AROUND THE FIRE SERVICE–1920-1929
The image of the "ideal" firefighter during this period was that of a highly trained, skilled, brave, altruistic public servant as dedicated to preventing fires as to extinguishing them. Sentiments such as those below, expressed by Chief Joseph W. Fisher of the Dubuque (IA) Fire Department in his paper "Standard Drills Best for Firemen," presented at the annual convention of the International City Managers Association, are representative of many others expressed through the pages of the journals
