Fire! (New Citizen S.) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0853402299 ISBN 13: 9780853402299

Everyone has seen a fire engine racing to the scene of a blaze, its siren howling out warning. The traffic scatters to let the fire fighters through.
But have you ever wondered what happens when you dial 999, or what it's like to fight through the blistering smoke to rescue a victim overcome by the fumes? How do the fire brigade find water for their hoses? And how do their ladders and turn- tables work? What would you do if your house was ablaze, or if you were trapped in a fierce forest fire? What does a burned building look like once the fire is out and the firemen have left? This book will tell you all this, and plenty more besides, in vivid exciting stories, full of real-life drama.
The book contains more than fifty photographs, a glossary, further reading list and index.

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