San Francisco's Lost Landmarks by James R Smith

San Francisco's Lost Landmarks by James R Smith

Showcases the once-familiar sites that have faded into dim memories and hazy legends. Not just a list of places, facts, and dates, this title shows why San Francisco has been a legendary travel destination and one of the world's premier places to live and work for more than one hundred and fifty years.

James P. Smith was appointed to the Philadelphia Fire Department on June 29, 1966. He was promoted to lieutenant on December 18, 1972; to captain on December 30, 1974; to battalion chief on August 3, 1981; and to deputy chief on June 27, 1987. Deputy chief is the highest fire department civil service position. Chief Smith reported to the deputy commissioner. He retired on July 7, 2007 and continues to lecture and write on firefighting. He has worked on both engine and ladder companies and in every section of the city. He has served as director of the Philadelphia Fire Academy. In this role, he was the departmental Safety Officer and responded on multiple alarm fires performing the Safety Officer s function. Additional areas of responsibility included the research and planning unit. Chief Smith has been associated with the National Fire Academy in Emmitsburg, Maryland, since 1982. He is a graduate of the prestigious Executive Fire Officer s Program and is an adjunct instructor. He has developed and taught many programs. He has lectured throughout the United States on incident management, safety, church fires, building construction, building collapse, strategy and tactics, incident command systems, tank farm fires, and high-rise firefighting.

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ISBN 13	9781884995446
ISBN 10	1884995446
Title	San Francisco's Lost Landmarks
Author	James R Smith
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Word Dancer Press
Year published	2004-10-01
Number of pages	236
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