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 10m
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 10 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
30PREFACE.
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6CAMPING OUT
31CHAPTER IV. THE PEARL-BUTTON MAKER'S CONTRIVANCE. THE MODERN FIRE-ENGINE.
7THELMA'S BIRTHDAY
32CHAPTER IX. A VISIT TO HEADQUARTERS.
8THE "E. V. I. S."
33CHAPTER XI. SOME STORIES OF THE BRIGADE.
9FOREST FIRES
34CHAPTER XV. ACROSS THE WATER.
10PINCH AND TEDDY
35Old Clinkers
11THE BUSY BEES
36I
12THE COUNTY FAIR
37II
13"LITTLE FAULTS"
38III
14TEN YOUNG RATS
39IV
15HOW NOT TO HAVE FIRES
40V
16THE KITCHEN FIRE
41VI
17HOW NOT TO HAVE FIRES
42VII
18THE SUNSHINE BAND
43VIII
19VACATION AT GRANDPA'S
44IX
20THE FIRE DRILL
45X
21FIGHTING THE FIRE
46XI
22VERNON'S BROTHER
47XII
23THE WORLD'S GREAT FIRES
48XIII
24NEW YEAR'S EVE
49XIV
25CHRISTMAS CANDLES
50XV
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