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Author : Caroline Paul
Publisher : Third Eye
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2011-10-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0982279736
"First published in the United States by St. Martin's Press ... 1998"--T.p. verso.
Author : Michael L. Cooper
Publisher : Square Fish
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2016-01-26
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1250073413
From colonial times to the modern day, two things have remained constant in American history: the destructive power of fires and the bravery of those who fight them. Fighting Fire! by Michael L. Cooper brings to life 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. Each blaze led to new firefighting techniques and technologies, yet the struggle against fires continues to this day. With historical images and a fast-paced text, this is both an exciting look at firefighting history and a celebration of the human spirit.
Author : Russell Wangersky
Publisher : Dundurn.com
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2009-03-12
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780887628146
Visceral and affecting, Burning Down the House is an insightful insider's account of the perilous world of firefighting and an unforgettable memoir of how, in finding his passion, Wangersky lost himself.
Author : Dean Hawkins
Publisher : Michael Hanrahan Publishing
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2015-12
Category : Conduct of life
ISBN : 0994468997
Are you achieving what you set out to?Do you have a good reason to get out of bed every day?Are you meeting your own expectations?Fight Fire with Fire is for those who want to make real changes in their life, not just talk about it. It's for those with self-doubt, who are scared to put themselves out there. This book provides the spark and the mechanisms to help you go from self-doubt to self-confidence, from procrastination to action, using the tried-and-proven planning and systems that make our Fire Departments so successful at what they do. After all - they can't take a day off, ever.You can use these strategies to help you:lose weightgain self-confidencefind a new job or get better at your current jobstart or complete studybeat an addictionbecome a fitter and healthier youovercome any behaviours or obstacles that are stopping you from reaching your goals.We live in an age of unprecedented opportunity. If you have a plan, ambition and commitment you can achieve great things, regardless of where you started out. It's up to you to carve out your place, to know when to change course, and to know how to stay productive and committed. To do those things well you need to cultivate a deep understanding of yourself and set a game plan in place - not only for what your strengths and weaknesses are but also how to operate day to day, how you prepare, what your values are, and where you can make the ultimate changes.If not now, when? If not you, who?About Dean HawkinsRaised in difficult circumstances, Dean Hawkins was a single-minded kid who learnt how to survive in a tough environment and how to be resilient. He became a decorated Fire Officer with over 30 years in emergency response and management, from the Fire Department to running a successful risk and emergency advisory and training business. Dean is now a prominent author and entertaining keynote speaker, who finds humour in most situations, and remains always grounded. He is insanely curious by nature and enjoys doing new things and the challenge of the journey.
Author : Seymour Simon
Publisher : StarWalk Kids Media
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2012-10-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781623342227
This colorful SeeMore Reader introduces firefighters and some of the vehicles and tools they use in the line of duty. "The directness and clarity of both text and photos make this a good choice for beginning readers as well as for younger children fascinated by the subject." - Booklist
Author : Larry Shapiro
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Fire extinction
ISBN : 1616730137
Nothing stirs the blood like the flashing lights and blaring siren of a fire truck racing to fight a blaze. The action photography in this book captures that excitement in all of its forms. In powerful, on-the-scene pictures and text, author/photographer Shapiro explores the special techniques and equipment brought to bear on fires in cities and suburbs, rural outposts and wilderness, in homes and industrial structures. He also takes a close look at hair-raising rescues and other “non-firefighting” tasks that firefighters find themselves facing. From bold photography and detailed descriptions of fire fighting to close-up looks at the fire house and its full array of equipment--trucks, ladders, pumpers, and tankers--this book conveys both the technical nitty-gritty and the fiery action of meeting and containing one of nature’s most brutal forces.
Author : Kazuwa Nakao,Nagahiro Minato,Shinji Uemoto
Publisher : Springer
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2015-10-13
Category : Science
ISBN : 9784431556510
This book is devoted to innovative medicine, comprising the proceedings of the Uehara Memorial Foundation Symposium 2014. It remains extremely rare for the findings of basic research to be developed into clinical applications, and it takes a long time for the process to be achieved. The task of advancing the development of basic research into clinical reality lies with translational science, yet the field seems to struggle to find a way to move forward. To create innovative medical technology, many steps need to be taken: development and analysis of optimal animal models of human diseases, elucidation of genomic and epidemiological data, and establishment of “proof of concept”. There is also considerable demand for progress in drug research, new surgical procedures, and new clinical devices and equipment. While the original research target may be rare diseases, it is also important to apply those findings more broadly to common diseases. The book covers a wide range of topics and is organized into three complementary parts. The first part is basic research for innovative medicine, the second is translational research for innovative medicine, and the third is new technology for innovative medicine. This book helps to understand innovative medicine and to make progress in its realization.
Author : Steve Bernocco
Publisher : Fire Engineering Books
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2020-12-02
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781593704940
The core principles of structural firefighting are fire behavior, building construction, strategy, tactics, safety and training. Each core principle is examined with relevant on-the-job stories to bring lessons home. Fire departments must constantly train their firefighters and officers in these core principles if they want them to be safe and effective at structure fires. Training is the foundation of all the other core principles, and must be realistic, scenario-based, and hands-on. Never stop learning during your time as a structural firefighter. If you come to a point where you mistakenly believe that you know everything there is to know about fires in and around buildings–watch out–because you have just fallen into the complacency trap. FEATURES --Gain a deeper understanding of how firefighters should approach fires in buildings, with an emphasis on safety and effectiveness --See the latest research from UL and NIST on fire behavior and flow paths, with a discussion of best-practices and up-to-date tactical advice. --An essential, easy-to-read fundamental resource on how to safely and effectively fight fires in buildings of any size or type. “Fire Under Control is a riveting new book that allows you to learn while also seeing how street experiences coincide with printed tactical and scientific fire service information. I always have said that eyes, ears, and experience will equal your education in the fire service and Capt. Steve Bernocco has managed to bring it to light.” -- Lt. Mike Ciampo, Fire Department of New York
Author : Michael L. Cooper
Publisher : Henry Holt and Company (BYR)
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2014-03-04
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781627792073
From colonial times to the modern day, two things have remained constant in American history: the destructive power of fires and the bravery of those who fight them. Fighting Fire! brings to life 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. Each blaze led to new firefighting techniques and technologies, yet the struggle against fires continues to this day. With historical images and a fast-paced text, this is both an exciting look at firefighting history and a celebration of the human spirit.
Author : Erin Kelly
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2021-02-23
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780531137208
How do we fight fires? We use ladder trucks, fire boats and firefighting planes. Everybody works together to put the fire out! With this book, you can become an expert! Kids love to be the experts! Now they can feel like real pros with this exciting nonfiction series for beginning readers. Kids will be hooked on the thrilling real-world topics and big, bright photos. Each book features simple sentences and sight words that children can practice reading. Then, with support, kids can dig deeper into the extra facts, Q&As, and fun challenges.Fans of this series will be eager to become real experts!
Author : Jaime Lowe
Publisher : MCD
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2021-07-27
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780374721923
A dramatic, revelatory account of the female inmate firefighters who battle California wildfires. Shawna was overcome by the claustrophobia, the heat, the smoke, the fire, all just down the canyon and up the ravine. She was feeling the adrenaline, but also the terror of doing something for the first time. She knew how to run with a backpack; they had trained her physically. But that’s not training for flames. That’s not live fire. California’s fire season gets hotter, longer, and more extreme every year — fire season is now year-round. Of the thousands of firefighters who battle California’s blazes every year, roughly 30 percent of the on-the-ground wildland crews are inmates earning a dollar an hour. Approximately 200 of those firefighters are women serving on all-female crews. In Breathing Fire, Jaime Lowe expands on her revelatory work for The New York Times Magazine. She has spent years getting to know dozens of women who have participated in the fire camp program and spoken to captains, family and friends, correctional officers, and camp commanders. The result is a rare, illuminating look at how the fire camps actually operate — a story that encompasses California’s underlying catastrophes of climate change, economic disparity, and historical injustice, but also draws on deeply personal histories, relationships, desires, frustrations, and the emotional and physical intensity of firefighting. Lowe’s reporting is a groundbreaking investigation of the prison system, and an intimate portrayal of the women of California’s Correctional Camps who put their lives on the line, while imprisoned, to save a state in peril.
Author : Larry Shapiro
Publisher : MotorBooks International
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1999-05-23
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 1610605853
Follow the flashing lights and wailing sirens, grab a hand-line or a pike pole, and get ready to discover the up-close and on-the-scene action of Fighting Fire Trucks! Larry Shapiro offers this colorful look at the many different types of fire trucks in use today, including pumpers, aerials and tankers, and the personnel who man them. Filled with details of specialized rescue squads, foam and forest fire units, and a full chapter on airport fire fighting. See them in the heat of the action!
Author : IFSTA
Publisher : Pearson
Page : 1664 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-30
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0133140806
This version includes all 21 chapters of Essentials of Fire Fighting, 6th Edition and adds three chapters written and validated to meet the emergency medical and hazardous materials requirements of NFPA® 1001, 2013 Edition. Chapter 22 specifically addresses the Firefighter I and Firefighter II knowledge and skills requirements for the emergency medical care competencies identified in NFPA® 1001, 2013 Edition Chapter 4. Chapters 23 and 24 meet the First Responder Awareness and Operations Levels for Responders according to NFPA® 472: Standard for Competence of Responders to Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction Incidents, 2012 Edition and OSHA 1910.120. The chapters also provide validated content to meet Section 6.6, Mission-Specific Competencies: Product Control, of NFPA® 472. The hazardous materials information is adapted from the IFSTA Hazardous Materials for First Responders, 4th Edition.
Author : Lauren Blakely
Publisher : Entangled: Brazen
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2014-09-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781633750784
“...a sexy, fast paced read that’ll leave you hot, panting, and completely captivated!” - NYT bestselling author, Whitney G. Becker Thomas, fire captain and bar owner, usually spends his nights alone. But a chance encounter with a sexy free-spirit changes that, at least for one night. The chemistry between them is off the charts. But finding out that the woman he wants to get back in his bed is his best friend’s sister might be an obstacle he can’t overcome. Megan Jansen has one rule—no firemen. Just out of a toxic relationship, she's only in Hidden Oaks long enough to visit her brother and photograph the local calendar before she slips off on another adventure. The brooding man who gave her the best sex ever is an unexpected bonus. He might be enough to keep her sticking around Hidden Oaks, but he’s her brother’s best friend... and a fireman. She knows she's going to get burned, but keeping their hands off each other is easier said than done. Each book in the Fighting Fire series is STANDALONE: * Burn for Me * Melt For Him * Consumed By You
Author : Brendan McDonough
Publisher : Hachette Books
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2016-05-03
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780316308151
The true story behind the events that inspired the major motion picture Only the Brave. A "unique and bracing" (Booklist) first-person account by the sole survivor of Arizona's disastrous 2013 Yarnell Hill Fire, which took the lives of 19 "hotshots"--firefighters trained specifically to battle wildfires. Brendan McDonough was on the verge of becoming a hopeless, inveterate heroin addict when he, for the sake of his young daughter, decided to turn his life around. He enlisted in the Granite Mountain Hotshots, a team of elite firefighters based in Prescott, Arizona. Their leader, Eric Marsh, was in a desperate crunch after four hotshots left the unit, and perhaps seeing a glimmer of promise in the skinny would-be recruit, he took a chance on the unlikely McDonough, and the chance paid off. Despite the crew's skepticism, and thanks in large part to Marsh's firm but loving encouragement, McDonough unlocked a latent drive and dedication, going on to successfully battle a number of blazes and eventually win the confidence of the men he came to call his brothers. Then, on June 30, 2013, while McDonough--"Donut" as he'd been dubbed by his team--served as lookout, they confronted a freak, 3,000-degree inferno in nearby Yarnell, Arizona. The relentless firestorm ultimately trapped his hotshot brothers, tragically killing all 19 of them within minutes. Nationwide, it was the greatest loss of firefighter lives since the 9/11 attacks. Granite Mountain is a gripping memoir that traces McDonough's story of finding his way out of the dead end of drugs, finding his purpose among the Granite Mountain Hotshots, and the minute-by-minute account of the fateful day he lost the very men who had saved him. A harrowing and redemptive tale of resilience in the face of tragedy, Granite Mountain is also a powerful reminder of the heroism of the people who put themselves in harm's way to protect us every day.