Introduction -- "A proper shed": early firefighting and fire stations (1640-1820) -- The volunteer fire station in its heyday (1825-1865) -- Steam engines, paid departments, and the "storefront style" (1853-1885) -- The red brick fire station: electricity, horses, and the Romanesque (1865-1895) -- Castles and palaces: eclectic architecture, politics, and sentiment (1890-1918) -- The beginnings of the modern fire station: motorization and the bungalow (1905-1940) -- Streamline and specialization: conflicting ideas in the 1930s (1925-1945) -- The modern fire station (1945- ) -- Recent alternatives to the box (1960- ) -- Appendix: Recycling vintage fire stations.
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