All Fired Up: A History of the Volunteer Bush Fire Brigades in the Shire of Mundaring 1903–2010 by Ian Duckham

Book Description

Secondhand. Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges.

The telling of the story of bushfire brigades in Western Australia is long overdue.

Ian Duckham goes far beyond a bald historical account of bushfire brigades in the Shire of Mundaring. He tells of the birth pangs of all bushfire brigades in Western Australia. The story goes a long way to explaining the self-motivation and the consequent pride in their organisation that characterises our bushfire volunteers.

Bushfire brigades are uniquely Australia and come in all shapes and sizes, there is no mould from which they all emerge. There is no such thing as a typical bushfire brigade but they share a common genesis. (back cover)