Author: Mary T. Fortney
Publisher: Millbrook Press
ISBN: 1575050897
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Describes the various activities performed every day by fire fighters in Livermore, California, a suburb of San Francisco.
Fire Station Number 4
Author: Mary T. Fortney
Publisher: Millbrook Press
ISBN: 1575050897
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Describes the various activities performed every day by fire fighters in Livermore, California, a suburb of San Francisco.
Publisher: Millbrook Press
ISBN: 1575050897
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Describes the various activities performed every day by fire fighters in Livermore, California, a suburb of San Francisco.
Brannigan's Building Construction for the Fire Service
Author: Francis Brannigan
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers
ISBN: 0763778028
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
Brannigan’s Building Construction for the Fire Service, Fourth Edition is a must read for fire fighters, prospective fire fighters, and fire science students. This edition continues the Brannigan tradition of using plain language to describe technical information about different building types and their unique hazards. This text ensures that critical fire fighting information is easy-to-understand and gives valuable experience to fire fighters before stepping onto the fireground. The first edition of Building Construction for the Fire Service was published in 1971. Frank Brannigan was compelled to write the most comprehensive building construction text for the fire service so that he could save fire fighters’ lives. His passion for detail and extensive practical experience helped him to develop the most popular text on the market. His motto of: “Know your buildings,” informs every aspect of this new edition of the text. Listen to a Podcast with Brannigan's Building Construction for the Fire Service, Fourth Edition co-author Glenn Corbett to learn more about this training program! Glenn discusses his relationship with the late Frank Brannigan, the dangers of heavy construction timber, occupancy specific hazards, and other areas of emphasis within the Fourth Edition. To listen now, visit: http://d2jw81rkebrcvk.cloudfront.net/assets.multimedia/audio/Building_Construction.mp3.
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers
ISBN: 0763778028
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
Brannigan’s Building Construction for the Fire Service, Fourth Edition is a must read for fire fighters, prospective fire fighters, and fire science students. This edition continues the Brannigan tradition of using plain language to describe technical information about different building types and their unique hazards. This text ensures that critical fire fighting information is easy-to-understand and gives valuable experience to fire fighters before stepping onto the fireground. The first edition of Building Construction for the Fire Service was published in 1971. Frank Brannigan was compelled to write the most comprehensive building construction text for the fire service so that he could save fire fighters’ lives. His passion for detail and extensive practical experience helped him to develop the most popular text on the market. His motto of: “Know your buildings,” informs every aspect of this new edition of the text. Listen to a Podcast with Brannigan's Building Construction for the Fire Service, Fourth Edition co-author Glenn Corbett to learn more about this training program! Glenn discusses his relationship with the late Frank Brannigan, the dangers of heavy construction timber, occupancy specific hazards, and other areas of emphasis within the Fourth Edition. To listen now, visit: http://d2jw81rkebrcvk.cloudfront.net/assets.multimedia/audio/Building_Construction.mp3.
Eating Smoke
Author: Mark Tebeau
Publisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 1421412500
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 450
Book Description
During the period of America's swiftest industrialization and urban growth, fire struck fear in the hearts of city dwellers as did no other calamity. Before the Civil War, sweeping blazes destroyed more than $200 million in property in the nation's largest cities. Between 1871 and 1906, conflagrations left Chicago, Boston, Baltimore, and San Francisco in ruins. Into the twentieth century, this dynamic hazard intensified as cities grew taller and more populous, confounding those who battled it. Firefighters' death-defying feats captured the popular imagination but too often failed to provide more than symbolic protection. Hundreds of fire insurance companies went bankrupt because they could not adequately deal with the effects of even smaller blazes. Firefighters and fire insurers created a physical and cultural infrastructure whose legacy—in the form of heroic firefighters, insurance policies, building standards, and fire hydrants—lives on in the urban built environment. In Eating Smoke, Mark Tebeau shows how the changing practices of firefighters and fire insurers shaped the built landscape of American cities, the growth of municipal institutions, and the experience of urban life. Drawing on a wealth of fire department and insurance company archives, he contrasts the invention of a heroic culture of firefighters with the rational organizational strategies by fire underwriters. Recognizing the complexity of shifting urban environments and constantly experimenting with tools and tactics, firefighters fought fire ever more aggressively—"eating smoke" when they ventured deep into burning buildings or when they scaled ladders to perform harrowing rescues. In sharp contrast to the manly valor of firefighters, insurers argued that the risk was quantifiable, measurable, and predictable. Underwriters managed hazard with statistics, maps, and trade associations, and they eventually agitated for building codes and other reforms, which cities throughout the nation implemented in the twentieth century. Although they remained icons of heroism, firefighters' cultural and institutional authority slowly diminished. Americans had begun to imagine fire risk as an economic abstraction. By comparing the simple skills employed by firefighters—climbing ladders and manipulating hoses—with the mundane technologies—maps and accounting charts—of insurers, the author demonstrates that the daily routines of both groups were instrumental in making intense urban and industrial expansion a less precarious endeavor.
Publisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 1421412500
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 450
Book Description
During the period of America's swiftest industrialization and urban growth, fire struck fear in the hearts of city dwellers as did no other calamity. Before the Civil War, sweeping blazes destroyed more than $200 million in property in the nation's largest cities. Between 1871 and 1906, conflagrations left Chicago, Boston, Baltimore, and San Francisco in ruins. Into the twentieth century, this dynamic hazard intensified as cities grew taller and more populous, confounding those who battled it. Firefighters' death-defying feats captured the popular imagination but too often failed to provide more than symbolic protection. Hundreds of fire insurance companies went bankrupt because they could not adequately deal with the effects of even smaller blazes. Firefighters and fire insurers created a physical and cultural infrastructure whose legacy—in the form of heroic firefighters, insurance policies, building standards, and fire hydrants—lives on in the urban built environment. In Eating Smoke, Mark Tebeau shows how the changing practices of firefighters and fire insurers shaped the built landscape of American cities, the growth of municipal institutions, and the experience of urban life. Drawing on a wealth of fire department and insurance company archives, he contrasts the invention of a heroic culture of firefighters with the rational organizational strategies by fire underwriters. Recognizing the complexity of shifting urban environments and constantly experimenting with tools and tactics, firefighters fought fire ever more aggressively—"eating smoke" when they ventured deep into burning buildings or when they scaled ladders to perform harrowing rescues. In sharp contrast to the manly valor of firefighters, insurers argued that the risk was quantifiable, measurable, and predictable. Underwriters managed hazard with statistics, maps, and trade associations, and they eventually agitated for building codes and other reforms, which cities throughout the nation implemented in the twentieth century. Although they remained icons of heroism, firefighters' cultural and institutional authority slowly diminished. Americans had begun to imagine fire risk as an economic abstraction. By comparing the simple skills employed by firefighters—climbing ladders and manipulating hoses—with the mundane technologies—maps and accounting charts—of insurers, the author demonstrates that the daily routines of both groups were instrumental in making intense urban and industrial expansion a less precarious endeavor.
Fire Station
Author: Wiley Blevins
Publisher: Cartwheel Books
ISBN: 9780439726061
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
Each of these spiral-bound activity books includes a simple story, colorful photographs or illustrations, a wipe-off marker, wipe-off pages with skill-building activities, stickers, and miniature plastic toys that relate to the book's topic.
Publisher: Cartwheel Books
ISBN: 9780439726061
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
Each of these spiral-bound activity books includes a simple story, colorful photographs or illustrations, a wipe-off marker, wipe-off pages with skill-building activities, stickers, and miniature plastic toys that relate to the book's topic.
The Firehouse
Author: Rebecca Zurier
Publisher: Artabras Publishers
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Publisher: Artabras Publishers
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
ロバートヴェンチューリ作品集
Author: Robert Venturi
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Architectural firms
Languages : ja
Pages : 244
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Architectural firms
Languages : ja
Pages : 244
Book Description
The Fire Station
Author: Robert N. Munsch
Publisher: Turtleback Books
ISBN: 9780833596536
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
Sheila and Michael visit the firehouse and ask to drive a fire truck, and while they don't get to take the wheel, they do manage to go to a fire.
Publisher: Turtleback Books
ISBN: 9780833596536
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
Sheila and Michael visit the firehouse and ask to drive a fire truck, and while they don't get to take the wheel, they do manage to go to a fire.
Little Walks, Big Adventures
Author: Erin Buhr
Publisher: Gryphon House Incorporated
ISBN: 9780876597576
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
While most activity books encourage indoor explorations, countless adventures and learning opportunities await outside! Going for a walk or exploring the local community can bring about much more than just exercise. Little Walks, Big Adventures helps you teach your toddler about his/her surroundings through fun and adventurous local explorations, outdoor games and activities that promote and enhance learning.
Publisher: Gryphon House Incorporated
ISBN: 9780876597576
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
While most activity books encourage indoor explorations, countless adventures and learning opportunities await outside! Going for a walk or exploring the local community can bring about much more than just exercise. Little Walks, Big Adventures helps you teach your toddler about his/her surroundings through fun and adventurous local explorations, outdoor games and activities that promote and enhance learning.
Curious George at the Fire Station
Author: Margret Rey
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780439576550
Category : Fire departments
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Curious George sets off a false alarm while visiting the fire station but redeems himself by rescuing a Dalmatian puppy.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780439576550
Category : Fire departments
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Curious George sets off a false alarm while visiting the fire station but redeems himself by rescuing a Dalmatian puppy.
NFPA 1710, Standard for the Organization and Deployment of Fire Suppression Operations, Emergency Medical Operations, and Special Operations to the Public by Career Fire Departments
Author: National Fire Protection Association
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fire departments
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
"The purpose of this standard is to specify the minimum criteria addressing the effectiveness and efficiency of the career public fire suppression operations, emergency medical service, and special operations delivery in protecting the citizens of the jurisdiction and the occupational safety and health of fire department employees"--P. 4.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fire departments
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
"The purpose of this standard is to specify the minimum criteria addressing the effectiveness and efficiency of the career public fire suppression operations, emergency medical service, and special operations delivery in protecting the citizens of the jurisdiction and the occupational safety and health of fire department employees"--P. 4.