories
Presented in Greensboro, North Carolina on August 26, 2006.
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Contents
- What is a Fire Department History?
- Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps
- Newspapers, Magazines, Journals,
and Books
- Other Information Sources
- Example Fire Department Histories
What is a Fire Department History?
- Milestones
- Apparatus
- Facilities
- People
- Organization
- Incidents
- Other events
- Context
Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps
- Introduction
- Examples
- Accessing via NCLIVE
Newspapers, Magazines, Journals,
and Books
- Newspapers
- Magazines and Journals
- Books
Other Information Sources
- Agency Records
- Artifacts
- City Directories
- Department Records
- Government Records
- Internet Sites
- People
- Photographs
- Other Printed Materials
Example Fire Department Histories
- Essay
- Posters
- Displays
- Newspaper
- Web Pages
- Yearbooks
- Books
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