Heroes of Fire and Flames: 4 Classic Books on Firefighting and Safety
Classic Accounts of Firefighting, Urban Safety, Rescue, and Civic CourageBy Frank Eugene Martin, George Moses Davis, Harvey Jerrold O'Higgins, F. M. Holmes, James Braidwood
Length18h 9m
About this audiobook
Heroes of Fire and Flames gathers four classic works that chart firefighting and fire safety as both practical disciplines and public dramas. Moving among technical instruction, institutional history, vivid incident narrative, and civic exhortation, the volume reveals how fire has shaped modern ideas of risk, preparedness, courage, and urban responsibility. Its standout accounts of emergency response and preventive practice make visible the uneasy meeting of human judgment, evolving equipment, and unpredictable catastrophe. The contributors—Frank Eugene Martin, George Moses Davis, Harvey Jerrold O'Higgins, F. M. Holmes, and James Braidwood—bring distinct literary temperaments to a shared subject: the protection of life and property from fire. Taken together, their writings belong to the broader history of professionalization, municipal reform, and popular nonfiction surrounding the modern fire service. Their varied approaches preserve both the operational knowledge of fire prevention and the cultural prestige attached to those who confront flames directly. This collection is recommended for readers of social history, public safety, urban studies, and adventure writing. In one volume, it offers a valuable comparative encounter with multiple perspectives on danger, service, technology, and civic duty, inviting readers to trace the productive dialogue between practical safety literature and the enduring mythology of firefighting.
Audiobook details
GenreTechnology, Literary Classics
Length18 hrs 9 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateMar 4, 2025
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Firebrands
26WHAT TO DO IN CASE OF FIRE
2PREFACE
27FIRST AID
3BROWNIE'S MISFORTUNE
28ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION
4"CARELESS JOE"
29Firemen and Their Exploits
5MAY DAY
30Firemen and Their Exploits
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6CAMPING OUT
31PREFACE.
7THELMA'S BIRTHDAY
32CHAPTER IV. THE PEARL-BUTTON MAKER'S CONTRIVANCE. THE MODERN FIRE-ENGINE.
8THE "E. V. I. S."
33CHAPTER IX. A VISIT TO HEADQUARTERS.
9FOREST FIRES
34CHAPTER XI. SOME STORIES OF THE BRIGADE.
10PINCH AND TEDDY
35CHAPTER XV. ACROSS THE WATER.
11THE BUSY BEES
36Old Clinkers
12THE COUNTY FAIR
37I
13"LITTLE FAULTS"
38II
14TEN YOUNG RATS
39III
15HOW NOT TO HAVE FIRES
40IV
16THE KITCHEN FIRE
41V
17HOW NOT TO HAVE FIRES
42VI
18THE SUNSHINE BAND
43VII
19VACATION AT GRANDPA'S
44VIII
20THE FIRE DRILL
45IX
21FIGHTING THE FIRE
46X
22VERNON'S BROTHER
47XI
23THE WORLD'S GREAT FIRES
48XII
24NEW YEAR'S EVE
49XIII
25CHRISTMAS CANDLES
50XIV
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