Magnificent photographs create the first and only photographic history of Ward LaFrance fire trucks.

Call out the monster trucks, exotic equipment, and unique apparatus of professional departments. Donald F. Wood and Wayne Sorensen include year of manufacture, make of truck chassis, commercial outfitter, and equipment for each listing.

High-speed dashes to roaring flames fill this spectacular collection of today's modern firefighting vehicles! 80 color photographs of rigs used to fight fires, to supply rescue assistance, and to battle blazes in the cold of winter.

them all! They are beautifully colored, have flashy chrome and have all this interesting equipment. Fire trucks have very flashy lights, strong and varied horns and sirens and some of them still have bells! Fire trucks are all about public service. They come to help you if your house is on fire or an accident has happened. We honor all fire fighters and rescue workers on this 4th of July 2023 and hope you will enjoy our selection of photos.

Take an exciting look at Navy & Marine fire apparatus used at shore installations worldwide. See rare and fascinating photographs such as horse drawn vehicles, early-motorized fire trucks, unusual vehicles built for special operations, commercial and custom chassis and military fire department ''built'' trucks. View trucks built by all the major U.S. and worldwide manufacturers, such as American LaFrance, Darley, Fire Trucks Incorporated, FWD, General, Global, KME, Mack, Maxim, Peter Pirsch, Pierce, Seagrave, Ward LaFrance and many others. See structural pumpers, aerial ladders, water tankers, crash trucks, brush trucks, special units such as gas turbine powered pumps, traced vehicles, and remote controlled robots. And who can resist exciting action photographs of Navy fire apparatus performing at fires!

This 16-month wall calendar is filled with heart-stopping, on-scene photography of fire trucks in the heat of action curated by noted fire truck photographer and expert Larry Shapiro. Fire Trucks in Action 2022 features on-scene photography of fire trucks in the heat of action. With a convenient page that shows the months of September, October, November, and December 2021, followed by individual pages for the months of 2022, each incredible image is accompanied by an informative caption that details the vehicles pictured, location, and the firefighters' emergency response. The calendar is curated by long-time fire buff and photographer Larry Shapiro, your guide to the hero-making world of firefighting.