The Montreal Fire Department in the Nineteenth Century: Its Transformation From a Volunteer to a Professional Organization

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The Montreal Fire Department in the Nineteenth Century: Its Transformation From a Volunteer to a Professional Organization
Abstract
An examination of the development of Montreal's firefighting services, and of the efforts put forth by the municipal government and others to confront conflagrations during the nineteenth century. Montreal created the first municipal-owned water works and had the first professional fire department in Canada.
Type
Master's Thesis
University
Concordia University
Place
Montreal
Date
1993
# of Pages
v-102p.
Language
en
URL
Citation
Redfern, Bruce D. “The Montreal Fire Department in the Nineteenth Century: Its Transformation From a Volunteer to a Professional Organization.” Master’s Thesis, Concordia University, 1993. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/thesescanada/vol2/QMG/TC-QMG-6108.pdf.
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