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Emergency One Fire Apparatus 1974-2007

Emergency One Fire Apparatus 1974-2007
By Kent Parrish

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From an inconspicuous beginning in Ocala, Florida, in 1974, Emergency One rocketed to the front rank of the U.S. fire apparatus industry in less than a decade. E-One’s astonishing rise stunned its long-established competitors and changed the way fire apparatus was constructed in the United States. E-One’s success was achieved by using pre-built interchangeable modules installed on any commercial truck chassis, and a complete fire truck could be ready in 30-60 days instead of the six months to a year needed by its competitors. E-One's quick upstart allowed them to introduce their own custom cab-forward chassis in 1984, the Hurricane, which was also highly successful. Today, E-One remains the industry’s second-largest player, behind rival Pierce. This book is packed full of colorful photos, and each chapter on various models covers the earliest rigs to today’s beauties.

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #1017331 in Books
  • Published on: 2008-11-15
  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Binding: Paperback
  • 112 pages

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About the Author

Kent Parrish has been in the fire service since 1992 and is a lifelong resident of Louisville, Kentucky.  He has become one of the younger fire apparatus historians and a well-known fire apparatus photographer with his photographs appearing in several publications.  Kent has authored Seagrave Fire Apparatus, 1959-2004, Grumman Fire Apparatus, 1976-1992, and Pierce Fire Apparatus 1939-2006: An Illustrated History.

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A full color photo album of fire fighting emergency vehicles produced by Emergency One5
While most of us conjure up the universal image of a traditional red ladder fire engine, there is a wide variation of fire trucks and related emergency vehicles occupying the fire stations of urban, suburban, and rural communities. In "Emergency One Fire Apparatus 1974-2007", fire service veteran and fire apparatus historian Kent Parrish has compiled a full color photo album of fire fighting emergency vehicles produced by Emergency One, a company that became a leader in its field in less than a decade because of its unorthodox building methods such as utilizing pre-built interchangeable modules on a commercial truck chassis which allowed the vehicle to be constructed at a previously unheard of rate of 30 to 60 days (rather than the usual 6 to 12 months their competitors required using conventional construction methods). "Emergency One Fire Apparatus 1974-2007" is an especially recommended addition to personal, community, and academic library Automotive History and Firefighting History reference collections.