Published October 17. 2017 12:00AM
CONTRIBUTED PHOTOThe newly released book “Firefighting in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, 1741–1917” tells the story of how a town battled the elements-and won. It is the first of its kind, with many never-before-seen photographs. The story begins with the bucket brigades of the Moravian community during the Colonial period, soon supplemented with two of the country's earliest fire engines. It tracks the