Fire Under Control

Fire Under Control

Author: Steve Bernocco

Publisher: Fire Engineering Books

Published: 2020-12-02

Total Pages: 161

ISBN-13: 1593704941

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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


Fire in the Forest

Fire in the Forest

Author: Peter A. Thomas

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2010-09-23

Total Pages: 239

ISBN-13: 0521822297

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An accessible account of how forest fires work, the ecological effects they have, and why and how we fight fires.


Drought, Flood, Fire

Drought, Flood, Fire

Author: Chris C. Funk

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2021-05-27

Total Pages: 335

ISBN-13: 1108839878

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The latest science and compelling stories describing the impacts of droughts, floods, and fires in the context of climate change.


Fire in Mediterranean Ecosystems

Fire in Mediterranean Ecosystems

Author: Jon E. Keeley

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 523

ISBN-13: 0521824915

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Explores the role of fire in Mediterranean-type climate ecosystems, providing unique insights into the assembly and evolutionary convergence of ecosystems.


The Great Fire

The Great Fire

Author: Jim Murphy

Publisher: Scholastic Inc.

Published: 2016-08-30

Total Pages: 179

ISBN-13: 1338113534

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The Great Fire of 1871 was one of most colossal disasters in American history. Overnight, the flourshing city of Chicago was transformed into a smoldering wasteland. The damage was so profound that few people believed the city could ever rise again.By weaving personal accounts of actual survivors together with the carefully researched history of Chicago and the disaster, Jim Murphy constructs a riveting narrative that recreates the event with drama and immediacy. And finally, he reveals how, even in a time of deepest dispair, the human spirit triumphed, as the people of Chicago found the courage and strength to build their city once again.


Fire and Vegetation Dynamics

Fire and Vegetation Dynamics

Author: Edward A. Johnson

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1996-06-13

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13: 9780521349437

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A technical introduction to the behaviour of fire and its ecological consequences, using examples from the North American boreal forest.


The Pyrocene

The Pyrocene

Author: Stephen J. Pyne

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 2021-09-07

Total Pages: 191

ISBN-13: 0520383591

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A provocative rethinking of how humans and fire have evolved together over time—and our responsibility to reorient this relationship before it's too late.​ The Pyrocene tells the story of what happened when a fire-wielding species, humanity, met an especially fire-receptive time in Earth's history. Since terrestrial life first appeared, flames have flourished. Over the past two million years, however, one genus gained the ability to manipulate fire, swiftly remaking both itself and eventually the world. We developed small guts and big heads by cooking food; we climbed the food chain by cooking landscapes; and now we have become a geologic force by cooking the planet. Some fire uses have been direct: fire applied to convert living landscapes into hunting grounds, forage fields, farms, and pastures. Others have been indirect, through pyrotechnologies that expanded humanity's reach beyond flame's grasp. Still, preindustrial and Indigenous societies largely operated within broad ecological constraints that determined how, and when, living landscapes could be burned. These ancient relationships between humans and fire broke down when people began to burn fossil biomass—lithic landscapes—and humanity's firepower became unbounded. Fire-catalyzed climate change globalized the impacts into a new geologic epoch. The Pleistocene yielded to the Pyrocene. Around fires, across millennia, we have told stories that explained the world and negotiated our place within it. The Pyrocene continues that tradition, describing how we have remade the Earth and how we might recover our responsibilities as keepers of the planetary flame.


Becoming Fire

Becoming Fire

Author: Nicoline Evans

Publisher:

Published: 2020-11-22

Total Pages: 170

ISBN-13: 9781734566079

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There's a voice in the fire. Are you listening?Eshe Ahikiwe is a young adult thriving in Kenya, Africa. Aware now of her connection to the flame, she moves more swiftly in her attempts to become worthy of her title as Champion. Still, she cannot forget those she has lost along the way. A raging battle between saving the past and securing the future leaves Eshe torn-she cannot forsake her lost family members, nor can she fail the fire's quest. Mind focused and heart aflame, Eshe decides to salvage both.Becoming Fire is an emotionally gripping novella that highlights the moments in Eshe's young adulthood that define how she becomes Champion of the Core.


Things You Save in a Fire

Things You Save in a Fire

Author: Katherine Center

Publisher: St. Martin's Press

Published: 2019-08-13

Total Pages: 327

ISBN-13: 1466847719

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**INDIE NEXT PICK FOR AUGUST** **AN AUGUST 2019 LIBRARYREADS SELECTION** **BOOK OF THE MONTH PICK FOR JULY** **AN AMAZON EDITOR’S PICK FOR AUGUST** “Center gives readers a sharp and witty exploration of love and forgiveness that is at once insightful, entertaining, and thoroughly addictive.” — KIRKUS, STARRED REVIEW “An appealing heroine, a compelling love story, a tearjerking twist, and a thoroughly absorbing story. Another winner from Center.” — BOOKLIST, STARRED REVIEW “A spirited, independent heroine meets a smoking-hot fireman in Center’s smart romance... If you enjoyed ‘The Kiss Quotient,’ by Helen Hoang, read Things You Save in a Fire”’ – THE WASHINGTON POST From the New York Times bestselling author of How to Walk Away comes a stunning new novel about courage, hope, and learning to love against all odds. Cassie Hanwell was born for emergencies. As one of the only female firefighters in her Texas firehouse, she's seen her fair share of them, and she's a total pro at other people's tragedies. But when her estranged and ailing mother asks her to give up her whole life and move to Boston, Cassie suddenly has an emergency of her own. The tough, old-school Boston firehouse is as different from Cassie's old job as it could possibly be. Hazing, a lack of funding, and poor facilities mean that the firemen aren't exactly thrilled to have a "lady" on the crew—even one as competent and smart as Cassie. Except for the infatuation-inspiring rookie, who doesn't seem to mind having Cassie around. But she can't think about that. Because love is girly, and it’s not her thing. And don’t forget the advice her old captain gave her: Never date firefighters. Cassie can feel her resolve slipping...and it means risking it all—the only job she’s ever loved, and the hero she’s worked like hell to become. Katherine Center's Things You Save in a Fire is a heartfelt and healing tour-de-force about the strength of vulnerability, the nourishing magic of forgiveness, and the life-changing power of defining courage, at last, for yourself.


The Cambridge Companion to the Age of Nero

The Cambridge Companion to the Age of Nero

Author: Shadi Bartsch

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2017-11-09

Total Pages: 423

ISBN-13: 1107052203

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A lively and accessible guide to the rich literary, philosophical and artistic achievements of the notorious age of Nero.