New York State Archives, NYSA_A3045-78_204
Document Description
Firefighters use hoses and a water tower to fight a fire at Union Square in New York City, circa 1900.
Questions
How did firefighters combat fires in tall buildings?
What might be a concern for the horses?
How have technological advances altered firefighters’ safety?
Historical Challenges
Research the famous Triangle Shirt Factory fire. What were some positive effects of this tragedy?
Interdisciplinary Connections
English Language Arts: Write a newspaper article as if it were the year 1900 that describes safety precautions one must take to prevent fires.
Art: Create a poster for fire safety week.
Resources
Anderson, Catherine. Fire Truck Factory. Chicago: Heinemann Library, 2005. ISBN: 1403461627
Marston, Hope Irvin. Fire Truck. New York: Cobblehill Books, 1996. ISBN: 0525652310
Molzahn, Arlene Bourgeois. Fire Engines. Berkeley Heights, NJ: Enslow, 2001. ISBN: 0766016439
Osborne, Mary Pope. New York's Bravest. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2002. ISBN: 0375821961
Fortney, Mary T. Fire Station Number 4: The Daily Life of Firefighters. Minneapolis: Carolrhoda Books, 1998. ISBN: 1575050897
Winkleman, Katherine K. Firehouse. New York: Walker, 1994. ISBN: 0802783163.
Fisher, Leonard Everett. Pumpers, Boilers, Hooks and Ladders: A Book of Fire Engines. New York: Dial Press, 1961.
Tamarin, Alfred H. Fire Fighting in America. New York: Macmillan, 1971.
Greene, Jacqueline Dembar. The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire. New York: Bearport, 2007. ISBN: 1597163597
Schaefer, A. R. The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire. Milwaukee, WI: World Almanac Library, 2004. ISBN: 0836853830