I'll Be a Firefighter

I'll Be a Firefighter
Author: Connie Colwell Miller
Publisher: Amicus Illustrated
Total Pages: 24
Release: 2016-07
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781607537618

Twins Lucy and Liam pretend to be firefighters after school and show what it's like to be a professional firefighter. Includes hands-on activity and glossary of firefighting terms.

Working Fire

Working Fire
Author: Zac Unger
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2005-02-22
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0143034952

Zac Unger didn’t feel like much of a fireman at first. Most of his fellow recruits seemed to have planned for the job all their lives; he was an Ivy League grad responding to an ad at a bus stop. He couldn’t keep his boots shined, and he looked terrible in his uniform. Working Fire is the story of how, from this unlikely beginning, Zac Unger came to feel at home among this close-knit tribe, came to master his work’s demands, and came to know what it is to see the world through a firefighter’s eyes. From the raw material of his days’ work—alarm calls both harrowing and hilarious, moments of triumph and grief—Unger has forged a timeless story of finding one’s path, and a rousing adventure about the bravery and sacrifice of everyday heroes. On the web: http://www.zacunger.com

I Want to Be... a Firefighter

I Want to Be... a Firefighter
Author: Becky Davies
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2021-01-12
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0593304098

Do you want to be a firefighter? Open this book to find out what adventures await! This book will help kids to imagine what it's like to be a firefighter! Starting with putting on the uniform and then jumping into the truck to rush off to save people and put out a fire, this book provides an early introduction to a day in the life of a busy firefighter. The surprise mirror at the end provides a fun, interactive bonus!

I Can't Save You But I'll Die Trying

I Can't Save You But I'll Die Trying
Author: Dr. Burton A. Clark
Publisher:
Total Pages: 305
Release: 2015-10-01
Genre: Essays
ISBN: 9781887654579

The author wants the reader to understand, Society needs to change how it thinks and feels about fire death. When a civilian is killed by fire it is not an act of God, and when a firefighter is killed it is not part of the job. When there is a fire death something went wrong. I Cant Save You, But Ill Die Trying: The American Fire Culture is a collection of essays representing years of fire-service experience including operations, prevention, education, safety, leadership, culture, and philosophy giving readers, both civilian and firefighters, a new understanding of our fire culture. The book reveals important changes society must make to provide a more fire-safe environment for firefighters and the public. - from back cover.

My Mom Is a Firefighter

My Mom Is a Firefighter
Author: Lois G. Grambling
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2007-08-21
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0060586400

Billy spends time with his "second family" at the Floral Avenue firehouse where his mother works, and dreams of growing up to be a firefighter just like her.

Last Man Down

Last Man Down
Author: Richard Picciotto
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2003-05-06
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1101220759

A first responder’s harrowing account of 9/11—the inspirational true story of an American hero who gave nearly everything for others during one of New York City’s darkest hours. On September 11, 2001, FDNY Battalion Chief Richard “Pitch” Picciotto answered the call heard around the world. In minutes, he was at Ground Zero of the worst terrorist attack on American soil, as the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center began to burn—and then to buckle. A veteran of the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center, Picciotto was eerily familiar with the inside of the North Tower. And it was there that he concentrated his rescue efforts. It was in its smoky stairwells where he heard and felt the South Tower collapse. He made the call for firemen and rescue workers to evacuate, while he stayed behind with a skeleton team of men to help evacuate a group of disabled and infirm civilians. And it was in the rubble of the North Tower where Picciotto found himself buried—for more than four hours after the building’s collapse.

Working with Giants

Working with Giants
Author: John Norman
Publisher: Fire Engineering Books
Total Pages: 563
Release: 2021-07-08
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1593704348

John Norman, author of the best-selling Fire Officer’s Handbook of Tactics, brings his own remarkable story to life in this new highly anticipated memoir. But this is a story about all firefighters—the men and women who are absolutely the salt of the earth, whose sole mission is to protect the lives and property of their neighbors. This book celebrates the lives of firefighters—a truly special group of people—and reintroduces them to the American public. What is a hero? A hero is a role model. To be a hero means protecting others at great personal risk because it’s the right thing to do. “Since September 11, 2001,” Norman writes, “people have been speaking about firefighters as ‘America’s Heroes.’ I truly believe they are heroes in the classical sense of the word.” Renowned for combining compelling storytelling with industry-standard tactical training, Norman offers an unparalleled look into the modern history of America’s fire service from a front-row seat. This is a celebration of the best in public service, its sacrifices and triumphs, and the people who were there, who will insist with uncommon humility, “I was just doing my job.”

The Firefighter's Workout Book

The Firefighter's Workout Book
Author: Michael Stefano
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Total Pages: 164
Release: 2001-12-24
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 9780060957339

Offers thirty-minute workout routines that cover strength, cardiovascular, and flexibility training, and includes information on nutrition and techniques used by firefighters to stay fit for their physically demanding work.

Into the Smoke with New York's Bravest

Into the Smoke with New York's Bravest
Author: Thomas Barry
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2021
Genre: Fire extinction
ISBN: 9781593705718

Into the Smokeis a work of photojournalism and traces Tom Barry's career as a firefighter--spanning parts of four decades in FDNY--along with the forty-year effort of noted freelance photographer Michael Dick. The era covered in this book is best known in the fire service on the east coast of the United States as the War Years, the urban decay and social unrest that started in the 1960s and persisted, continually fed by arson for profit, into the 1990s. Firefighting is a truckie blindly crawling down a smoke-filled hallway, searching for victims, hoping to find them before the fire does. It is an engine operator, calling on the last ounce of strength and pushing deeper into the apartment to extinguish the fire in the rear bedroom and beat the "Red Devil" one more time. Fellowship of the firefighter Fantasies from childhood intertwine with the terror of impending death, the pain of disfigurement, the joys of success, and the comradeship and respect of their peers. Many of the fires depicted in this book predate OSHA personal protective equipment (PPE) requirements. This period was a fertile stage for innovation and development of firefighting techniques and equipment.