Presents information about the vehicles and equipment used to fight fires from the ground, sea, and sky.

Little Hippo has fun pretending that he is a firefighter but must figure out what to do when he finds a real fire.

The family animals at the Bed and Biscuit begin to feel slighted when Dr. Bender returns from a fire with something that occupies the time usually reserved for them.

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

An 18-chapter textbook on overall tower ladder operations that will serve as a street smart guide, covering firefighting operations from big city buildings to small town private dwellings. Readers will start off with apparatus checks and progress through the chapters with: responding guide lines, size-up and set-up on arrival, operations on the pedestal and in the bucket, operations at various types of structures and dwellings, rescues at fires and...

"Every community needs firefighters! Firefighters keep people safe by putting out fires and teaching fire safety. Join Grover and friends in this fun approach to key curricular content and learn all about firefighters"-- Provided by publisher.

Examines ten of the deadliest infernos this nation has ever endured: the great fires of Boston, New York, Chicago, Baltimore, and San Francisco; the disasters of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory, the General Slocum, and the Cocoanut Grove nightclub; the wildfire of Witch Creek in San Diego County; and the catastrophe of 9/11.

When the Broadway Firehouse acquires a motorized fire engine, Magnus the fire horse is not ready to retire.

"An informative picture book that takes readers along on a high stakes mission to battle one of the deadliest natural disasters to threaten the nation, while offering a dramatic look into the work of the highly-trained first responders who risk their lives to fight wildfires"-- Provided by publisher.

This is the second edition of the first textbook written to warn firefighters, company officers, and fire chiefs about exactly how structures collapse when destroyed by fire—and examines the subject of burning building collapse in great detail. More importantly, this book, unlike any other publication, instructs firefighters and fire officers in how to survive burning building collapse.-- Publisher description.