"Tommy Gallagher plays monster back for the Brighton Bears defense--and he's every quarterback's worst nightmare. A fierce competitor, Tommy's the toughest--and bravest--guy on the field. After all, he learned the game from his dad, a Boston firefighter who tackles each fire with a simple mantra: first man in, last man out. But his father never said anything about being carried out. Even Tommy isn't strong enough for what happens when the sirens sound...

Illustrations and rhyming text celebrate firefighters and what they do.

Dot the fire dog accompanies the firefighters from the fire station as they respond to a call.

Fireman Small and his little fire engine answer a call, rescue a little girl, and save a house from burning down.

After dressing up as fire fighters, building a fire truck out of a cardboard box, and extinguishing imaginary fires on the playground, Mrs. Iverson's students are surprised by the arrival of a real fire engine with real fire fighters on board.

When Mr. Dill, the fire chief, comes to school to talk about fire safety, something unexpected happens.

Jason, who loves fire engines, goes to the firehouse on Visitor's Day and learns all about being a firefighter.

"Little Critter and his classmates are taking a trip to the firehouse--join Little Critter as he learns to stop, drop, and roll with Fireman Joe!"--Cover back.

Firefighter Duckies fill a busy day with everything from rescuing a whale that is stuck in a tree to helping a monster who is having trouble seeing.