fire extinction

Simple text and photographs describes fireboats and their uses.

Text and illustrations show machines that are used in fire fighting and other emergencies.

Explains how firefighting and firefighters have changed over the years.

Describes the different jobs done by people working in the fire-fighting profession and some people who have made important contributions in this field.

A little girl whose father is a volunteer fire fighter tells about his work and her own ambitions to fight fires.

Contains over twenty true accounts by and about firefighters who survived life threatening situations in the course of their work.

Text, labels, cutaway artwork, and diagrams provide an overview of how technology is used at a fire station, discussing alarm calls, a firefighter's suit, fire engines, special incidents, extreme heat, and other related topics.

Introduces the type of work, dangers, and requirements for the job of firefighter.

Describes different types of fires, including electrical, chemical, forest, wartime, volcanic, and others and the techniques that have been used to fight these fires.

Describes different kinds of firefighting equipment, such as pumper trucks, fireboats, and the SuperScooper, an airplane used to fight forest fires, as well as the work of people who put out fires.