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Backes, Nancy Great Fires Of America Country Beautiful Corporation 1973 hardcover. BOOK COND: Used; Good. JACKET COND: Used; Good. Slight tears to jacket. Book #or847516. ISBN #0872940489 / 9780872940482. (filed under: Fire Science ) *
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Bond, Horatio NFPA Inspection Manual National Fire Protection Association 1974 hardcover. BOOK COND: Used; Good. Book #or908712. (filed under: Fire Science ) *
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Brannigan, Francis L. Building Construction For The Fire Service hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Good. Book #or999116. (filed under: Fire Science ) *
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Ditzel, Paul C. Fire Engines, Fire Fighters: The Men, Equipment, and Machines, from Colonial Days to the Present Crown Publishers, Inc. 1976 Hard Cover. Dust Jacket has small chips to top and bottom of spine and is price clipped.. BOOK COND: Used; Good. JACKET COND: Used; Good. Book #or654854. ISBN #0517521792 / 9780517521793. (keywords: History, Fire Prevention, Fire Departments, Fire Engines, Fire Science) (filed under: Fire Science ) *
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Golway, Terry So Others Might Live: A History Of New York's Bravest the FDNY From 1700 To The Present 2002 hardcover. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1057237. ISBN #0465027407 / 9780465027408. (filed under: Fire Science ) *
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Golway, Terry So Others Might Live: A History Of New York's Bravest the FDNY From 1700 To The Present 2002 hardcover. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1057237. ISBN #0465027407 / 9780465027408. (filed under: Fire Science ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary On September 11, 2001, the courage and sacrifice of the New York City Fire Department inspired the nation, giving new meaning to the word "hero." But the heroism of the firefighters was not unique to September 11--it has been part of the FDNY's tradition from the very beginning. Journalist Terry Golway, whose father, father-in-law, godfather, and uncles were all New York firefighters, tells as no one else could the story of the men and women, tragedies and triumphs of the FDNY throughout its history. From the original eighteenth-century volunteer force to the New York Firefighter unit in the Union Army, from the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire to the arson epidemic of the 1970s, to contemporary issues of diversity and efficiency, Golway's history holds up a mirror for firefighters throughout the U.S.In this first comprehensive chronicle of the FDNY in over sixty years, Golway weaves together stories of heroic firefighters and extraordinary fires to create a moving and original history of the city and the vocation as seen through the eyes of "New York's Bravest." From America's most ambitious public-works project of the 1700s--the building of aqueducts from upstate to help control fires--to firefighter-turned-politician Boss Tweed's backroom politics, fire and firefighters have always been an integral part of the history of the city. Lively, gut-wrenching, and ultimately inspiring, So Others Might Live offers a new view of the building of American cities and the people who made them great.As a tribute to the firefighters of New York, Basic Books will donate a portion of its proceeds from the sale of So Others Might Live to the New York Firefighters 911 Disaster Relief Fund.
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Gottschalk, Jack Firefighting 2002 hardcover. BOOK COND: Used; Good. JACKET COND: Used; Good. Book #or969701. ISBN #0789489090 / 9780789489098. (filed under: Fire Science ) *
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Gottschalk, Jack Firefighting 2002 hardcover. BOOK COND: Used; Good. JACKET COND: Used; Good. Book #or969701. ISBN #0789489090 / 9780789489098. (filed under: Fire Science ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary Explores the role of firefighting in human history while chronicling the world's most famous fires. An innovative, vividly illustrated chronicle of humankind's struggle to subdue nature's most primal and destructive force -- from Rome in 64 AD to the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 -- Firefighting examines history's most formidable fires, showing how each influenced the evolution of firefighting technology, equipment, and tactics. Following today's firefighters as they prepare to meet the challenges of tomorrow's fires, no other book has explored the role of the firefighter in human society-past, present, and future quite like Firefighting.
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McCarl, Robert District of Columbia Fire Fighters' Project : A Case Study in Occupational Folklife Smithsonian 1985 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Good. Wear from use. Book #or847300. ISBN #0874746531 / 9780874746532. (filed under: Fire Science ) *
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National Commission On Fire Prevention And Control America Burning paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Good. Book #or996563. (filed under: Fire Science ) *
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National Commission On Fire Prevention And Control America Burning paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Good. Book #or996564. (filed under: Fire Science ) *
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Paulitz, Udo Osterreichs Feuerwehrveteranen: Fahrzeuge 1930-70 hardcover. Text in German. Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1068964. (filed under: Fire Science ) *
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Picciotto, Richard; Paisner, Daniel Last Man Down: A Firefighter's Story of Survival and Escape from the World Trade Center Berkley Pub Group 2003 Mass Market Paperback. used.. Book #or581416. ISBN #0425189880 / 9780425189887. (filed under: Fire Science ) *
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Pyne, Stephen J. America's Fires: Management On Wildlands And Forests Forest History Society 1997 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Good. Book #or830586. ISBN #0890300534 / 9780890300534. (filed under: Fire Science ) *
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Ramos, Jason A.; Smith, Julian Smokejumper: A Memoir by One of America's Most Select Airborne Firefighters William Morrow 2015 hardcover. . Clean crisp copy with no markings.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1131906. ISBN #0062319620 / 9780062319623. (filed under: Fire Science ) *
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Ramos, Jason A.; Smith, Julian Smokejumper: A Memoir by One of America's Most Select Airborne Firefighters William Morrow 2015 hardcover. . Clean crisp copy with no markings.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1131906. ISBN #0062319620 / 9780062319623. (filed under: Fire Science ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary A rare inside look at the thrilling world of smokejumpers, the airborne firefighters who parachute into the most remote and rugged areas of the United States, confronting the growing threat of nature s blazes. Forest and wildland fires are growing larger, more numerous, and deadlier every year record drought conditions, decades of forestry mismanagement, and the increasing encroachment of residential housing into the wilderness have combined to create a powder keg that threatens millions of acres and thousands of lives every year. One select group of men and women are part of America's front-line defense: smokejumpers. The smokejumper program operates through both the U.S. Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management. Though they are tremendously skilled and only highly experienced and able wildland firefighters are accepted into the training program, being a smokejumper remains an art that can only be learned on the job. Forest fires often behave in unpredictable ways: spreading almost instantaneously, shooting downhill behind a stiff tailwind, or even flowing like a liquid. In this extraordinarily rare memoir by an active-duty jumper, Jason Ramos takes readers into his exhilarating and dangerous world, explores smokejumping s remarkable history, and explains why their services are more essential than ever before.
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Rossotti, Hazel Fire Oxford University Press 1993 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. Ex-Library Copy. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1007895. ISBN #0198557221 / 9780198557227. (filed under: Fire Science ) *
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Rossotti, Hazel Fire Oxford University Press 1993 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. Ex-Library Copy. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1007895. ISBN #0198557221 / 9780198557227. (filed under: Fire Science ) *
There are few people today who have never kindled fire: even in this era of electricity, we take matches and cigarette lighters for granted. Some people smoke, others cook over flames or embers, burn trash, use firearms, light candles, make campfires, drive cars, or heat chemicals over a Bunsen burner. Some fireusers are the experts who work with fire: tending it in furnaces, fighting to control it in town and forest, and studying its uses and implications. In the imaginatively illustrated Fire , Hazel Rossotti examines fire in all these settings: as a phenomenon what it is, how it ignites , the many ways fire has been used for comfort, for cooking, for destruction, for movement, for special effects. With a lively, approachable style, Rossotti answers the questions of whether or not fire is an element. She shows how we can know when a pot was fired, and discusses the advent of fire insurance. We see why custard powder explodes, how we can reduce smog, how to extinguish a blazing oil well, and read about the reasons for fire's prominence in religion and poetry. Rossotti also discusses the mechanics of fire: how it spreads through a building, or through a forest. In addition, she looks at the hazards of fire and the ways in which humans have harnessed its destructive power for use in firearms and weapons. Here, too, are the contemplative aspects of fire: fire and the gods, fire and the thinkers. From the scientific and technological aspects of fire, to the historical, environmental, social, religious, and philosophical, Rossotti teases out the common thread which runs through the immensely varied phenomenon we call fire to provide a comprehensive portrait that will fascinate specialists and lay readers alike.
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