title: Badges of the Bravest: A Pictorial History of Fire Departments in New York City
author:  Gary R. Urbanowicz 
description: The first book ever on FDNY fire department badges! This fascinating pictorial history chronicles the vibrant development of the largest and most colorful fire service in the country - the Fire Department of New York (FDNY). Beautifully illustrated, Badges of the Bravest tells the nostalgic story of the fire departments in New York City through a lavish collection of more than 950 badges - the most time-honored of firefighters' symbols - along with 256 pages of intriguing photographs and historical documents sure to captivate history buffs, firefighting enthusiasts, and collectors of fire memorabilia. Badges of the Bravest is the saga of a great cityof firefighting and firefighters and the glorious badges that celebrate and pay fitting tribute to the bravest of American heroes. An appendix contains copies of laws, regulations and other historical documents. In addition, a complete list of all volunteer fire companies that operated in what is now the consolidated City of New York is included, along with a color map showing the original locations of the volunteer fire departments. A limited-quantity leather cover edition of this beautiful book is also available (see below). Editor's note: this is one of the most beautiful books about FDNY that has been published. It is sure to become a valuable addition to any FDNY collector's libraries. 9" x 12", 272 pages, 900+ photos
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  # Her Christmas Miracle
  
  
  ### Park City Firefighter Romances
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ## Daniel Banner
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Copyright © 2018 by Daniel Banner
  
  
  All rights reserved.
  
  
  No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or
  mechanical means, including information storage and retrieval systems, without
  written permission from the author, except for the use of brief quotations in
  a book review.
  
  
  
  
  
  All characters, events, and places represented are purely fictional. The Park
  City Fire Department is a fictional department and is not intended to
  represent the Park City Fire District.
  
  
  
  
  
  Editing by Nancy Felt
  
  
  Proofread by Elizabeth Kenning
  
  
  Cover by Steven Novak
  
  
  Formatted by EmmaKaite Coleman
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ### Contents
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 1](part0003.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  [Chapter 5](part0007.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 6](part0008.xhtml)
  