About the author
Howard T. Smith began collecting Maxim information back in 1994 while researching the history of his hometown fire department in Wareham, Massachusetts. Finding a lack of information on Maxim, he set out to collect as much information as he could in the hopes of publishing a book on this small, yet popular fire apparatus manufacturer.
Mr. Smith is a firefighter in Danvers, Massachusetts. He works part time at the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy as a Fire Instructor and holds several college degrees including a Bachelors Degree in Fire Science Administration. When not with his family, Mr. Smith spends his spare time restoring his antique fire truck, a 1946 Maxim pumper (a former Wareham, Massachusetts truck.)
