• Clarke, John B. "A Brief Record of its Past", John B. Clarke, publisher 1875.
• King, William T. "History of American Steam Engines"
• Lamb, Fred W., 1st. and 2nd. papers Manchester Historic Association
• Roper, Stephen "Handbook of Steam Fire Engines"
• Thorp, L. Ashton "Manchester of Yesterday"
• Berardi, Karl "A Chronology of the Manchester Fire Department”
• "Fire Service of Manchester" 1888 -- Manchester Firemen's Relief Association
• Potter, C. E., "The History of Manchester", C. E. Potter, publisher 1856
• Manchester Fire Department ledgers, engineers reports and general orders.
• Union Leader newspaper articles.

Special Thanks to Lt. Charles Pierson for this compilation of the department's history.