Alamosa Public Library

In 1994, a wildfire on Colorado's Storm King Mountain was wrongly identified at the outset as occurring in South Canyon. This unintentional, seemingly minor human error was the first in a string of mistakes that would be compounded into one of the greatest tragedies in the annals of firefighting. Before it was done, fourteen courageous firefighters--men and women, hotshots, smoke jumpers, and helicopter crew--would lose their lives battling the deadly...

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.

When Billy and his pony Blaze discover a small forest fire, they ride over a dangerous trail to give the alarm at the nearest farmhouse.

Three months ago, everything changed for Darla Kurtz and her family. Darlas father was responsible for a terrible fire at Charms lumber mill which killed five Amish men. And though he, too, lost his life, the town of Charm hasnt looked at her family the same since. Even Lukas Kinsinger-with whom Darla used to have a close friendship.Now her brothers anger at the town is spilling over onto Darla, and she has the bruises to prove it. The accident already...

For fire safety at home, prepare an escape plan and practice it with your family.