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Genre: History: General
Imprint: Flanker Press
Format: Paperback, 260 pages, b&w photos and illustrations
Pub Date: September 2013
Price: $19.95
ISBN 10: 1-77117-278-9

ISBN 13: 978-1-77117-278-3

Shipping Weight: 0.4 kg

St. John’s has been called the “City of Fire” for a reason, and the St. John’s Fire Department has responded to every call for help. Faithful and Fearless is a richly detailed history of over four hundred years of fighting fires in St. John’s. Outlining the equipment used and the firefighting methods employed from the seventeenth century to present day, the book also introduces the reader to the many firefighters who have worked to keep the city safe. Dramatic historic photographs complement this thorough history by retired St. John’s Deputy Fire Chief Robert Corbett.

"As a former firefighter himself, Corbett speaks with authority on the subject, but doesn’t allow his writing to be bogged down by jargon and he doesn’t assume his audience has any previous knowledge. It’s a book for anyone with a passing interest in local history, and it’s exhaustively well-researched and indexed. An appendix includes a list of all known firefighters ever to have worked in St. John’s, as well as their first and last days worked. It’s an interesting piece of history that’s never been compiled in such a comprehensive form, as well as a valuable resource for examining the role of the fire department in the city’s history."

    The Muse

"Faithful and Fearless is a well-researched and extensive book covering some of the city’s most famous and even not-so-famous fires. It is well written collection that is sure to be of interest to those who work in the firefighting industry and to those who have an interest in local history."

    Edwards Book Club