Unusual Fire Apparatus - Volume One Paperback – February 28, 2026

Once upon a time, at the dawn of the era of motor fire apparatus, before firehouses were inhabited by boxy fire trucks that all looked the same, there was a remarkable variety of fire apparatus used by the American fire service. These new machines used a variety of old and new technologies and took on many unique forms. Some were one-of-a-kind. Some were failed prototypes. Some were just odd.In this book, Anthony G. Buono explores examples of the most unusual fire apparatus that were built in the period from the dawn of the era of motor fire apparatus through the eve of the First World War. This colorful history is illustrated with more than 250 colorized photographs and drawings, many of which have not been in print in the past 100 years. Read more