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When responding to an emergency in the early 1900s, the fire chief rode in a horse-drawn buggy. In some fire departments today the chief's car is still referred to as the "chief's buggy". Coverage in this book begins with those early buggies and highlights the various automobiles, light trucks and mobile command posts used throughout the 20th Century. Filled with dozens of archival photographs.
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Leading the way when any stream of fire trucks responds to an emergency call is the fire chief's car. Up until the turn of the century, fire chiefs rode in horse-drawn buggies -- some departments still refer to the fire chief's car as the "chief's buggy". This entertaining pictorial review begins with those early buggies and progresses through the various automobiles, light-duty trucks, and mobile command posts that have been employed as chiefs' cars during the course of the century. Detailed captions describe the vehicles pictured.
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