FIGHTING FLAMES, Century of Firefighting in Hastings 1886-1986 By Russell Kirkby

Publisher: Hastings Fire Brigade, Hastings, 1986 Used hardback with jacket- Very Good. Many illustrations. 338pp. Slight bumping & fading to board edges. Jacket has some chipping and rubbing to edges with a little fading.

A very professional publication to mark 100 years of fire fighting in Hastings NZ from 1886. In 27 chapters the history of the brigade is followed in detail, recording the progress of the organisation, obstacles, controversies, personnel, equipment, major blazes and emergencies and how it coped with the area's greatest catastrophe, the Hawkes Bay earthquake of 1931 and the fires and destruction it caused. A model for a history of its type. 338 pages including appendices, b/w photographs throughout, illustrated e/papers.