What do firefighters learn at fire school? How do they rescue people from all kinds of emergencies? How do they put out forest fires? What do they wear to protect themselves from smoke and flames? This book has all the answers, and more, with photographs, step-by-step illustrations, informative text and links to websites with fun activities and fascinating facts.

Chapters in this book include:
- Being a firefighter
- Fire school
- Safe clothes
- At the station
- Fire engines
- Tall platforms
- To the rescue
- Fighting fires
- Forest fires
- Sea and air
- Accidents
- Natural disasters
- Odd jobs
- Now and then