Galveston Burning: A History of the Fire Department and Major Conflagrations Stephen Hunter there’s only one I need―and

there’s only one I need―and he’ll probably be the death of me

Things are about to get seriously scary

Fifty years after revealing the secrets of Odessa

A young boy starting school feels intimidated when he sees all the big kids

And in the apartment below

Galveston Burning: A History of the Fire Department and Major Conflagrations Stephen Hunter there’s only one I need―andSince 1821, when Jean Lafitte sailed away from a burning Campeche, the history of Galveston has often been wreathed in smoke. Over the next century, one inferno breached the walls of Moro Castle, while another reduced forty two blocks of the residential district to ash. Recognizing the importance of protecting the city, concerted efforts were made to establish the first paid fire department, create a city waterworks and regulate construction