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Presents the work done by fire fighters, including the equipment they use, the fires they fight, the rescues and investigations they perform, and the history and future of fire fighting.

Everything you've ever wanted to know about firefighting!
If your pulse races whenever a firetruck speeds by, this book is for you! It's packed with hundreds of full-color pictures that bring you face to face with all the latest equipment, all the different types of trucks, and all sorts of special rescue vehicles. But that's only part of the firefighting story.

Find out what it takes to be a smokejumper, an underwater rescuer, an arson investigator, and an emergency medical technician. Discover the strange history of firefighting in America and learn about the world's most destructive fires. You'll even find out how to eat like a firefighter, talk their talk and share in their emotions. Best of all, learn how you can be saver of lives!

From volunteers in small towns, to big city firefighters, I have tried--in words and vibrant color photography-- to capture the danger, the excitement and the thrill of a firefighter's life.