Sunrise Fire
Publisher: Quality Parks
Published: October, 2008
Place of publication: Port Jefferson, NY
Format: Perfect bound
Number of pages: 323
ISBN-13: 9780966319729
Copyright date: 2008
Subjects: Firefighting
Genres: Young Adult
First sentence: Sandy held her firefighter helmet in her hand and gazed up at the large white pine tree before her, thinking hard.
Description: Sunrise Fire is a book about five teens who unknowingly solve one of Long Island's most challenging conservation challenges. How to protect life, property, and the environment in fire prone communities? The story is based on Mindy Block's real life adventures as a naturalist, conservationist, widland firefighter, and structural firefighter in the pristine beauty of the Long Island Pine Barrens and Long Island's North Shore.


Sunrise Fire follows the story of three girls who join their local fire department. Sandy's a dreamer whose friends turn her into a firefighter, yet her mother keeps pushing her to go out West where real firefighters fight fire. Red hair and freckled-faced Kim is into house fires, but her father doesn't respect her wishes. The glamor girl, Tina, well, she's into guys, but doesn't take it all that seriously until she realizes her fear of fire.


Sunrise Fire is also about two guys. Billy is coming to terms with what it takes to be a good leader despite his good looks. And the school nerd, Jim's his reckless outbursts pit him against conflicting firefighting values and traditions. Packing hose, facing fire, and completing their training, these five teams must come to terms with friendship, love, and self respect.


Perfect Bound, 323 pages, Sunrise Fire includes over 40 photographs that document the conservation behind the story, a Pine Barrens fantasy map, character summaries, and a glossary of firefighting terms.
Notes: Sunrise Fire is a must read for any young adult thinking about a career in firefighting or the emergency services. Sunrise Fire is must read book for team building at any age. And Sunrise Fire is for anyone teaching young adults about forestry conservation, fire prevention, and fire safety.
Table of contents: title: Acknowledgments ...................	iii