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1) Wildfire!
Author
Publisher
Amicus High Interest, Amicus Ink
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"This photo-illustrated book describes wildfires, including forest fires, grass fires, and bush fires. Explains how these fires are started, what conditions create a crisis, and steps taken to put fires out. Also includes information on staying safe and preventing wildfires"--
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"An informative picture book that takes readers along on a high stakes mission to battle one of the deadliest natural disasters to threaten the nation, while offering a dramatic look into the work of the highly-trained first responders who risk their lives to fight wildfires."--
Author
Series
Publisher
Creative Education and Creative Paperbacks
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
A brief exploration of what wildland firefighters do on the job, including the equipment they use and the training they need, plus real-life instances of famous smokejumpers parachuting in to fight fires.
Author
Publisher
Bold Type Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"In a riveting investigation of the science and ecology of wildfires, journalist M.R. O'Connor ventures into some of the oldest, most beautiful, and remote forests in North America to explore the powerful and ancient relationship between trees, fires, and humans. Along the way, she describes revelatory research in the fields of paleobotany and climate science to show how the world's forests have been shaped by fire for hundreds of millions of years....
Author
Publisher
Island Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"In the spring of 2016, the world watched as wildfire ravaged the Canadian town of Fort McMurray. Firefighters named the fire "the Beast" because it behaved in seemingly sinister and often unpredictable ways. Many of them hoped that they would never see anything like it again. Yet it's not a stretch to suggest that megafires like the Beast have become the new normal. A glance at international headlines shows a remarkable increase in higher temperatures,...
Author
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
This volume presents an account of how five monks saved the oldest Zen Buddhist monastery in the United States from wildfire. The author charts the decision-making process of this Central-California Buddhist community in preparing for and fighting wildfire. The remoteness of the Tassajara monastery makes it an oasis, but also makes it particularly vulnerable when disaster strikes. More than two thousand wildfires, all started by a single lightning...
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