In the midst of the Chicago fire of 1871, Nate is desperate to get back to his great aunt's boarding house, but finds himself responsible for the safety of Julie, who is also separated from her family.
In this concise yet wide-ranging book, Stephen J. Pyne—named by Science magazine as “the world’s leading authority on the history of fire”—explores the surprising dynamics of fire before humans, fire and human origins, aboriginal ...
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Case studies of recent forest fires, including the 2016 fires in California, provide readers with real-life examples to encourage connections between the book's STEM content and social studies concepts of conservation, community engagement, ...
A gripping account of the tragic 1994 South Canyon forest fire that killed fourteen firefighters chronicles the string of seemingly small human blunders that contributed to the tragedy. Reprint.
Given the mounting, unsustainable costs and difficulty translating existing wildland fire science into policy, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine organized a 1-day workshop to focus on how a century of wildland ...
Table 11-6 Prior Credit Estimated Credit Maximum Credit 4.84 % 4.84 % 10.00 % 20.46 % 50.00 % Feature Receiving and handling fire alarms Fire department Water supply Divergence Total 27.71 % 26.63 % 26.63 % 40.00 % -5.13 % -2.23 % 46.80 ...
... based instruction and formal education Local, Regional, State, National Fire schools and academies Institutional knowledge such as thorough knowledge of the department and local mutual aid resources available Experiential learning ...
Fire Watch
"Vivid storytelling and authentic dialogue bring American history to life and place readers in the shoes of people who experienced one of the worst fires in American history - the Great Chicago Fire.
In the second edition of Incident Management for the Street-Smart Fire Officer, author Skip Coleman expands on the mindset and tactics necessary to manage the fireground with more control and less chaos.