Conejos Library District

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...

Narrates the struggles of the overmatched rangers against the implacable fire of August, 1910, and Teddy Roosevelt's pioneering conservation efforts that helped turn public opinion permanently in favor of the forests, though it changed the mission of the forest service with consequences felt in the fires of today.

Views fire fighters fighting fires in the city, in the country, in the forest, and on the waterfront.

Clifford the big red dog, and his owner, Emily Elizabeth, visit a firehouse and learn about fire safety. When the fire fighters are unexpectedly called to put out a fire, Clifford lends a helping paw.

"If any place on God's earth was designed to help one heal, it is Meadowland. Surely here, at her brother-in-law's Kentucky farm, Rose and her daughters can recover from the events of the recent past - the loss of her husband during the 1918 influenza epidemic, her struggle with tuberculosis that required a stay at a sanitarium, and her girls' experience in an orphanage during her illness. At Meadowland, hope blooms as their past troubles become rich...

"In the first of a new series set in the Amish communities of Montana, bestselling author Kelly Irvin explores what the Amish do in the aftermath of natural disaster. Schoolteacher Mercy Yoder loves her life in the beautiful West Kootenai region of Montana. But when a wildfire blazes outside her beloved community, she and her family are forced to evacuate and flee to the small town of Eureka. John Hostetler, Mercy's beau, sorts through the damage...

"On a frigid January night, Chief of Police Russ Van Alstyne and Reverend Clare Fergusson are called to the scene of a raging fire that quickly becomes a double homicide and kidnapping. Which is the very last thing Russ needs. Currently he's struggling with the prospect of impending fatherhood. And his new wife is not at all happy with his proposal for their long-delayed honeymoon: a week in an ice-fishing cabin. The vestry of St. Alban's Church has...

Three teenagers battle the flames of the Big Burn of 1910, one of the century's biggest wildfires.

Chicago, 1871 Deep within the quiet of the night, a city erupts into flames, and a spoiled heiress is soon whisked away. Deborah Sinclair is a beautiful, accomplished young heiress with a staggering dowry. But her fortune does her no good when, one horrible night, Chicago is engulfed in flames. Tom Silver will walk through fire to avenge a terrible injustice-and he may have to. But when he makes Deborah a pawn in his revenge, the heat of...

Brief text examines the disastrous effects of uncontrollable fires, methods of fire extinction and prevention, and ways to protect people during a fire.