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The glorious forest that fire built / by Neil, Ginny.;
"A wildfire roars through the forest, leaving nothing but ashes until seeds sprout from deep below. A lyrical cumulative nonfiction story about forest succession, this narrative nonfiction picture book shows how the forest slowly grows back over many years. Life science-based back matter explains the timeline of the forest cycle in more detail"--
Subjects: Picture books.; Forest fires; Fire ecology; Forest biodiversity; Wildfires;
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Wildfire : a novel / by Philbrick, W. R.(W. Rodman);
Thirteen-year-old Sam Castine is at summer camp while his mother is in rehab, but when the camp is evacuated ahead of a fast moving wildfire, he makes the mistake of going back for his phone, and finds himself left behind, disoriented, and running for his life, together with a girl, Delphy, from a different camp--finding an old jeep keeps them going, but in the wilds of Maine, there are only logging roads and the deadly crown fire is everywhere.LSC
Subjects: Adventure fiction.; Survival; Friendship; Forest fires;
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The arsonist : a mind on fire / by Hooper, Chloe,1973-author.;
Includes bibliographical references."The true story of the most devastating wildfire in Australian history and the search for the man who started it. What kind of person would deliberately start a firestorm? What kind of mind? On the scorching February day in 2009 that became known as Black Saturday, a man lit two fires in Victoria's Latrobe Valley, then sat on the roof of his house to watch the inferno. In the Valley, where the rates of crime were the highest in the state, more than thirty people were known to the police as firebugs. But the detectives soon found themselves on the trail of a man they didn't know. The Arsonist takes readers on the hunt for this man, and inside the strange puzzle of his mind. This book is also the story of fire in Australia, and of a community that owed its existence to that very element. The command of fire has defined and sustained us as a species--understanding its abuse will shape our future. A powerful true-crime thriller written with Hooper's trademark lyric detail and nuance, The Arsonist is a reminder that in an age of fire, all of us are gatekeepers"--
Subjects: True crime stories.; Fire investigation; Arson investigation; Forest fires;
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Fire weather : the making of a beast / by Vaillant, John,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."In May 2016, the city of Fort McMurray in Alberta, Canada, burned to the ground, forcing 88,000 people to flee their homes. It was the largest evacuation ever of a city in the face of a forest fire, raising the curtain on a new age of increasingly destructive wildfires. This book is a suspenseful account of one of North America's most devastating forest fires--and a stark exploration of our dawning era of climate catastrophes"--
Subjects: Climatic changes.; Forest fires; Forest fires; Wildfires;
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Into the fire : the fight to save Fort McMurray / by Hawley, Jerron,author.; Hurley, Graham,author.; Sackett, Steve,author.;
Subjects: Forest fires; Wildfires; Fires; Disasters; Fire extinction; Fire fighters; Forest fires;
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Wildlife [videorecording] / by Ford, Richard,actor.; Dano, Paul,1984-film director,screenwriter.; Gyllenhaal, Jake,1980-actor.; Mulligan, Carey,1985-actor.; Oxenbould, Ed,2001-actor.; Criterion Collection (Firm),publisher.;
Jake Gyllenhaal, Carey Mulligan, Ed Oxenbould.A meticulously crafted portrait of the American nuclear family in crisis charts the rift that forms within a 1960s Montana household when the father and breadwinner abruptly depart to fight the forest fires raging nearby, leaving his restless wife and teenage son to pick up the pieces. A deeply human look at a woman's wayward journey toward self-fulfillment in the pre-women's liberation era and a sensitively observed, child's eye coming-of-age tale.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG-13.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Fiction films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Abandoned wives; Families; Forest fires;
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Hotshot : a life on fire / by Selby, River,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-326)."From 2000 to 2010, River Selby was a wildland firefighter whose given name was Anastasia. This is a memoir of that time in their life -- of Ana, the struggles she encountered, and the constraints of what it means to be female-bodied in a male-dominated industry. An illuminating debut from a fierce new voice, Hotshot is a timely reckoning with both the personal and environmental dangers of wildland firefighting. By the time they were nineteen, Selby had been homeless, addicted to drugs, and sexually assaulted more than once. In a last-ditch effort to find direction, they applied to be a wildland firefighter. Two years later, they joined an elite class of specially trained wildland firefighters known as hotshots. Over the course of five fire seasons, Selby delves into the world of the people -- almost entirely men -- who risk their lives to fight and sometimes prevent wildfires. Simultaneously hyper visible and invisible, Selby navigated an odd mix of camaraderie and rampant sexism on the job and, when they challenged it, a violent closing of ranks that excluded them from the work they'd come to love. Drawing on years of firsthand experience on the frontlines of fire and years of research, Selby examines how the collision of fire suppression policy, colonization, and climate change has led to fire seasons of unprecedented duration and severity. A work of rare intimacy, Hotshot provides new insight into fire, the people who fight it, and the diversity of ecosystems dependent on this elemental force"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Personal narratives.; Selby, River.; Fire extinction; Fire fighters; Fire prevention.; Forest fire fighters; Gender-nonconforming people; Wildfire fighters; Wildfires;
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Missing Mike / by Green, Shari,1963-;
Twelve-year-old Caera Donovan and her family flee a wildfire bearing down on their hometown of Pine Grove, with no time to find Caera's beloved dog Mike. Faced with the loss of everything she knows, Caera can't stand to lose Mike as well and seeks a way to sneak back to Pine Grove. When her plans are thwarted, she must learn to embrace a new definition of "home".LSC
Subjects: Novels in verse.; Forest fires; Pet loss; Wildfires; Human-animal relationships; Home; Evacuation of civilians;
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Fire eaters : the people and aircraft combatting wildfires over the last century / by Pigott, Peter,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."The riveting history of how aircraft have transformed the fighting of wildfires. Throughout history, when threatened by wildfires our only defence was to pray for rain and run -- until aircraft changed the way we fight fires. Beginning with the Canadian "H-Boats" in 1924, aircraft have become indispensable in detecting and extinguishing wildfires. Fire Eaters tells the incredible stories of the Ontario Provincial Air Service, the first government aerial fire suppression organization in history; one of its pilots, Carl Crossley, who invented the water scoop-up and drop-off system; and the Canadair CL-215, the first purpose-built water bomber. Today, helicopters with "Bambi Buckets" and snorkels can dump water while hovering directly over the flames, and Air Tractors and Dash 8-400AT air tankers not only perform a crucial role in saving communities but also protect our ecosystem. Satellites -- unmanned aircraft able to fly for sixteen hours, even overnight when manned aircraft do not -- and artificial intelligence already play a decisive role in fire management. But it is the men and women of the aerial fire service who have really changed the way we fight fire around the world. Their bravery and dedication mean that response times are fast, fires can be contained sooner, and people have the chance to save rather than lose everything"--
Subjects: Ontario. Provincial Air Service; Aeronautics in wildfire control; Air pilots; Airtankers (Forest fire control); Wildfires;
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Bambi [videorecording] / by Albright, Hardie,1903-1975.; Audrey, Bobette.; Boardman, Thelma,1909-1978.; Davis, Tim.; Edwards, Sam,1915-2004.; Hand, David,1900-1986.; Salten, Felix,1869-1945.Bambi.Videorecording.; Walt Disney Pictures.;
Cinematographer, Maxwell Morgan ; supervising animators, Ollie Johnson ... [et al.] ; art directors, Thomas H. Codrick ... [et al.]; original music, Edward Plumb.Voices: Hardie Albright, Tim Davis, Sam Edwards, Bobette Audrey, Thelma Boardman, Stan Alexander, Donnie Dunagan, Sterling Holloway, John Sutherland, Paul Winslowe, Cammie King, Ann Gillis, Thelma Hubbard, Mary Lansing, Fred Shields, Will Wright.Bambi is a young deer hailed as the 'Prince of the Forest' at his birth. As Bambi grows, he makes friends with the other animals of the forest, in particular a rabbit named Thumper and a skunk named Flower. He learns the skills needed to survive, and he even finds love. One day, however, the human hunters come, and Bambi must learn to be as brave as his father if he is to lead the other deer to safety.Canadian Home Video Rating: G.DVD ; region 1, NTSC; widescreen presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1 surround sound.Golden Globes, USA, 1948: Special Award (Walt Disney)
Subjects: Salten, Felix, 1869-1945.; Animated films.; Bambi (Fictitious character); Children's films.; Deer; Feature films.; Forest animals; Forest fires; Friendship; Hunters; Video recordings for children.;
© c2011., Walt Disney Home Entertainment ; Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment,
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