The series contains printed matter for various King's County, New York, and out-of-state fire departments and associations (including annual reports, proceedings, manuals, and copies of the constitutions and by-laws) dating from 1856 to 1928. It also includes issues of the Fireman's Advocate and Knickerbocker Gazette (1844), The Fireman's Herald (1889, 1892, 1895), and The Firemen's Journal (1892-1893).