fires

Explains how fires start and describes their good and bad effects.

Presents an introduction to wildfires, in simple text with illustrations, describing what they are, how they start, how firefighters combat them, and includes information on some of the worst wildfires in history.

When his classmates die in a school fire, fourteen-year-old Joey is haunted by their deaths and struggles to survive amidst suspicion and anger from the town.

In this novel written as a collection of eyewitness poems, the excitement and anticipation of attending the circus on July 6, 1944 in Hartford, Connecticut, turns to horror when a fire engulfs the circus tent, killing nearly 180 people, mostly women and children.

Provides an account of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire which occurred on March 25, 1911, when fire broke out on the upper floors of the ten story Asch building in New York City, resulting in the deaths of nearly 150 workers, many of them women and teenage girls, and leading to legislation requiring improved factory safety standards.

Explains how to leave a building safely during a fire, emphasizing staying low to avoid smoke and using alternate ways out.

Describes how to react safely if your clothes are on fire, by stopping, dropping to the ground or floor, and rolling to put out the fire.

Discusses the importance of having smoke detectors in the home, the different kinds of detectors and how they work, and what to do when they sound.

Discusses the dangers of a fire, what to do if caught in a fire, and how to plan an emergency exit for a family.

Describes the dangers of wildfires and the importance of fire safety.