Fire!: On the Scene in Nashville
- ISBN-10
- 0932807623
- ISBN-13
- 9780932807625
- Category
- Fires
- Pages
- 117
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1991-01-01
- Publisher
- Silver Dagger Mysteries
- Authors
- Gordon Hall, Martha Hall
Description
"On the Scene in Nashville is a unique book that relates the story of some of Nashville's most notorious fires. It also captures the heroism, tragedy, and sometimes humorous situations in the life of Nashville's firefighters. In depth research into the history of Nashville and also of the Nashville Fire Department was done to accomplish this publication. Five of our biggest fires in Nashville are described as well as stories from the men of this department. You will learn some of the history of the department, cry a little, laugh a lot, and be impressed by the many accomplishments of this fine city". -- Martin Coleman, Director Chief Nashville Fire Department
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