Details the men and women who fight fires on aircraft or in airports, looking at their responsibilities and gear.

Louis Taylor has been in jail since he was 16, convicted of setting the 1970 Pioneer Hotel fire in Tucson, Ariz., which claimed the lives of 28 people. Now, new information uncovered in an investigation by 60 Minutes correspondent Steve Kroft raises questions about the guilt of the African American who is serving a life sentence.

"Learn how wildfires begin and behave, how to evaluate your property, what essential tools you'll need and what they will cost, how to prepare your land and home--including tips on how to avoid insurance nightmares--when to stay and fight, when it's time to evacuate, how to clean up after a fire event, and more"-- "Devastating wildfires are increasing in size and ferocity nationwide. If you live in or near wilderness, sooner or later fire will happen....

"Orlean chronicles the LAPL fire and its aftermath to showcase the larger, crucial role that libraries play in our lives; delves into the evolution of libraries across the country and around the world, from their humble beginnings as a metropolitan charitable initiative to their current status as a cornerstone of national identity; brings each department of the library to vivid life through on-the-ground reporting; studies arson attempts to burn a...

Appointment in Tucson explores the role of fate in several lives, including the author's. He, as a young army officer on leave for the holidays in 1970, by a quirk of fate, avoided likely death in the fire that ravaged the Pioneer Hotel in Tucson. This is the story of some of the lives and events affected by the fire.

There were few experienced swimmers among over 1,300 Lower East Side residents who boarded the General Slocum on June 15, 1904. It shouldn't have mattered, since the steamship was chartered only for a languid excursion from Manhattan to Long Island Sound. But a fire erupted minutes into the trip, forcing hundreds of terrified passengers into the water. By the time the captain found a safe shore for landing, 1,021 had perished. Ship Ablaze draws on...

"The story of the fire, its causes, and its legal and human aftermath is one of lives put at risk by petty economic decisions -- by a band, club owners, promoters, building inspectors, and product manufacturers. Any one of those decisions, made differently, might have averted the tragedy. Together, however, they reached a fatal critical mass."--Publisher's website.

A series of 17 technical fact sheets produced by FEMA that provide recommendations concerning construction of residential buildings in wildfire zones.