Firebrands

Fighting the Fire


BY FRANK E. MARTIN AND GEORGE M. DAVIS, M.D.
WITH ILLUSTRATIONS FROM PHOTOGRAPHS
School Edition
BOSTON LITTLE, BROWN, AND COMPANY 1912

Copyright, 1911 , By Little, Brown, and Company. All rights reserved Printers S. J. Parkhill & Co., Boston, U. S. A.

Every year fire destroys an enormous amount of property in the United States. Of this great loss by which our country is made just so much poorer, for property destroyed by fire is gone forever and cannot be replaced, a large proportion is due to carelessness, thoughtlessness, and ignorance. Nor is it a property loss only. Every fire endangers human life, and the number of lives lost in this way in one year is truly appalling.