Volunteer Firefighters and Village Politics, 1872-2002
Author: Joseph V. Poillucci
191 pages, paperback
 
Table of contents:
Origin of firefighter and Colonial America
Volunteer firefighters in early America
Village factories and major fires
Early village fire companies
The advancing years, 1872-1919
Hard times, 1920-1939
World War II era, 1940-1949
Better times, 1950-1979
Modern era – 1980-2002
Epilogue
 
Includes photos and lists from S.W. Johnson Engine Co. 2 of past Presidents, Fire Chiefs and Trophies. The author writes in his preface: "My book attempts in some small measure to record history of early firefighting, village fire companies, especially S.W. Johnson Engine Co. 2 .  It also includes the importance of textile mills in the early years and relevant history of Wappingers Falls especially the role of politics during the period 1872-2002."