Presents an introduction to wildfires and the men and women who fight them, describing the training, equipment, and real-life experiences of people who risk their lives as well as people who use fire for ecological reasons.
Discusses conditions which cause wildfires, ways to control them, and their damaging as well as beneficial effects. Includes a chapter on the forest fire in Yellowstone National Park in 1988.
Provides information about wildfires, explaining what they are, the different types of wildfires, and their causes; looking at some famous forest and city fires; examining fire-fighting techniques; and discussing what to do to stay safe in case of fire.
Presents an introduction to wildfires, in simple text with illustrations, describing what they are, how they start, how firefighters combat them, and includes information on some of the worst wildfires in history.
