All books are based on interviews of men appointed between 1942 and 1978.


The Firehouse Fraternity: An Oral History of the Newark Fire Department


Volume 1
Becoming a Firefighter                    

Chapter 1:  The City                                
Chapter 2:  Why a Fireman?                     
Chapter 3:  The Entrance Test                    
Chapter 4:  The Academy                         
Chapter 5:  Ethnic Origins
Chapter 6:  Hours and Salary



Volume 2
Life Between Alarms                                   

Chapter 1:  Daily Routine                        
Chapter 2:  The House-watch              
Chapter 3:  Camaraderie                         
Chapter 4:  Studying                             
Chapter 5:  Adjusting to Promotion            
Chapter 6:  Firehouse Humor



Volume 3
Equipment

Chapter 1:  Engines
Chapter 2:  Trucks
Chapter 3:  Turnout Gear                      
Chapter 4:  Masks
Chapter 5:  Hose and Nozzles
Chapter 6:  Ladders and Tools



Volume 4
Responding

Chapter 1: Tactics
Chapter 2: On the Job 1942-1966
Chapter 3: The Unusual                      
Chapter 4: The Price
Chapter 5: Four Fours:  Brothers Lost



Volume 5
Riots to Renaissance

Chapter 1:  Warnings
Chapter 2:  Riots (oral history)
Chapter 3:  Changes in the City           
Chapter 4:  1968
Chapter 5:  A City and Department in Distress
Chapter 6:  Hard Times and Firefighting
Chapter 7:  Renaissance



Volume 6
The Changing NFD

Chapter 1:  Labor Union
Chapter 2:  Strike
Chapter 3:  Firehouse Friction                    (Final book of this series)
Chapter 4:  Job Changes                 
Chapter 5:  Changing Technology
Chapter 6:  Changing Generations
Chapter 7:  Recommending the Job