038. Fire Fighting in the Early Days of Ottawa 

This pamphlet follows the early history of fire fighting in Ottawa, starting around the 1830s when fire fighting was a part of the military operation under Lt-Colonel By in Bytown to the formation of a volunteer force and then a paid one. The pamphlet finishes with the Great Fire of 1900. Written by Peter Craske.

Edited and written by Peter Craske and based on excerpts from the book “150 Years of Fire Fighting” by David R. Fitzsimons and Bernard Matheson. For more context about that event please check out pamphlet no. 9 ‘The Great Fire of Ottawa’ by Edward St. John. ISBN 0-920960-27-8. November 1991.