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1) The rescue
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 15
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When confronted by raging fires or deadly accidents, volunteer fireman Taylor McAden feels compelled to take terrifying risks to save lives. But there is one leap of faith Taylor cant bring himself to make: he cant fall in love. For all his adult years, Taylor has sought out women who need to be rescued, women he leaves as soon as their crisis is over and the relationship starts to become truly intimate. When a raging storm hits his small Southern...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
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Fly Guy and Buzz are off on another exciting field trip. This time, they're visiting the fire station! There, they will learn all about firefighters, fire trucks, and fire safety. They'll even get to zoom down the fire pole and try on a firefighter helmet! Come along to learn all about firefighters in this fun nonfiction reader.
Pub. Date
1988
Description
Dennis Smith, traveled across the country talking to dozens of America's firefighters to put together this powerful collection of their own descriptions of their most dramatic and intense experiences on the job. Their stories, compiled here, are timeless testimonies to the human capactiy for heroism and nobility.
11) Firehouse!
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.5 - AR Pts: 1
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Description
Edward and his cousin Judy visit a firehouse and learn about the work of fire fighters, especially when they participate in a fire drill.
12) Fighting Fires
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Pub. Date
c1993
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Text and photographs present the vehicles, equipment, and procedures used by fire fighters.
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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...
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Lackland's bravest explores the distingushed history of the Lackland Air Force Base Fire Department. In addition, it takes an in-depth look inside the day-to-day lives of current members. See how they train for emergengies. Marvel at the impressive array of tools and technologies that they use to save lives, and find out why these modest individuals have taken the couragous step to make this their life's mission, so others may live. Get ready to climb...