• First of its kind book celebrating the colorful history of the fire helmet from 1658 – 1918
• Over 100 pages in length
• More than 200 color photos and detailed illustrations
• Beautifully hardbound – 8 ¾” x 11 ½”.

This exceptional book features a wide variety of American fire helmets from museums and private collections from around the world. Now accessible to the public for the first time, Fireman’s Headgear in America is a beautifully hard-bound coffee table book with hundreds of full-color pictures and illustrations.

At 20 years in the making, Fireman’s Headgear in America is the most comprehensive and well-researched book on the evolution of the fire helmet available today. You’ll learn about the first official fire helmet worn by the fire brigades in New Amsterdam (now New York City) in 1658, the evolution of shield holders, the development of smoke helmets and masks. You’ll even read the original catalog copy for the legendary Vajen-Bader smoke protector, circa 1896. This book has it all!

Fireman’s Headgear in America was researched and written over a 20 year period by Martin Duchesne, a fire fighter and helmet collector.